Triploid Grass Carp Possession and Transport Permit App

alleged violation(s) to the secretary, and may requesta hearing to review the alleged violation(s).l. Qualified universities and public entitiesconducting research approved by or in conjunctionwith the department shall be exempt from feecharges.2. Request Procedure for a Triploid Grass Carppossession and transport permita. Individuals wishing to import or possesslive triploid grass carp in Louisiana, but not sellthem, must apply for a Triploid Grass Carppossession and transport permit from the departmentfor a fee of $50.b. The Triploid Grass Carp possession andtransport permit shall be valid for one year from dateof purchase. Permittee must request new permit forsubsequent purchases if permit has expired.c. Permittees may stock up to 10 fish peracre of water, and shall not exceed 500 fish. Requestto stock more than 500 fish must be approved by thedepartment through site visitations by a departmentrepresentative. Fisheries staff of the LouisianaCooperative Extension Service or other qualifiedfisheries professional approved by the departmentmay be used as a substitution for departmental sitevisit.3. Requirement for transporting and stockingof Triploid Grass Carp in private water bodiesa. Permittee mush have in his immediatepossession and available upon demand by departmentrepresentatives, a Triploid Grass Carp possession andtransportation permit when importing, transportingand/or purchasing live triploid grass carp within thestate of Louisiana.b. A bill of lading must accompany thoseindividuals in possession of live triploid grass carpduring transportation and shall include:i. Source of triploid grass carp (hatchery)ii. Name, address and phone number ofselleriii. Name, address and phone number ofbuyeriv. Copy of triploid certificationv. Total number of fishvi. Destination of shipmentc. No person shall stock private waters in thestate of Louisiana without a valid Triploid Grass Carppossession and transport permit.d. Permittee is responsible for containingtriploid grass carp in his private waterbody. Permitteeis also responsible for erecting barriers to prevent theescape of triploid grass carp into adjoining waters.e. This permit does not authorize thepermittee to stock Triploid Grass Carp in publicwaterbodies of the state. Release of any fish into thewaters of the state is strictly prohibited, except asprovided in Subsection D below.C. Triploid Grass Carp Sales Permit1. Request Procedure for a Triploid Grass Carppermita. Individuals wishing to sell live triploidgrass carp in the state of Louisiana must first requesta Triploid Grass Carp sales permit through anapplication furnished by the department.b. The Triploid Grass Carp sales permit shallbe valid for one year beginning January first andending December thirty-first of that same calendaryear. The permit may be purchased at any time duringthe year for the current permit year and beginningNovember fifteenth for the immediately followingpermit year. The cost of a Triploid Grass Carp SalesPermit is $250.c. An annual report detailing each salestransaction, including name and address of permittedbuyer, permit number, date and number of triploidgrass carp sold must be submitted with permitrenewal application.2. Requirement for Triploid Grass Carp SalesPermita. No person shall import or cause to beimported into the state of Louisiana triploid grasscarp unless certified as triploid grass carp by the U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service or a qualified agent orcontractor approved by the department. Suchcertification must be furnished to and approved bythe department prior to importing of any fish into thestate of Louisiana for stocking.b. A triploid grass carp seller must possess avalid domestic aquatic organism license.c. The person shall ship triploid grass carpwithout the words "TRIPLOID GRASS CARP"prominently on at least two sides of the vehicle orhauling tank with block letters that are not less thanfour inches high.d. A triploid grass carp seller is bound by thetriploid grass carp possession and transportationregulations as stipulated in LAC 76:VII.901.B;except that:i. The Triploid Grass Carp sales permitserves in lieu of the Triploid Grass Carp possessionand transportation permit.ii. The holders of a Triploid Grass Carpsales permit may only sell live triploid grass carp toholders of a valid Triploid Grass Carp possession andtransportation permit or a Triploid Grass Carp salespermit.iii. No person shall sell more than 500triploid grass carp to an individual possessing a validTriploid Grass Carp possession and transport permitunless otherwise stipulated by the department in thepermit.