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alive.__The daily bag limit established under this
subparagraph is for a 24-hour period, beginning at noon
on a given day and ending__at 11:59 a.m. the following
day;

 
(2-A)__In waters naturally free of ice, take smelts
from noon to 2:00 a.m. by the use of a dip net in the
usual and ordinary way.__The commissioner may establish
the daily bag limit by rule and a licensee may keep the
daily bag limit of smelts alive. The daily bag limit
established under this subparagraph is for a 24-hour
period, beginning at noon on a given day and ending at
11:59 a.m. the following day. The commissioner may
shorten the noon to 2:00 a.m. smelt fishing timeframe
by rule for enforcement or conservation purposes;

 
(3) May use particles of food Use artificial light for
the purpose of luring smelts to a baitfish trap, a dip
net, a drop net, or a lift net or a bag net;

 
(4) Transport or possess at the holder's business
facility more than the daily bag limit of smelts
provided that the smelts were taken by the license
holder in accordance with this section or acquired from
a person licensed under this section to deal in live
smelts;

 
(5) Designate others to assist in selling live smelts
at the holder's business facility; and

 
(6) Transport or designate others to transport on the
license holder's behalf live smelts in accordance with
this subsection.

 
B. The holder of a smelt wholesale dealer's license may
not:

 
(1) When engaged in taking, or assisting in taking,
live smelts for resale from inland waters, fail to
exhibit the license to any agent of the commissioner
upon request;

 
(2) Take multiple bag limits from waters governed by
general rules regulating the taking of smelts in order
to attain the 8-quart limit of smelts described in
paragraph A, subparagraph 2 (2);

 
(3) Use a seine to take smelts;

 
(4) Transport or possess at the holder's business facility more
than the daily bag limit of smelts at any


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