Certificate of registration required to operate a fee fishing facility.

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  • (1) A person may not operate a fee fishing facility without first obtaining a certificate of registration from the department.
  • (2)
    • (a) Each application for a certificate of registration 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 certificate of registration may possess or transport to or stock into the facility.
  • (4) The department shall list on the certificate of registration the species which the holder may possess or transport to or stock into the facility.
  • (5) A person holding a certificate of registration for an aquaculture facility may also operate a fee fishing facility without obtaining an additional certificate of registration, 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 certificate of registration for the aquaculture facility; and
    • (c) is designated on the certificate of registration for the aquaculture facility.




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