3 CSR 10-6.605 - Live Bait
(1) Daily
Limit: In the aggregate, one hundred fifty (150) crayfish, freshwater shrimp,
and those species of fish not defined as game fish in
3 CSR
10-20.805; and five (5) each of the following
amphibians: southern leopard frog, plains leopard frog, and cricket frog.
Bighead carp, common carp, goldfish, grass carp, and silver carp may be taken
and possessed in any number.
(2)
Methods.
(A) Live bait may be taken by a trap
with throat opening not to exceed one and one-half inches (1 1/2") in any
dimension, dip net, throw net, pole and line, or a seine not more than twenty
feet (20') long and four feet (4') deep, of a mesh not more than one-half inch
(1/2") bar measure.
(B) Live bait,
except fish, may be taken by hand.
(C) Crayfish may also be taken by trap with
an opening not to exceed one and one-half inches (1 1/2") by eighteen inches
(18").
(3) Seasons:
Throughout the year.
(4) Length
Limits: All bluegill, green sunfish, and bullheads more than five inches (5")
in total length and other fish more than twelve inches (12") in total length
must be returned to the water unharmed immediately after being caught by the
methods prescribed in this rule, except there are no length limits for invasive
fish, common carp, grass carp, gizzard shad, and goldfish.
(5) Live bait, when purchased or obtained
from a source other than the waters of the state or a licensed commercial
fisherman, must be species listed in the Approved Aquatic Species List
(3 CSR
10-9.110) and may be possessed in any
number.
(6) Invasive fish may not
be used as live bait but may be used as dead or cut bait.
(7) Live bait, as defined in this code,
obtained from waters of the state, may not be transported from the state or
sold.
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