Ind. Code ch. 14-22-16

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Ind. Code § 14-22-16-1 Application; fee

Sec. 1. (a) A person engaging in or continuing to engage in the business of selling or bartering live minnows or crayfish for bait shall file an application with the division for a bait dealer's license. The application and the license must be on forms prescribed by the director. (b) Subject to IC 14-22-2-10, the minimum fee for a license is as follows: (1) Ten dollars ($10) for residents. (2) Fifty dollars ($50) for nonresidents. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-7-16(1) part.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.151-2012, SEC.23; P.L.195-2017, SEC.23.

Ind. Code § 14-22-16-2 Issuance

Sec. 2. The director: (1) may, after investigation, issue a license to the applicant; or (2) shall, if the applicant is engaged in hatching and raising the applicant's own stock, issue a license. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-7-16(1) part.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.

Ind. Code § 14-22-16-3 Expiration

Sec. 3. A license expires December 31 following the date of issue. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-7-16(1) part.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.

Ind. Code § 14-22-16-4 Permit to possess minnows or crayfish

Sec. 4. A person desiring to possess in Indiana at one (1) time more than: (1) five hundred (500) live minnows; or (2) five hundred (500) live crayfish; not intended for the purpose of engaging in the business of selling or bartering live minnows or crayfish for bait must procure a permit to possess the minnows or crayfish. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-7-16(2).] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.155-2015, SEC.16.

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