Any person who transports out of this state any bait species taken from any of the waters of this state or who takes, assists in taking or attempts to take any bait species from any such waters for the purpose of transporting the same out of the state shall be guilty of a class D misdemeanor; but no provision of this section shall prevent the exportation of bait species propagated and grown in private waters registered with the commissioner as such or in licensed commercial hatcheries.
(1949 Rev., S. 4937; 1957, P.A. 278, S. 1; P.A. 12-80, S. 85; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-2, S. 66.)
History: P.A. 12-80 replaced penalty of a fine of not less than $50 or more than $200 or imprisonment of not more than 30 days or both with a class D misdemeanor and made a technical change; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-2 substituted “commissioner” for “board”.