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Aquaculture
"Aquaculture species" means aquatic animal organisms including, but not limited to, fish, crustaceans, mollusks, reptiles, or amphibians reared or cultured under controlled conditions
in an aquaculture facility.
Any movement, importing, or exporting of aquaculture species shall be in compliance with the Animal Industry Act (Public Act 466 of 1988, as amended), being sections 287.701 to 287.747
of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
- A person shall not import
aquaculture into this state without one of the following issued by an accredited
veterinarian:
- Official Interstate
Health Certificate
- Official Certificate of Veterinary Inspection
- Fish Disease Inspection Report
- A person shall not import aquaculture from a hatchery or other facility with a record of an emergency
fish disease within the past two years. These include, but are not limited
to, Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia, Infectious Hematopotietic Necrosis, Cerataomyxosis,
and Proliferative Kidney Disease.
- A person shall not import aquaculture exhibiting clinical signs of disease.
- PRIOR ENTRY PERMIT shall be obtained before importing aquaculture into the state. Issuance of a prior entry permit requires the following:
- Submmission of an interstate health certificate, certificate of veterinary inspection, or a fish disease, and
- Proof (test chart) of a negative test for Viral Hemmorrhagic Septicemia according to aprotocol approved by the USDA.
Required documents shall be faxed, emailed, or otherwise submitted to the State Veterinarian's office and a prior entry permit issued PRIOR to importation. The prior entry permit number shall be recorded on the interstate health certificate, certificate of veterinary inspection, or fish disease inspection report and a copy shall accompany the shipment throughout transport.
A list of approved species for aquaculture production has been established. Only the aquaculture species on the approved list are allowed for purposes of aquaculture production.
Approved freshwater species are as follows:
(a)
|
Lake sturgeon (Acipense
fulvescens) |
(b)
|
Paddlefish (Polyodon
spathula) |
(c)
|
Arctic grayling (Thymallus
arcticus) |
(d)
|
Atlantic salmon (Salmo
salar) |
(e)
|
Brown trout (Salmo
trutta) |
(f)
|
Brook trout (Salvelinus
fontinalis) |
(g)
|
Splake (Salvelinus
namaycush x Salvelinus fontinalis) |
(h)
|
Lake trout (Salvelinus
namaycush) |
(i)
|
Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus
tshawytscha) |
(j)
|
Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus
kisutch) |
(k)
|
Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus
gorbuscha) |
(l)
|
Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus
mykiss) |
(m)
|
Lake whitefish (Coregonus
clupeaformis) |
(n) |
Lake herring (Coregonus
artedi) |
(o)
|
Muskellunge (Esox masquinongy) |
(p)
|
Northern pike (Esox
lucius) |
(q)
|
Tiger muskie (Esox
masquinongy x Esox lucius) |
(r)
|
Common carp (Cyprinus
carpio) |
(s)
|
Goldfish (Carassius
auratus) |
(t)
|
Creek chub (Semotilus
atromaculatus) |
(u) |
Bowfin (Amia calva) |
(v) |
Redbelly dace (Phoxinus
eos) |
(w) |
Finescale dace
(Phoxinus neogaeus) |
(x) |
Common shiner (Luxilus
cornutus) |
(y) |
Golden shiner (Notemigonus
crysoleucas) |
(z) |
Emerald shiner
(Notropis atherinoides) |
(aa) |
Bluntnose minnow
(Pimephales notatus) |
(bb) |
Fathead minnow (Pimephales
promelas) |
(cc) |
Black bullhead
(Ameiurus melas) |
(dd) |
Yellow bullhead
(Ameiurus natalis) |
(ee) |
Brown bullhead (Ameiurus
nebulosus) |
(ff) |
Channel catfish
(Lctalurus punctatus) |
(gg) |
Flathead catfish
(Pylodictis punctatus) |
(hh) |
Burbott (Lota lota) |
(ii) |
Smallmouth bass
(Micropterus dolmieu) |
(jj) |
Largemouth bass
(Micropterus annularis) |
(kk) |
White crappie (Pomoxis
annularis) |
(ll) |
Black crappie (Pomoxis
nigromaculatus) |
(mm) |
Hybrid crappie
(Pomoxis annularis x Pomoxis nigromaculatus) |
(nn) |
Warmouth (Lepomis
gulosus) |
(oo) |
Rock bass (Ambloplites
rupestris) |
(pp) |
Green sunfish (Lepomis
cyanellus) |
(qq) |
Bluegill (Lepomis
macrochirus) |
(rr) |
Hybrid bluegill
(Lepomis cyanellus x Lepomis macrochirus) |
(ss) |
Pumpkinseed (Lepomis
gibbosus) |
(tt) |
Redear sunfish
(Lepomis microlophus) |
(uu) |
Sauger (Stizostedion
canadense) |
(vv) |
Walleye (Stizostedion
vitreum vitreum) |
(ww) |
Saugeye (Stizostedion
canadense x Stizostedion vitreum vitreum) |
(xx) |
Yellow perch (Perca
flavescens) |
(yy) |
Bigmouth buffalofish
(Lctiobus cyprinellus) |
(zz) |
Black buffalofish
(Lctiobus niger) |
(aaa) |
White perch (Morone
americana) |
(bbb) |
White bass (Morone
chrysops) |
(ccc)
|
Tilapia (Genera
of Tiliapia--except T. rondeliia--Oreochromis, Sarotheradom, and hybrids
thereof) |
Approved salt or brackish
waters species are as follows:
(a) |
Brine shrimp (Atremia
sp.) |
(b) |
Shrimp (All species
of the genus Peneaus) |
(c) |
Mahi-mahi (Coryphaena
hippurus) |
(d) |
Haddock (Melanogrammus
aeglefinus) |
(e) |
Cod (Gadus sp.) |
(f) |
Halibut (Hippglossus
sp.) |
(g) |
Snapper (Lutjanidae-Lutjanus
sp. Ocyurus sp.) |
(h) |
Grouper (Serranidae-Epinephelus
sp. Mycteroperca sp.) |
(i) |
Red drum (Sciaenops
occellatus) |
(j) |
Tuna (Thunnusthynnus) |
(k) |
Flounder (Paralichthys
sp.) |
(l) |
Pompano (Trachinoyus
sp.) |
(m) |
Snook (Centropomus
sp.) |
(n) |
Mackeral (Scomberomorus
sp.) |
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