Section R657-13-13 - Prohibited Fish(1) The following species of fish are classified as prohibited and may not be taken or held in possession: (a) Alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus);(b) Asian swamp eel (Monopterus albus);(c) Bighead carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis);(d) Black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus);(e) Bonytail (Gila elegans);(g) Brook stickleback (Culaea inconstans);(h) Colorado pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus lucius);(i) Eurasian ruffe (Gymnocephalus cernuus);(j) Flathead catfish (Pylodictis olivaris);(k) Gar (Family Lepisosteidae);(l) Grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella);(m) Humpback chub (Gila cypha); (n) Ide (Leuciscus idus);(o) June sucker (Chasmistes liorus);(p) Piranhas (all species);(q) Nile perch (Lates niloticus);(r) Northern snakehead (Channa argus);(s) Razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus);(t) Red bellied pacu (Piaractus brachypomus);(u) Red shiner (Cyprinella lutrensis);(v) Round goby (Neogobius melanostomus);(w) Rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus);(x) Sand shiner (Notropis stramineus);(y) Sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus);(z) Silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix);(aa) South American parasitic catfish (Family Cetopsidae and Family Trichomycteridae);(bb) Tiger fish (Hydrocynus vittatus);(cc) Tench (Tinca tinca);(dd) Tilapia (Genus Coelotilapia, Genus Coptodon, Genus Heterotilapia, Genus Oreochromis, and Genus Sarotherodon)(ee) Virgin River chub (Gila seminuda);(ff) Walking catfish (Clarias batrachus); and(gg) Woundfin (Plagopterus argentissimus).(2) Any of these species taken while attempting to take other legal species shall be immediately released.Utah Admin. Code R657-13-13
Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2022-24, effective 12/8/2022Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2024-06, effective 3/13/2024