Section 401 – Rulemaking authority.

23-27-401. Rulemaking authority.
In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the board may make rules that:

• (1) establish the procedures and requirements for decontaminating a conveyance or equipment to prevent the introduction and infestation of a Dreissena mussel;

• (2) establish the requirements necessary to provide proof that a conveyance or equipment is decontaminated;

• (3) establish the notification procedures required in Section 23-27-303;

• (4) identify the geographic area, water body, facility, or water supply system that is infested by Dreissena mussels;

• (5) establish a procedure and protocol in cooperation with the Department of Transportation for stopping, inspecting, detaining, and decontaminating a conveyance or equipment at a port-of-entry in accordance with Section 23-27-301; and

• (6) are necessary to administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter.

Enacted by Chapter 284, 2008 General Session