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2008 TURTLE AND FROG REGULATIONS
Species	Season	Location	Minimum Size	Daily Limit
Snapping Turtle	January 1 thru April 30 and June 16 thru December 31	statewide	No minimum size	3 per day
Bull frog and green frog	January 1 thru March 31 and July 1 thru December 31	statewide	No minimum size	15 per day combined
Means of Take
Any person who has a fishing license or is entitled to fish without a license may take snapping turtles, bull frogs and green frogs by means of spears, hooks, dip nets not more than 24 inches in diameter, traps or by hand. The use of set lines is prohibited. Snapping turtles may not be taken with a gun or bow and arrow. Snapping turtles, bull frogs and green frogs may be taken in numbers greater than the daily limit under special permit issued by the Division of Fish, Game and Wildlife at its discretion.