Kansas Administrative Regulations
Agency 115 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM
Article 7 - FISH AND FROGS
Section 115-7-3 - Fish; taking and use of baitfish or minnows

Universal Citation: KS Admin Regs 115-7-3

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

(a) Baitfish may be taken for noncommercial purposes by any of the following means:

(1) A seine not longer than 15 feet and four feet deep with mesh not larger than 1/4 inch;

(2) a fish trap with mesh not larger than 1/4 inch and a throat not larger than one inch in diameter;

(3) a dip or cast net with mesh not larger than one inch; or

(4) a fishing line.

(b) Each fish trap shall be tagged with the operator's name and address when the fish trap is in use.

(c) Baitfish taken, except gizzards shad, silver carp, and bighead carp, shall not exceed 12 inches in total length. Silver carp and bighead carp shall not be transported from the water alive.

(d) The possession limit shall be 500 baitfish.

(e) For the species specified in this subsection, the department's applicable creel and possession limits shall apply.

Live baitfish, crayfish, leeches, amphibians, and mussels, except for bluegill and green sunfish from nondesignated aquatic invasive waters and baitfish, crayfish, leeches, amphibians, and mussels from designated aquatic invasive waters, may be caught and used as live bait only within the common drainage where caught. However, live baitfish, crayfish, leeches, amphibians, and mussels shall not be transported and used above any upstream dam or barrier that prohibits the normal passage of fish. Bluegill and green sunfish collected from non-designated aquatic invasive waters may be possessed or used as live bait anywhere in the state. Live baitfish, crayfish, leeches, amphibians, and mussels collected from designated aquatic invasive waters shall be possessed or used as live bait only while on that water and shall not be transported from the water alive.

(f) No person shall import live baitfish that does not meet the requirements of K.A.R. 115-17-2 and K.A.R. 115-17-2a.

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