Section 301 – License required to operate a fee fishing facility.

• (1) A person may not operate a fee fishing facility without first obtaining a license from the department.

• (2)
  • (a) Each application for a license to operate a fee fishing facility shall be accompanied by a fee.
  • (b) The fee shall be established by the department in accordance with Section 63J-1-504.

• (3) The department shall coordinate with the Division of Wildlife Resources:
  • (a) on the suitability of the proposed site relative to potential impacts on adjacent wild aquatic animal populations; and
  • (b) in determining which species the holder of the license may possess or transport to or stock into the facility.

• (4) The department shall list on the license the species which the holder may possess or transport to or stock into the facility.

• (5) A person holding a license for an aquaculture facility may also operate a fee fishing facility without obtaining an additional license, if the fee fishing facility:
  • (a) is in a body of water meeting the criteria of Section 4-37-111 which is connected with the aquaculture facility;
  • (b) contains only those aquatic animals specified on the license for the aquaculture facility; and
  • (c) is designated on the license for the aquaculture facility.

Amended by Chapter 79, 2022 General Session
Amended by Chapter 412, 2017 General Session