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<section article="gnr" article_name="Natural Resources" number="4-212" title_number="4" title_name="Fish and Fisheries" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Organization and Authority of Department Pertaining to Fish and Fisheries -- in General">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Any properly accredited person of known scientific attainment desiring to collect fish, fish eggs, shellfish, or aquatic invertebrates from the wild for scientific or educational purposes shall first obtain a scientific collection permit from the Secretary.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Secretary may issue a scientific collection permit, on the payment of a reasonable fee established by the Department in regulation, to any properly accredited person who has demonstrated a legitimate scientific or educational need for the requested species and submitted an application on a form provided by the Department.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Secretary may adopt regulations governing the issuance, revocation, terms, and conditions of the permit.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The permit:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Shall expire December 31 of the issuing year; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>May not be transferred to another person.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The permit may become void on proof that the permittee has:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Violated any provision of the permit;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Captured or killed any fish, fish eggs, shellfish, or aquatic invertebrates in violation of the terms and conditions of the permit;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Taken any nests or eggs for other than scientific or educational purposes; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Taken or possessed any fish, fish eggs, shellfish, or aquatic invertebrates not authorized by the permit.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
