R657-52-17. Use of Booms

  (1)(a) A primary seiner, alternate seiner, or helper must remain within one mile of any boom attached to the shore, whether open or closed, 24 hours a day so that an officer may easily locate the person tending the boom.

  (b) A boom may be left unattended in the open water during the legal harvest season if:

  (i) the boom is properly identified as provided in Subsection R657-52-15(1)(d);

  (ii) the boom is closed;

  (iii) the boom is marked with a certificate of registration marker as described in Subsections R657-52-16(2) and (3); and

  (iv) the certificate of registration marker is lighted as described in Subsections R657-52-16(2)(f)and (4).

  (2) On a causeway or dike where camping is not allowed, a primary seiner, alternate seiner, or helper must be stationed at the closest possible camping site, not more than 10 miles away, and that location must be clearly identified on a tag securely attached to the shore end of the boom.

  (3)(a) A person may not harvest any brine shrimp or brine shrimp eggs within 300 yards of any certificate of registration marker displayed at a harvest location as provided in Subsection R657-52-16(8) without permission from the company that first began harvesting in that location.

  (b) Notwithstanding Subsections (1) and (2), a primary seiner, alternate seiner, or helper must be located within 300 yards of the certificate of registration marker deployed as provided in Section R657-52-16 to receive the 300 yard encroachment protection.

  (c) The 300 yard encroachment protection radius is enforceable when the COR marker is properly deployed, regardless of the presence or level of actual harvest activity.

  (4) Brine shrimp and brine shrimp eggs may be removed from another person's boom only with written permission from the person who owns the boom.

  (5) A person may not deploy more than one continuous length of boom for each certificate of registration.