(1) The department shall promulgate reasonable regulations governing the taking of minnows and crayfish from the waters of the Commonwealth. The regulations shall prescribe the type of gear to be used, and shall prescribe the types of minnows and crayfish that may be taken and the purposes for which they may be used.
(2) Any person possessing a commercial fishing license may take rough fishes, by the use of commercial fishing gear, the types and specifications of which shall be prescribed by the department by regulation.
(3) No person shall operate any commercial fishing gear as prescribed by regulation unless he has procured a commercial fishing license and a tag for the use of each piece of commercial fishing gear and has complied with the provisions of this chapter or the regulations of the department. The tags shall be affixed to and displayed on each piece of commercial fishing gear in use. This section shall not be construed to require retail or wholesale dealers, or manufacturers to obtain licenses and tags for commercial fishing gear in their possession.