Illinois
Late Update: 5/28/2008
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| Aquaculturists transporting or selling aquatic
animals are responsible for following current
regulations required by each state in which the
activity occurs (selling or transporting) and are
advised to contact state regulatory agencies
responsible for permitting these activities. |
State Aquaculture Regulatory
Authorities
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Illinois
Department of Natural
Resources:
Steven J.
Shults
Region V
Administrator
Aquaculture / ANS Program
Manager
Illinois Department of
Natural Resources
11731 State Hwy
37
Benton,
IL 62812
Phone:
618-435-8138
Fax:
618-439-7376
steve.shults@illinois.gov
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Illinois
Department of
Agriculture:
Delayne Reeves
Illinois Department of
Agriculture
Marketing and
Promotion
State Fairgrounds, P. O.
Box 19281
Springfield, Illinois
62794-9281
Phone:
217/524-9129
Fax:
217/524-5960
delayne.reeves@illinois.gov
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Illinois Emergency VHS Rules
7-2008
State Fish Health Authority /
Laboratories – none for industry
IDNR fish health
specialist for State fish health issues:
Larry
Willis
Phone:
309/968-7531
In-state sample
collection / prep / submission only:
Paul Hitchens,
Aquaculture Specialist
Southern Illinois
University, Carbondale
Phone (618)
453-5590
Aquaculture Industry Contacts
Illinois Aquaculture Association
Bob
Boyd
1855 Kratsinger
Hollow Rd
Cobden, Illinois
62920
Phone:
618/525-1419
www.bobshrimp.com
IL
Fish Dealers List
A listing of
private fish dealers in IL is available at the IDNR
website:
www.dnr.state.il.us/fish/PrivateDealers03.htm
Illinois
Department of Natural Resources Oversight
Summary of IL fish import
requirements:
Nearly all
regulatory authority for aquaculture and baitfish is
promulgated though IDNR.
Much of the
requirements for aquaculture activities in the state are
covered by regulations:
17 ILL. ADM.CODE
sec 870.50 (see:
www.dnr.state.il.us/legal/adopted/870.pdf
) and 515 ILCS5/.
In summary,
persons wishing to import live aquatic animals into the state
from an outside state must obtain:
a)
live fish importation permit (or salmonid importation permit)
from IDNR (time limit – no fee)
b)
non-resident fish dealer permit from IDNR (annual -
fee)
c)
restricted species transportation permit if the species is not
listed on the IL Aquatic Life Approved
Species List
www.ncrac.org/Info/StateImportRegs/illinois_approvedspecies.htm
Live
fish imports/ fish health requirements
(515 ILCS
5/10‑105) (from Ch. 56, par.
10‑105)
Sec.
10‑105. Fish importation permits. Live fish,
viable fish eggs, or viable sperm of any species or
hybrid of salmon or trout may be imported into the State only
by the holder of a fish importation permit and other required
State permits. Importation permits shall be issued at no charge
to a person who has applied on a Department special permit
form, no less than 15 days nor more than 30 days before
shipment, provided that the shipment is not considered
detrimental to the fishery resource of the State.
An importation
permit shall be issued only if the source hatchery is inspected
and found free of those diseases designated by administrative
rule of the Department, or any other diseases, that may be
detrimental to the fishery resource of the State. Inspections
may be carried out only by persons recognized by the Department
as competent in the diagnosis of fish diseases (contact IDNR
Program Manager for clarification). An
importation permit may be granted by the Department for
extended periods of up to 6 months from the date the source
hatchery is certified as being disease free.
Importation
permit requirements do not apply to salmon or trout in transit
through the State that will not be released from their original
containers.
(17 ILL. ADM.CODE
sec 870.50)
Health
certifications for salmonid importations include, but are not
limited to: VHS, IHN, CS-ceratomyxosis, PKD.
The Department
recognizes persons inspecting hatcheries using the methods of
diagnosis found in "Suggested Procedures for the Detection and
Identification of Certain Finfish and Shellfish Pathogens" 4th
ed., Version 1 (1994), published by the Fish Health Section of
the American Fisheries Society or the "Manual of Compliance to
the Fish Health Protection Regulations of the Department of
Fisheries and Oceans, Canada (1988).
Aquaculture facility
permits
(515 ILCS
5/20‑90)
Sec.
20‑90. Aquaculture permits. Any
person who shall engage in the breeding, hatching, propagation,
or raising of aquatic life, whether indigenous or
non‑indigenous to this State, shall first
procure a permit from the Department to do so. Aquatic life
specified, which is bred, hatched, propagated or raised
by a person holding a permit as provided for in this Section,
may be transported and sold for food or stocking purposes.
Permittees who sell aquatic life propagated or raised under
this permit are exempt from possessing a fish or minnow dealers
license.
Sec
870.30. Permit applicants wishing to
import/possess aquatic life that appears on the Aquatic Life
Approved Species List may apply for a permit prior to
completion of their aquaculture facilities. Permit applicants
wishing to import/possess aquatic life not on the Aquatic Life
Approved Species List must have an aquaculture facilities plan
completed and approved by the Department prior to issuance of
the aquaculture permit. Such an issued permit is conditional,
pending final inspection.
Non-resident fish dealer
permits
Non-resident fish
dealer permits allows a non-resident of IL to sell or ship to
other wholsalers, retailers or consumers in IL any protected
aquatic life. This is an annual permit with
fee and expires on 1/31 of every year. Call
DNR at 217/785-3423 or 217/782-2965 for application.
Restricted species
transportation permits
Section
870.60
A restricted
species transportation permit is required for live grass carp,
bighead carp, silver carp, or hybrid grass carp. Restricted
Species Transportation Permits are available from the Division
of Fisheries, One Natural Resources Way, Springfield IL
62702-1271. Applications must be received by the Division of
Fisheries at least two weeks prior to the proposed shipment
date. A "Restricted Species Transportation Permit" shall be
required for each shipment, except that extended permits
covering regular periodic deliveries may be granted by the
Department pursuant to Section 10-105 of the Fish and Aquatic
Life Code. Triploid grass carp under 4 inches in length cannot
be shipped, transported or stocked and may be possessed only by
authorized aquaculture permit holders. Some
exemptions exist for private lake and pond owners.
Resident retail and wholesale
fish dealer permits
Resident retail
fish dealer permits are required for IL residents conducting a
retail fish market or selling from a truck aquatic life that
are protected species and indigenous to
Illinois. Resident Wholesale Fish Dealer is
issued to IL residents conducting a wholesale fish market or
selling aquatic life wholesale that are protected species and
indigenous to Illinois. These are annual
permits with fee expiring on 1/31 of every
year. Call DNR at 217/785-3423 or
217/782-2965 for applications.
Resident retail and wholesale
minnow dealer permits
Resident retail
minnow dealer permits are required for retail sale of minnows
and frogs for bait. Resident Wholesale
Minnow Dealer allows the wholesale sale of minnows and
frogs. These are annual permits with fee
expiring on 1/31 of every year. Call DNR at
217/785-3423 or 217/782-2965 for applications.
Resident and non-resident
mussel dealer permits
Resident Mussel
Dealer permits are required for Illinois residents who receive,
buy or offer to buy or who act as agents or brokers in the
receipt or purchase of mussels. Non-resident
mussel dealer permits are required for non-residents who
purchase mussels in Illinois. These are
annual permits with fee expiring on 1/31 of every
year. Call DNR at 217/785-3423 or
217/782-2965 for applications.
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