in-20200226-IR-312200081NIA: OVERVIEW: Amends 312 IAC 9-6-1 to add definitions for bank pole, drop line, free-float line, limb line, pink salmon, setline, throw line, and trotline. Amends 312 IAC 9-6-9 to add cisco and the western sand darter to, and remove the northern brook lamprey from, the endangered species list of fish. Amends 312 IAC 9-7-6 governing the taking of black bass. Amends 312 IAC 9-7-12 governing the taking of walleye, sauger, and saugeye. Amends 312 IAC 9-7-14 to remove cisco. Amends 312 IAC 9-7-16 governing sport fishing on the Ohio River. Amends 312 IAC 9-9-3 to govern golden mussel. Effective 30 days after filing with the Publisher. Questions may be sent to the Division of Hearings, Natural Resources Commission, Indiana Government Center North, 100 North Senate Avenue, Room N103, Indianapolis, IN 46204-2200, at nrcrules@nrc.in.gov, or by telephone at (317) 232-4699. Comments may be sent by regular mail to the address above or through http://www.in.gov/nrc/2377.htm. Statutory authority: IC 14-10-2-4 ; IC 14-11-2-1 ; IC 14-22-2-6 ; IC 14-22-34-17 .
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This regulation updates definitions and makes changes to various sections related to fish species and fishing practices in Indiana, including adding and removing certain fish from the endangered species list. It also includes modifications for taking certain types of fish like black bass and walleye, and it governs sport fishing on the Ohio River.
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