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3.13.180 Home Use

(a) All provisions of this chapter apply to home use fishermen unless by their terms or by inconsistency with a specific provision of this section they do not apply.

(b) Net mesh size: No tribal member fishing for home use shall use net with size greater than 2 3/4 inches (stretch measure) and less than 4 1/2 inches (stretch measure).

(c) Net length:

(1) From November 28 through September 30, no member shall set more than a total of 800 feet of net at any time.

(2) From October 1 through November 27, no member shall set more than a total of 500 feet of net at any one time.

(d) Net placement: From October 1 through November 27, no member shall place any net part of which extends more than 1,320 feet from the shoreline into waters adjacent to the Reservation.

(e) No members may sell any fish harvested pursuant to the provisions of this section.

(f) A commercial licensee may not fish home use nets unless specifically authorized by the tribe's fisheries specialist. Any home use nets so authorized must be marked pursuant to Section 3.13.090, and in addition bear the words "home use". In no case may a commercial licensee fish commercial and home use nets at the same time.

(g) All fish taken by a home use fisherman shall be tagged in conformance with Chapter 3.06, Bad River Ordinances, prior to transportation of the fish off of the reservation, except that where in conflict, the provisions of this chapter supersedes those of Chapter 3.06.