Section 312IAC9-9-2. Crayfish

   (a) An individual may take crayfish at any time of year.

  (b) An individual must not take crayfish except by:

(1) a minnow trap;

(2) a dip net;

(3) a minnow seine;

(4) hands;

(5) a cast net;

(6) lawful sport fishing methods provided in 312 IAC 9-7; or

(7) methods authorized under a scientific purposes license under 312 IAC 9-10-6.

  (c) An individual must not transport beyond the limits of this state more than one hundred (100) crayfish in a twenty-four (24) hour period, provided that this subsection does not apply to a person engaged in commercially raising crayfish in private waters for sale.

  (d) An individual must not take crayfish unless the individual is:

(1) issued a sport fishing license under IC 14-22-12-1;

(2) issued a scientific purposes license under 312 IAC 9-10-6; or

(3) taking crayfish without a license under IC 14-22-11-1 and 312 IAC 9-2-14.

  (e) An individual may use the aid of illumination from:

(1) a spotlight;

(2) a search light; or

(3) an artificial light;

to take crayfish.

  (f) An individual must not take crayfish from the Ohio River except by:

(1) a minnow trap not to exceed three (3) feet long and eighteen (18) inches in diameter nor have a throat opening greater than one (1) inch in diameter;

(2) a dip net not to exceed three (3) feet in diameter;

(3) a minnow seine not to exceed thirty (30) feet in length and six (6) feet in diameter nor have a mesh size larger than one-fourth (1/4) inch bar mesh;

(4) a cast net;

(5) lawful sport fishing methods provided in 312 IAC 9-7-17(b); or

(6) methods authorized under a scientific purposes license under 312 IAC 9-10-6.

  (g) A person must not sell crayfish unless the person is issued a bait dealer's license under IC 14-22-16. (Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 9-9-2; filed May 12, 1997, 10:00 a.m.: 20 IR 2726; readopted filed Jul 28, 2003, 12:00 p.m.: 27 IR 286; readopted filed Nov 24, 2008, 11:08 a.m.: 20081210-IR-312080672RFA; filed Jul 6, 2010, 1:55 p.m.: 20100804-IR-312090616FRA; filed Feb 22, 2011, 1:13 p.m.: 20110323-IR-312100501FRA; readopted filed May 20, 2014, 9:43 a.m.: 20140618-IR-312140017RFA)