§ 4-37-502 — Inspections -- Health approval report -- Report for quarantine facility -- Qualifications of inspectors -- Notification of department.

(1) Approval shall be based upon inspections carried out in accordance with standards and rules of the Fish Health Policy Board made pursuant to Section 4-37-503.
(2) (2)(a) An inspection shall be conducted under the direction of an individual certified by the American Fisheries Society as an aquatic animal health inspector or fish pathologist. A sample may be collected by a federally accredited veterinarian, a state or federal animal health official, or an American Fisheries Society certified aquatic animal health inspector or fish pathologist.
(2)(b) An inspection of an aquaculture facility may not be done by an inspector who is employed by, or has pecuniary interest in, the facility being inspected.
(2)(c) The department shall post on its website a current list of:
(2)(c)(i) certified fish health inspectors; and
(2)(c)(ii) approved laboratories to which a fish health inspector may send the samples collected during the inspections required by this section.
(2)(d) (2)(d)(i) If the fish health inspector conducting the inspection is not an employee of the department, the owner or operator of the aquaculture facility shall notify the department of the date and time of the inspection at least five business days before the date on which the inspection will occur.
(2)(d)(ii) The department may be present for the inspection.
(3) To receive a health approval number, inspection reports and other evidence of the disease status of a source facility shall be submitted to the agency responsible for certifying the source as health approved pursuant to Section 4-37-501.

Legislative History

Amended by Chapter 295, 2021 General Session