Section 312 IAC 9-10-15 - Fish importation permitAuthority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 15.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (e), a person must obtain a fish importation permit under this section before a person imports any live fish for sale or release.(b) An application for a fish importation permit must be submitted by an applicant at least ten (10) days in advance of the proposed date of importation.(c) An applicant must establish that a fish to be imported: (1) is free of any communicable disease;(2) will not become a nuisance; and(3) will not damage a native wild species or a domestic species of animal or plant.(d) A person is exempted from this section who possesses fish other than those listed in 312 IAC 9-6-7 and who is either engaged in: (1) importing live fish exclusively for confinement and exhibit in a zoo or another public display; or(2) supplying live fish for use in the aquarium pet trade.(e) Live fish of the following species, other than genetically altered fish, may be imported without obtaining a permit under this section: Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 9-10-15; filed May 12, 1997, 10:00 a.m.: 20 IR 2735; readopted filed Jul 28, 2003, 12:00 p.m.: 27 IR 286; readopted filed Nov 24, 2008, 11:08 a.m.: 20081210-IR-312080672RFA; Readopted filed 5/20/2014, 9:43 a.m.: 20140618-IR-312140017RFAFiled 9/23/2015, 9:57 a.m.: 20151021-IR-312140477FRAReadopted filed 9/18/2019, 1:16 p.m.: 20191016-IR-312190325RFA