Unlawful means of taking fish; special permits

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.