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CSV.2.13.050 Turtle Regulations

(a) Seasons.

(1) An annual open season for the harvest of turtles commencing on June 16 and ending on April 30 (inclusive) is hereby established.

(2) No member shall harvest any turtle except during the open season established by this section.

(b) Bag and Size Limits. There are no bag or size limits applicable to the harvest of turtles.

(c) Methods of Turtle Harvest. Except as provided in Section CSV.2.13.050(f), below, no member shall harvest turtles except by the following methods:

(1) By hand.

(2) By hook and line.

(3) By the use of traps as follows:

(A) Hoop net turtle traps may be used.

(B) Hoop nets shall be constructed with a mesh of not less than 8 inch stretch measure providing traps are set so that not less than 2 inches of the hoops extend above the surface of the water.

(C) Float and tank type turtle traps may be used.

(D) Each turtle trap shall be tagged so as to be visible at all times with the member's name and address.

(E) Each turtle trap shall be checked and any entrapped turtles shall be removed at least once each day following the set.

(4) In trout streams, by the method commonly known as hooking.

(5) Bow and arrow.

(d) Sale of Turtles Authorized.

(1) Nothing in this ordinance shall be construed to prohibit the sale to any person of turtles lawfully harvested pursuant to this subchapter.

(2) The requirements of Section CSV.2.3.260 [Records of Commercial Transaction Required] shall not apply to the sale of less than 50 pounds of turtles lawfully harvested in a calendar year pursuant to this subchapter.

(e) Assistance by Non-Tribal Members. No person who is not a member or a member of another signatory tribe shall assist a member in the harvesting of turtles pursuant to this subchapter except in accordance with Section CSV.2.3.300 [Permissible Conduct/Assistance by Non-Members].

(f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a member from possessing or selling turtles taken incidental to fishing by methods authorized by Section CSV.2.9.070 [Dip Nets, Fyke Nets and Seines], Section CSV.2.9.080 [Gill Nets], or Section CSV.2.9.090 [Setlines or Set or Bank Poles].