NAC503.508. Use of bait in particular areas: Colorado River, Lake Mead and Lake Mohave.

In the waters of the Colorado River, Lake Mead and Lake Mohave:

     1. In addition to fish used as live bait, forms of animal life such as waterdogs, grasshoppers, earthworms and crayfish may be used for bait.

     2. Only the following species of live fresh-water fish may be lawfully raised, possessed, transported, sold, offered for sale, imported, used or taken from the waters of the Colorado River for use as live bait:

     (a) Golden shiner.

     (b) Fathead minnow.

     (c) Mosquitofish.

     (d) Red shiner.

     (e) Threadfin shad.

     (f) Carp.

     (g) Goldfish.

     (h) Gizzard shad.

     3. A fisherman with a valid license may possess or use as live bait only the species of fish named in subsection 2. These species of fish may be purchased only from a dealer in bait licensed in Arizona, California or Nevada or may be taken for personal use only with a:

     (a) Dipnet;

     (b) Cast net with a radius not exceeding 4 feet measured from the horn to the leadline;

     (c) Seine not exceeding 10 feet in length and 4 feet in width; or

     (d) Trap for minnows not exceeding 12 inches in depth, 12 inches in width and 24 inches in length.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Wildlife Comm’rs, eff. 1-1-81; A 12-14-81; 4-27-84, eff. 5-25-84; 1-2-86; R137-09, 1-28-2010; R149-12, 12-20-2012)