Hoop nets may be used or possessed in the freshwaters in which their use is authorized by Section 50-13-1192. The maximum size of hoop nets shall be sixteen feet by five and one-half feet. Hoop nets shall be made of a textile netting (no wire) of a mesh size not less than one inch square nor greater than two inches square enclosing a series of round hoops with two or more muzzle openings which shall be made of a netting material. One side of the hoop may be flat to hold the nets in place. Hoop nets shall rest on the bottom of the body of water in which they are used and shall not be suspended above the bottom. Hoop nets shall not be used within one hundred feet of the mouth of any tributary stream. The maximum number of hoop nets which may be used by one licensee shall be fifty. Use or possession of hoop nets at any place or time other than those prescribed above shall be unlawful.

HISTORY: 1981 Act No. 170, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1263.