R657-59-11. Species and Reproductive Capabilities of Aquaculture Product Authorized by Area for Stocking in Private Fish Ponds and Short-Term Fishing Events

  (1) A certificate of registration must be obtained from the division pursuant to R657-59-4 and R657-59-5 prior to stocking in any private fish pond of:

  (a) a non-salmonid aquaculture product; or

  (b) any other species or sterility of aquaculture product not specifically authorized in this Section.

  (2)(a) Except as provided in Subsection 4, a certified sterile salmonid aquaculture product may be stocked in any private fish pond or short-term fishing event within the state without a certificate of registration.

  (b) Triploid salmonids accepted as sterile pursuant to this rule shall originate from a source that is certified as incapable of reproduction using the following protocols:

  (i) fish samples shall be collected, prepared, and submitted to a certified laboratory by an independent veterinarian, certified fish health professional, or other professional approved by the division or Utah Department of Agriculture;

  (ii) certified laboratories shall be limited to independent, professional laboratories capable of reliably testing fish sterility and approved by the division;

  (iv) sterility shall be determined by sampling and testing 60 fish from each egg lot using either flow cytometry, particle analysis, or karyotyping; and

  (v) At least 95% of the fish test triploid.

  (c) An aquaculture facility that receives certified sterile salmonid aquaculture product is not required to conduct additional sterility testing prior to stocking the aquaculture product, provided the sterile salmonids are kept segregated from other fertile salmonids.

  (d) Hybrid salmonid fish species accepted as sterile under this subsection are limited to splake trout (lake trout/brook trout cross) and tiger trout (brown trout/brook trout cross).

  (3) Fertile rainbow trout may be stocked without a certificate of registration in any private fish pond or short-term fishing event within the state consistent with R657-59-3, except for waters located within the following drainages designated by County and hydrologic unit code (HUC) or township and range:

  Beaver County:

  (i) North Creek drainage - HUCs 160300070203, 160300070208; and

  (ii) Pine Creek drainage (near Sulphurdale) - HUC 160300070501.

  (b) Box Elder County - stocking is prohibited in the following:

  (i) Morison Creek drainage - HUC 16020308;

  (ii) Bettridge Creek drainage - HUC 16020308;

  (iii) Death Creek drainage - HUC 16020308;

  (iv) Camp Creek drainage - HUC 16020308;

  (v) Goose Creek drainage - HUC 17040211;

  (vi) Raft River drainage - HUC 17040210;

  (vii) Fat Whorled Pond Snail Springs - Township 10 North, Ranges 4 and 5 West; and

  (c) Cache County:

  (i) Logan River drainage - HUC 16010203;

  (ii) Blacksmith Fork River drainage - HUC 16010203;

  (iii) East Fork Little Bear River drainage- HUC 16010203; and

  (iv) Little Bear River drainage - HUC 16010203.

  (d) Carbon County:

  (i) waters above 7000 feet in elevation.

  (e) Daggett County:

  (i) waters above 7000 feet in elevation.

  (f) Duchesne County:

  (i) waters above 7000 feet in elevation.

  (g) Emery County:

  (i) waters above 7000 feet in elevation.

  (i) Garfield County:

  (i) Birch Creek/Main Canyon drainage - HUC 140700050102;

  (ii) Center Creek drainage (tributary to East Fork Sevier R) HUC 160300020412;

  (iii) Cottonwood Creek drainage - HUC 160300020406;

  (iv) East Fork of Boulder Creek/ West Fork Boulder Creek drainage - HUC 140700050206; and

  (v) Ranch Creek drainage (East Fork Sevier River drainage) - HUC 160300020405.

  (h) Grand County:

  (i) waters above 7000 feet in elevation.

  (i) Juab County:

  (i) Sulphur Wash drainage - HUC 160203011303;

  (ii) Middle Pleasant Valley Draw drainage - HUC 160203011402;

  (iii) Lower Pleasant Valley Draw drainage - HUC 160203011403;

  (iv) Cookscomb Ridge drainage - HUC 160203011501;

  (v) Outlet Salt Marsh Lake drainage - HUC 160203011502;

  (vi) Deep Creek Range drainage - HUC 160203011503;

  (vii) Snake Valley drainage - HUC 160203011504;

  (viii) Little Red Cedar Wash drainage - HUC 160203011505;

  (ix) Trout Creek drainage - HUC 160203060101;

  (x) Smelter Knolls drainage - HUC 160203060104;

  (xi) Toms Creek drainage - HUC 160203060201;

  (xii) Goshute Canyon drainage - HUC 160203060202;

  (xiii) Indian Farm Creek drainage - HUC 160203060204;

  (xiv) Spring Creek drainage - HUC 160203060803;

  (xv) Fifteenmile Creek drainage - HUC 160203060804;

  (xvi) East Creek/East Deep Creek drainage - HUC 160203060805;

  (xvii) East Creek/East Deep Creek drainage - HUC 160203060806;

  (xviii) West Deep Creek drainage - HUC 160203060808;

  (xix) Horse Valley drainage - HUC 160203060304;

  (xx) Starvation Canyon drainage - HUC 160203060305;

  (xxi) Cane Springs drainage - HUC 160203060307;

  (xxii) Fish Springs Range drainage - HUC 160203060308;

  (xxiii) Middle Fish Springs Wash drainage - HUC 160203060309;

  (xxiv) Lower Fish Springs Wash drainage - HUC 160203060403;

  (xxv) Fish Springs drainage - HUC 160203060405;

  (xxvi) Wilson Health Springs drainage - HUC 160203060407;

  (xxvii) Vernon Creek drainage - HUC 160203040102;

  (xxviii) Outlet Chicken Creek drainage - HUC 160300050206;

  (xxix) Little Valley/Sevier River drainage - HUC 160300050403;

  (xxx) Pole Creek/Salt Creek drainage - HUC 160202010104; and

  (xxxi) West Creek/Current Creek drainage - HUC160202010107.

  (j) Millard County

  (i) Outlet Salt Marsh Lake drainage - HUC 160203011502;

  (ii) Sulphur Wash drainage - HUC160203011303;

  (iii) Cockscomb Ridge drainage - HUC 160203011501;

  (iv) Tungstonia Wash drainage - HUC 160203011302;

  (v) Salt Marsh Lake - HUC 160203011304;

  (vi) Indian George Wash drainage - HUC 160203011301

  (vii) Outlet Bishop Springs drainage - HUC 160203011203;

  (viii) Warm Creek drainage - HUC 160203011204;

  (ix) Headwaters Bishop Springs drainage - HUC 160203011202;

  (x) Indian Pass - HUC 160203011107;

  (xi) Chevron Ridge drainage - HUC 160203011110;

  (xii) Petes Knoll drainage - HUC 160203011109;

  (xiii) Red Gulch drainage - HUC 160203011102;

  (xiv) Horse Canyon drainage - HUC 160203011106;

  (xv) Hampton Creek drainage - HUC 160203011105;

  (xvi) Knoll Springs drainage - HUC 160203011103;

  (xvii) Browns Wash drainage - HUC 160203011101;

  (xviii) Outlet Baker Creek drainage - HUC 160203011004;

  (xix) Outlet Old Mans Canyon drainage - HUC 160203011003;

  (xx) Hendrys Creek drainage - HUC 160203011104;

  (xxi) Headwaters Old Mans Canyon drainage - HUC 160203011002;

  (xxii) Rock Canyon drainage - HUC 160203011001

  (xxiii) Silver Creek drainage - Baker Creek drainage - HUC 160203010806;

  (xxiv) Outlet Weaver Creek drainage - HUC 160203010804;

  (xxv) Conger Spring drainage - HUC 160203010702; and

  (xxvi) Sheepmens Little Valley drainage - HUC 160203010607.

  (k) Morgan County:

  (i) Weber River drainage - HUC 16020102;

  (ii) East Canyon Creek drainage - HUC 16020102; and

  (iii) Lost Creek drainage - HUC 16020101.

  (l) Piute County:

  (i) Birch Creek drainage HUC 160300010603;

  (ii) Clear Creek drainage HUC 1603000301;

  (iii) Manning Creek drainage - HUC 160300030203;

  (iv) Tenmile Creek drainage HUC 160300030204.

  (m) Rich County:

  (i) Bear Lake drainage - HUC 16010201;

  (ii) Big Creek drainage - HUC 16010101;

  (iii) Birch Creek drainage from Birch Creek Reservoir, upstream HUC 16010101;

  (iv) Little Creek drainage from Little Creek Reservoir, upstream HUC 16010101;

  (v) Otter Creek drainage - HUC 16010101;

  (vi) Woodruff Creek drainage - HUC 16010101; and

  (vii) Home Canyon and Meachum Canyon (Deseret Ranch) drainage - HUC 16010101.

  (n) Salt Lake County:

  (i) Big Cottonwood Canyon Creek drainage - HUC 160202040201;

  (ii) Little Cottonwood Canyon Creek drainage - HUC 160202040202;

  (iii) Mill Creek drainage - HUC 160202040301;

  (iv) Parleys Creek drainage - HUC 160202040302;

  (v) Emigration Creek drainage - HUC 160202040303;

  (vi) City Creek drainage - HUC 160202040304; and

  (vii) Red Butte Creek/Emigration Creek drainage - HUC 160202040306.

  (o) San Juan County:

  (i) waters above 7000 feet in elevation.

  (p) Sanpete County:

  (i) Areas west of the Manti Mountain Range divide:

  (A) Dry Creek/San Pitch River drainage - HUC 160300040201;

  (B) Oak Creek/San Pitch River drainage - HUC 160300040202;

  (C) Cottonwood Canyon/San Pitch River drainage - HUC 160300040203;

  (D) Birch Creek/San Pitch River drainage - HUC 160300040204;

  (E) Pleasant Creek drainage - HUC 160300040205;

  (F) Dublin Wash/San Pitch River drainage - HUC 160300040206;

  (G) Cedar Creek drainage - HUC 160300040207;

  (H) Spring Hollow/San Pitch River drainage - HUC 160300040208;

  (I) Upper Oak Creek drainage - HUC 160300040302;

  (J) Petes Canyon/San Pitch River drainage - HUC 160300040306;

  (K) Uinta Gulch drainage - HUC 160202020201;

  (L) Upper Thistle Creek drainage - HUC 160202020202;

  (M) Nebo Creek drainage - HUC 160202020203;

  (N) Middle Thistle Creek drainage - HUC 160202020204;

  (O) Dry Canyon/San Pitch River drainage - HUC 160300040308;

  (P) Maple Canyon/San Pitch River drainage - HUC 160300040309;

  (Q) Gunnison Reservoir/San Pitch River drainage - HUC 160300040503;

  (R) Outlet San Pitch River drainage - HUC 160300040505;

  (S) Beaver Creek drainage - HUC 140700020201;

  (T) Box Canyon/Muddy Creek drainage - HUC 140700020203;

  (U) Skumpah Creek-Salina Creek drainage - HUC 160300030402; and

  (V) Headwaters Twelvemile Creek drainage - HUC 160300040402.

  (ii) Waters above 7000 feet in elevation east of the Manti Mountain Range divided.

  (q) Sevier County:

  (i) Clear Creek drainage HUC 1603000301;

  (ii) Salina Creek drainage - HUC 160300030402; and

  (iii) U M Creek drainage - HUC 140700030101.

  (r) Summit County:

  (i) Bear River drainage drainage - HUC 16010101;

  (ii) Mill Creek drainage - HUC 16010101;

  (iii) Muddy Creek and Van Tassel Creek drainage - HUC 14040108;

  (iv) Little West Fork/Blacks Fork drainage - HUC 14040107;

  (v) Blacks Fork drainage - HUC 14040107;

  (vi) Archie Creek drainage - HUC 14040107;

  (vii) West Fork Smiths Fork drainage - HUC 14040107;

  (viii) Gilbert Creek drainage - HUC 14040107;

  (ix) East Fork Smiths Fork drainage - HUC 14040107;

  (x) Dahlgreen Creek drainage - HUC 14040106;

  (xi) Henrys Fork drainage - HUC 14040106;

  (xii) Spring Creek and Poison Creek drainage - HUC 14040106;

  (xiii) West Fork Beaver Creek drainage - HUC 14040106;

  (xiv) Middle Fork Beaver Creek drainage - HUC 14040106;

  (xv) Echo Creek drainage - HUC 16020101;

  (xvi) Chalk Creek drainage - HUC 16020101;

  (xvii) Silver Creek drainage - HUC 16020101;

  (xviii) Weber River drainage - HUC 16020101;

  (xix) Beaver Creek drainage - HUC 16020101;

  (xx) Provo River drainage - HUC 16020101;

  (xxi) Kimball Creek drainage - HUC 160201020101;

  (xxii) Big Dutch Hollow/East Canyon Creek drainage - HUC 160201020103; and

  (xxiii) Toll Canyon/East Canyon Creek drainage - HUC 160201020102.

  (w) Tooele County:

  (i) Toms Creek drainage - HUC 160203060201;

  (ii) Goshute Canyon drainage - HUC 160203060202;

  (iii) Eightmile Wash drainage - HUC 160203060203;

  (iv) Indian Farm Creek drainage - HUC 160203060204;

  (v) Willow Spring Wash drainage HUC 160203060205;

  (vi) Willow Canyon drainage - HUC 160203080104;

  (vii) Bettridge Creek drainage - HUC 160203080106;

  (viii) East Creek/East Deep Creek drainage - HUC 160203060806;

  (ix) East Deep Creek drainage - HUC 160203060807;

  (x) West Deep Creek drainage - HUC 160203060808;

  (xi) Gullmette Gulch/Deep Creek drainage - HUC 160203060902;

  (xii) Pony Express Canyon/Deep Creek drainage - HUC 160203060904;

  (xiii) Badlands drainage - HUC 160203060905;

  (xiv) White Sage Flat/Deep Creek drainage - HUC 160203060907;

  (xv) Lower Fish Springs Wash drainage - HUC 160203060403;

  (xvi) Fish Springs drainage - HUC 160203060405;

  (xvii) Wilson Health Springs drainage - HUC 160203060407;

  (xviii) East Government Creek drainage - HUC 160203040101;

  (xix) Vernon Creek drainage - HUC 160203040102; and

  (xx) Faust Creek drainage - HUC 160203040105.

  (s) Uintah County:

  (i) waters above 7000 feet in elevation.

  (t) Utah County:

  (i) Starvation Creek drainage - HUC 160202020101;

  (ii) Upper Soldier Creek drainage - HUC 160202020102;

  (iii) Tie Fork drainage - HUC 160202020103;

  (iv) Middle Soldier Creek drainage - HUC 160202020105;

  (v) Lake Fork drainage - HUC 160202020106;

  (vi) Lower Soldier Creek drainage - HUC 160202020107;

  (vii) Upper Thistle Creek drainage - HUC 160202020202;

  (viii) Nebo Creek drainage - HUC 160202020203;

  (ix) Middle Thistle Creek drainage - HUC 160202020204;

  (x) Lower Thistle Creek drainage - HUC 160202020205;

  (xi) Sixth Water Creek drainage - HUC 160202020301;

  (xii) Cottonwood Canyon drainage - HUC 160202020302;

  (xiii) Fifth Water Creek drainage - HUC160202020303;

  (xiv) Upper Diamond drainage Fork - HUC 160202020304;

  (xv) Wanrhodes Canyon drainage - HUC 160202020305;

  (xvi) Middle Diamond Fork drainage - HUC 160202020306;

  (xvii) Lower Diamond Fork drainage - HUC 160202020307;

  (xviii) Headwaters Left Fork Hobble Creek drainage - HUC 160202020401;

  (xix) Headwaters Right Fork Hobble Creek drainage - HUC 160202020402;

  (xx) Outlet Left Fork Hobble Creek drainage - HUC 160202020403;

  (xxi) Outlet Right Fork Hobble Creek drainage - HUC 160202020404;

  (xxii) Upper Spanish Fork Creek drainage - HUC 160202020501;

  (xxiii) Middle Spanish Fork Creek drainage - HUC 160202020502;

  (xxiv) Peteetneet Creek drainage - HUC 160202020601;

  (xxv) Spring Creek drainage - HUC 160202020602;

  (xxvi) Beer Creek drainage - HUC 160202020603;

  (xxvii) Big Spring Hollow/South Fork Provo River drainage - HUC 160202030502;

  (xxviii) Pole Creek/Salt Creek drainage - HUC 160202010104;

  (xxix) Middle American Fork Canyon drainage - HUC 160202010802;

  (xxx) Mill Fork drainage - HUC 160202020104; and

  (xxxi) Upper American Fork Canyon drainage - HUC 160202010801.

  (u) Wasatch County:

  (i) Willow Creek/Strawberry River drainage - HUC 140600040101;

  (ii) Clyde Creek/Strawberry River drainage - HUC 140600040102;

  (iii) Indian Creek drainage - HUC140600040104;

  (iv) Trout Creek/Strawberry River drainage - HUC 140600040105;

  (v) Soldier Creek/Strawberry River drainage - HUC 140600040106;

  (vi) Willow Creek drainage - HUC 140600040301;

  (vii) Current Creek Reservoir drainage - HUC 140600040401;

  (viii) Little Red Creek drainage - HUC 140600040402;

  (ix) Outlet Current Creek drainage - HUC 140600040403;

  (x) Water Hollow/Current Creek drainage - HUC 140600040404;

  (xi) Headwaters West Fork Duchesne River drainage - HUC 140600030101;

  (xii) Little South Fork Provo River drainage - HUC 160202030201;

  (xiii) Bench Creek/Provo River drainage - HUC160202030202;

  (xiv) Lady Long Hollow/Provo River drainage - HUC 160202030203;

  (xv) Charcoal Canyon/Provo River drainage - HUC 160202030204;

  (xvi) Drain Tunnel Creek drainage - HUC 160202030301;

  (xvii) Lake Creek drainage - HUC 160202030302;

  (xviii) Center Creek drainage - HUC 160202030303;

  (xix) Cottonwood Canyon/Provo River drainage - HUC 160202030304;

  (xx) Snake Creek drainage - HUC 160202030305;

  (xxi) Spring Creek/Provo River drainage - HUC 160202030306;

  (xxii) Daniels Creek drainage - HUC 160202030401;

  (xxiii) Upper Main Creek drainage - HUC 160202030403;

  (xxiv) Lower Main Creek drainage - HUC 160202030404;

  (xxv) Deer Creek Reservoir-Provo River drainage - HUC160202030405;

  (xxvi) Provo Deer Creek drainage - HUC 160202030501;

  (xxvii) Little Hobble Creek drainage - HUC 160202030402;

  (xxviii) Mill Hollow/South Fork Provo River drainage - HUC 160202030104; and

  (xxix) Mud Creek drainage - HUC 140600040103.

  (v) Washington County:

  (i) Ash Creek drainage - HUC 150100080405;

  (ii) Beaver Dam Wash drainage - HUC 15010010;

  (iii) Laverkin Creek drainage - HUC 150100080302;

  (iv) Leeds Creek drainage - HUC 150100080906;

  (v) Baker Dam Reservoir/Santa Clara River drainage - HUC 150100080704;

  (vi) Tobin Wash drainage - HUC 150100080802;

  (vii) Sand Cove Wash drainage - HUC 150100080801;

  (viii) Manganese Wash/Santa Clara River drainage - HUC 150100080804;

  (ix) Wittwer Canyon/Santa Clara River drainage - HUC 150100080808;

  (x) Cove Wash/Santa Clara River drainage - HUC 150100080809;

  (xi) Moody Wash drainage - HUC 150100080603;

  (xii) Upper Moody Wash drainage - HUC 150100080602;

  (xiii) Magotsu Creek drainage - HUC 150100080704;

  (xiv) South Ash Creek drainage - HUC 150100080405);

  (xv) Water Canyon drainage - HUC 150100080701);

  (xvi) Chinatown Wash/Virgin River drainage - HUC 150100080508;

  (xvii) Lower Gould Wash drainage - HUC 150100080508;

  (xviii) Grapevine Wash/Virgin River drainage - HUC 150100080903;

  (xix) Cottonwood Wash/Virgin River drainage - HUC 150100080909;

  (xx) Middleton Wash/Virgin River drainage - HUC 150100080910;

  (xxi) Lower Fort Pierce Wash drainage - HUC 150100080605;

  (xxii) Atkinville Wash drainage - HUC 150100080303;

  (xxiii) Lizard Wash drainage - HUC 150100080302;

  (xxiv) Val Wash/Virgin River drainage - HUC 150100080307;

  (xxv) Bulldog Canyon drainage - HUC 150100080310; and

  (xxvi) Fort Pierce Wash drainage - HUC 15010009.

  (w) Weber County

  (i) North Fork Ogden River drainage - HUC 16020102;

  (ii) Middle Fork Ogden River drainage - HUC 16020102; and

  (iii) South Fork Ogden River drainage- HUC 16020102.

  (4) Brown trout and brown trout hybrids may not be stocked within Washington County.