If you have fifteen aquariums at home and do not sell any fish, do you need an aquaculture cert of registration?

• A. Yes
• B. No
• C. Not Required If Not Selling
• D. Only If Re-Selling

Answer: (B)

Registration requirements for aquaculture hinge on commercial activity, not on how many tanks you keep. The cert of registration is meant to oversee production and sale of fish to protect animal health, public health, and the environment. If you’re simply keeping fifteen aquariums at home as a hobby and you don’t sell any fish, you aren’t operating as a commercial producer, so no registration is needed. If you later start selling or re-selling fish, you’d need to check your local rules to see what triggers registration, since many jurisdictions require it once sales or production reach certain thresholds.