Bill Text: IN SB0351 | 2012 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Roe harvester and dealer licenses.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-02-09 - First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources [SB0351 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2012-SB0351-Amended.html
Reprinted
January 31, 2012
SENATE BILL No. 351
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DIGEST OF SB 351
(Updated January 30, 2012 6:06 pm - DI 109)
Citations Affected: IC 14-22.
Synopsis: Roe harvester and dealer licenses. Creates a license for
nonresident roe harvesters and dealers. Allows the natural resources
commission to establish the minimum application fees for nonresident
roe harvester and dealer licenses. Gives residents of Indiana priority in
receiving roe harvester and dealer licenses.
Effective: July 1, 2012.
Young R
, Mishler
January 9, 2012, read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural
Resources.
January 24, 2012, reported favorably _ Do Pass.
January 30, 2012, read second time, amended, ordered engrossed.
Reprinted
January 31, 2012
Second Regular Session 117th General Assembly (2012)
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SENATE BILL No. 351
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
natural and cultural resources.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SOURCE: IC 14-22-13-2; (12)SB0351.2.1. -->
SECTION 1. IC 14-22-13-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.165-2011,
SECTION 12, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2012]: Sec. 2. (a) This section applies to the Ohio River
waters of Indiana.
(b) The department may issue to an individual who is a resident or nonresident of Indiana a license to use in, and to possess for use in, the water seines, nets, or other commercial fishing gear under rules adopted under IC 4-22-2 upon payment of the following fee:
(1) For an Ohio River commercial fishing license and ten (10) Ohio River commercial gear tags, one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125).
(2) For each block of ten (10) Ohio River commercial fishing gear tags, fifteen dollars ($15).
(b) The department may issue to an individual who is a resident or nonresident of Indiana a license to use in, and to possess for use in, the water seines, nets, or other commercial fishing gear under rules adopted under IC 4-22-2 upon payment of the following fee:
(1) For an Ohio River commercial fishing license and ten (10) Ohio River commercial gear tags, one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125).
(2) For each block of ten (10) Ohio River commercial fishing gear tags, fifteen dollars ($15).
SOURCE: IC 14-22-13-2.5; (12)SB0351.2.2. -->
SECTION 2. IC 14-22-13-2.5, AS ADDED BY P.L.165-2011,
SECTION 13, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2012]: Sec. 2.5. (a) This section applies to the harvest or sale
of the following roe bearing species:
(1) Shovelnose sturgeon.
(2) Paddlefish
(3) Bowfin.
(b) For the purpose of this subsection, "roe" means the eggs or gametes of a fish listed in subsection (a).
(c) An individual may not harvest, possess, or sell roe without a license issued under this section.
(d) The department may issue to an individual who is a resident or nonresident of Indiana a license to harvest, possess, and sell the roe under rules adopted under IC 4-22-2. The individual must leave the roe intact and inside the body of the fishuntil sold to a licensed roe dealer.
while on the body of water or adjacent to the water being fished,
and until processing begins in accordance with 21 CFR 123. The
individual must sell the roe only to a roe dealer licensed by the
department. The department shall limit the number of licenses that are
available.
(e) The department may issue a person a roe dealer's license to purchase,and process, and sell roe. A person may not transport roe
outside Indiana except according to the terms of a license issued under
this subsection.
(f) The following are the minimum application fees for these licenses:
(1)Roe Resident and nonresident roe harvester's license,
license for harvesting on the Ohio River, one thousand dollars
($1,000).
(2) Resident roe harvester's license for harvesting on inland water of Indiana, one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(2) (3) Roe dealer's license, five thousand dollars ($5,000).
(g) The commission may set license fees above the minimum fees established under subsection (f). The amount may not be more than is reasonably necessary to generate revenue sufficient to offset the costs incurred by the department in carrying out its responsibilities under this chapter.
(h) The department shall give priority in issuing licenses under this section to applicants who are residents of Indiana.
(1) Shovelnose sturgeon.
(2) Paddlefish
(3) Bowfin.
(b) For the purpose of this subsection, "roe" means the eggs or gametes of a fish listed in subsection (a).
(c) An individual may not harvest, possess, or sell roe without a license issued under this section.
(d) The department may issue to an individual who is a resident or nonresident of Indiana a license to harvest, possess, and sell the roe under rules adopted under IC 4-22-2. The individual must leave the roe intact and inside the body of the fish
(e) The department may issue a person a roe dealer's license to purchase,
(f) The following are the minimum application fees for these licenses:
(1)
(2) Resident roe harvester's license for harvesting on inland water of Indiana, one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(g) The commission may set license fees above the minimum fees established under subsection (f). The amount may not be more than is reasonably necessary to generate revenue sufficient to offset the costs incurred by the department in carrying out its responsibilities under this chapter.
(h) The department shall give priority in issuing licenses under this section to applicants who are residents of Indiana.
