North Dakota
Last updated: 7/2/2008
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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
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responsible for permitting these activities. |
State
Aquaculture Regulatory Authorities
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North
Dakota Game and Fish Department:
Greg Power
North Dakota Game and Fish
Department
Fisheries
Division
100 North Bismarck
Expressway, Bismarck, ND 58501
701-328-6349
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State Fish Health Authorities / Laboratories
- none
Dr. Susan J.
Keller, State Veterinarian
North Dakota
State Board of Animal Health
North Dakota
Department of Agriculture
(701)
328-2655
Dr. Larry
Schuler, AVIC
USDA,
APHIS
(701)
250-4210
Aquaculture Industry Contacts
Dr. Mark
Clark
Department of
Biological Sciences
North Dakota
State University
119 Stevens
Hall
Fargo,
ND 58105-5517
Phone: (701)
231-8246
Fax: (701)
231-7149
m.e.clark@ndsu.nodak.edu
North
Dakota Game and Fish Department Regulatory
Authority
Private fish
hatcheries
North Dakota
Administrative Code 30-03-02 (excerpt)
An operator of a
licensed fish hatchery may sell fish owned or raised for market
or for stocking other waters. The operator also may operate the
operator’s fish hatchery as a fishpond and may sell fish caught
from the pond by fee-paying anglers. Live fish purchased for
stocking private ponds may be transported only if a bill of
sale from the vendor accompanies the load of
fish.
For additional
information on private fish hatchery requirements
see:
www.legis.nd.gov/information/acdata/pdf/30-03-02.pdf
Interstate
transport by private fish
hatcheries
30-03-02-06.
Transportation of authorized fish stock into, out of, or within
the state by a licensed hatchery operator in a private fish
hatchery may be done only with a permit issued by the director
and only in the manner approved by the director. All fish stock
entering the state must be accompanied by disease-free
certification and a bill of sale from the vendor. Disease-free
certification will be species specific as warranted by the
department.
Notes:
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Fish import permits and health
documents are required to be submitted to the North
Dakota Department of Game and
Fish. According to this
Department, the information is reviewed by APHIS
for conformity to the VHS Federal Order prior to
approval. The Federal Order
accepts both AFS Blue Book and OIE testing
protocols with documentation from appropriate State
Tribal, or Federal competent authority.
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The Game and Fish Director will
publish a list of fish species that may be
authorized for raising or holding in a licensed
fish hatchery, as well as species specific disease
certification requirements for
imports. For clarification
contact the North Dakota Game and Fish Department
(above).
For additional
information on private fish hatchery requirements
see:
www.legis.nd.gov/information/acdata/pdf/30-03-02.pdf
Retail or
wholesale bait vendor
30-03-01.1
(excerpt) Retail or wholesale bait vendor licenses are issued
for a calendar year to one person only. The holder of a retail
bait vendor license may sell live bait at retail only, at one
specified selling location per license. A wholesale bait vendor
may only sell live bait to licensed bait
vendors. Both a retail license and a
wholesale license are necessary to sell live bait at both
retail and wholesale.
Interstate
transport of live baitfish
30-03-01.1-08. It
is illegal to import fathead minnows or stickleback into the
state. It is illegal to import other live baitfish or live bait
into the state except with a permit issued by the director and
only in the manner approved by the director. It is illegal to
export live bait out of the state except with a permit issued
by the director and only in the manner approved by the
director. It is illegal to transport live baitfish
through the state except with a permit issued by the
director and only in the manner approved by the director.
Permit applications must be received by the director a minimum
of forty-eight hours prior to any planned import or export of
live bait. See Notes 1-3 above.
For additional
information on baitfish regulations see:
http://www.legis.nd.gov/information/acdata/pdf/30-03-01.1.pdf
Aquatic
nuisance and prohibited species
For a list of
aquatic nuisance species and corresponding “classification
system” regarding prohibited species and permitting see:
http://gf.nd.gov/fishing/ans.html
Other States Information:
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