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Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Code of Law.

CSV.2.9.090 Setlines and Set or Bank Poles Regulated

(a) No member shall fish with or set any setline or set or bank pole except in accordance with the following provisions:

(1) A maximum of 20 set or bank poles and 1 setline may be used in no more than 3 bodies of water at any one time.

(2) Setlines shall be marked at one end by a white flag ten inches square or larger held by a pole three feet or more above the surface of the water or bank; the pole shall not be more than two-and-one-half inches in diameter and, if a buoy is used to hold the pole, it shall be round or ovate in shape and have a diameter of fifteen inches or less; the pole shall not be placed in the main channel of any navigable waterway;

(3) Each set or bank pole and each setline shall have attached securely to it an identification tag issued by the Tribe showing the member's tribal affiliation and tribal identification number.

(4) Setlines or set or bank poles shall not be equipped with stainless steel hooks.

(5) A set or bank pole may not be equipped with more than one line which shall not have more than 2 hooks.

(6) A setline shall not have more than 10 hooks.

(7) Each set or bank pole and setline shall be lifted and the catch removed at least once each day following the day it was set.

(8) Set or bank poles and setlines may only be set, attended or lifted from one hour before sunrise to one-half hour past sunset.

(9) The tribal conservation department may impose such other terms and conditions as it deems appropriate or necessary, including such biological monitoring requirements appropriate to the level of harvest activity on any body of water.

(b) No member shall fish with any set or bank pole or setline which does not meet the requirements of Section CSV.2.9.010(j) [Set or Bank Pole Defined] or Section CSV.2.9.010(k) [Setline Defined].

(c) No member shall possess any fish harvesting device other than a set or bank pole or setline while setting, lifting or attending a set or bank pole or setline.

(d) No member shall share any set or bank pole or setline with any person who is not a member of a signatory tribe, except as provided in Section CSV.2.3.300 [Permissible Conduct/Assistance by Non-Members].