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| 10.__Inspection of live smelts and baitfish.__A person licensed | under this section who possesses live smelts or baitfish at a fixed | place of business shall make those fish available for inspection by | a warden or a department fisheries biologist during normal business | hours.__A person licensed under this section who possesses live | smelts or baitfish at a location other than the licensee's fixed | place of business shall make those fish available for inspection by | a warden or a department fisheries biologist at any time, upon | request. |
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| §12552. Purchase of live smelts from unlicensed dealers |
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| | 1.__Prohibition.__A person licensed to deal in live baitfish | pursuant to section 12551 may not purchase live smelts from a | person who does not hold a current license to sell live smelts | issued pursuant to section 12551, subsection 4, paragraph A or C. |
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| | 2.__Penalty.__A person who violates subsection 1 commits a | civil violation for which a forfeiture of not less than $100 nor | more than $500 may be adjudged. |
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| The commissioner, subject to the hearing provisions of section | 10902, shall revoke for a period of at least one year from the | date of conviction any licenses issued under section 12251 to a | person convicted of a violation of subsection 1. |
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| §12553. Selling, using or possessing baitfish |
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| | 1.__Selling, using or possessing unlawful baitfish. A person | may not, except as provided in this section, sell, offer for | sale, use or possess for use as bait for fishing any species of | fish other than baitfish as defined in section 10001, subsection | 6. |
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| A.__Nothing in this Title prohibits the use of commercially | prepared eggs from species that do not naturally occur in | the State for bait. |
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| B.__A person may take baitfish from all inland waters of the | State during the period that those waters are open to | fishing and the commissioner may grant permits in accordance | with section 12513 to take baitfish from certain waters at | any time. |
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| A person who violates this subsection commits a Class E crime.__ | The court shall, in addition, impose a fine of $20, none of which | may be suspended, for each fish illegally possessed. |
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