Utah Department of Agriculture and Food

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Written by Anne Johnson

Category: Fish Health

Published: 08 August 2013

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Our Mission

The Fish Health Program promotes the practice of aquaculture in order to augment food production, expand employment, and promote economic development, while protecting the aquaculture industry and the public fishery resource from aquatic animal diseases.

What We Do

The UDAF Fish Health Program serves the aquaculture industry by providing fish health and culture information and by enforcing those rules that govern the operation of aquaculture facilities and the spread or introduction of disease. The program registers commercial aquaculture and fee fishing facilities, conducts fish health inspections for those operators wishing to sell live products, issues entry permits for all imports of live fish or eggs into Utah, maintains a current listing of those facilities determined to be fish health approved for movement of live fish or eggs, offers limited diagnostic services for operators, and provides advice and information on aquaculture and fish health.

Utah Aquaculture Act and Administrative Rules

• Utah Aquaculture Act (Utah Code Annotated: Title 4, Chapter 37)
• Utah Aquaculture and Aquatic Animal Health Rule (R58-17)
• Utah Administrative Rule on Collection, Importation, Transportation, and Possession of Zoological Animals (R657-3)
• Utah Administrative Rule on Commercial Harvesting of Brine Shrimp and Brine Shrimp Eggs (R657-52)
• Utah Administrative Rule on Amphibian and Reptile Collection, Importation, Transportation and Possession (R657-53)
• Private Fish Ponds (R657-59)
• Compliance Procedures (R58-19)

Aquaculture Lists

• Current Lists of Approved Utah Fish Growers, Approved Out-of-state Growers, and Utah Brokers
• Currently Registered Fee Fishing Operators
• Aquatic Invasive Species List

Aquaculture Forms

• Notice of Treatment or Testing, Variance and Verification of Distribution of Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS)
• Certificate of Registration (COR) Application Form
• Certificate of Registration (COR) Application Form for Fish Processing Plants
• Fish Health Approval Form for Warm Water Species - International
• Fish Health Approval Form for Warm Water Species - National (USA)
• Fish Health Approval form for Warm Water Crustaceans - National & International
• Fish Health Statement
• Livestock and Fish Movement Report
• Annual Aquaculture Report & Renewal Form

Fish Health Policy Board

• Fish Health Policy Board Members
• Requirements for the Fish Health Policy Board
• Variance Form of the Utah Fish Health Policy Board
• Classifications of Pathogens
• Emergency Response Procedures
• Procedures for the Timely Reporting of Pathogens

UDAF Policies and Procedures

• Importation Requirements for Non-GSL Brine Shrimp Cysts into Utah
• Instructions for Importing and Delivering Fish to Utah Private Pond Owners
• Aquatic Invasive Species Policy Statement and Form
• Dichotomous Key for Warm Water Fish Importation into Utah
• How to Import Live Aquatic Animals into Utah
• How to Obtain a Certificate of Registration (COR)
• How to Obtain a Fish Brokering License
• UDAF Policy on Asian Tapeworm and host list

Frequently Asked Questions

• Barley Straw for Algae Control
• How to Get Rid of Water Weeds and Algae
• Whirling Disease and Aquaculture

Related Links

• Approved Labs for Utah Fish Health Inspections
• Utah Mosquito Abatement Districts
• Utah Mosquito Abatement Association
• Aquatic Nuisance Species (Federal)
• USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species
• American Fisheries Society
• U.S. Trout Farmers Association
• Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Fisheries Experiment Station (FES)
• State of Utah Fish Consumption Advisory
• Fish Health Management
• USDA/APHIS
• Fish Health Management Considerations in Recirculating Aquaculture Systems
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Aquatic Animal Health Program

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Written by Anne Johnson

Category: Fish Health

Published: 31 July 2013

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This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., Fish Health Specialist
(801) 538-7046

A Certificate of Registration (COR) is an official document that registers aquaculture facilities with the Department of Agriculture and Food Fish Health Program. The purpose of the document is to establish the legal description of the facility, the species of aquatic animals reared and to grant the authority to engage in rearing fish for live sales. The following steps may be followed to obtain a COR:

1. Obtain a COR application from the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food, Fish Health Program (801) 538-7046.
2. Complete the application and mail it to the Fish Health Program. Include a check for $30.00 if you own a fee-fishing facility or $150.00 if you own an aquaculture facility.
3. The Fish Health Program will review your submitted application. If incomplete, it will be returned to you with an explanation.
4. If your application is complete the Fish Health Program will call and schedule an appointment to inspect your proposed aquaculture site within 14 days. 
5. After successfully inspecting your site, the Fish Health Program will send a copy of your COR application and a letter to the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (UDWR). The COR application and letter are sent for approval of desired species and a comment on site suitability, screening adequacy and wild fish effect.
6. The UDWR will schedule an appointment to visit your aquaculture facility. The inspection of the site by UDWR usually takes two working weeks.
7. The UDWR notifies the Fish Health Program of their findings.
8. If deficiencies exist from the inspections the Fish Health Program will send you a letter stating these. When deficiencies are remedied the COR will be issued within 10 working days. If a COR is denied, your application fee minus $5.00 will be refunded with an explanation.