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Indiana Statutes, Title 14

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Title 14, NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES

298 chapters · 3,311 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 143,311 Ch 2, Powers and Duties of Commission761 Ch 1, Establishment of Commission380 Ch 3, Employment of Property Managers235 Ch 6, Wabash River Heritage Corridor Commi…222 Ch 4, Procedures Governing Certain Licenses219 Ch 8, Conditions of State Support for Priv…216 Ch 5, Enforcement162 Ch 7, Lincoln Hills of Indiana157 Ch 9, Kankakee River Basin and Yellow Rive…109 Ch 11, Requirements for Motorboat Operators99 Ch 12, Regulation of Personal Watercraft55 Ch 15, Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Commission55 Ch 10, Enforcement48 Ch 20, Breeder's License43

11 sections·Filtered byTitle 14✕Ch 26.5✕

Ind. Code § 14-22-26.5-1 Applicability; permitted physical contact or proximity with a specified animal
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Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to physical contact or proximity between a specified animal and any of the following: (1) The owner of a specified animal. (2) The owner of the facility in which the specified animal is kept. (3) A trained employee of the facility's owner who i…
Ind. Code § 14-22-26.5-2 "Direct contact"
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Sec. 2. (a) As used in this chapter, "direct contact" means physical contact between the public and a specified animal. (b) The term includes the taking of a photograph of a specified animal except where there is located between the public and the specified animal a permanent phy…
Ind. Code § 14-22-26.5-2.5 "Professional production crew"
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Sec. 2.5. (a) As used in this chapter, "professional production crew" means a cast or crew member of a production team and includes a professional photographer, videographer, or cinematographer. (b) The term includes a member of the news media. As added by P.L.96-2022, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 14-22-26.5-3 "Proximity"

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Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "proximity" means a distance created by a visual or physical barrier, including a barrier fence, safety line, or other means to signify a restricted area, that is designed to prevent a member of the public from touching a primary, permeable barrie…

Ind. Code § 14-22-26.5-3.5 "Public"

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Sec. 3.5. As used in this chapter, "public" refers to a person or an individual who is not listed or otherwise described in section 1 of this chapter. However, the term does not include a trespasser. As added by P.L.96-2022, SEC.7.

Ind. Code § 14-22-26.5-4 "Specified animal"

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Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "specified animal" means a live animal that is any of the following: (1) An animal from the following species of Felidae: (A) Lions (Panthera leo). (B) Tigers (Panthera tigris). (C) Leopards (Panthera pardus). (D) Snow leopards (Panthera uncia). (…

Ind. Code § 14-22-26.5-5 "Trained"

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Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "trained" means having participated in specific instruction with a specified animal. As added by P.L.96-2022, SEC.7.

Ind. Code § 14-22-26.5-6 Prohibition against direct contact with a specified animal

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Sec. 6. A person that owns or possesses a specified animal may not allow a member of the public to: (1) come into direct contact with; or (2) enter into a proximity that allows for or permits direct contact with; the specified animal, regardless of the age of the specified animal…

Ind. Code § 14-22-26.5-7 Licensing requirements of the owner of a specified animal

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Sec. 7. A person who owns a specified animal must have a commercial animal dealer, breeder, or exhibitor's license issued by the United States Department of Agriculture. As added by P.L.96-2022, SEC.7.

Ind. Code § 14-22-26.5-8 Adoption of rules

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Sec. 8. The department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter. However, the department may not adopt a rule to add any additional specified animal to the definition provided in section 4 of this chapter. As added by P.L.96-2022, SEC.7.

Ind. Code § 14-22-26.5-9 Violations

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Sec. 9. A person that violates this chapter commits a Class B infraction. The court shall assess the amount of the fine authorized by this section solely on the basis of the individual members of the public who are exposed to a specified animal when the court imposes the fine on …