(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to take, catch, kill, destroy, or attempt to take or catch any fish, except as provided in this section, by means other than angling with hook and line. It shall be unlawful for any person to use, while fishing in this state in any lake, pond, or reservoir or in their inlets, outlets, and canals within one-half mile of such lake, pond, or reservoir, more than two lines with two hooks on each line, except that this provision shall not apply to ice fishing. It shall be unlawful for any person to attempt to take or catch any fish by snagging fish externally by hook and line, except in the Missouri River, as provided by rules and regulations of the commission. It shall be unlawful for any person to use, while fishing in any waters in this state, a line having more than five hooks thereon or lines having more than fifteen hooks in the aggregate. One hook shall mean a single, double, or treble pointed hook, and all hooks attached as a part of an artificial bait or lure shall be counted as one hook. Nongame fish may be taken by spearing or by bow and arrow as provided by rules and regulations of the commission. Game fish may be taken by bow and arrow as provided by rules and regulations of the commission.
(2) The commission may by rules and regulations allow, control, regulate, or prohibit the use of seines, nets, and other devices and methods in the taking of fish from the Missouri River. The commission may adopt rules and regulations as to the method of taking, bag limits, size limits, possession, transporting, or selling of all species of fish in the Missouri River. Individuals shall apply to the commission on forms prescribed by
the commission for an annual commercial seining vendor permit and shall not take or sell fish as prescribed in this section before receiving such permit.
(3) The commission shall, pursuant to section 81-814.02, establish and collect fees from residents and nonresidents for all permits issued under subsection
(2) of this section as follows: (a) Not less than sixty-five dollars and not more than eighty-five dollars for residents and not less than one hundred thirty dollars and not more than one hundred seventy dollars for nonresidents for each commercial seining vendor permit permitting the legal use of five hundred lineal feet of seine or fraction thereof, and five hundred lineal feet of trammel net or fraction thereof, and ten hoop nets without wings, and permitting the use of one helper providing the helper is in the same boat as the person holding the permit; (b) Not less than twenty dollars and not more than twenty-five dollars for residents and not less than forty dollars and not more than fifty-five dollars for nonresidents for each additional five hundred lineal feet of seine or trammel net or fraction thereof; and (c) Not less than two dollars and not more than three dollars for residents and not less than four dollars and not more than six dollars for nonresidents for each additional hoop net, wing net, or fish trap or other device, permitted by the commission and used under the commercial seining vendor permit. All commercial seining vendor permits shall expire at midnight on December 31 following their issuance. All money received by the commission shall be disposed of as provided in section 37-206. The commission shall furnish to any permittee without cost a tag numbered and stamped so as to show the year of issuance and for what issued for each net, seine, or device, and it shall be unlawful to use such net, seine, or device without first having procured such tag and fastened
it to such net, seine, or device.
(4) The commission may by rules and regulations open specified waters to underwater powered spear fishing and may by rules and regulations limit or control such powered spear fishing.
