(a) Bait tanks on any vessel containing bait shall, when said vessel is in the waters of the entrance channel, be covered by a screen cover or other cover which shall fit closely over the top of said bait tank and the operator of such vessel shall, at all times, have aboard his vessel a covered can, box or other receptacle for dead bait. No live or dead bait shall be deposited or placed into the waters of said entrance channel.
(b) A person shall not transfer bait from one vessel to another within the entrance channel.