Charter Boat Operator's License

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312 IAC 9-7-17 Charter fishing boat operator's license Authority: IC 14-22-2-6; IC 14-22-15 Affected: IC 14-22-15-4 Sec. 17. (a) An individual may not take another individual sport fishing for hire on: (1) Indiana waters; (2) waters containing state-owned fish; or (3) state boundary waters; without a charter fishing boat operator's license issued by the director under IC 14-22-15-4 and this section. (b) A license holder under this section shall, on a departmental form, keep legible and accurate daily fishing records of the: (1) species; (2) numbers, locations, and dates of fish taken; and (3) number of fishermen and hours fished; while engaged in charter fishing. These daily records shall be recorded before the licensed fishing person departs the boat at the conclusion of the fishing trip. (c) A license holder under this section shall, on a departmental form, prepare a monthly report of the information maintained on the daily fishing records. The monthly report shall be submitted to the director or the director's representative before the fifteenth day of each month following the month covered. The report shall be submitted each month regardless of whether charter fishing activity occurs in the month covered unless the license holder has submitted an Inactive License Form to signify that no fishing activity will take place for the remainder of the calendar year. The Inactive License Form shall be submitted to the director or the director's representative before the fifteenth day of the month following the month the license is deemed inactive. (d) The director or the director's representative may, at any reasonable time, inspect the daily fishing records required under subsection (b) or IC 14-22-15-4.