Iowa Admin. Code r. 571-89.3

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 11, December 11, 2024

Rule 571-89.3 - Disease-free certification

Importation permits will not be issued for live fish, viable eggs, or semen of any species of the salmonid family (trout, salmon or char) unless the owner or operator of an aquaculture unit provides a statement certifying the fish, eggs or semen to be free of the following diseases:

(1)Diseases detrimental to the state's fishery resources.

Viral Hemmorhagic Septicemia (VHS)

Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis (IPN)

Whirling Disease (Myxosoma cerebralis)

Infectious Hematopoietic Necrosis (IHN)

Ceratomyxosis (Ceratomyxa shasta)

Bacterial Kidney Disease (R. salmoninarium)

Proliferative Kidney Disease (PKD)

Enteric Redmouth (Yersinia ruckeri)

Vibriosis (vibrio sp.)

(2)Reportable diseases. Reportable diseases are detrimental to individual aquaculture units and may be detrimental to wild fish populations. Reportable diseases are Enteric Septicemia of Catfish (Edwardsiella ictaluri) (ESC), Channel Catfish Virus Disease (CCVD) and Furunculosis (Aeromonas salmonicida). Disease certification statements are required for the diseases prior to importation of any live fish, viable eggs, or semen of any species of the Ictalurid (catfishes and bullheads) and Salmonid (trout, salmon and char) families. Importation permits will be considered on a case-by-case basis for fish with reportable diseases.

(3)Certified pathologists for inspection. All disease certification statements must be issued by approved certified pathologists. A list of approved certified pathologists will be made available to the owner or operator of the aquaculture unit requesting a fish importation permit.

Iowa Admin. Code r. 571-89.3