312 IAC 9-10-14 Fish hauler's and supplier's permit

Sec. 14. (a) A fish hauler's and supplier's permit must be obtained under this section before a person: (1) imports live fish from another state or another country for sale; or (2) raises fish for sale for any purpose, live or dead. (b) A person shall make application for a permit under this section on a departmental form. (c) A person applying for a permit under this section must establish that a fish that is raised in Indiana or imported in Indiana and will be sold: (1) is free of any communicable disease; (2) will not become a nuisance; and (3) will not damage a native wild species or a domestic species of animal or plant. (d) A permit issued under this section expires on December 31 for the year of its issuance. (e) Subject to conditions imposed on the permit by the department, a permittee may import, produce, or sell live fish of the species listed under section 15(e) of this rule and the following species: (1) Brown trout. (2) Hybrid striped bass. (3) Rainbow trout. (4) Tiger muskellunge. (5) Tilapia. (f) This section does not apply to a person who possesses fish other than those listed in 312 IAC 9-6-7 and who: (1) is engaged in raising, importing, or selling live fish exclusively for use in the aquarium pet trade; or (2) holds a bait dealer's license under IC 14-22-16 and is engaged exclusively in the sale of live fish for bait.