Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 8 - Commercial Fishing › Section 8-1 - General requirements and definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22-13
Sec. 1.
(a) This
				rule applies to a person who is issued a commercial fishing license by the
				department.
(b) The following
				definitions apply throughout this rule:
(1)
				"Caviar" means the processed, salted, nonfertilized roe.
(2) "Commercial fishing gear" means all
				equipment associated with commercial fishing, including, but not limited to,
				the boat, all parts of the nets, traps, seines, trotlines, live boxes, anchors,
				and lead ropes used to capture or hold fish.
(3) "Helper" means any individual who
				accompanies and assists a commercial fishing license holder or licensed roe
				harvester in the harvest, possession, transportation, or sale of
				fish.
(4) "Hoop net", also known as
				fyke net, trap net, or barrel net, means a barrel shaped net made of synthetic
				twine, cotton, linen, or nylon and supported by hoops. One (1) or more throats
				are attached inside the hoop structures to prevent escape of the fish. Hoops
				may be any shape and may be constructed of wood, metal, fiberglass, or plastic
				materials. Individual hoops must not be directly connected to or supported by
				other hoops with any rigid material, other than the mesh netting, so that the
				net has the ability to collapse. One (1) gear tag issued by the department must
				be attached.
(5) "Roe" means the
				internal egg mass in an ovary or the female gametes, but not caviar.
(6) "Roe-bearing species" means the following
				species:
(A) Shovelnose sturgeon.
(B) Paddlefish.
(C) Bowfin.
(7) "Roe dealer" means a person who possesses
				a valid roe dealer's license issued under section 8 of this rule to purchase,
				process, transport, and sell roe.
(8) "Roe harvester" means an individual who
				possesses a valid roe harvester's license issued under section 7 of this rule
				to harvest, possess, transport, begin processing, and sell, but not purchase,
				roe.
(9) "Screened eggs" means
				nonfertilized roe that has been screened and washed to remove fat and separate
				the eggs, but not salted.
(10)
				"Seine", for purposes of this rule, means a net in the water that is attended
				by individuals pulling it through the water for the entrapment of fish. A seine
				must have both float and lead lines and have wood, fiberglass, or metal poles
				attached to each end.
(11) "Slat
				trap", also known as basket trap or slat basket, means a commercial fishing
				device constructed entirely of wood or plastic, or both, slats in a boxlike or
				cylindrical shape. Slat traps may have no more than two (2) outside funnel
				openings. No wire or other mesh may be added to the trap. At least two (2)
				openings not less than one and one-fourth (1 1/4) inches wide must be located
				between the slats. These openings shall not be restricted by cross-bracings to
				a length shorter than eight (8) inches long. The trap shall be not larger than
				two (2) feet in diameter or square end measure. One (1) gear tag issued by the
				department must be attached to the open ring or square.