CHAPTER 89
AQUACULTURE
571—89.1(481A) Approved aquaculture species. The following approved aquaculture species may be propagated and sold:
FISH

American Eel	Anguilla rostrata	
Banded Darter	Etheostoma zonale	
Banded Killifish	Fundulus diaphanus	
Bigmouth Buffalo	Ictiobus cyprinellus	
Bigmouth Shiner	Notropis dorsalis	
Black Buffalo	Ictiobus niger	
Black Bullhead	Ictalurus melas	
Black Crappie	Pomoxis nigromaculatus	
Blackchin Shiner	Notropis heterodon	
Blacknose Dace	Rhinicthys atratulus	
Blackside Darter	Percina maculata	
Blackstripe Topminnow	Fundulus notatus	
Blue Catfish	Ictalurus furcatus	
Blue Sucker	Cycleptus elongus	
Bluegill & Hybrids	Lepomis macrochirus	
Bluntnose Minnow	Pimephales notatus	
Bowfin	Amia calva	
Brassy Minnow	Hybognathus hankinsoni	
Brook Silverside	Labidesthes sicculus	
Brook Stickleback	Culaea inconstans	
Brook Trout	Salvelinus fontinalis	
Brown Bullhead	Ictalurus nebulosus	
Brown Trout	Salmo trutta	
Bullhead Minnow	Pimephales vigilax	
Central Mudminnow	Umbra limi	
Central Stoneroller	Campostoma anomalum	
Channel Catfish	Ictalurus punctatus	
Common Carp	Cyprinus carpio	
Common Shiner	Notropis cornutus	
Creek Chub	Semotilus atromaculatus	
Crystal Darter	Ammocrypta asprella	
Emerald Shiner	Notropis atherinoides	
Fantail Darter	Etheostoma flabellare	
Fathead Minnow & Hybrids	Pimephales promelas	
Flathead Catfish	Pylodictus olivaris	
Flathead Chub	Hybopsis gracilis	
Freshwater Drum	Aplodinotus grunniens	
Ghost Shiner	Notropis buchanani	
Gilt Darter	Percina evides	
Gizzard Shad	Dorosoma cepedianum	
Golden Redhorse	Moxostoma erythurum	
Golden Shiner	Notemigonus crysoleucas	
Goldeye	Hiodon alosoides	
Goldfish	Carassius auratus	
Gravel Chub	Hybopsis x-punctata	
Greater Redhorse	Moxostoma valenciennesi	
Green Sunfish	Lepomis cyanellus	
Highfin Carpsucker	Carpiodes velifer	
Horneyhead Chub	Nocomis biguttatus	
Iowa Darter	Etheostoma exile	
Ironcolor Shiner	Notropis chalybaeus	
Johnny Darter	Etheostoma nigrum	
Lake Chub	Couesius plumbeus	
Largemouth Bass	Micropterus salmoides	
Largescale Stoneroller	Campostoma oligolepis	
Longear Sunfish	Lepomis megalotis	
Longnose Dace	Rhinichthys cataractae	
Longnose Gar	Lepisosteus osseus	
Mimic Shiner	Notropis volucellus	
Mississippi Silvery Minnow	Hybognathus nuchalis	
Mooneye	Hiodon tergisus	
Mosquito Fish	Gambusia affinis	
Mottled Sculpin	Cottus bairdi	
Mud Darter	Etheostoma asprigene	
Muskellunge & Hybrids	Esox masquinongy	
Northern Hog Sucker	Hypentelium nigricans	
Northern Logperch	Percina caprodes	
Northern Pike	Esox lucius	
Northern Rock Bass	Ambloplites rupestris	
Orangespotted Sunfish	Lepomis humilus	
Ozark Minnow	Notropis nubilus	
Pallid Shiner	Notropis amnis	
Pirate Perch	Aphredoderus sayanus	
Plains Minnow	Hybognathus placitus	
Plains Topminnow	Fundulus sciadicus	
Pugnose Minnow	Notropis emiliae	
Pumpkinseed	Lepomis gibbosus	
Quillback Carpsucker	Carpiodes cyprinus	
Rainbow Darter	Etheostoma caeruleum	
Rainbow Smelt	Osmerus mordax	
Rainbow Trout	Oncorhynchus mykiss	
Red Shiner	Notropis lutrensis	
Redear Sunfish & Hybrids	Lepomis microlophus	
Redfin Shiner	Notropis umbratilis	
Redside Dace	Clinostomus elongatus	
River Carpsucker	Carpiodes carpio	
River Darter	Percina shumardi	
River Redhorse	Moxostoma carinatum	
River Shiner	Notropis blennius	
Rosyface Shiner	Notropis rubellus	
Sand Shiner	Notropis stramineus	
Sauger & Hybrids	Stizostedion canadense	
Shorthead Redhorse	Moxostoma macrolepidotum	
Shortnose Gar	Lepisoteus platostomus	
Shovelnose Sturgeon	Scaphirhynchus platorynchus	
Sicklefin Chub	Hybopsis meeki	
Silver Chub	Hybopsis storeriana	
Silver Lamprey	Ichthyomyzon unicuspis	
Silver Redhorse	Moxostoma anisurum	
Silverband Shiner	Notropis shumardi	
Skipjack Herring	Alosa chrysochloris	
Slender Madtom	Noturus exilis	
Slenderhead Darter	Percina phoxocephala	
Slimy Sculpin	Cottus cognatus	
Smallmouth Bass	Micropterus dolomieui	
Smallmouth Buffalo	lctiobus bubalus	
Southern Redbelly Dace	Phoxinus erythrogaster	
Speckled Chub	Hybopsis aestivalis	
Spotfin Shiner	Notropis spilopterus	
Spottail Shiner	Notropis hudsonius	
Spotted Bass	Micropterus punctucatus	
Spotted Sucker	Minytrema melanops	
Starhead Topminnow	Fundulus notti	
Stone Cat	Noturus flavus	
Striped Bass & Hybrids	Morone saxatilis	
Sturgeon Chub	Hybopsis gelida	
Suckermouth Minnow	Phenacobius mirabilis	
Tadpole Madtom	Noturus gyrinus	
Topeka Shiner	Notropis topeka	
Trout Perch	Percopsis omiscomaycus	
Walleye & Hybrids	Stizostedion vitreum	
Warmouth	Lepomis gulosus	
Western Silvery Minnow	Hybognathus argyritis	
White Amur	Ctenopharyngodon idella	
White Bass & Hybrids	Morone chrysops	
White Crappie	Pomoxis annularis	
White Sucker	Catostomus commersoni	
Yellow Bass	Morone mississippiensis	
Yellow Bullhead	Ictalurus natalis	
Yellow Perch	Perca flavescens	
AMPHIBIANS

Bullfrog	Rana catesbeiana	
Leopard Frog	Rana pipiens	
REPTILES

Common Snapping Turtle	Chelydra serpentina	
Painted Turtle	Chrysemys picta	
Smooth Softshell	Trionyx muticus	
571—89.2(481A) Importation permit. An importation permit is required to receive, propagate or sell in the state any aquaculture species not listed in subrule 89.1(1). In addition, aquaculture units shall not import live fish, viable eggs, or semen of any species of the salmonid family (trout, salmon or char) and ictalurid family (catfishes and bullheads), unless the owner or operator possesses a fish importation permit. Importation permits may be applied for on forms provided by the department.
571—89.3(481A) 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:
	89.3(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.)
	89.3(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.
	89.3(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.
These rules are intended to implement Iowa Code sections 481A.142 and 481A.143.
[Filed 11/6/92, Notice 9/2/92—published 11/25/92, effective 12/30/92]