Authority: IC 14-22-2-6

Affected: IC 14-22-2-3

Sec. 7. (a) Except as otherwise provided under this section, an individual must not import, possess, propagate, buy, sell, barter, trade, transfer, loan, or release into public or private waters any of the following live fish or recently hatched or juvenile live fish or their viable eggs or genetic material:

1. (1) Exotic catfish.
2. (2) Bighead carp.
3. (3) Black carp.
4. (4) Silver carp.
5. (5) White perch.
6. (6) Snakehead.
7. (7) Rudd.
8. (8) Ruffe.
9. (9) Tubenose goby.
10. (10) Round goby.
11. (11) Stone moroko.
12. (12) Zander.
13. (13) Wels catfish.
14. (14) A hybrid or genetically altered fish of any of these species.

(b) An individual who takes possession of a fish listed in subsection (a) does not violate this section if the fish listed in subsection (a) is killed immediately upon capture by doing one (1) of the following:

1. (1) Remove the head of the fish.
2. (2) Remove the gill arches from at least one (1) side of the fish.
3. (3) Eviscerate the fish.

(c) This section does not apply to the following:

1. (1) The use of a fish by a properly accredited zoological park as defined in 312 IAC 9-5-8(i).
2. (2) During the lawful interstate shipment of fish through the state if the fish are not unloaded or do not leave the control of a common carrier.
3. (3) A person who lawfully possesses an exotic fish under an aquaculture permit issued under 312 IAC 9-10-17 or a scientific purposes license issued under 312 IAC 9-10-6 for medical, educational, or scientific purposes.

(d) A person who possesses federally listed injurious species must also comply with 18 U.S.C. 42 and 50 CFR 16.

(Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 9-6-7; filed May 12, 1997, 10:00 a.m.: 20 IR 2716; filed May 28, 1998, 5:14 p.m.: 21 IR 3719; filed Jul 23, 2003, 10:30 a.m.: 26 IR 3868; 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; filed Jun 15, 2015, 3:43 p.m.: 20150715-IR-312140453FRA; readopted filed Sep 18, 2019, 1:16 p.m.: 20191016-IR-312190325RFA; readopted filed Mar 25, 2025, 9:50 a.m.: 20250423-IR-312240574RFA)