Section 482.6 – Tagging of commercial gear.
482.6 Tagging of commercial gear. Each trotline shall have the tags affixed to one end. Each hoop net, slat net, trap net, and turtle trap shall have the appropriate tag affixed to the end nearest the pot. Each gill net and each trammel net shall have the tags affixed to the float line nearest the […]
Section 482.7 – Gear attendance.
482.7 Gear attendance. 1. A commercial fisher, commercial turtle harvester, or commercial roe harvester licensee must be present when commercial gear is operated. A commercial fish helper or commercial turtle helper shall not operate commercial gear except under the direct supervision of a commercial fisher, commercial turtle harvester, or commercial roe harvester. A nonresident commercial […]
Section 482.8 – Baits.
482.8 Baits. 1. It is lawful for licensed commercial fishers, commercial turtle harvesters, and commercial roe harvesters to pursue, take, possess, and transport any commercial fish or their parts, bait fish, turtles, frogs, salamanders, leeches, crayfish, or any other aquatic invertebrates for bait unless otherwise prohibited by law. 2. It is lawful to use any […]
Section 482.9 – Unlawful methods.
482.9 Unlawful methods. It is unlawful: 1. To use commercial gear which is not in accordance with this chapter or the rules of the commission. 2. To use commercial gear within nine hundred feet from a navigation dam on the boundary waters. 3. To use commercial gear within three hundred feet from the mouth of […]
Section 482.10 – Commercial fishing licenses.
482.10 Commercial fishing licenses. 1. All persons who commercially take, attempt to take, possess, transport, sell, barter, trade, or buy commercial fish or their parts shall possess an appropriate, valid commercial fishing license. This subsection does not apply to an individual who buys commercial fish or their parts from a commercial fisher for personal consumption. […]