4-37-104 - Department's responsibilities.
4-37-104. Department's responsibilities.
(1) The department is responsible for:
(a) the marketing and promotion of the state's aquaculture industry; and
(b) enforcing laws and rules made by the Wildlife Board governing species of aquaticanimals which may be imported into the state or possessed or transported within the state that areapplicable to aquaculture or fee fishing facilities.
(2) Subject to the policies and rules of the Fish Health Policy Board, the department shall:
(a) act to prevent the outbreak and act to control the spread of disease-causing pathogensamong aquatic animals in aquaculture and fee fishing facilities; and
(b) act to prevent the spread of disease-causing pathogens from aquatic animals in, to bedeposited in, or harvested from aquaculture or fee fishing facilities to aquatic wildlife, otheranimals, and humans.
Amended by Chapter 302, 1998 General Session