12.7.701    AUTHORIZATION FOR DEPARTMENT AND COMMERCIAL FISH PLANTING

(1) The fish species on the following list and those listed in 87-5-714, MCA, may be introduced or transplanted by the department. This includes plants made by the U.S. fish and wildlife service fish hatcheries at the department's request, commercial hatchery stocking of licensed private and commercial ponds when approved by the department and commercial hatchery stocking of waters on private lands when approved by the department. List of fish species approved:

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Common Name�	Scientific Name
White sturgeon	Acipenser transmontanus
Pallid sturgeon	Scaphirhynchus albus
Shovelnose sturgeon�	Scaphirhynchus platorynchus
Paddlefish	Polyodon spathula
Goldeye	Hiodon alosoides
Mountain whitefish	Prosopium williamsoni
Pygmy whitefish	Prosopium coulteri
Coho salmon	Oncorhynchus kisutch
Westslope cutthroat trout	Salmo clarki lewisi
Yellowstone cutthroat trout�	Salmo clarki bouvieri
Atlantic salmon	Salmo salar
Bull trout	Salvelinus malma
Splake	Salvelinus fontinalis- Salvelinus namaycush hybrid
Arctic grayling	Thymallus arcticus
Pearl dace	Semotilus margarita
Creek chub�	Semotilus atromaculatus
Northern redbelly dace	Phoxinus eos
Finescale dace	Phoxinus neogaeus
Flathead chub	Hybopsis gracilis
Sturgeon chub	Hybopsis gelida
Sicklefin chub	Hybopsis meeki
Lake chub	Couesius plumbeus
Emerald shiner	Notropis atherinoides
Sand shiner	Notropis stramineus
Brassy minnow	Hybognathus hankinsoni
Plains minnow	Hybognathus placitus
Western silvery minnow	Hesperoleucus symmetricus
Fathead minnow	Pimephales promelas
Longnose dace	Rhinichthys cataractae
Redside shiner	Richardsonius balteatus
Smallmouth buffalo	Ictiobus bubalus
Bigmouth buffalo	Ictiobus cyprinellus
Channel catfish	Ictalurus punctatus
Stonecat	Noturus flavus
Burbot	Lota lota
Plains killifish	Fundulus zebrinus
Mosquitofish	Gambusia affinis
Brook stickleback	Culaea inconstans
Sauger	Stizostedion canadense
Iowa darter	Etheostoma exile
Mottled sculpin	Cottus bairdi
Slimy sculpin	Cottus cognatus
Torrent sculpin	Cottus rhotheus
Shorthead sculpin	Cottus confusus
Spoonhead sculpin�	Cottus ricei

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(2) The commission concurs, in accordance with its authority under 87-5-711, MCA, that the department's experiences with and studies of prior fish plantings and the requirements of the commission's rules on fish planting (ARM 12.7.601 and 12.7.602) constitute a scientific investigation required by 87-5-714, MCA, and the plan required by 87-5-713, MCA, for those species listed in 87-5-714, MCA, or listed in (1) of this rule.

History: Secs: 87-5-704, 87-5-711 MCA; IMP, Secs. 87-5-704, 87 87-5-713, 87-5-714 MCA; NEW, 1986 MAR p. 949, Eff. 5/30/86.