<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0P0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0 { color: #000000; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0-000001 { color: #000000; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0000002 { color: #000000; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=41:09:08:03.04"><span class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0-000000">41:09:08:03.04</span></a><span class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0-000001">.  Importation requirements for fish or fish reproductive products.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0"> Before the department may issue an importation permit for fish or any fish reproductive product, a current fish health certification or a fish health inspection report </span><span class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0"> be submitted to the department.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0">    A fish health inspection may only be conducted by:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0">    (1)  A person who is currently certified by the American Fisheries Society as a fish pathologist or a fish health inspector;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0">    (2)  A person who is currently authorized by the department to conduct official fish health inspections and who has completed a fish health inspection training program approved by the department; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0">    (3)  A licensed veterinarian who has completed a fish health inspection training program approved by the department. Any fish health sample collected during a fish health inspection </span><span class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0"> be screened for regulated pathogens at a laboratory approved by the department.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0">    Each fish health inspection and laboratory screening </span><span class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0"> be conducted according to procedures in "Suggested Procedures for the Detection and Identification of Certain Finfish and Shellfish Pathogens," </span><span class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0">or according to procedures of the "World Animal Health Organization (OIE) Aquatic Code," 19</span><span class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0"><sup>th</sup></span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0"> Edition, 2016</span><span class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0">    The application for an importation permit </span><span class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0">will</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0"> be denied if </span><span class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0">a</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0"> pathogen </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0">of regulatory concern </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0">is detected in fish or </span><span class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0">fish reproductive products that are requested to be imported.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0">    </span><span class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0">T</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0">he department's </span><span class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0">Aquatic Section Chief</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0"> may allow the fish or fish reproductive products to be imported if the official determines the requested importation will not cause the introduction or spread of any pathogens </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0">of regulatory concern </span><span class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0">to areas</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0"> in which</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0"> they currently do not occur.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0">    The fish or fish reproductive products to be imported, if obtained from man-made or natural waters and brought into a facility prior to shipping, </span><span class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0"> have been quarantined from other fish or fish reproductive products and inspected independently.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0">    The fish or fish reproductive products to be imported, if obtained from man-made or natural waters, </span><span class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0"> have been inspected within the past twelve months. </span><span class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0">O</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0">ther fish populations from this water </span><span class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0"> have been inspected within the same time period as determined by the department's fish health official.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0">    The fish or fish reproductive products to be imported, if cultured at a facility, </span><span class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0"> have been inspected within the past twelve months.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0">    </span><span class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0"> 29 SDR 80, effective December 10, 2002; 35 SDR 184, effective February 2, 2009; 36 SDR 112, effective January 11, 2010</span><span class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0">; 43 SDR 89, effective December 29, 2016</span><span class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0">; 47 SDR 27, effective September 15, 2020</span><span class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0">; 49 SDR 46, effective November 21, 2022</span><span class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0">    </span><span class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=41-2-18"><span class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0-000003">41-2-18</span></a><span class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0">(1).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0">    </span><span class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=41-2-18"><span class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0-000003">41-2-18</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0">(1), </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=41-13-3.1"><span class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0-000003">41-13-3.1</span></a><span class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0">    </span><span class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0-000001">Reference:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0"> "Suggested Procedures for the Detection and Identification of Certain Finfish and Shellfish Pathogens," 20</span><span class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0">14</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0"> Edition. American Fisheries Society, Fish Health Section, </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0">and </span><span class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0">"World Animal Health Organization (OIE) Aquatic Code," 19</span><span class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0"><sup>th</sup></span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0"> Edition, 2016</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0"> World Animal Health Organization</span><span class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7e03ee3-8f79-4f33-a1a8-8e21bc523cb0000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>