Aquaculture Contacts, Transport Regulations, and Approved Aquatic Species
Last updated: October 9, 2009
| ! Important Notice ! |
| 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 Contacts:
Rob Nichols
WV Department of Agriculture
Aquaculture-Regulatory Officer
1900 Kanawha Blvd. E.
Charleston, WV 25305-2210
304-558-2226
rnichols@ag.state.wv.us
Bret Preston
WV Division of Natural Resources
Fisheries Management
1900 Kanawha Blvd. E.
Charleston, WV 25305-2210
304-558-2771
bretpreston@wvdnr.gov
West Virginia Aquaculture Association
c/o WVU Extension Specialist – Aquaculture
P.O. Box 6180
Morgantown, WV 26506-6108
http://wvaquaculture.com/
West Virginia University Aquaculture Extension
www.wvu.edu/~agexten/aquaculture/
Kenneth J. Semmens, Ph.D.
Extension Specialist - Aquaculture
1052 Agricultural Sciences Building
P.O. Box 6108
Morgantown, WV 26506-6108
304-293-6131 x 4211
Ken.Semmens@mail.wvu.edu
Permits and Inspections Required in West Virginia
WVU Extension provides a table of permits and fees required for aquaculture related activities online at: www.wvu.edu/~agexten/aquaculture/permits.htm
Fish farmers may need to obtain a fish pond license or a fish seller’s license to market live fish in WV. Contact WV Department of Agriculture, WV Division of Natural Resources or West Virginia University Aquaculture Extension for information.
Fish Importation Permit Regulation Information
§20-2-13. Importation of wildlife; certification and inspection of imported wildlife.
www.legis.state.wv.us/WVCODE/Code.cfm?chap=20&art=2
No person shall transport into or have in his possession within this state any live wildlife or viable eggs thereof from without the state, except as authorized by an importation permit issued by the director: Provided, That the director shall not be authorized to issue a permit to any person to transport into this state any coyotes (Canis latrans). The director may issue at his discretion such permit as he is authorized to issue, fix the terms thereof and revoke it at his pleasure. Importers of fish or viable eggs of the family salmondiae (trout, char, salmon) shall furnish a statement from a recognized fish pathologist certifying the source to be free of whirling disease, infectious pancreatic necrosis, viral hemorrhagic septicemia or other diseases which may threaten fish stocks within the state
Fish Propagation License
§20-2-48. License for private plant or pond for propagating fish, frogs, turtles and other forms of aquatic life for commercial purposes.
www.legis.state.wv.us/WVCODE/Code.cfm?chap=20&art=2
The director may issue a license for the operation of a private plant, pond or business for the propagation, sale or purchase of fish, frogs, turtles and other forms of aquatic life for commercial purposes. The license shall authorize the holder to breed or raise fish, frogs, turtles and other forms of aquatic life as specified by the license and to buy and sell the same dead or alive or the eggs thereof in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Director.
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