Invasive species prohibited -- Administrative inspection authorized.
Utah Code § 23A-10-201
in effect23A-10-201. Invasive species prohibited -- Administrative inspection authorized.
(1) Except as authorized in this title or a Wildlife Board rule or order or unless exempt under Subsection (7), a person may not:
(a) possess, import, export, ship, or transport an invasive mussel;
(b) release, place, plant, or cause to be released, placed, or planted an invasive mussel in a water body, facility, or water supply system;
(c) transport a conveyance or equipment that has been in an infested water within the previous 30 days without decontaminating the conveyance or equipment; or
(d) unless exempt under Subsection 23A-10-304(3), if an owner of a vessel, launch or operate the vessel on the waters of the state without first:
(i) paying an aquatic invasive species fee required by Subsection 23A-10-304(1) or (2); and
(ii) displaying an aquatic invasive species decal in accordance with Subsection (6).
(2) Except as provided in Subsection (3), a person who violates Subsection (1):
(a) is strictly liable;
(b) is guilty of an infraction; and
(c) shall reimburse the state for the costs associated with detaining, quarantining, and decontaminating the conveyance or equipment.
(3) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates Subsection (1) is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
(4) A person may not proceed past or travel through an inspection station or administrative checkpoint, as described in Section 23A-10-301, while transporting a conveyance during an inspection station's or administrative checkpoint's hours of operations without presenting the conveyance for inspection.
(5) A person who violates Subsection (4) is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
(6)
(a)
(i) The division shall provide a resident person who pays the aquatic invasive species fee required by Subsection 23A-10-304(1)(a) an aquatic invasive species decal to be displayed on the vessel for which the aquatic invasive species fee is paid.
(ii) The division shall provide a nonresident person who pays the aquatic invasive species fee required by Subsection 23A-10-304(2)(a) an aquatic invasive species decal to be displayed on the vessel for which the aquatic invasive species fee is paid.
(b) A person shall display the aquatic invasive species decal obtained under this Subsection (6) on the bow of the vessel's port side six inches aft of the vessel's registration decal.
(7) A person renting or leasing a conveyance from a boat livery is subject to the requirements of this section except that the person is exempt from:
(a) paying an aquatic invasive species fee required under Subsection 23A-10-304(1) or (2);
(b) displaying an aquatic invasive species decal in accordance with Subsection (6); or
(c) decontaminating a conveyance if the owner of the boat livery is required to decontaminate the conveyance under this section or Section 23A-10-306.
Amended by Chapter 403, 2026 General Session
Source: Utah Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel (le.utah.gov)URL: https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title23A/Chapter10/23A-10-S201.html?v=C23A-10-S201_2026050620260506Fetched: 10/26/2026