Kan. Admin. Regs. § 115-17-12

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 52, December 26, 2024

Section 115-17-12 - Commercial harvest of fish; legal species, seasons, size restrictions, daily limits, and possession limits

(a) The legal species of fish that may be taken under a commercial fishing permit shall be the following:

(1) Bowfin;

(2) suckers, including buffalo;

(3) common carp and exotic carp;

(4) freshwater drum;

(5) gar;

(6) shad;

(7) goldeye;

(8) goldfish; and

(9) skipjack herring.

(b) None of the following shall be possessed by a permittee while in possession of commercial fishing gear or while transporting fish taken using commercial fishing gear:

(1) All species of fish excluded from subsection (a); and

(2) any species of fish listed in K.A.R. 115-15-1 or K.A.R. 115-15-2 .

The species of fish specified in this subsection shall be immediately returned unharmed to the water from which removed.

(c) There shall be no size restriction on fish taken by a permittee.

(d) There shall be no maximum daily or possession limit on the number of fish taken by a permittee.

(e) No live specimen of bighead carp, silver carp, or black carp may be transported after commercial harvest. This regulation shall be effective on and after January 1, 2012.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 115-17-12

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 32-807 and K.S.A. 32-941; effective May 27, 1991; amended Sept. 27, 2002; amended Jan. 1, 2012.