Kan. Admin. Regs. § 115-7-9 - Weigh-in black bass fishing tournaments
(a) Each individual or organization
conducting a weigh-in black bass fishing tournament shall ensure that all of
the following minimum requirements are met when conducting weigh-in procedures:
(1) One individual shall provide work crew
support for each 10 registered anglers.
(2) One weigh-in tank filled with an
electrolyte chemical-water solution and fitted with recirculation and aeration
accessories shall be maintained for each 25 registered anglers.
(3) If the water temperature at the
tournament location is 75 degrees Fahrenheit or cooler, the water contained in
the weigh-in tank shall be maintained at the same temperature as that of the
tournament location water.
(4) If
the water temperature at the tournament is warmer than 75 degrees Fahrenheit,
the water in the weigh-in tank shall be maintained at a temperature that is
between five and 10 degrees Fahrenheit cooler than the tournament location
water but shall not exceed 85 degrees Fahrenheit at any time.
(5) Not more than four anglers shall be in
the weigh-in line at any one time.
(6) Each weigh-in bag containing water from
the well of the vessel shall be reinforced, reusable, and capable of holding up
to 15 pounds of live fish and two gallons of water.
(7) The weigh-in site shall meet the
following requirements:
(A) Be located near
the vessel mooring site and the release site, vehicle, or vessel; and
(B) be located at all times under a portable
awning, in an event tent, or in the shade.
(8) Only fish that meet the special length
limit for the specific body of water where the weigh-in tournament is being
conducted shall be weighed within the period beginning June 16 and ending
August 31.
(b) Each
individual or organization conducting the tournament shall ensure that all of
the following minimum requirements are met when conducting the release
procedures:
(1) The direct release of fish
into the tournament location water after the weigh-in shall not be
permitted.
(2) If the tournament is
conducted with release tubes, vehicles, or vessels, the holding tanks shall
contain a one-half percent noniodized salt solution.
(3) If the tournament is conducted without
release tubes, vehicles, or vessels, the fish shall be dipped, for a period
ranging from 10 seconds to 15 seconds before release, in a three percent
noniodized salt solution having the same temperature as that of the water in
the weigh-in tank.
(4) The release
site shall meet the following conditions:
(A)
Be located in water reaching at least three feet in depth with good circulation
and a hard bottom; and
(B) be
located away from vessel traffic and public-use vessel ramps.
(c) Each tournament
participant shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Ensure that each well in the
participant's vessel used in the tournament is properly working and contains an
electrolyte chemical-water solution; and
(2) ensure that the participant's vessel used
in the tournament is cleaned before and after the tournament in compliance with
department guidelines regarding the prevention of aquatic invasive
species.
(d) The
provisions of paragraph (a)(7)(A) may be waived by the secretary within the
period beginning September 1 and extending through June 15 if the proximity
proposed to the release site does not pose an inordinate risk to the wildlife
resource and all other requirements of this regulation are met.
Notes
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