CSV.1.9.130 Ice Fishing Regulated

(a) No member or duly authorized non-member shall ice fish by the use of hook and line through a hole larger than 12 inches in diameter.

(b) No member or duly authorized non-member shall ice fish by the use of a spear through a hole larger than 24 inches by 36 inches.

(c) No member or duly authorized non-member shall ice fish with unattended lines except in compliance with the following provisions:

(1) All unattended lines shall have attached a single iron hook with a maximum 1/2 inch point to shank gape or have attached a treble hook;

(2) All unattended lines shall be of biodegradable material and shall be securely anchored so as not to be dislodged by a hooked fish;

(3) All unattended lines shall be tagged with an identification tag showing the user's tribal identification number or tribal fishing identification number issued by the tribal conservation department.

(4) Each unattended line shall be checked at least once every 24 hours unless severe weather conditions render it impractical to do so;

(5) No more than a total of 50 attended or unattended lines shall be used in no more than 3 lakes at any one time; and

(6) All poles used for unattended lines shall be marked so as to be visible to vehicular traffic, and all openings more than twelve inches in diameter or across shall be marked in a manner which identifies them as a hazard when unused.

(d) No member or duly authorized non-member shall ice fish within an ice fishing house or other enclosure, unless the enclosure is equipped with a latch which will permit the door to be readily opened from the outside at all times while the house is occupied.

(e) No member or duly authorized non-member shall place, maintain or use a house or other enclosure for ice fishing on any body of water unless the owner's name and address or tribal identification number or tribal fishing identification number is clearly displayed on the outside of the house. Fishing shelters that are removed from the ice daily or when not occupied or otherwise in use are exempt from this requirement.

(f) No member or duly authorized non-member shall fail to remove an ice fishing house or other enclosure from any body of water on or before March 15 or as otherwise determined by the tribal conservation department except that portable shelters may be used while ice fishing after that date provided the portable shelter is removed daily from the ice.

(g) No member or duly authorized non-member shall share any ice fishing gear, including any spear, 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].