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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.

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Young R , Mishler

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    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.

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    A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning natural and cultural resources.

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).

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:

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        (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 until 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.