Title 14, TITLE 14. NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES

Sec. 10. The licensee of a shooting preserve shall issue a bill of sale designating game birds or exotic mammals lawfully taken upon the shooting preserve. The bill of sale must accompany all game birds and exotic mammals removed from the shooting preserve. The licensee shall ret…

Sec. 11. (a) The licensee of a shooting preserve must keep a daily register to show the following: (1) The number of wild animals and the species released and taken from the shooting preserve each day. (2) The number of hunters participating. (b) An annual computation of the reco…

Sec. 12. (a) The following must be available to the department for inspection: (1) The daily records. (2) The pens. (3) The wild animals. (4) The shooting preserves. (b) An inspection of a shooting preserve shall be conducted under this chapter and rules adopted under IC 14-22-2-…

Sec. 13. (a) A licensee may not falsify a report that must be kept under this chapter. (b) A license may not be issued to a licensee who is convicted of violating subsection (a) or IC 14-2-7-10(i) (repealed). [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-7-10(i).] As added by P.L.1-199…

Sec. 14. (a) A licensee may not import or keep carnivores. (b) The license of a licensee who is convicted of violating subsection (a) shall be revoked. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-7-10(j).] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.

Sec. 2. Subject to IC 14-22-2-10, an application for a license under section 1 of this chapter must be accompanied by a minimum fee of one hundred dollars ($100) with the application. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-7-10(a) part.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Amended b…

Sec. 3. A shooting preserve may not be established within a distance of one (1) mile of a state owned game refuge or state public hunting ground. Duck shooting is not permitted if: (1) prohibited by a rule adopted under IC 14-22-2-6; or (2) wild ducks, geese, or other migratory g…

Sec. 4. Upon receipt of an application, the department shall do the following: (1) Inspect the following: (A) The proposed shooting preserve. (B) The facilities for propagating the game birds or exotic mammals. (C) The cover. (D) The capability of the applicant to maintain such a…

Sec. 5. A license issued under this chapter expires April 30 of each year. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-7-10(b) part.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-7-10(c).] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Repealed by P.L.219-2014, SEC.30.

Sec. 7. A person issued a license under section 4 of this chapter may propagate and offer for hunting the following animals that are captive reared and released: (1) Pheasant, quail, chukar partridges, properly marked mallard ducks, and other game bird species that the department…

Sec. 8. (a) An individual may not take game birds and exotic mammals on a shooting preserve unless the individual has a hunting license required under this article, except nonresidents of Indiana, who must possess a special license issued by the department under this section to s…

Sec. 9. A person may take wild animals from a shooting preserve only during September, October, November, December, January, February, March, or April. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-7-10(f).] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.

Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to the following: (1) Conservation officers or other law enforcement officers. (2) Game birds or exotic mammals in shooting preserves licensed under IC 14-22-31. (3) A person who takes a feral exotic mammal when the feral exotic mammal is causi…

Sec. 2. A person may not do any of the following: (1) Offer a game bird or an exotic mammal for hunting, trapping, or chasing by a person using a weapon or device that is not a shotgun, muzzle loading gun, handgun, or bow and arrow. (2) Hunt, trap, or chase a game bird or an exot…

Sec. 3. A person who knowingly or intentionally violates section 2 of this chapter commits a Class A misdemeanor. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-7-32(c).] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.

Sec. 4. A person who violates section 2(1) of this chapter may not be issued a license under IC 14-22-31. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-7-32(d).] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.

Sec. 5. If a person violates section 2(1) of this chapter, the department shall enter a recommended order to dispose of any game bird or exotic mammal the person owns, keeps, harbors, or otherwise possesses. Before the order becomes a final determination of the department, a hear…

Sec. 6. The department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to properly administer this chapter consistent with any applicable federal statutes and regulations. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-7-32(f).] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.

Sec. 7. This chapter does not preclude the state or another person from bringing other actions under the Indiana Code. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-7-32(g).] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.

treaties Sec. 1. (a) The: (1) laws of the United States; (2) migratory bird treaties of the United States with other countries; and (3) regulations issued and promulgated by a department of the United States government; concerning migratory birds in effect on January 1, 1979, hav…

Sec. 2. Consent of Indiana is given to the acquisition by the United States, by purchase, gift, devise, or lease, of the areas of land and water in Indiana that the United States considers necessary for the establishment of migratory bird reservations in accordance with 16 U.S.C.…

investigations Sec. 3. To promote fish culture and the increase of useful food and game fish in the lakes and streams of Indiana and notwithstanding Indiana fish or game law, full authority is granted to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to conduct fish hatching and all…

Sec. 5. (a) Indiana hereby assents to 16 U.S.C. 777 et seq. (b) The director shall perform the acts that are necessary to the conduct and establishment of cooperative fisheries-restoration projects in compliance with 16 U.S.C. 777 et seq. and regulations promulgated by the United…

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, "endangered species" means any species or subspecies of wildlife whose prospects of survival or recruitment within Indiana are in jeopardy or are likely within the foreseeable future to become so due to any of the following factors: (1) The de…

Sec. 10. On the basis of: (1) investigations on nongame species required by section 7 of this chapter; and (2) other available scientific and commercial data; and after consultation with other state wildlife agencies, appropriate federal agencies, and other interested persons and…

Sec. 11. The director: (1) shall conduct a review of the state list of endangered species at least every two (2) years; and (2) may amend the list by the additions or deletions that are considered appropriate by adopting rules under IC 4-22-2. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 1…

Sec. 12. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a person may not take, possess, transport, export, process, sell or offer for sale, or ship, and a common or contract carrier may not knowingly transport or receive for shipment a species or subspecies of wildlife appeari…

Sec. 13. If in the determination of the director a species: (1) should be designated endangered; and (2) has not been designated endangered by the federal government; the director may adopt rules to make the addition, whether or not a species or subspecies indigenous to Indiana i…

Sec. 14. (a) The director shall establish the programs, including acquisition of land or aquatic habitat, that are considered necessary for the management of nongame species. The director shall use all authority vested in the department to carry out the purposes of this section. …

Sec. 15. The director may permit, under the terms and conditions that are prescribed by rule, the taking, possession, transportation, exportation, or shipment of species or subspecies of wildlife that have been designated by rule as in need of management or appear on the: (1) sta…

Sec. 16. (a) Upon good cause shown, and if necessary to alleviate damage to property or to protect human health, endangered species or species in need of management may be removed, captured, or destroyed: (1) except as provided in subsection (b), under a permit issued by the dire…

Sec. 17. The director shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 that are necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-8.5-12.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.

Sec. 18. The provisions of this chapter prohibiting the taking, possessing, transportation, exporting, processing, sale, or offer to sell do not apply to wildlife in the possession of a person in Indiana on July 26, 1973. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-8.5-13.] As added …

Sec. 19. The costs of the programs established under this chapter may not be paid with money dedicated to fish and game purposes. However, transfers may be made from money dedicated for fish and game purposes to the nongame fund established under section 20 of this chapter. [Pre-…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the nongame fund established by this chapter. [1995 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.

Sec. 20. (a) The nongame fund is established as a dedicated fund. (b) The department shall administer the fund. (c) In recognition of the importance of preserving the natural heritage of Indiana, it is the intent of the general assembly to provide a fund to be used exclusively fo…

Sec. 21. If the commission establishes entrance fees for admission to fish and wildlife areas, the fees shall be deposited in the fund. However, the holder of a hunting or fishing license under this article may not be charged a fee for admission to fish and wildlife areas. [Pre-1…

Sec. 3. (a) As used in this chapter, "management" means the collection and application of biological information for the purposes of increasing the number of individuals within species and populations of wildlife up to the optimum carrying capacity of their habitat and maintainin…

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "nongame species" means any wild mammal, bird, amphibian, reptile, fish, mollusk, crustacean, or other wild animal not otherwise legally classified by Indiana statute or rule. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-8.5-1(e).] As added by P.L.1-19…

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "take" means to: (1) harass, hunt, capture, or kill; or (2) attempt to harass, hunt, capture, or kill; wildlife. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-8.5-1(h).] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "wildlife" means: (1) any wild mammal, bird, reptile, amphibian, fish, mollusk, crustacean, or other wild animal; or (2) any part, product, egg or offspring, or the dead body or parts of the wild animal. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-8.5…

Sec. 7. (a) The director shall conduct investigations on nongame species to determine the species that are in need of management. The director may consider information relating to the following: (1) Population. (2) Distribution. (3) Habitat needs. (4) Limiting factors. (5) Other …

Sec. 8. The director shall adopt rules to establish proposed limitations relating to: (1) taking; (2) possession; (3) transportation; (4) exportation; (5) use; (6) processing; (7) sale or offer for sale; or (8) shipment; of nongame species that are considered necessary to manage …

Sec. 9. Except as provided in rules adopted by the director: (1) a person may not take, possess, transport, export, process, sell, or offer for sale or shipment nongame species considered by the director to be in need of management under this section; and (2) a common or contract…

Sec. 1. The lake and river enhancement fund is established and allocated for the following purposes: (1) Fifty percent (50%) of the fund shall be used to pay costs incurred by the department in implementing the lake and river enhancement projects. (2) Fifty percent (50%) of the f…

Sec. 2. The fund shall be administered by the director of the department. As added by P.L.178-2019, SEC.65.

Sec. 3. Expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from money in the fund. As added by P.L.178-2019, SEC.65.

Sec. 4. The fund consists of the revenue from watercraft registration fees paid by boat owners and deposited under IC 9-18.1-14.5-6. As added by P.L.178-2019, SEC.65. Amended by P.L.164-2020, SEC.54.

Sec. 5. Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund. As added by P.L.178-2019, SEC.65.