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; and
     (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.
     (2) The departments shall adopt rules for the administration of the statewide 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.

     History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 429, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 378, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 354, L. 2013.