Utah § 23A-10-201 Invasive species prohibited -- Administrative inspection authorized.

Utah Statutes

§ 23A-10-201 — Invasive species prohibited -- Administrative inspection authorized.

Utah § 23A-10-201

Title 23AWildlife Resources Act

Ch. 23A-10Aquatic Invasive Species Interdiction

Part 23A-10-2Invasive Species Prohibited

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Utah Code Ann. § 23A-10-201 (2026).

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(1)Except as authorized in this title or a Wildlife Board rule or order, a person may not:

(1)(a) possess, import, export, ship, or transport a Dreissena mussel;

(1)(b) release, place, plant, or cause to be released, placed, or planted a Dreissena mussel in a water body, facility, or water supply system;

(1)(c) transport a conveyance or equipment that has been in an infested water within the previous 30 days without decontaminating the conveyance or equipment; or

(1)(d) launch or operate a vessel on the waters of the state without first:

(1)(d)(i) paying an aquatic invasive species fee required by Subsection 23A-10-304(1) or (2); and

(1)(d)(ii) displaying an aquatic invasive species decal in accordance with Subsection (6).

(2)Except as provided in Subsection (3), a person who violates S

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(1) Except as authorized in this title or a Wildlife Board rule or order, a person may not:

(1)(a) possess, import, export, ship, or transport a Dreissena mussel;
(1)(b) release, place, plant, or cause to be released, placed, or planted a Dreissena mussel in a water body, facility, or water supply system;
(1)(c) transport a conveyance or equipment that has been in an infested water within the previous 30 days without decontaminating the conveyance or equipment; or
(1)(d) launch or operate a vessel on the waters of the state without first:
(1)(d)(i) paying an aquatic invasive species fee required by Subsection 23A-10-304(1) or (2); and
(1)(d)(ii) displaying an aquatic invasive species decal in accordance with Subsection (6).
(2) Except as provided in Subsection (3), a person who violates Subsection (1):

(2)(a) is strictly liable;
(2)(b) is guilty of an infraction; and
(2)(c) shall reimburse the state for the costs associated with detaining, quarantining, and decontaminating the conveyance or equipment.
(3) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates Subsection (1) is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
(4) A person may not proceed past or travel through an inspection station or administrative checkpoint, as described in Section 23A-10-301, while transporting a conveyance during an inspection station's or administrative checkpoint's hours of operations without presenting the conveyance for inspection.
(5) A person who violates Subsection (4) is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
(6) (6)(a) (6)(a)(i) The division shall provide a resident person who pays the aquatic invasive species fee required by Subsection 23A-10-304(1)(a) an aquatic invasive species decal to be displayed on the vessel for which the aquatic invasive species fee is paid.
(6)(a)(ii) The division shall provide a nonresident person who pays the aquatic invasive species fee required by Subsection 23A-10-304(2)(a) an aquatic invasive species decal to be displayed on the vessel for which the aquatic invasive species fee is paid.
(6)(b) A person shall display the aquatic invasive species decal obtained under this Subsection (6) on the bow of the vessel's port side six inches aft of the vessel's registration decal.