Fish and Wildlife Regulations
Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 9:34 am
Folks, since questions regularly come up about the the regulations for native fish collecting, I'd like to create some "sticky" notes with the information for this section. Stickies are messages that always stay at the top of the forum list, for easy access. What I'd like to do is create a message for each local state (AR, MO, OK). Each message would contain two things:
1. A simple summary of the appropriate wildlife laws that allow collecting. It would specify whether or not a fishing license is needed, bag limits, etc. It would be nice to include links to the actual government documents for full details. I would think that a paragraph or two would suffice, plus links to the online regulations.
2. A list of foreign species prohibited in the state. For example, piranhas are illegal to keep in many states. "Foreign" doesn't necessarily mean from another country, though, but rather from "outside the state." As I recall, sticklebacks are illegal in Arkansas-- my favorite fish for collecting as a boy in Ohio. Most states have these lists posted online somewhere for easy access. Again, we should also include a link to the original online list, especially since it may be subject to regular additions. It would be nice to also include banned aquatic plants.
Is anyone willing to volunteer to research and write any of these three messages (for AR, MO, and OK)?
1. A simple summary of the appropriate wildlife laws that allow collecting. It would specify whether or not a fishing license is needed, bag limits, etc. It would be nice to include links to the actual government documents for full details. I would think that a paragraph or two would suffice, plus links to the online regulations.
2. A list of foreign species prohibited in the state. For example, piranhas are illegal to keep in many states. "Foreign" doesn't necessarily mean from another country, though, but rather from "outside the state." As I recall, sticklebacks are illegal in Arkansas-- my favorite fish for collecting as a boy in Ohio. Most states have these lists posted online somewhere for easy access. Again, we should also include a link to the original online list, especially since it may be subject to regular additions. It would be nice to also include banned aquatic plants.
Is anyone willing to volunteer to research and write any of these three messages (for AR, MO, and OK)?