Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22-16; IC 14-22-34-12
Sec. 1.
In addition to the definitions in
312 IAC 9-1, the
following definitions apply throughout this rule and
312 IAC 9-7 through
312 IAC
9-10:
(1)
"Alewife" means the species Alosa pseudoharengus.
(2) "American eel" means the species Anguilla
rostrata.
(3) "Aquarium pet trade"
means the business of importing, producing, or selling live fish for display
in:
(A) aquariums;
(B) tanks; or
(C) other continuing exhibits.
(4) "Artificial lure" means a
man-made object used to attract fish with attached single-prong or
multiple-prong hooks, excluding bait as defined in this rule.
(5) "Asian carp" means the following:
(A) Bighead carp.
(B) Black carp.
(C) Grass carp.
(D) Silver carp.
(6) "Atlantic salmon" means the species Salmo
salar.
(7) "Bait" means the
following:
(A) Natural fish food including
bait fish, crayfish, frogs permitted as bait, grubs, insects, larvae, worms,
salmon eggs, cheese, corn, and other food substances not containing any
ingredient to stupefy, injure, or kill fish.
(B) Any substance designed to attract fish by
taste or scent including dough bait, putty or paste-type bait, and any fly or
lure or bait containing or used with such substances.
(C) Soft plastic bait (unscented) including
synthetic eggs, synthetic worms, synthetic grubs, and soft plastic
lures.
(8) "Bank pole"
means a passive fishing device consisting of a line with not more than one (1)
hook that is affixed to a stationary object suspended over the water.
Stationary objects may include stumps, trees, tree branches, or poles
constructed of artificial or natural material anchored into the bank. The term
is also referred to as a drop line or limb line.
(9) "Bar mesh" means the length of one (1)
side of the square mesh measure or as measured between two (2) knots on the
same line.
(10) "Bighead carp"
means the species Hypophthalmichthys nobilis.
(11) "Black bass" means the following
species:
(A) Largemouth bass.
(B) Smallmouth bass.
(C) Spotted bass.
(12) "Black bullhead" means the species
Ictalurus melas.
(13) "Black carp"
means the species Mylopharyngodon piceus.
(14) "Black crappie" means the species
Pomoxis nigromaculatus.
(15)
"Bloater" means the species Coregonus hoyi.
(16) "Blue catfish" means the species
Ictalurus furcatus.
(17) "Bluegill"
means the species Lepomis macrochirus.
(18) "Bluntnose minnow" means the species
Pimephales notatus.
(19) "Bowfin"
means the species Amia calva.
(20)
"Brook trout" means the species Salvelinus fontinalis.
(21) "Brown bullhead" means the species
Ictalurus nebulosus.
(22) "Brown
trout" means the species Salmo trutta.
(23) "Buffalo" means the genus
Ictiobus.
(24) "Bullhead" means the
following species:
(A) Black
bullhead.
(B) Brown
bullhead.
(C) Yellow
bullhead.
(25) "Burbot"
means the species Lota lota.
(26)
"Carp" means the species Cyprinus carpio.
(27) "Cast net" means a net not more than
twenty (20) feet in diameter having stretch mesh not larger than:
(A) three-fourths (3/4) inch; or
(B) two (2) inches if used only on the waters
listed in section 8(b)(1) of this rule.
(28) "Cavefish" means a fish of the family
Amblyopsidae.
(29) "Chain pickerel"
means the species Esox niger.
(30)
"Channel catfish" means the species Ictalurus punctatus.
(31) "Chinook salmon" means the species
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha.
(32)
"Chub" means the following species:
(A)
Bloater.
(B) Kiyi.
(33) "Cisco" means the species
Coregonus artedii.
(34) "Closed
aquaculture system" means a rearing facility designed to prevent the escape of
cultured organisms to the wild.
(35) "Coho salmon" means the species
Oncorhynchus kisutch.
(36)
"Crappie" means the following:
(A) White
crappie.
(B) Black
crappie.
(37) "Dip net"
means a dip net:
(A) not exceeding three (3)
feet square;
(B) without sides or
walls; and
(C) having stretch mesh
not larger than one-half (1/2) inch.
(38) "Diploid" means a cell or organism that
has two (2) complete sets of chromosomes.
(39) "Drop line" means a passive fishing
device consisting of a line with not more than one (1) hook that is affixed to
a stationary object suspended over the water. Stationary objects may include
stumps, trees, tree branches, or poles constructed of artificial or natural
material anchored into the bank. The term is also referred to as a limb line or
bank pole.
(40) "Exotic catfish"
means a walking catfish or other member of the family Clariidae.
(41) "Exotic fish" means:
(A) an exotic catfish;
(B) a bighead carp;
(C) a black carp;
(D) a silver carp;
(E) a white perch;
(F) a snakehead;
(G) a rudd;
(H) a ruffe;
(I) a tubenose goby;
(J) a round goby;
(K) a stone moroko;
(L) a wels catfish;
(M) a zander; or
(N) a hybrid or genetically altered fish of
any of these species.
(42) "Fathead minnow" means the species
Pimephales promelas.
(43) "Flathead
catfish" means the species Pylodictis olivaris.
(44) "Fly" means an artificial lure
constructed of any material except bait, as defined in this rule, attached to a
single-prong hook.
(45) "Free-float
line" means an active fishing device consisting of a line with not more than
one (1) hook that is affixed to a float. Floats are often constructed from
empty jugs/bottles, pool noodles, or other floating materials but must not be
constructed of glass. The term is also referred to as a jug line.
(46) "Freshwater drum" means the species
Aplodinotus grunniens.
(47) "Gaff"
or "gaff hook" means an implement:
(A) of
metal or another hard or tough material;
(B) with or without barbs;
(C) making a single hook having a shank with
or without a handle; and
(D) that
may be hand held to seize, hold, or sustain fish.
(48) "Gar" means the genus
Lepisosteus.
(49) "Genetically
altered fish" means a fish that is the product of genetic manipulation,
including polyploidy, gynogenesis, gene transfer, and hormonal sex
control.
(50) "Gizzard shad" means
the species Dorosoma cepedianum.
(51) "Golden shiner" means the species
Notemigonus crysoleucas.
(52)
"Goldfish" means the species Carassius auratus.
(53) "Grab hook" means a device or implement
used as a tong to clutch, close down upon, or grasp fish.
(54) "Grass carp" means the species
Ctenopharyngodon idella.
(55)
"Green sunfish" means the species Lepomis cyanellus.
(56) "Hook" includes either single-prong or
multiple-prong hooks. A multiple-prong hook or two (2) or more single-prong
hooks employed to hold a single bait, as defined in this rule, shall be
considered a single hook in counting the allowable total in use.
(57) "Hybrid striped bass" means the hybrid
of striped bass and white bass.
(58) "Hybrid sunfish" means a hybrid of the
genus Lepomis.
(59) "Kiyi" means
the species Coregonus kiyi.
(60)
"Lake herring" means the species Coregonus artedii.
(61) "Lake sturgeon" means the species
Acipenser fulvescens.
(62) "Lake
trout" means the species Salvelinus namaycush.
(63) "Lake whitefish" means the species
Coregonus clupeaformis.
(64)
"Largemouth bass" means the species Micropterus salmoides.
(65) "Limb line" means a passive fishing
device consisting of a line with not more than one (1) hook that is affixed to
a stationary object suspended over the water. Stationary objects may include
stumps, trees, tree branches, or poles constructed of artificial or natural
material anchored into the bank. The term is also referred to as a drop line or
bank pole.
(66) "Minnow" means the
following:
(A) Species of the minnow family
Cyprinidae, except the following:
(i) Exotic
species identified in section 7 of this rule.
(ii) Endangered species identified in section
9 of this rule.
(B) The
following species:
(i) Sucker.
(ii) Brook stickleback (Culaea
inconstans).
(iii) Gizzard
shad.
(iv) Threadfin
shad.
(v) Alewife.
Notwithstanding IC 14-22-16,
312 IAC 9-7-15, and
312 IAC
9-7-16, live gizzard shad, threadfin shad, and alewife
may only be collected, used, possessed, sold, bartered, and disposed of in
accordance with section 8 of this rule.
(67) "Minnow seine" means a seine or net:
(A) not more than twelve (12) feet long and
four (4) feet deep; and
(B) having
stretch mesh not larger than one-half (1/2) inch.
(68) "Minnow trap" means a fish trapping
device not exceeding twenty-four (24) inches long. The opening of the throat
shall not exceed two (2) inches in diameter.
(69) "Mosquitofish" means the species
Gambusia affinis.
(70)
"Muskellunge" means the species Esox masquinongy.
(71) "Northern pike" means the species Esox
lucius.
(72) "Paddlefish" means the
species Polyodon spathula.
(73)
"Pink salmon" means the species Oncorhynchus gorbuscha.
(74) "Pole" and "line" means fishing
equipment held in the hand, including a cane pole, casting rod, spinning rod,
fly rod, or ice fishing tackle commonly known as a tip-up but does not include
snaring, trotlines, set lines, throw lines, limb lines, drop lines, or other
tackle normally attached in a fixed position.
(75) "Quagga mussel" means the species
Dreissena bugensis.
(76) "Rainbow
trout" means the species Oncorhynchus mykiss.
(77) "Redear sunfish" means the species
Lepomis microlophus.
(78) "Rock
bass" means the species Ambloplites rupestris.
(79) "Round goby" mean the species Neogobius
melanostomus.
(80) "Rudd" means the
species Scardinius erythrophthalmus.
(81) "Ruffe" means the species Gymnocephalus
cernuus.
(82) "Sauger" means the
species Sander canadensis.
(83)
"Saugeye" means the hybrid of walleye and sauger.
(84) "Setline" means a passive fishing device
consisting of a main line attached to a stationary object that is affixed to an
anchor in a body of water. The main line has hooks attached via droppers (or
snoods). Droppers may be attached to the main line with knots, clips, or
swivels. Floats and weights may be added to the main line to suspend it at
desired depths. The term is also referred to as a throw line or
trotline.
(85) "Shad" means the
following genera:
(A) Alosa.
(B) Dorosoma.
(86) "Shovelnose sturgeon" means the species
Scaphirhynchus platorynchus.
(87)
"Silver carp" means the species Hypophthalmichthys molitrix.
(88) "Single hook" means a fishing hook
consisting of the following:
(A) One (1)
shank.
(B) One (1) point.
(89) "Smallmouth bass" means the
species Micropterus dolomieui.
(90)
"Smelt" means the genus Osmerus.
(91) "Snakehead" means all species of the
family Channidae, including the following genera:
(A) Channa.
(B) Parachanna.
(92) "Sockeye salmon" means the species
Oncorhynchus nerka.
(93) "Sport
fish" means any of the following:
(A)
Largemouth bass.
(B) Smallmouth
bass.
(C) Spotted bass.
(D) Rock bass.
(E) White crappie.
(F) Black crappie.
(G) Walleye.
(H) Sauger.
(I) Saugeye.
(J) Striped bass.
(K) White bass.
(L) Hybrid striped bass.
(M) Yellow bass.
(N) Muskellunge.
(O) Tiger muskellunge.
(P) Northern pike.
(Q) Chain pickerel.
(R) Trout or salmon.
(94) "Spotted bass" means the species
Micropterus punctulatus.
(95)
"Steelhead" means the species Oncorhyncus mykiss.
(96) "Stone moroko" means the species
Pseudorasbora parva.
(97) "Stretch
mesh" means the extended distance or length between the extreme angles of a
single mesh of net.
(98) "Striped
bass" means the species Morone saxatilis.
(99) "Sucker" means the following genera:
(A) Carpiodes.
(B) Moxostoma.
(C) Hypentelium.
(D) Catostomus.
(E) Erimyzon.
(100) "Sunfish" means all species and hybrids
of the genus Lepomis except endangered species identified in section 9 of this
rule.
(101) "Threadfin shad" means
the species Dorosoma petenense.
(102) "Throw line" means a passive fishing
device consisting of a main line attached to a stationary object that is
affixed to an anchor in a body of water. The main line has hooks attached via
droppers (or snoods). Droppers may be attached to the main line with knots,
clips, or swivels. Floats and weights may be added to the main line to suspend
it at desired depths. The term is also referred to as a trotline or
setline.
(103) "Tiger muskellunge"
means the hybrid of muskellunge and northern pike.
(104) "Tilapia" means all species of the
genus Tilapia.
(105) "Triploid"
means a cell or organism having three (3) haploid sets of
chromosomes.
(106) "Trotline" means
a passive fishing device consisting of a main line attached to a stationary
object that is affixed to an anchor in a body of water. The main line has hooks
attached via droppers (or snoods). Droppers may be attached to the main line
with knots, clips, or swivels. Floats and weights may be added to the main line
to suspend it at desired depths. The term is also referred to as a setline or
throw line.
(107) "Trout or salmon"
means the following:
(A) Lake trout.
(B) Coho salmon.
(C) Chinook salmon.
(D) Sockeye salmon.
(E) Brown trout.
(F) Steelhead (or rainbow trout).
(G) Brook trout.
(H) Atlantic salmon.
(I) Pink salmon.
(108) "Tubenose goby" means the species
Proterorhinus marmoratus.
(109)
"Walleye" means the species Sander vitreus.
(110) "Warmouth" means the species Lepomis
gulosus.
(111) "Wels catfish" means
the species Silurus glanis.
(112)
"White bass" means the species Morone chrysops.
(113) "White catfish" means the species
Ictalurus catus.
(114) "White
crappie" means the species Pomoxis annularis.
(115) "White perch" means the species Morone
americana.
(116) "Yellow bass"
means the species Morone mississippiensis.
(117) "Yellow bullhead" means the species
Ictalurus natalis.
(118) "Yellow
perch" means the species Perca flavescens.
(119) "Zander" means the species Sander
lucioperca.
(120) "Zebra mussel"
means the species Dreissena polymorpha.