LD 1600
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LR 2121
Item 1

 
G.__The holder of a baitfish wholesale license who attempts
to take live bait for resale using drop nets from the inland
waters of the State by fishing through the ice shall mark
all holes made in the ice by that person for that purpose.__
The holes must be marked by suspending at least one strand
of fluorescent biodegradable tape at least 3 feet above the
ice around the entire perimeter of the hole so that the tape
is visible from all sides.

 
H.__The holder of a baitfish wholesaler's license may not
take eels.

 
I.__The holder of a baitfish wholesaler's license may not
take or sell suckers, Genus Catostomus, greater than 10
inches in length between April 1st and September 30th of
each year.

 
J.__A person licensed to sell live fish as bait may not
possess at that person's place of business any species of
fish that may not legally be sold as bait.

 
8.__Smelt wholesaler's license restrictions.__The following
restrictions apply to the taking and selling of live smelts under
the smelt wholesaler's license.

 
A.__Any person engaged in taking, or assisting in taking,
live smelts for resale from inland waters must hold a
current smelt wholesaler's license, which must be exhibited
upon request to any agent of the commissioner.

 
B.__The holder of a smelt wholesaler's license may take live
smelts for resale from any inland water in accordance with
general rules adopted by the commissioner in regard to the
taking of smelts.__The holder of a smelt wholesaler's
license shall comply with the same daily bag limit and the
same tackle restrictions that apply to all other anglers.__
The holder of a smelt wholesaler's license may not take
multiple limits from waters governed by general rules in
order to attain the 8-quart limit of smelts described in
paragraph C.

 
C.__The holder of a smelt wholesaler's license may use a
baitfish trap, a dipnet, a dropnet, a lift net, a bag net or
hook and line to take up to 8 quarts of smelts in a 24-hour
period, beginning at noon on a given day, from specific
inland waters designated by the commissioner.__A seine may
not be used to take smelts.


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