R657-52-9. Use of Helpers

  (1)(a) Except as hereafter provided in Subsection (2), any person aiding the certificate of registration holder, a primary seiner, or alternate seiner in harvesting brine shrimp and brine shrimp eggs shall be in possession of a helper card.

  (b) Three individual helper cards are issued with the certificate of registration.

  (c) A helper card shall be deemed to be in possession if it is on the person or on the boat or at the harvest location from which the person is working.

  (2)(a) A helper card is not required of any person engaged only in the retail sale or transportation of brine shrimp or brine shrimp eggs.

  (b) A person directing harvest operations from a plane for a certificate of registration holder does not have to have a helper card.

  (c) The driver of a truck transporting brine shrimp or brine shrimp eggs from the lake to a storage or processing plant does not have to have a helper card. Any crew member loading brine shrimp and brine shrimp eggs into a truck does not need to have a helper card in possession.

  (3) Helper cards are issued in the name of the certificate of registration holder and are transferable among individuals assisting the certificate of registration holder.

  (4)(a) A helper may assist in the harvest of brine shrimp and brine shrimp eggs only while working under the direct supervision of a primary or alternate seiner.

  (b) For purposes of this rule, "direct supervision" means to be physically present, either on a boat with the helper or within close proximity so as to be able to provide direct instructions to the helper.

  (5) Twelve additional helper cards for each certificate of registration may be obtained from the wildlife registration office at any time during the year.