Only the following legal live aquatic bait may be imported into the state and only with a permit issued by the director and in the manner approved by the director: white suckers, creek chubs, and leeches. It is illegal to import all other live aquatic bait. It is illegal to export live aquatic bait out of the state except with a permit issued by the director and only in the manner approved by the director. It is illegal to transport live aquatic bait through the state except with a permit issued by the director and only in the manner approved by the director. Permit applications must be received by the director a minimum of forty-eight hours prior to any planned import or export of legal live aquatic bait.

History: Effective April 1, 2008; amended effective October 1, 2010; January 1, 2014; January 1, 2018; April 1, 2023.

General Authority: NDCC 20.1-02-05(22), 20.1-06-01, 20.1-06-14

Law Implemented: NDCC 20.1-02-05(22), 20.1-06-01, 20.1-06-14