Authority: IC 14-22-2-6

Affected: IC 14-22-16

Sec. 14. (a) A fish hauler's and supplier's permit must be obtained under this section before a person:

1. (1) imports live fish from another state or another country for sale; or
2. (2) raises fish for sale for any purpose, live or dead.

(b) A person shall make application for a permit under this section on a departmental form.

(c) A person applying for a permit under this section must establish that a fish that is raised in Indiana or imported in Indiana and will be sold:

1. (1) is free of any communicable disease;
2. (2) will not become a nuisance; and
3. (3) will not damage a native wild species or a domestic species of animal or plant.

(d) A permit issued under this section expires on December 31 for the year of its issuance.

(e) Subject to conditions imposed on the permit by the department, a permittee may import, produce, or sell live fish of the species listed under section 15(e) of this rule and the following species:

1. (1) Brown trout.
2. (2) Hybrid striped bass.
3. (3) Rainbow trout.
4. (4) Tiger muskellunge.
5. (5) Tilapia.

(f) This section does not apply to a person who possesses fish other than those listed in 312 IAC 9-6-7 and who:

1. (1) is engaged in raising, importing, or selling live fish exclusively for use in the aquarium pet trade; or
2. (2) holds a bait dealer's license under IC 14-22-16 and is engaged exclusively in the sale of live fish for bait.

(Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 9-10-14; filed May 12, 1997, 10:00 a.m.: 20 IR 2735; errata filed Jun 2, 1997, 3:20 p.m.: 20 IR 2789; readopted filed Jul 28, 2003, 12:00 p.m.: 27 IR 286; readopted filed Nov 24, 2008, 11:08 a.m.: 20081210-IR-312080672RFA; filed Jul 6, 2010, 1:55 p.m.: 20100804-IR-312090616FRA; readopted filed May 20, 2014, 9:43 a.m.: 20140618-IR-312140017RFA; readopted filed Sep 18, 2019, 1:16 p.m.: 20191016-IR-312190325RFA; readopted filed Mar 25, 2025, 9:50 a.m.: 20250423-IR-312240574RFA)