Fish Importation Regulations SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF GAME, FISH AND PARKS 523 EAST CAPITOL AVENUE | PIERRE, SD 57501 Fish importation prohibited -- Exceptions. A (2) Salmonidae: person may not import live fish or any fish a. Oncorhynchus masou virus - O.M.V.; reproductive product into the state except for the b. Salmonid rickettsial septicemia virus – S.R.S.; following: (1) A person possessing a valid fish c. Infectious salmon anemia virus – I.S.A.; importation permit issued by the department; (2) d. Infectious pancreatic necrosis virus – I.P.N.; An angler fishing on any boundary water as e. Infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus – I.H.N.; defined in § 41:07:01:01; or (3) A person importing f. Epizootic epitheliotropic disease virus – E.E.D.; fish designated for aquaria use. g. Spring viremia of carp virus – S.V.C.; h. Renibacterium salmoninarum - bacterial kidney Application requirements for fish importation disease; permit -- Validity. A person shall make application i. Aeromonas salmonicida – furunculosis; for a fish importation permit on forms provided by j. Piscirickettsia salmonis – piscirickettsiosis; the department. The application must be received k. Ceratomyxa shasta – ceratomyxosis; at least ten working days prior to the date of l. Tetracapsuloides bryosalmonae - proliferative importation if the application is from a new facility kidney disease; and or supplier. The application period shall be waived m. Myxosoma cerebralis - whirling disease; for a fish importation permit if the facility or supplier has a valid fish health inspection certification or fish (3) Ictaluridae: health report on file with the department. a. Channel catfish virus – C.C.V.; Applications are subject to review by the b. Edwardsiella ictaluri - catfish enteric septicemia; department’s fish health coordinator. Application c. Edwardsiella tarda - emphysematous can be obtained through the Game, Fish and Parks putrefactive disease; and website. d. Edwardsiella piscicida; Commercial importation permit -- $40 fee. (4) Percidae: Authorizes licensed aquaculture hatcheries, fee a. Heterosporis sp.; fishing hatcheries, wholesale bait dealers and retail bait dealers to import live fish and fish reproductive (5) Cyprinidae: products into the state. The permit is valid for 12 a. Spring viremia of carp virus – S.V.C.; and months from the date on the export facilities most b. Edwardsiella piscicida; recent fish health inspection report. An annual fish importation report shall be submitted on forms (6) Esocidae: provided by the department prior to the issuance of a. Spring viremia of carp virus -S.V.C.; and an annual commercial importation permit for the Northern pike fry rhabdovirus -P.F.R.D.; following year. b. (7) Centrarchidae: Non-commercial importation permit -- Free. Authorizes applicants to import live fish and fish a. Spring viremia of carp virus – S.V.C.; reproductive products for non-commercial b. Largemouth bass virus – L.M.B.V.; and purposes into the state. The permit is valid for 12 c. Edwardsiella piscicida; months from the date on the export facilities most recent fish health inspection report (8) Acipenseridae: a. White sturgeon iridovirus – W.S.I.; and Pathogens of regulatory concern. Fish b. Shovelnose sturgeon iridorivus – S.S.I.; and pathogens of regulatory concern are as follows: (9) Polyodontidae: (1) For all fish species: a. Shovelnose sturgeon iridorivus – S.S.I. a. Viral hemmorrhagic septicemia virus – V.H.S; and Importation requirements for fish or fish b. Yersinia ruckeri - enteric redmouth disease. reproductive products. Before the department may issue an importation permit for fish or any fish In addition, screening for the following pathogens reproductive product, a current fish health certification is required for the following fish families: or a fish health inspection report shall be submitted to the department. 605.223.7660 | GFP.SD.GOV [email protected] | [email protected] Modified January 2021 ARSD 41:09:08 Fish Importation Regulations SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF GAME, FISH AND PARKS 523 EAST CAPITOL AVENUE | PIERRE, SD 57501 Fish Health Inspection or Fish Health (7) The fish or fish reproductive products to be Certifications Requirements: imported, if obtained from man-made or natural (1) A fish health inspection may only be waters, have been inspected within the past conducted by: twelve months. In addition, other fish populations from this water must have been inspected within a. An individual who is currently certified by the same time period as determined by the the American Fisheries Society as a fish department’s fish health official. pathologist or a fish health inspector or; (8) The fish or fish reproductive products to be b. An individual who is currently authorized imported, if cultured at a facility, have been by a state to conduct official fish health inspected within the past twelve months. inspections in that state, and who has completed a fish health inspection training Packaging and shipping procedure. Any live fish or fish program approved by the department or; reproductive product that requires an importation permit shall be packaged and shipped in the original containers c. A licensed veterinarian who has completed from a facility that has been inspected as provided in a fish health inspection training program these regulations. The original copy of the importation approved by the department. permit must accompany each shipment and shall include a (2) Fish health samples collected during the fish statement of prophylactic treatments used prior to health inspection must be screened for departure from the original facility. The importation permit regulated pathogens at a recognized must be readily accessible to South Dakota authorities. laboratory approved by the department. Shipments arranged by a broker may be imported if they are delivered directly from the certified facility, in original (3) Each fish health inspection and laboratory containers, to the receiver in South Dakota. screening shall be conducted according to procedures in "Suggested Procedures for the Inspection of shipments. Any live fish or fish Detection and Identification of Certain Finfish reproductive product imported under this chapter is and Shellfish Pathogens," or according to subject to inspection either at the place of entry into procedures of the “World Animal Health the state or at other locations suitable to the Organization (OIE) Aquatic Code,” 19th department. The inspection may include the Edition, 2016. removal of reasonable samples of fish or any fish reproductive product for biological examination. (4) The application for an importation permit will Any be denied if an emergency or prohibited Shipments in violation of rules -- Disposal. shipment failing to display an importation permit, disease or causative pathogen is detected in found to be diseased upon inspection, containing wild-caught fish or at an aquaculture facility. any species not authorized by the import permit, or (5) If a notifiable disease or causative pathogen otherwise in violation of this chapter shall be is detected in wild-caught fish or at an refused entry, immediately destroyed, or aquaculture facility, the department’s fish transported out of the state at the direction of the health official may allow the fish or fish fish health coordinator as designated by the reproductive products to be imported if the secretary. official determines the requested importation In-transit shipments exempt -- Exceptions. Any will not cause the introduction or spread of in-transit shipment through South Dakota any notifiable aquatic animal pathogens to substantiated by an invoice or shipping document areas they currently do not occur. is not subject to the provisions of this chapter. (6) The fish or fish reproductive products to be However, such a shipment shall be considered an imported, if obtained from man-made or importation if any repackaging or exchange of natural waters and brought into a facility containers or water in containers is attempted prior to shipping, have been quarantined within the borders of the state. from other fish or fish reproductive products and inspected independently. 605.223.7660 | GFP.SD.GOV [email protected] | [email protected] Modified January 2021 ARSD 41:09:08 .