14-22-10-0.1. Application of Certain Amendments to Chapter
Sec. 0.1. The amendments made to section 2 of this chapter by P.L.138-1997 apply to causes of action that accrue after June 30, 1997. As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.298.
Sec. 0.1. The amendments made to section 2 of this chapter by P.L.138-1997 apply to causes of action that accrue after June 30, 1997. As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.298.
Sec. 1. A person may not: (1) fish, hunt, trap, or chase; (2) shoot with any kind of firearm or archery equipment; (3) search for or gather any plant life (defined as the members of the kingdoms Fungi and Plantae); or (4) search for or gather any artifacts (as defined in IC 14-21-1-2); upon privately […]
Sec. 10. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the state is the sole regulator of the trapping of wild animals in Indiana, and trapping is regulated only by: (1) statutes; and (2) rules adopted under IC 4-22-2 by authority of statute. (b) A unit of local government may not regulate in any way the […]
Sec. 11. (a) As used in this section, “raptor” means a live migratory bird of the order Falconiformes or the order Strigiformes, other than a bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) or a golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos). (b) Except as provided in subsection (c), a unit of local government may not regulate in any way the ownership, […]
Sec. 2. (a) As used in this section and section 2.5 of this chapter, “governmental entity” means any of the following: (1) The government of the United States of America. (2) The state. (3) A county. (4) A city. (5) A town. (6) A township. (7) The following, if created by the Constitution of the […]
Sec. 2.5. (a) A person who goes upon or through the premises, including caves, of another: (1) with or without permission; and (2) either: (A) without the payment of monetary consideration; or (B) with the payment of monetary consideration directly or indirectly on the person’s behalf by an agency of the state or federal government; […]
Sec. 3. (a) An individual may not take, carry, ship, transport, or accept for shipment or transportation outside Indiana a wild animal protected by Indiana law, except as provided in this article. (b) An individual having a license to use a commercial fishing device in Indiana may ship, carry, or transport outside Indiana fish that […]
Sec. 4. (a) A resident of Indiana who has a nonresident hunting or fishing license issued by another state or country may possess in Indiana the number of wild animals that the resident could and did legally kill, take, and possess under authority of the nonresident license in the state or country issuing the license, […]
Sec. 5. The title to a wild animal illegally taken or accidentally killed in violation of this article or IC 14-2 (before its repeal) does not vest in the taker of the wild animal, but remains in the state. The director shall do the following: (1) Seize and confiscate the wild animal in the name […]
Sec. 6. (a) A person who, whether or not the person has been issued a certificate of approval, license, permit, or other document of approval authorized by this article or any other Indiana law, discharges, sprays, or releases waste materials, chemicals, or other substances: (1) either accidentally, negligently, or willfully; (2) in any quantity, concentration, […]
Sec. 7. A person may not kill or cripple a wild animal without making a reasonable effort to retrieve the animal. After the animal is retrieved the animal must be: (1) taken into the person’s possession, unless the animal is a nuisance wild animal taken with the permission of the owner or tenant of the […]
Sec. 8. (a) The director may designate and set aside waters containing state owned fish and waters of the state (including any part of the boundary waters of the state) for the purpose of improvement and propagation of the wild animal population. The director shall designate the general extent and limits or periphery by erecting […]
Sec. 9. (a) If necessary for the better protection of wild animals in or on the boundary waters of the state, the director may enter into an interstate agreement or compact for and in behalf of the state with any other state bordering the waters through the administrative or executive officer granted similar power by […]