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IC 14-22-13-1
Waters of the state other than Lake Michigan and Ohio River;
license
Sec. 1. (a) This section applies to the following:
(1) The waters of the state.
(2) The boundary waters of the state, except Lake Michigan and
the Ohio River.
(b) The department may issue to an individual who is a resident
of Indiana a license to use in and to possess for use in the water
seines, hoop nets, fyke nets, basket traps, basket nets, or trap nets
under rules adopted under IC 4-22-2 upon payment of the following
fee:
(1) For seines, except legal minnow seines, twenty dollars ($20)
for each one hundred (100) yards and fraction thereof.
(2) For each dip-net, hoop-net, basket trap, basket net, trap-net,
or fyke-net, four dollars ($4).
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.
IC 14-22-13-2
Ohio River; license
Sec. 2. (a) This section applies to the Ohio River waters of
Indiana.
(b) The department may issue to an individual who is a resident
of Indiana a license to use in, and to possess for use in, the water
seines, nets, or other commercial fishing gear under rules adopted
under IC 4-22-2 upon payment of the following fee:
(1) For an Ohio River commercial fishing license and ten (10)
Ohio River commercial gear tags, one hundred twenty-five
dollars ($125).
(2) For each block of ten (10) Ohio River commercial fishing
gear tags, fifteen dollars ($15).
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.155-2002, SEC.6
and P.L.158-2002, SEC.5; P.L.165-2011, SEC.12.
IC 14-22-13-2.5
Harvest and sale of roe bearing species; license
Sec. 2.5. (a) This section applies to the harvest or sale of the
following roe bearing species:
(1) Shovelnose sturgeon.
(2) Paddlefish
(3) Bowfin.
(b) For the purpose of this subsection, "roe" means the eggs or
gametes of a fish listed in subsection (a).
(c) An individual may not harvest, possess, or sell roe without a
license issued under this section.
(d) The department may issue to an individual who is a resident
of Indiana a license to harvest, possess, and sell the roe under rules
adopted under IC 4-22-2. The individual must leave the roe intact
and inside the body of the fish until sold to a licensed roe dealer. The
individual must sell the roe only to a roe dealer licensed by the
department. The department shall limit the number of licenses that
are available.
(e) The department may issue a person a roe dealer's license to
purchase and process roe. A person may not transport roe outside
Indiana except according to the terms of a license issued under this
subsection.
(f) The following are the minimum application fees for these
licenses:
(1) Roe harvester's license, one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(2) Roe dealer's license, five thousand dollars ($5,000).
(g) The commission may set license fees above the minimum fees
established under subsection (f). The amount may not be more than
is reasonably necessary to generate revenue sufficient to offset the
costs incurred by the department in carrying out its responsibilities
under this chapter.
As added by P.L.165-2011, SEC.13.
IC 14-22-13-3
Tags
Sec. 3. The director shall prescribe and cause to be affixed to each
seine, net, basket net, basket trap, trap-net, fyke-net, or other
commercial fishing gear licensed under this chapter a tag that will
identify the net or other gear with the license issued.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.
IC 14-22-13-4
Unlicensed individuals accompanying licensee
Sec. 4. An individual, while commercially fishing for a person
whose nets or other commercial fishing gear are properly licensed or
tagged and the licenses or tags are properly affixed, is not required
to possess a license or tag if the individual is accompanied by the
licensee.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.
IC 14-22-13-5
Possession of certain gear; permit required
Sec. 5. An individual may not possess a seine, a net, or
commercial fishing gear, except as permitted in a specific permit
from the department.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.
IC 14-22-13-6
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.165-2011, SEC.32.)
IC 14-22-13-7
IC 14-22-13-8
Separate fishing license not needed
Sec. 8. An individual who has an Ohio River commercial fishing
license does not need a fishing license under IC 14-22-11-8 to fish in
the Ohio River.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.
IC 14-22-13-9
Validity; expiration
Sec. 9. A license issued under this chapter:
(1) is valid for one (1) year; and
(2) expires December 31 of the year for which the license is
valid.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.165-2011,
SEC.14.
IC 14-22-13-10
Penalties
Sec. 10. (a) A person who knowingly or intentionally fails to
comply with the requirements of:
(1) a license issued under this chapter;
(2) this chapter; or
(3) rules adopted under this article to implement this chapter;
is subject to suspension or revocation of the person's license.
(b) A license revoked under this section may not be reinstated.
(c) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates this chapter
commits a Class A misdemeanor.
As added by P.L.165-2011, SEC.15.