KRS 150.450: Use, operation, and possession of certain fishing gear.

(1) The department shall promulgate reasonable regulations governing the taking of

minnows and crayfish from the waters of the Commonwealth. The regulations shall

prescribe the type of gear to be used, and shall prescribe the types of minnows and

crayfish that may be taken and the purposes for which they may be used.

(2) Any person possessing a commercial fishing license may take rough fishes, by the

use of commercial fishing gear, the types and specifications of which shall be

prescribed by the department by regulation.

(3) No person shall operate any commercial fishing gear as prescribed by regulation

unless he has procured a commercial fishing license and a tag for the use of each

piece of commercial fishing gear and has complied with the provisions of this

chapter or the regulations of the department. The tags shall be affixed to and

displayed on each piece of commercial fishing gear in use. This section shall not be

construed to require retail or wholesale dealers, or manufacturers to obtain licenses

and tags for commercial fishing gear in their possession.