CSV.1.9.060 Spearing Regulated

(a) No member or duly authorized non-member shall use or possess any spear on any body of water unless the member possesses a valid permit authorizing the use of a spear on that body of water. Such a permit may be the member's tribal identification card required by Section CSV.1.3.030(c) of this ordinance.

(b) The Tribal Governing Board reserves the right to impose limits on open water spearing provided that the tribal conservation department determines it is in the best interest of the Tribe to do so, including but not limited to the following:

(1) The establishment of limitations on the open season that exists for walleye, muskellunge, or any other species;

(2) The establishment of limitations on permit duration for the spearing of walleye, muskellunge, or any other species;

(3) The establishment of respective individual harvest limits or daily bag limits for walleye, muskellunge, or any other species for any designated body of water;

(4) The establishment of limitations on the respective number of spearing permits which may be issued at any one time for walleye, muskellunge, or any other species for any designated body of water.

(c) No member or duly authorized non-member shall fish by the use of a spear contrary to the terms and conditions of any spearing permit which has been issued to him or her.

(d) No member or duly authorized non-member shall fish with the use of a spear which does not meet the requirements of required by Section CSV.1.2.010(qqq) of this ordinance [Spear Defined], except that a member may spear panfish with the use of a spear with barbed tines that are smaller than otherwise required.

(e) No member or duly authorized non-member shall share spearing equipment with any person who is not a member as provided in Section CSV.1.3.290 of this ordinance [Permissible Conduct/Assistance by Non-Members].