23-27-201 - Invasive species prohibited. - Utah Statutes

23-27-201. Invasive species prohibited.
(1) Except as authorized in this title or a board rule or order, a person may not:
(a) possess, import, export, ship, or transport a Dreissena mussel;
(b) release, place, plant, or cause to be released, placed, or planted a Dreissena mussel ina water body, facility, or water supply system; or
(c) transport a conveyance or equipment that has been in an infested water within theprevious 30 days without decontaminating the conveyance or equipment.
(2) A person who violates Subsection (1):
(a) is strictly liable;
(b) is guilty of an infraction; and
(c) shall reimburse the state for all costs associated with detaining, quarantining, anddecontaminating the conveyance or equipment.
(3) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates Subsection (1) is guilty of a class Amisdemeanor.

Enacted by Chapter 284, 2008 General Session