2012 Utah Code
Title 23 - Wildlife Resources Code of Utah
Article 27 - Aquatic Invasive Species Interdiction Act
Section 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 in a water body, facility, or water supply system; or

(c) transport a conveyance or equipment that has been in an infested water within the previous 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, and decontaminating the conveyance or equipment.

(3) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates Subsection (1) is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

Enacted by Chapter 284, 2008 General Session