Kansas Administrative Regulations
Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM
Article 17 - WILDLIFE, COMMERCIAL USES AUTHORIZED
Section 115-17-12 - Commercial harvest of fish; legal species, seasons, size restrictions, daily limits, and possession limits

Universal Citation: KS Admin Regs 115-17-12

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 39, September 26, 2024

(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.

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