Kentucky Administrative Regulations
Title 301 - TOURISM, ARTS AND HERITAGE CABINET - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES
Chapter 1 - Fish
Section 301 KAR 1:110 - Prohibition on raising or hatching fish in public waters
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, March 1, 2024
RELATES TO: KRS 150.025, 150.180(2)(7), 150.280
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: The purpose of this administrative regulation is to prohibit the raising or hatching of fish in public waters. It is necessary in order to protect the fish population.
Section 1. A person or organization shall not use public waters to raise or hatch fish or aquatic organisms for private or commercial purposes except as specified in Section 2 of this administrative regulation. This includes cage culture of fishes.
Section 2. The commissioner may grant approval and issue a permit for paddlefish to be stocked and reared in approved water supply lakes for aquaculture purposes pursuant to 301 KAR 1:115, Section 6.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 150.025, 150.280