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RAC approves aquatic-rule amendment to allow case-by-case stocking from hatcheries with New Zealand mud snails; vote split
Summary
The Southern RAC approved amendments to aquatic rules (including an R657-3C subsection 9 clarification) to permit case-by-case certificates of registration for stocking from hatcheries that have New Zealand mud snails, with safeguards for native spring snails. The motion passed 6–3 after concerns about invasion risk were raised.
The Southern Region Advisory Council narrowly approved proposed aquatic-rule amendments that would let the Division of Wildlife Resources issue certificates of registration (CORs) allowing stocking from hatcheries known to carry New Zealand mud snails in limited, case-by-case situations, while reserving the right to deny stocking when native spring-snail populations are at risk.
Randy, a division aquatic-rule presenter, said the change is intended to protect native spring snails by applying a situational review — including hydrologic connectivity, proximity to native…
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