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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill addresses aquatic invasive species interdiction.
10 Highlighted Provisions:
11 This bill:
12 ▸ requires a person to remove all plugs and similar devices and to drain water systems
13 on a conveyance before transporting the conveyance on a highway in the state;
14 ▸ permits the division to temporarily stop, detain, and inspect a conveyance that the
15 division reasonably believes has not complied with the draining requirements; and
16 ▸ makes technical changes.
17 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
18 None
19 Other Special Clauses:
20 None
21 Utah Code Sections Affected:
22 AMENDS:
23 23-27-301, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2014, Chapter 274
24 ENACTS:
25 23-37-304, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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27 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
28 Section 1. Section 23-27-301 is amended to read:
29 23-27-301. Division's power to prevent invasive species infestation.
30 To eradicate and prevent the infestation of a Dreissena mussel, the division may:
31 (1) (a) establish inspection stations located at or along:
32 (i) highways, as defined in Section 72-1-102;
33 (ii) ports of entry, if the Department of Transportation authorizes the division to use the
34 port of entry; and
35 (iii) publicly accessible:
36 (A) boat ramps; and
37 (B) conveyance launch sites; and
38 (b) temporarily stop, detain, and inspect a conveyance or equipment that:
39 (i) the division reasonably believes is in violation of Section 23-27-201;
40 (ii) the division reasonably believes is in violation of Section 23-27-304;
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43 (2) conduct an administrative checkpoint in accordance with Section 77-23-104;
44 (3) detain and quarantine a conveyance or equipment as provided in Section
45 23-27-302;
46 (4) order a person to decontaminate a conveyance or equipment; and
47 (5) inspect the following that may contain a Dreissena mussel:
48 (a) a water body;
49 (b) a facility; and
50 (c) a water supply system.
51 Section 2. Section 23-37-304 is enacted to read:
52 23-37-304. Removal of drain plug or similar device during transport.
53 (1) Before transporting a conveyance on a highway, as defined in Section 72-1-102, in
54 the state, a person shall:
55 (a) remove the plugs and similar devices that prevent drainage of raw water systems on
56 the conveyance; and
57 (b) to the extent feasible, drain all water from live wells, bilges, ballast tanks, or
58 similar compartments on the conveyance.
59 (2) A person who fails to comply with Subsection (1) is guilty of a class C
60 misdemeanor.