Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - GAME AND PARKS COMMISSION › Title 163 - Nebraska Game and Parks Commission › Chapter 2 - Fisheries Regulations › Section 163-2-005 - Aquaculture Regulations

Current through June 17, 2024
The following regulations are prescribed by the Nebraska Game
				  and Parks Commission, State of Nebraska, in accordance with Neb. Rev. Stat.
				  §§
									37-301,
				  37-304,
				  37-314,
				  37-465,
				  37-466, 37468,
				  37-469,
				  37-470,
				  37-471,
				  37-475,
				  37-476, and
				  37-547 to
				  37-550. For purposes of these
				  regulations, unless context otherwise requires, the definitions found in
				  Chapter 37, sections 203241 of the Game Law, are used. These regulations are
				  effective following enactment by the Commission, approval by the Attorney
				  General and Governor, and when five days have elapsed since filing with the
				  Secretary of State.
005.01 Aquaculture
				permits shall be issued to applicants who raise and propagate aquatic organisms
				to be sold commercially, in accordance with section
				37-468 R.R.S., 1998 which added
				the specific requirement that such permits could be issued only to an applicant
				who qualifies as an aqua culturist.
005.02 On aquaculture facilities that have
				natural inlets and outlets to other waters on other lands permanent screens
				shall be installed so that no aquatic organisms may enter from the natural
				stream or from flood waters or leave the hatchery waters. Screens must be
				approved by the Fisheries Division, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission and
				shall be made of one-half inch mesh screen or smaller. Permits shall not be
				issued unless screens can effectively keep aquatic organisms in or out of the
				aquaculture facility pond.
005.03
				It shall be unlawful to raise or import for commercial purposes within the
				state aquatic organisms without a current aquaculture permit from the Fisheries
				Division of the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. Only those species listed
				in
				005.03C and
				005.03D may be
				raised, imported, possessed or sold under the authority of an aquaculture
				permit.
005.03A There shall be no stocking
				into public or private waters without prior written authorization from the
				Fisheries Division of the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission of salmonids
				infected with
Renibacterium salmoninarum
(Bacterial Kidney
				Disease - BKD),
Yersinia ruckeri
(Enteric Redmouth Disease -
				ERM), or
Aeromonas salmonicida
(Furunculosis). There shall be
				no stocking of fish infected with Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia (VHS),
				Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis (IPN), Infectious Hematopoietic Necrosis (IHN),
				Epizootic Epitheliotropic Disease (EED), Virus Disease of
Oncorhynchus
				masau
(OMV), Spring Viremia of Carp (SVCV),
Myxobolus
				(Myxosoma) cerebralis
(Whirling Disease - WHD), or Hetersporis. There
				shall be no transport between culture facilities of any fish exhibiting
				clinical symptoms or mortality caused by the diseases listed in this
				Section.
005.03B It shall be
				unlawful to release into public waters any aquatic organism without prior
				written authorization from the Fisheries Division, Nebraska Game and Parks
				Commission. Any request to stock public waters must include a current disease
				inspection report with a three year disease history of the facility supplying
				the organisms.
005.03C It shall be
				unlawful for aquaculture facilities to sell
Gambusia affinis
(mosquitofish) that would be stocked into Nebraska waters.
005.03D The following list of aquatic
				organisms are approved for importation under an aquaculture permit.
Family
Scientific Name
Common Name
FISH
Paddlefish
Polyodon spathula
paddlefish
Catfish
Ictalurus furcatus
blue catfish
Ictalurus
								punctatus
channel catfish
Pylodictis
								olivaris
flathead catfish
Ameiurus melas
black bullhead
Ameiurus natalis
yellow bullhead
Pike
Esox americanus
grass pickerel
Esox lucius
northern pike
Esox masquinongy
muskellunge
Trout*
Oncorhynchus
								clarki
cutthroat trout
*(Eggs only
Oncorhynchus
								mykiss
rainbow trout
except as
Oncorhynchus
								tshawtshca
chinook salmon
listed in
Salmo trutta
brown trout
002.03B1)
Salvelinus
								fontinalis
brook trout
Temperate bass
Morone chrysops
white bass
Morone saxatilis
striped bass
Sunfish
Ambloplites
								rupestris
rock bass
Lepomis cyanellus
green sunfish
Lepomis gibbosus
pumpkinseed
Lepomis humilis
orangespotted sunfish
Lepomis
								macrochirus
bluegill
Lepomis
								microlophus
redear sunfish
Micropterus
								dolomieu
smallmouth bass
Micropterus
								punctulatus
spotted bass
Micropterus
								salmoides
largemouth bass
Pomoxis annularis
white crappie
Pomoxis
								nigromaculatus
black crappie
Perch
Sander vitreus
								vitreus
walleye
Sander canadensis
sauger
Perca flavescens
yellow perch
Minnow
Semotilus
								atromaculatus
creek chub
Cyprinella
								lutrensis
red shiner
Notemigonus
								crysoleucas
golden shiner
Notropis
								atherinoides
emerald shiner
Notropis blennius
river shiner
Notropis
								stramineus
sand shiner
Notropis dorsalis
bigmouth shiner
Pimephales
								promelas
fathead minnow
Carassius auratus
goldfish
Campostoma
								anomalum
stoneroller
Hybognathus
								hankinsoni
brassy minnow
Phenacobius
								mirabilis
suckermouth minnow
Rhinichthyes
								cataractae
longnose dace
Cyprinus carpio
common carp
Cyprinus carpio
koi
Sucker
Catostomus
								commersoni
white sucker
Topminnow
Fundulus zebrinus
plains killfish
Herring
Dorosoma
								cepedianum
gizzard shad
Alsoa
								pseudoharengus
alewife
NOTE:
This includes all hybrids of the above
								species.
CRUSTACEANS
Crayfish
Orconectes
								neglectus
ringed crayfish
Orconectes immunis
papershell crayfish
Orconectes virilis
northern crayfish
Cambarus diogenes
devil crayfish
AMPHIBIAN
Frogs
Lithobates
								catesbeianus
american bullfrog
Salamander
Ambystoma tigrinum
tiger salamander
(now recognied as
Ambystoma mavortium
								barred salamander)
MOLLUSKS
Freshwater mussels
Actinonaias
								ligamentina
mucket
Anodontoides ferussancianus
cylindrical papershell
Arcidens
								confragosus
rock pocketbook
Fusconaia flava
Wabash pigtoe
Lasmigona
								complanata
white heelsplitter
Lasmigona
								compressa
creek heelsplitter
Leptodea fragilis
fragile papershell
Ligumia recta
black sandshell
Obovaria olivaria
hickorynut
Potamilus alatus
pink heelsplitter
Potamilus
								ohioensis
pink papershell
Potamilus
								purpuratus
bleufer
Pyganodon grandis
giant floater
Quadrula quadrula
mapleleaf
Strophitus
								undulatus
creeper
Toxolasma parvus
lilliput
Truncilla
								donaciformis
fawnsfoot
Truncilla truncata
deertoe
Unionomerus
								tetralasmus
pondhorn
Utterbackia
								imbecillis
paper pondshell
005.03E Persons possessing a valid
				aquaculture permit may import, propagate, possess and sell additional aquatic
				species under special circumstances with written authorization from the
				Fisheries Division of the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission.