(1) The following salmonid pathogens are
determined by the department to pose a threat to existing fisheries for
purposes of Montana's fish health and importation laws, 87-3-209,
MCA et seq.:
(a) infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHNV) ,
(b) infectious pancreatic necrosis virus (IPNV) ,
(c) viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus (VHSV) ,
(d) Oncorhynchus masou virus (OMV) ,
(e) Renibacterium salmoninarum (bacterial
kidney disease) ,
(f) Aeromonas salmonicida (furunculosis) ,
(g) Yersinia ruckeri (type 1, common or Hagerman
enteric redmouth disease) ,
(h) Myxobolus cerebralis (salmonid whirling disease) .
(2) The following non-salmonid
fish pathogens are determined by the department to pose a threat to existing
fisheries for purposes of Montana's fish health and importation laws, 87-3-209,
MCA et seq.:
(a) Bothriocephalus acheilognathi (Asian tapeworm) ,
(b) White sturgeon virus (WSIV) .
(3) The department may
add pathogens to the lists in subsections (1) and (2) as necessary to protect
Montana fisheries from introduction or spread of disease.