Sec. 1. (a) Except as allowed by sections 3 and 11 of this chapter, an individual may not take fish from waters containing state owned fish, waters of the state, or boundary waters of the state by the following:
(1) Means of:
(A) a weir;
(B) an electric current;
(C) dynamite or other explosive;
(D) a net;
(E) a seine;
(F) a trap; or
(G) any other substance that has a tendency to stupefy or poison fish.
(2) Means of the following:
(A) A firearm.
(B) The hands alone.
(b) The methods or devices in this section may be possessed and used:
(1) under special permit issued by the director under rules that the director provides; or
(2) as otherwise provided by law.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-5-1.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.165-2011, SEC.8; P.L.151-2012, SEC.15.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources
Chapter 9. Regulation of Fishing
14-22-9-1. Unlawful Means of Taking Fish; Special Permits
14-22-9-4. Minnows and Crayfish; Unlawful Transportation
14-22-9-5. Minnows and Crayfish; Transportation Outside State
14-22-9-8. Stocking Fish in Waters of the State
14-22-9-9. Obstruction of Waterways; Dams; Fish Ladders