Section 80-7-1007 - Rulemaking authority(1) Unless otherwise provided in Title 81, chapters 2 and 7, or this chapter, each of the departments may adopt rules for the prevention, early detection, and control of invasive species under the departments' jurisdiction, including rules for the: (a) implementation of the invasive species strategic plan adopted pursuant to 80-7-1006;(b) transportation of an invasive species or any agent likely to be a carrier of an invasive species;(c) designation, regulation, and treatment of an invasive species management area under 80-7-1008, including rules pertaining to: (i) the use of quarantine regulations and measures;(ii) the movement of vessels and equipment within, to, or from the area; and(iii) the inspection and cleaning of vessels and equipment moving within, to, or from the area;(d) manner in which vessels and equipment, including bilges, livewells, bait containers, and other boating-related equipment, traveling in the state must be cleaned to ensure that they are free from the presence of an invasive species; and(e) prohibition on the use of felt-soled waders.(2) The departments shall adopt rules for the administration of the statewide invasive species management area established in 80-7-1015, including rules specifying the method or methods for preventing the introduction or further introduction of invasive species into the state, and shall adopt rules for: (a) the use of quarantine measures;(b) the movement of vessels and equipment into the state; and(c) the manner in which check stations will be used to inspect, clean, and decontaminate vessels and equipment moving into the state.Amended by Laws 2017, Ch. 348,Sec. 9, eff. 5/7/2017.Amended by Laws 2017, Ch. 275,Sec. 22, eff. 10/1/2017.Amended by Laws 2013, Ch. 354, Sec. 6, eff. 4/30/2013.En. Sec. 7, Ch. 429, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 378, L. 2011.