CHAPTER 15. CHARTER FISHING BOAT OPERATOR'S LICENSE

IC 14-22-15
     Chapter 15. Charter Fishing Boat Operator's License

IC 14-22-15-1
License requirement
    
Sec. 1. An individual may not take another individual sport fishing for hire on:
        (1) Indiana waters;
        (2) waters containing state owned fish; or
        (3) boundary waters of Indiana;
without a charter fishing boat operator's license issued by the director.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.

IC 14-22-15-2
Annual fee
    
Sec. 2. The annual fee for a charter fishing boat operator's license for a resident or a nonresident is one hundred dollars ($100).
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.

IC 14-22-15-3
Validity; expiration
    
Sec. 3. A charter fishing boat operator's license:
        (1) is valid for one (1) year; and
        (2) expires December 31 of the year for which the license is issued.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.

IC 14-22-15-4
Records and reports
    
Sec. 4. (a) An individual having a charter fishing boat operator's license shall keep an accurate record of the following:
        (1) Each day's catch of fish.
        (2) Other related information that the department requires by rule.
    (b) Before the fifteenth day of each month, the charter fishing boat operator shall report the previous month's record required under subsection (a) to the department on forms furnished by the department. The report shall be made even if no fish are caught.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.

IC 14-22-15-5
Failure to keep records or make reports
    
Sec. 5. The director may:
        (1) refuse under IC 4-21.5-3-5 to grant, renew, or restore; or
        (2) suspend or revoke under IC 4-21.5-3-6;
a license of an individual who fails to keep a record or make a report required by section 4 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.
IC 14-22-15-6
Operation without license
    
Sec. 6. A person who acts as a charter fishing boat operator without a license in violation of section 1 of this chapter commits a Class B infraction.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.

IC 14-22-15-7
Violations regarding records and reports
    
Sec. 7. A person who:
        (1) fails to keep accurate records in violation of section 4(a) of this chapter; or
        (2) fails to report monthly to the department in violation of section 4(b) of this chapter;
commits a Class C infraction.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.