14-9-8-8. Appointment of Personnel
Sec. 8. The division director shall, with the approval of the director, appoint personnel to the ranks, grades, and positions within the division. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-4-4(a).] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.100-2012, SEC.40.
14-9-8-23. “Turn in a Poacher” Program
Sec. 23. (a) The “turn in a poacher” program is established within the division for the purpose of encouraging citizen participation in deterring the unlawful taking or possession of game, fish, or nongame wildlife. (b) Under the program the department shall accomplish the purpose set out in subsection (a) by doing the following: (1) Providing […]
14-9-8-9. Political Activities Not to Be Required
Sec. 9. An officer appointee or a conservation officer of the division may not be ordered in any manner to do any of the following: (1) Engage in the activities or interest of any of the following: (A) A political party. (B) A candidate for public office. (C) A candidate for nomination to public office. […]
14-9-8-24. Persons Authorized to Enforce Fish and Wildlife Laws
Sec. 24. The director may authorize a person who is not a conservation officer to enforce Indiana fish and wildlife laws as if the person were a conservation officer under the following conditions: (1) The person must be a full-time law enforcement officer in Indiana or a full-time conservation law enforcement officer from another state, […]
14-9-8-10. Worker’s Compensation
Sec. 10. (a) Injury, death, or occupational disease of a conservation officer arising out of and during the course of the performance of the officer’s duties as a conservation officer is compensable under IC 22-3. (b) For the purposes of this chapter and IC 22-3, all conservation officers are conclusively presumed to have accepted the […]
14-9-8-25. Conservation Officers Authorized to Work With Law Enforcement Agencies
Sec. 25. The director may authorize a conservation officer to work temporarily with a law enforcement agency in Indiana, another state, or Canada under the following conditions: (1) The authorization may not be for longer than thirty (30) days, but the authorization may be renewed. (2) The authorization must relate to a specific problem or […]
14-9-8-11. Training and Examinations
Sec. 11. (a) The division director shall, with the approval of the director, organize and conduct a training school for officer candidates and other employees of the division. A conservation officer may not be assigned to regular active duty until the officer has received training and successfully passed a course prescribed by the division director. […]
14-9-8-26. Repealed
As added by P.L.57-1995, SEC.5; P.L.104-1995, SEC.4. Repealed by P.L.2-1996, SEC.297.
14-9-8-12. Probationary Employees
Sec. 12. All new conservation officers appointed to the division are probationary employees for one (1) year from the date of appointment. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-4-6(b) part.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.2.
14-9-8-13. Ineligibility for Reappointment
Sec. 13. A person who: (1) is discharged from the division; or (2) withdraws before the completion of two (2) years of duty from date of appointment; is not eligible for reappointment. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-4-6(b) part.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.2.