1. (1) The Wildlife Board may designate in proclamation and guidebook waters where anglers are required to kill specified aquatic animal species that are caught.

2. (2) A person shall immediately kill any aquatic animal caught in a water identified by the Wildlife Board in proclamation or guidebook as catch-and-kill for that species.

   1. (a) An aquatic animal killed subject to a catch-and-kill regulation may be:

      1. (i) retained and consumed by the angler; or

      2. (ii) disposed of:

         1. (A) in the water where the aquatic animal was caught;
         2. (B) at a fish cleaning station;
         3. (C) at the angler's permanent residence; or
         4. (D) at another location where disposal is authorized by law.
3. (3) A person may not release a live aquatic animal subject to a catch-and-kill regulation in the water it was caught or in any other water in the state.

KEY: fish, fishing, wildlife, wildlife law

Date of Last Change: June 23, 2026

Notice of Continuation: August 24, 2022

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 23A-2-305; 23A-24-304; 23A-4-201; 23-2-403