LD 1600
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4.__Issuance.__The commissioner may issue live smelt and
baitfish licenses in the following categories.

 
A.__A live bait retailer's license permits a person to
possess for resale, sell or offer to sell live smelts,
Osmerus mordax, and baitfish, as defined in section 10001,
subsection 6.

 
B.__A baitfish wholesaler's license permits a person to take
and possess for resale, sell or offer to sell live baitfish.

 
C.__A smelt wholesaler's license permits a person to take
and possess for resale, sell or offer to sell live smelts.

 
5.__Schedule of fees.__The fees for licenses under this
section are:

 
A.__For a live bait retailer's license, $14;

 
B.__For a baitfish wholesaler's license, $24; and

 
C.__For a smelt wholesaler's license, $69.

 
6.__Live bait retailer's license.__The following restrictions
apply to the selling of live smelts and baitfish under the live
bait retailer's license.

 
A.__If a person sells live smelts or baitfish from more than
one retail facility, that person must obtain a separate
license for each place of business.

 
B.__The holder of a live bait retailer's license may
designate others to assist in selling live smelts and
baitfish at the license holder's business facility.

 
C.__The holder of a live bait retailer's license, or a
designee, may transport live smelts and baitfish.

 
D.__The holder of a live bait retailer's license may possess
more than the daily bag limit of smelts at any time,
providing that the smelts were acquired in a lawful manner.
As evidence of lawful possession, the receipted invoice,
bill of lading, bill of sale or other satisfactory evidence
must be presented upon request to any agent of the
commissioner.

 
E.__A person licensed to sell live fish as bait may not
possess at that person's place of business any species of
fish that may not legally be sold as bait.


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