R657-13-19. Season Dates and Daily and Possession Limits

  (1) All waters of state fish rearing and spawning facilities are closed to fishing.

  (2) State waterfowl management areas are closed to fishing except as specified in the proclamation of the Wildlife Board for taking fish and crayfish.

  (3) The season for taking fish and crayfish is January 1 through December 31, 24 hours each day. Exceptions are specified in the proclamation of the Wildlife Board for taking fish and crayfish.

  (4)(a) Daily limits and possession limits are specified in the proclamation of the Wildlife Board for taking fish and crayfish and apply statewide unless otherwise specified.

  (b)(i) A person may not fish in waters that have a specific daily, possession, or size limit while possessing fish in violation of that limit.

  (ii) Fish not meeting the size, daily limit, or species provisions on specified waters shall be returned to the water immediately.

  (c)(i) Trout, salmon and grayling that are not immediately released and are held in possession, dead or alive, are included in the person's daily limit and possession limit.

  (ii) Once a trout, salmon or grayling is held in or on a stringer, fish basket, livewell, or by any other device, a trout, salmon or grayling may not be released.

  (5)(a) A person may not:

  (i) take more than one daily limit in any one day; or

  (ii) possess more than one daily limit of each species or species aggregate unless the additional fish are:

  (A) from a previous days catch;

  (B) eviscerated; and

  (C) within the possession limit for each species or species aggregate.

  (b) A person may possess a full possession limit of Bonneville cisco without eviscerating the fish from a previous days catch.