R657-13-21. Catch-and-Kill Regulations

  (1) The Wildlife Board may designate in proclamation and guidebook waters where anglers are required to kill specified aquatic animal species that are caught.

  (2) A person shall immediately kill any aquatic animal caught in a water identified by the Wildlife Board in proclamation or guidebook as catch-and-kill for that species.

  (a) An aquatic animal killed subject to a catch-and-kill regulation may be:

  (i) retained and consumed by the angler; or

  (ii) disposed of:

  (A) in the water where the aquatic animal was caught;

  (B) at a fish cleaning station;

  (C) at the angler's permanent residence; or

  (D) at another location where disposal is authorized by law.

  (3) A person may not release a live aquatic animal subject to a catch-and-kill regulation in the water it was caught or in any other water in the state.