1. (a) The legal species of fish that may be taken under a commercial fishing permit shall be the following:

   1. (1) Bowfin;
   2. (2) suckers, including buffalo;
   3. (3) common carp and exotic carp;
   4. (4) freshwater drum;
   5. (5) gar;
   6. (6) shad;
   7. (7) goldeye;
   8. (8) goldfish; and
   9. (9) skipjack herring.

2. (b) None of the following shall be possessed by a permittee while in possession of commercial fishing gear or while transporting fish taken using commercial fishing gear:

   1. (1) All species of fish excluded from subsection (a); and

   2. (2) any species of fish listed in K.A.R. 115-15-1 or K.A.R. 115-15-2.

      The species of fish specified in this subsection shall be immediately returned unharmed to the water from which removed.

3. (c) There shall be no size restriction on fish taken by a permittee.
4. (d) There shall be no maximum daily or possession limit on the number of fish taken by a permittee.
5. (e) No live specimen of bighead carp, silver carp, or black carp may be transported after commercial harvest. This regulation shall be effective on and after January 1, 2012.

(Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 32-807 and K.S.A. 32-941; effective May 27, 1991; amended Sept. 27, 2002; amended Jan. 1, 2012.)