{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-150.450","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 150.450","heading":"Use, operation, and possession of certain fishing gear.","body":"(1) The department shall promulgate reasonable regulations governing the taking of\nminnows and crayfish from the waters of the Commonwealth. The regulations shall\nprescribe the type of gear to be used, and shall prescribe the types of minnows and\ncrayfish that may be taken and the purposes for which they may be used.\n(2) Any person possessing a commercial fishing license may take rough fishes, by the\nuse of commercial fishing gear, the types and specifications of which shall be\nprescribed by the department by regulation.\n(3) No person shall operate any commercial fishing gear as prescribed by regulation\nunless he has procured a commercial fishing license and a tag for the use of each\npiece of commercial fishing gear and has complied with the provisions of this\nchapter or the regulations of the department. The tags shall be affixed to and\ndisplayed on each piece of commercial fishing gear in use. This section shall not be\nconstrued to require retail or wholesale dealers, or manufacturers to obtain licenses\nand tags for commercial fishing gear in their possession.","path":["KRS Chapter 150"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=2028","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:50:44Z","sha256":"a98197d73fe74f575dedb2ba8e5c27a018a4c89288c70abf03dc0461a5db5b3e","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-150.445","next":"us-ky/krs-150.460"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}