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.