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Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 3 - Mammals › Section 3-17 - Squirrels

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22-20; IC 14-22-21
Sec. 17.
(a) An
				individual may hunt eastern gray squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) and fox
				squirrels (Sciurus niger) from August 15 through January 31 of the following
				year.
(b) The bag limit for each
				individual is not more than five (5) eastern gray squirrels and five (5) fox
				squirrels per day, in aggregate.
(c) Unless hunting from a boat, an individual
				hunting squirrels from November 1 through January 31 of the following year must
				wear hunter orange.
(d) An
				individual must not shoot into or otherwise disturb the leaf nest or den of a
				squirrel.
(e) An individual must
				not take a southern flying squirrel (Glaucomys volans) except with a:
(1) wild animal rehabilitation permit under
				312 IAC
				9-10-9;
(2) scientific purposes license under
				312 IAC
				9-10-6; or
(3) nuisance wild animal control permit under
				312 IAC
				9-10-11.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 3 - Mammals › Section 3-18 - Prohibited methods of pursuit and taking wild animals; exceptions

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 18.
(a) A person
				must not take a wild animal with a foot-hold trap possessing saw-toothed or
				spiked jaws.
(b) A person must not
				take a wild animal with a foot-hold trap if the widest inside jaw spread
				perpendicular to the trap's baseplate (Figure 1) is greater than or equal to
				five and three-quarters (5 ¾) inches and the inside width between the
				trap's hinge posts (Figure 2) is greater than or equal to five and
				three-quarters (5 ¾) inches unless the jaws of the trap have at least a
				one-eighth (1/8) inch offset (Figure 3), the gap of the offset is filled with
				securely attached rubber pads, or the trap is completely covered by water. The
				hinge posts must be maintained at a ninety (90) degree angle to the trap's
				baseplate (Figures 4 and 5).
(c) A
				person must not take a wild animal with a foot-hold trap set on land if the
				inside jaw spread perpendicular to the trap's baseplate is greater than six and
				one-half (6 ½) inches and the inside width between the trap's hinge
				posts is greater than six and one-half (6 ½) inches.
(d) Notwithstanding subsection (b), a person
				may use species-specific foot-hold traps (Figure 6) that enclose the captured
				animal's foot, such as The EGG TrapT, Lil' Grizz Get'rzT, Duffer's Raccoon
				TrapT, Coon CuffsT, and similar traps.
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(e) As used in this section, "offset jaws"
				means the jaws of a leg-hold trap in which the holding area of the jaws is
				separated by a gap or offset (specified measurement) when the trap is closed
				(not in the set position). The gap or offset must extend at least eighty
				percent (80%) of the holding area of the trap's jaws.
(f) A person must not take a wild animal with
				a ConibearT, DahlgrenT, BigelowT, or similar body-gripping trap if the widest
				vertical inside jaw spread measured at the horizontal center of the trap's jaws
				and the widest horizontal inside jaw spread measured at the vertical center of
				the trap's jaws is either of the following:
(1) Larger than seven and one-half (7
				½) inches if square.
(2)
				Larger than eight (8) inches, if round.
Otherwise, when set, at least fifty percent (50%) of the
				  opening of the trap must be submerged in water.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 3 - Mammals › Section 3-18.1 - Bobcats

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 18.1.
(a) A
				person must not take a bobcat (Lynx rufus) except with one (1) of the
				following:
(1) A scientific purposes license
				under
				312 IAC
				9-10-6.
(2) A nuisance wild animal control permit
				under
				312 IAC
				9-10-11.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 3 - Mammals › Section 3-18.2 - River otters

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 18.2.
(a) An
				individual may trap a river otter (Lutra canadensis) from November 15 through
				March 15 of the following year. An individual who sets a trap for a river otter
				must be at least ten (10) years old, unless the individual has passed a
				state-certified trapper education course.
(b) In order to trap a river otter, an
				individual must possess one (1) of the following valid Indiana trapping
				licenses or be exempt from needing a license as authorized in IC 14-22-11-1:
(1) Resident yearly trapping license under IC
				14-22-12-1(a)(4).
(2) Nonresident
				yearly trapping license under IC 14-22-12-1(a)(7).
(3) Resident youth consolidated hunting,
				trapping, and fishing license under IC 14-22-12-1(a)(24) or IC
				14-22-11-10(b).
(4) Nonresident
				youth yearly trapping license under IC 14-22-12-1(a)(26).
(5) Lifetime basic trapping license under IC
				14-22-12-7(a)(6) before its repeal.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 3 - Mammals › Section 3-18.3 - Badgers

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 18.3.
(a) A
				person must not take a badger (Taxidea taxus) except with one (1) of the
				following:
(1) A scientific purposes license
				under
				312 IAC
				9-10-6.
(2) A nuisance wild animal control permit
				under
				312 IAC
				9-10-11.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 3 - Mammals › Section 3-18.4 - Possession and sale of bobcats and badgers

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 18.4.
(a) A
				person must not possess or sell a carcass, hide, or any part of a bobcat or
				badger unless the person meets one (1) of the following requirements:
(1) The person possesses satisfactory
				documentation that the carcass, hide, or part was lawfully acquired.
				Satisfactory documentation must include one (1) or more of the following:
(A) A legible copy of any of the following:
(i) A tag.
(ii) A receipt.
(iii) A hunting license.
(iv) A trapping license.
(v) A permit.
(vi) Other appropriate record from the state
				or country where the animal, including any part or portion of the animal, was
				acquired.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 3 - Mammals › Section 3-18.5 - Exotic mammals

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-22-2-6; IC
				  14-22-32-6
Affected: IC
				  14-8-2-278; IC
				  14-22-20; IC 15-17-5
Sec. 18.5.
(a) An
				individual must not take, as defined by IC
				14-8-2-278, an
				exotic mammal that is a species from any of the following families of mammals:
(1) Bradypodidae (tree sloth).
(2) Camelidae (camel and llama).
(3) Canidae (jackal, wild dog, and other
				exotic foxes).
(4) Cebidae
				(marmoset).
(5) Cercopithecidae
				(baboon and monkey).
(6)
				Dasypodidae (armadillo).
(7)
				Elephantidae (elephant).
(8)
				Equidae (wild horse and zebra), except for domestic horses.
(9) Felidae (mountain lion, lynx, tiger, and
				other exotic cats).
(10) Giraffidae
				(giraffe and okapi).
(11)
				Hippopotamidae (hippopotamus).
(12)
				Hyaenidae (hyaena).
(13)
				Macropodidae (kangaroo and wallaby).
(14) Myrmecophagidae (anteater).
(15) Orycteropodidae (aardvark).
(16) Pongidae (chimpanzee, bonobo, and
				gorilla).
(17) Procaviidae
				(hyrax).
(18) Protelidae
				(aardwolf).
(19) Rhinocerotidae
				(rhinoceros).
(20) Tapiridae
				(tapir).
(21) Tragulidae
				(chevrotain).
(22) Ursidae (bear),
				except for black bears.
(23) A
				hybrid or genetically altered mammal of any of these families.
Exempted from this section are the following species of
				  mammals that are not considered to be exotic mammals: bobcat, red fox, gray
				  fox, and coyote.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 3 - Mammals › Section 3-18.6 - Wild pigs

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 18.6.
(a) As
				used in this section, "wild pig" means any feral, untamed, or undomesticated
				hog from the family Suidae or family Tayassuidae that has one (1) or more of
				the following characteristics:
(1) Has
				acclimated to living in a wild or free-roaming environment.
(2) Was born in the wild.
(3) Is free-roaming without any visible tags,
				markings, or behavioral characteristics that would indicate a domestic state or
				private ownership.
(4) Has skeletal
				characteristics indicative of a wild or Eurasian origin including:
(A) skull characteristics of an elongated
				snout or sloping appearance with little or no stop at the eye line;
(B) a shoulder structure with a steep or
				razorback (predominate ridge along the back) appearance;
(C) hindquarters proportionally smaller than
				the forequarters lacking natural muscling found in commercial species;
				or
(D) visible tusks.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 3 - Mammals › Section 3-18.7 - Bats

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-22-2-6; IC 14-22-34-15
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 18.7.
(a) An
				individual may take a bat only as authorized in this section.
(b) At any time of year and without a permit,
				an individual may take up to five (5) individual bats within a twenty-four (24)
				hour period from one (1) dwelling if the bat constitutes a demonstrable but
				nonimmediate threat to human safety, provided that the taking is done in a
				humane manner and is taken within or on a human dwelling to include:
(1) a residence;
(2) a place of work; or
(3) an outbuilding.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 3 - Mammals › Section 3-18.8 - Black bears

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 18.8.
(a) A
				person must not take a black bear (Ursus americanus) except with one (1) of the
				following:
(1) A scientific purposes license
				issued under
				312 IAC
				9-10-6.
(2) A nuisance wild animal control permit
				issued under
				312 IAC
				9-10-11.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 3 - Mammals › Section 3-19 - Endangered species of mammals

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-22-2-6; IC
				  14-22-34-17
Affected: IC
				  14-22-34-2;
				  IC
				  14-22-34-12
Sec. 19.
The following species of mammals are endangered and are
				  subject to the protections provided under IC
				  14-22-34-12:
(1) Indiana myotis (Myotis
				sodalis).
(2) Gray myotis (Myotis
				grisescens).
(3) Evening bat
				(Nycticeius humeralis).
(4)
				Allegheny woodrat (Neotoma magister).
(5) Swamp rabbit (Sylvilagus
				aquaticus).
(6) Franklin's ground
				squirrel (Spermophilus franklinii).
(7) Little brown bat (Myotis
				lucifugus).
(8) Northern long-eared
				myotis (Myotis septentrionalis).
(9) Tri-colored bat (Perimyotis
				subflavus).
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 3 - Mammals › Section 3-20 - Exempted mammals

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 20.
Any mammal not identified in this article is an exempted
				  wild animal.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 4 - Birds › Section 4-2 - General requirements for migratory birds and waterfowl

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22; IC 35-47-2
Sec. 2.
(a) The
				restrictions in this rule supplement state statutes and federal laws that
				protect migratory birds and waterfowl.
(b) The:
(1)
				annual seasons;
(2) bag
				limits;
(3) hunting restrictions;
				and
(4) shooting hours; for
				migratory birds and waterfowl are as determined under 50 CFR 20.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 4 - Birds › Section 4-2.5 - Mute swans

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-22-2-6; IC
				  14-22-6-2
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 2.5.
(a) An
				individual may possess a live mute swan only if each of the following is
				satisfied:
(1) The swan is pinioned before
				six (6) weeks of age.
(2) The swan
				is in an enclosure that prevents its escape into the wild.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 4 - Birds › Section 4-5 - Geese

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 5.
(a) An
				individual may hunt the following species of geese in accordance with section
				2(b) of this rule:
(1) Canada geese (Branta
				canadensis).
(2) Snow geese (Chen
				caerulescens).
(3) Greater
				white-fronted geese (Anser albifrons).
(4) Lesser white-fronted geese (Anser
				erythropus).
(5) Ross's geese (Chen
				rossii).
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 4 - Birds › Section 4-7.1 - American crows

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 7.1.
(a) An
				individual may hunt American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) from July 1 through
				August 15 and from December 13 through March 1 of the following year.
(b) An individual may take an unlimited
				number of crows.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 4 - Birds › Section 4-7.2 - Brown-headed cowbirds, common grackles, red-winged blackbirds, rusty blackbirds, Brewer's blackbirds, and crows

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 7.2.
An individual may take:
(1) brown-headed cowbirds (Molothrus
				ater);
(2) common grackles
				(Quicalus quiscula);
(3) red-winged
				blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus);
(4) Brewer's blackbirds (Euphagus
				cyanocephalus); and
(5) American
				crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos);
if the birds are committing or about to commit depredations
				  upon ornamental or shade trees, agricultural crops, livestock, or wildlife or
				  concentrated in numbers and in a manner that constitutes a health hazard or
				  nuisance as provided under
				  50
				  CFR 21.43.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 4 - Birds › Section 4-7.5 - General requirements for nonmigratory game birds

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 7.5.
(a) An
				individual must not possess the carcass or parts of a ring-necked pheasant
				(Phasianus colchicus), northern bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus), ruffed
				grouse (Bonasa umbellus), or wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) unless that
				individual lawfully took that species:
(1)
				during the season established for that species in this rule;
(2) with a scientific purposes license under
				312 IAC
				9-10-6; or
(3) with a special purpose salvage permit
				under
				312 IAC
				9-10-13.5.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 4 - Birds › Section 4-8 - Pheasants

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 8.
(a) Except
				as provided in subsection (c), an individual may hunt ring-necked pheasants
				(Phasianus colchicus) from November 1 through December 15 of that calendar
				year.
(b) Except as provided in
				subsection (c), the daily bag limit is two (2) cock ring-necked pheasants per
				day.
(c) From the Saturday before
				Thanksgiving through December 15, an individual may hunt:
(1) two (2) ring-necked pheasants per day of
				either sex on:
(A) Atterbury;
(B) Tri-County;
(C) Glendale; and
(D) J.E. Roush;
Fish and Wildlife Areas; and
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 4 - Birds › Section 4-9 - Quail

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 9.
(a) An
				individual may hunt northern bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus) only as
				follows:
(1) South of Interstate 74, from
				November 1 through January 10 of the following year.
(2) North of Interstate 74, from November 1
				through December 15 of that calendar year.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 4 - Birds › Section 4-11 - Wild turkeys

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22; IC 35-47
Sec. 11.
(a) Except
				as provided in subsection (c), an individual may hunt wild turkeys (Meleagris
				gallopavo) in the spring from the first Wednesday after April 20 and continuing
				for an additional eighteen (18) consecutive days. On property managed by the
				division of fish and wildlife, an individual may hunt wild turkeys under this
				subsection only until noon (central time) or 1:00 p.m. (Eastern
				time).
(b) An individual may hunt
				wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) during the fall as follows:
(1) With firearms from the first Wednesday
				after October 14 and continuing for an additional eleven (11) consecutive days
				in the following counties only:
(A)
				Bartholomew.
(B) Brown.
(C) Clark.
(D) Clay
(E) Crawford.
(F) Daviess.
(G) Dearborn.
(H) DeKalb.
(I) Dubois.
(J) Elkhart.
(K) Fayette.
(L) Floyd.
(M) Fountain.
(N) Franklin.
(O) Gibson.
(P) Greene.
(Q) Harrison.
(R) Jackson.
(S) Jefferson.
(T) Jennings.
(U) Knox.
(V) Kosciusko.
(W) LaGrange.
(X) LaPorte.
(Y) Lawrence.
(Z) Marshall.
(AA) Martin.
(BB) Monroe.
(CC) Morgan.
(DD) Noble.
(EE) Ohio.
(FF) Orange.
(GG) Owen.
(HH) Parke.
(II) Perry.
(JJ) Pike.
(KK) Posey.
(LL) Putnam.
(MM) Ripley.
(NN) Scott.
(OO) Spencer.
(PP) St. Joseph.
(QQ) Starke.
(RR) Steuben.
(SS) Sullivan.
(TT) Switzerland.
(UU) Union.
(VV) Vanderburgh.
(WW) Vermillion.
(XX) Vigo.
(YY) Warren.
(ZZ) Warrick.
(AAA) Washington.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 4 - Birds › Section 4-14 - Endangered species of birds

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-22-2-6; IC
				  14-22-34-17
Affected: IC
				  14-22-34-12
Sec. 14.
The following species of birds are endangered and are
				  subject to the protections provided under IC
				  14-22-34-12:
(1) American bittern (Botaurus
				lentiginosus).
(2) Least bittern
				(Ixobrychus exilis).
(3)
				Black-crowned night-heron (Nycticorax nycticorax).
(4) Yellow-crowned night-heron (Nyctanassa
				violacea).
(5) Trumpeter swan
				(Cygnus buccinator).
(6) Rufa red
				knot (Calidris canutus rufa).
(7)
				Northern harrier (Circus cyaneus).
(8) Black rail (Laterallus
				jamaicensis).
(9) King rail (Rallus
				elegans).
(10) Virginia rail
				(Rallus limicola).
(11) Common
				moorhen (Gallinula chloropus).
(12)
				Whooping crane (Grus americana).
(13) Piping plover (Charadrius
				melodus).
(14) Upland sandpiper
				(Bartramia longicauda).
(15) Least
				tern (Sterna antillarum).
(16)
				Black tern (Chlidonias niger).
(17)
				Barn owl (Tyto alba).
(18)
				Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus).
(19) Sedge wren (Cisothorus
				platensis).
(20) Marsh wren
				(Cisothorus palustris).
(21)
				Loggerhead shrike (Lanius ludovicianus).
(22) Cerulean warbler (Dendroica
				cerulea).
(23) Golden-winged
				warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera).
(24) Kirtland's warbler (Dendroica
				kirtlandii).
(25) Henslow's sparrow
				(Ammodramus henslowii).
(26)
				Yellow-headed blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus).
(27) Ruffed grouse (Bonasa
				umbellus).
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 4 - Birds › Section 4-15 - Exempted species of birds

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 15.
An individual may take:
(1) house sparrows (Passer
				domesticus);
(2) European starlings
				(Sturnus vulgaris);
(3) rock
				pigeons (Columba livia) (not including homing pigeons); and
(4) monk parakeets (Myiopsitta monachus);
at any time without a license from the department.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 5 - Reptiles and Amphibians › Section 5-1 - Reptiles and amphibians

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-22
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 1.
(a) This
				rule governs wild animals that are reptiles and amphibians.
(b) All reptiles and amphibians native to
				Indiana are wild animals protected by law.
(c) An individual may take a reptile or
				amphibian only if:
(1) issued a license to
				hunt or fish with:
(A) a resident yearly
				fishing license under IC 14-22-11-10(a) or IC 14-22-12-1(a)(1);
(B) a resident yearly hunting license under
				IC 14-22-11-10(a) or IC 14-22-12-1(a)(2);
(C) a resident yearly fishing and hunting
				license under IC 14-22-11-10(a) or IC 14-22-12-1(a)(3);
(D) a nonresident yearly hunting license
				under IC 14-22-12-1(a)(6);
(E) a
				nonresident youth yearly hunting license under IC 14-22-12-1(a)(25);
(F) a resident senior yearly fishing license
				under IC 14-22-12-1(a)(33), IC 14-22-12-1(a)(34), or IC
				14-22-12-1(a)(35);
(G) a lifetime
				hunting license under IC 14-22-12-7(a)(2)
[IC 14-22-12-7 was repealed
				by P.L. 2-2014, SECTION 76, effective March 13, 2014.]
or IC
				14-22-12-7(a)(4
[IC 14-22-12-7 was repealed by P.L. 2-2014, SECTION 76,
				effective March 13, 2014.]
);
(H) a lifetime fishing license under IC
				14-22-12-7(a)(1)
[IC 14-22-12-7 was repealed by P.L. 2-2014, SECTION
				76, effective March 13, 2014.]
or IC 14-22-12-7(a)(3)
[IC
				14-22-12-7 was repealed by P.L. 2-2014, SECTION 76, effective March 13,
				2014.]
;
(I) a lifetime
				comprehensive hunting and fishing license under IC 14-22-12-7(a)(5)
[IC
				14-22-12-7 was repealed by P.L. 2-2014, SECTION 76, effective March 13,
				2014.]
;
(J) an apprentice
				license of the types identified in clauses (B) through (E) under IC
				14-22-12-1.7;
(K) a scientific
				purposes license under IC 14-22-22 and
				312 IAC
				9-10-6; or
(L) a nuisance wild animal control permit
				under
				312 IAC
				9-10-11; or
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 5 - Reptiles and Amphibians › Section 5-4 - Endangered species of reptiles and amphibians

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-22-2-6; IC
				  14-22-34-17
Affected: IC
				  14-22-34-12
Sec. 4.
The following species of reptiles and amphibians are
				  endangered and are subject to the protections provided under IC
				  14-22-34-12:
(1) Hellbender (Cryptobranchus
				alleganiensis).
(2) Red salamander
				(Pseudotriton ruber).
(3) Green
				salamander (Aneides aeneus).
(4)
				Copper-bellied watersnake (Nerodia erythrogaster neglecta).
(5) Butler's gartersnake (Thamnophis
				butleri).
(6) Kirtland's snake
				(Clonophis kirtlandii).
(7)
				Scarletsnake (Cemophora coccinea).
(8) Smooth greensnake (Opheodrys
				vernalis).
(9) Southeastern crowned
				snake (Tantilla coronata).
(10)
				Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus).
(11) Massasauga (Sistrurus
				catenatus).
(12) Timber rattlesnake
				(Crotalus horridus).
(13) Eastern
				mud turtle (Kinosternon subrubrum).
(14) Spotted turtle (Clemmys
				guttata).
(15) River cooter
				(Pseudemys concinna).
(16)
				Alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii).
(17) Blanding's turtle (Emydoidea
				blandingii).
(18) Crawfish frog
				(Lithobates areolatus).
(19) Ornate
				box turtle (Terrapene ornata).
(20)
				Plains leopard frog (Lithobates blairi).
(21) Mole salamander (Ambystoma
				talpoideum).
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 5 - Reptiles and Amphibians › Section 5-6 - Collection and possession of reptiles and amphibians native to Indiana

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-22
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 6.
(a) An
				individual may take reptiles or amphibians from the wild only as authorized
				under this section.
(b) Except as
				provided in this section, an individual must not take more than two (2) per day
				and not more than four (4) from April 1 through March 31 of the following year
				of any one (1) species of reptile or amphibian native to Indiana.
(c) An individual may take not more than four
				(4) of the following species of turtles per day, singly or in aggregate:
(1) Eastern snapping turtle (Chelydra
				serpentina serpentina).
(2) Smooth
				softshell turtle (Apalone mutica).
(3) Spiny softshell turtle (Apalone
				spinifera).
A turtle taken under this subsection may be taken only
				  between July 1 and March 31 of the following year and be at least twelve (12)
				  inches in carapace length.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 5 - Reptiles and Amphibians › Section 5-7 - Sale and transport for sale of reptiles and amphibians native to Indiana

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-22
Affected: IC 14-22; IC 20-19-2-8
Sec. 7.
(a) This
				section governs the:
(1) sale;
(2) transport for sale; or
(3) offer for sale; of any reptile or
				amphibian native to Indiana regardless of place of origin.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 5 - Reptiles and Amphibians › Section 5-7.5 - Sale of turtles not native to Indiana

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 7.5.
An individual must not sell a turtle, regardless of species
				  or origin, with a carapace less than four (4) inches long, except for a valid
				  scientific or educational purpose that is associated with one (1) of the
				  following:
(1) A federal, state,
				county, city, or similar governmental agency that is engaged in scientific
				study or research.
(2) A scientific
				research organization.
(3) An
				accredited museum or institution of higher learning.
(4) An individual working in cooperation with
				a:
(A) college;
(B) university; or
(C) governmental agency.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 5 - Reptiles and Amphibians › Section 5-8 - Possession, sale, and transport of dangerous reptiles

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-22-2-6; IC 14-22-26-3; IC 14-22-34-17
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 8.
(a) This
				section governs the possession, sale, transport for sale, or offer to sell any
				dangerous reptile.
(b) An
				individual must not possess, sell, transport for sale, or offer to sell a
				dangerous reptile (other than by a zoological park).
(c) Exempted from this section is an
				individual who is transporting dangerous reptiles in interstate commerce to be
				sold outside Indiana.
(d)
				Notwithstanding subsection (b), an individual may possess a dangerous reptile
				under a Class III Wild Animal Possession permit issued under 312 IAC
				9-11.
(e) Exempted from this
				section is an institution governed by, and in compliance with, the Animal
				Welfare Act (
				7 U.S.C.
				2131, et seq.) and
				9
				CFR 2.30 through 9 CFR 2.38 (January 1, 1998
				edition). To qualify for the exemption, the institution must have an active
				Assurance of Compliance on file with the Office for the Protection of Risk,
				U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
(f) As used in this section, "dangerous
				reptile" includes both of the following:
(1)
				A venomous reptile.
(2) A
				crocodilian that is at least five (5) feet long.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 5 - Reptiles and Amphibians › Section 5-9 - Reptile captive breeding license

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-22-2-6; IC
				  14-22-26-3;
				  IC
				  14-22-34-17
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 9.
(a) This
				section:
(1) establishes the reptile captive
				breeding license; and
(2) sets the
				requirements for an individual who wishes to apply for and maintain the
				license.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 5 - Reptiles and Amphibians › Section 5-11 - Turtle possession permit

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-22
Affected: IC 4-21.5
Sec. 11.
(a) Except
				as provided in subsection (b), this section establishes the requirements that
				an individual must satisfy to possess a turtle that is listed in section 7(c)
				of this rule.
(b) Exempted from
				this section is any species of turtle that is possessed lawfully under section
				6 of this rule.
(c) An individual
				must be an Indiana resident to receive a permit under this section.
(d) An individual must submit, on a
				departmental form, an application for a permit under this section within ten
				(10) days after taking possession of a native species of turtle. The
				application must show the individual lawfully obtained the turtle. For a turtle
				that was lawfully obtained:
(1) a receipted
				invoice;
(2) a bill of lading;
				or
(3) other evidence approved by
				the director; must accompany the application.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 6 - Sport Fishing, Commercial Fishing; Definitions, Restrictions, and Standards › Section 6-1 - Definitions pertaining to fish and fishing activities

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22-16; IC 14-22-34-12
Sec. 1.
In addition to the definitions in
				  312 IAC 9-1, the
				  following definitions apply throughout this rule and
				  312 IAC 9-7 through
				  312 IAC
				  9-10:
(1)
				"Alewife" means the species Alosa pseudoharengus.
(2) "American eel" means the species Anguilla
				rostrata.
(3) "Aquarium pet trade"
				means the business of importing, producing, or selling live fish for display
				in:
(A) aquariums;
(B) tanks; or
(C) other continuing exhibits.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 6 - Sport Fishing, Commercial Fishing; Definitions, Restrictions, and Standards › Section 6-2 - Fish measurement

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 2.
(a) Except
				as provided in subsections (b) and (c), the measurement of the length of a fish
				must be taken in a straight line from the tip of the snout with the mouth
				closed to the utmost end of the caudal (tail) fin when the fin is compressed so
				that the upper and lower lobes of the fin touch or overlap.
(b) The measurement of the fork length of
				shovelnose sturgeon must be taken in a straight line from the tip of the snout
				to the fork of the tail fin.
(c)
				The measurement of the eye to fork length of paddlefish must be taken in a
				straight line from the foremost point of the eye to the fork of the tail fin.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 6 - Sport Fishing, Commercial Fishing; Definitions, Restrictions, and Standards › Section 6-3 - Fish sorting restrictions and the prohibition of waste

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 3.
(a) Except
				as provided in subsection (b), an individual must not sort and release a fish
				taken previously in the day in order to replace the fish with another where the
				same bag limit applies to both fish.
(b) A fish may be released without counting
				toward the daily bag limit only if the fish is as follows:
(1) Alive and in apparent good
				health.
(2) Capable of swimming
				away normally under its own power.
(3) Returned to the water from which it was
				taken before the end of the day.
(4) In a place where the immediate escape of
				the fish is not prevented.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 6 - Sport Fishing, Commercial Fishing; Definitions, Restrictions, and Standards › Section 6-4 - Release of fish that cannot lawfully be possessed

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 4.
(a) An
				individual who takes a fish that cannot lawfully be possessed by that
				individual does not violate this article if the fish is:
(1) taken at a lawful location and in a
				lawful manner; and
(2) immediately
				returned to the waters from which the fish was taken without unreasonable
				injury.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 6 - Sport Fishing, Commercial Fishing; Definitions, Restrictions, and Standards › Section 6-5 - Fishing gear left unattended or unidentified

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 5.
(a) Fishing
				gear not properly attended or identified that is left in waters containing
				state-owned fish may be confiscated and destroyed by a conservation
				officer.
(b) A fish-holding basket,
				live box, live net, or any other structure in which aquatic life is contained
				or held and left unattended shall be plainly labeled with the name and address
				of the owner. This does not include live wells or other devices that hang over
				the side of a boat or are located within the boat.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 6 - Sport Fishing, Commercial Fishing; Definitions, Restrictions, and Standards › Section 6-6 - Areas closed to fishing

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 6.
An individual must not take or possess fish at any of the
				  following locations:
(1) Within one
				hundred (100) feet above or below the Linde Dame (Prax Air) on the East Branch
				of the Little Calumet River within Porter County (northeast quarter of section
				32, township 37 north, range 6 west).
(2) From the East Race waterway in the city
				of South Bend in St. Joseph County.
(3) From the St. Joseph River in St. Joseph
				County:
(A) within one hundred (100) feet of
				the entrance or exit of the East Race waterway;
(B) from the fish ladders located at the
				South Bend dam in the city of South Bend or the Downtown Mishawaka dam in the
				city of Mishawaka;
(C) within one
				hundred (100) feet of the entrances and exits of those fish ladders located at
				the South Bend dam or the Downtown Mishawaka dam; and
(D) while fishing from a boat within two
				hundred (200) feet downstream of the South Bend dam or downstream of the
				Downtown Mishawaka dam to the Main Street bridge in the city of
				Mishawaka.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 6 - Sport Fishing, Commercial Fishing; Definitions, Restrictions, and Standards › Section 6-7 - Exotic fish

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22-2-3
Sec. 7.
(a) Except
				as otherwise provided under this section, an individual must not import,
				possess, propagate, buy, sell, barter, trade, transfer, loan, or release into
				public or private waters any of the following live fish or recently hatched or
				juvenile live fish or their viable eggs or genetic material:
(1) Exotic catfish.
(2) Bighead carp.
(3) Black carp.
(4) Silver carp.
(5) White perch.
(6) Snakehead.
(7) Rudd.
(8) Ruffe.
(9) Tubenose goby.
(10) Round goby.
(11) Stone moroko.
(12) Zander.
(13) Wels catfish.
(14) A hybrid or genetically altered fish of
				any of these species.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 6 - Sport Fishing, Commercial Fishing; Definitions, Restrictions, and Standards › Section 6-8 - Carp and gizzard shad as bait

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 8.
(a) An
				individual must not use live carp as bait.
(b) An individual must not use live gizzard
				shad or threadfin shad as bait except as follows:
(1) An individual may collect live gizzard
				shad or threadfin shad for use as bait only from the following:
(A) Brookville Reservoir.
(B) Cecil M. Harden Reservoir.
(C) Monroe Reservoir.
(D) Patoka Reservoir.
(E) Lake Freeman.
(F) Lake Shafer.
(G) Hardy Lake.
(H) The Ohio River main stem, excluding all
				embayments.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 6 - Sport Fishing, Commercial Fishing; Definitions, Restrictions, and Standards › Section 6-9 - Endangered species of fish

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-22-2-6; IC
				  14-22-34-17
Affected: IC
				  14-22-34-12
Sec. 9.
The following species of fish are endangered and are subject
				  to the protections provided under IC
				  14-22-34-12:
(1) Lake sturgeon (Acipenser
				fulvescens).
(2) Hoosier cavefish
				(Amblyopsis hoosieri), formerly known as the northern cavefish (Amblyopsis
				spelaea).
(3) Redside dace
				(Clinostomus elongatus).
(4)
				Variegate darter (Etheostoma variatum).
(5) Gilt darter (Percina evides).
(6) Greater redhorse (Moxostoma
				valenciennesi).
(7) Bantam sunfish
				(Lepomis symmetricus).
(8) Pallid
				shiner (Hybopsis amnis).
(9)
				Channel darter (Percina copelandi).
(10) Cisco (Coregonus artedii).
(11) Western sand darter (Ammocrypta
				clara).
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 6 - Sport Fishing, Commercial Fishing; Definitions, Restrictions, and Standards › Section 6-10 - Exempted fish

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 10.
Any fish not defined in section 1 or 9 of this rule is an
				  exempted wild animal.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 6 - Sport Fishing, Commercial Fishing; Definitions, Restrictions, and Standards › Section 6-11 - Commercial shipment or processing of fish

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-22-2-6; IC
				  14-22-11-12
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 11.
(a) A
				person shall not ship fish into or within Indiana for commercial purposes
				unless the shipment is accompanied by a dated bill of lading setting forth the:
(1) species, number, or poundage;
(2) origin;
(3) destination; and
(4) name and address of the purchaser.
The bill of lading and the shipment shall be made available
				  upon demand for inspection by a conservation officer.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 6 - Sport Fishing, Commercial Fishing; Definitions, Restrictions, and Standards › Section 6-12 - Prohibition on gifting fish

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22-13
Sec. 12.
An individual must not gift fish listed in section 1 of this
				  rule to another person whether taken in:
(1) Indiana;
(2) the boundary waters of this state;
				or
(3) another state and brought
				into Indiana;
knowingly or intentionally for the purpose of stocking a
				  private lake for which customers pay for the opportunity to
				  fish.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 7 - Sport Fishing › Section 7-1 - Applicability

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 1.
(a) This
				rule applies to an individual who fishes on waters containing state-owned
				fish.
(b) An individual may take a
				fish in waters containing state-owned fish, boundary waters, and waters of the
				state only if:
(1) issued a license to fish
				with a:
(A) resident yearly fishing license
				under IC 14-22-11-10(a) or IC 14-22-12-1(a)(1);
(B) resident one-day fishing license under IC
				14-22-11-10(a) or IC 14-22-12-1(a)(8);
(C) resident senior yearly fishing license
				under IC 14-22-12-1(a)(33) or IC 14-22-12-1(a)(35);
(D) resident senior fish for life license
				under IC 14-22-12-1(a)(34);
(E)
				resident yearly fishing and hunting license under IC 14-22-11-10(a) or IC
				14-22-12-1(a)(3);
(F) nonresident
				yearly fishing license under IC 14-22-12-1(a)(5);
(G) nonresident one-day fishing license under
				IC 14-22-12-1(a)(8);
(H)
				nonresident seven-day fishing license under IC 14-22-12-1(a)(9);
(I) lifetime fishing license under IC
				14-22-12-7(a)(1) before its repeal or IC 14-22-12-7(a)(3) before its
				repeal;
(J) commercial fishing
				license under IC 14-22-13 or IC 14-22-14;
(K) scientific purposes license under IC
				14-22-22 and
				312 IAC
				9-10-6; or
(L) lifetime comprehensive hunting and
				fishing license under IC 14-22-12-7(a)(5) before its repeal; or
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 7 - Sport Fishing › Section 7-2 - Sport fishing methods, except on the Ohio River

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 2.
(a) Except
				as provided under section 16 of this rule with respect to the Ohio River, this
				section governs the lawful methods for fishing under this rule.
(b) An individual may take fish with the aid
				of illumination of any of the following:
(1)
				A spotlight.
(2) A
				searchlight.
(3) An artificial
				light.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 7 - Sport Fishing › Section 7-3 - Catfish

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 3.
(a) An
				individual must not take or possess a channel catfish, blue catfish, or
				flathead catfish from a river or stream unless the catfish is at least thirteen
				(13) inches long. Except as otherwise provided in this section, an individual
				may take or possess an unlimited number of channel catfish, blue catfish, or
				flathead catfish from a river or stream.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in
				subsections (c) and (d), an individual must not take or possess more than ten
				(10) catfish in aggregate of any size from a lake or reservoir per
				day.
(c) Notwithstanding subsection
				(b), an individual may take channel catfish from Turtle Creek Reservoir
				(Sullivan County) without regard to a bag limit.
(d) Notwithstanding subsections (a) through
				(c), an individual must not take more than one (1) each per day of a:
(1) channel catfish that is at least
				twenty-eight (28) inches long;
(2)
				blue catfish that is at least thirty-five (35) inches long; and
(3) flathead catfish that is at least
				thirty-five (35) inches long; from a river, stream, lake, or
				reservoir.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 7 - Sport Fishing › Section 7-4 - Muskellunge and tiger muskellunge

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 4.
(a) Except
				as otherwise provided in this section or section 16(g) of this rule, an
				individual must not take or possess a muskellunge or tiger muskellunge unless
				that muskellunge or tiger muskellunge is at least thirty-six (36) inches
				long.
(b) An individual may take or
				possess not more than one (1) in total for muskellunge and tiger muskellunge
				per day.
(c) An individual must not
				take or possess a muskellunge or tiger muskellunge unless that muskellunge or
				tiger muskellunge is at least forty-four (44) inches long from the following
				lakes in Kosciusko County:
(1) Lake
				Webster.
(2) Backwater
				Lake.
(3) Kiser Lake.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 7 - Sport Fishing › Section 7-5 - Northern pike

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 5.
(a) An
				individual must not take or possess a northern pike unless that northern pike
				is at least twenty-four (24) inches long.
(b) An individual must not take or possess
				more than three (3) northern pike per day, with no more than one (1) per day
				over thirty (30) inches long.
(c)
				Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), an individual must not take or possess
				more than six (6) northern pike per day of any size from Hamilton Lake in
				Steuben County, with no more than one (1) per day over thirty (30) inches long.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 7 - Sport Fishing › Section 7-6 - Black bass

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 6.
(a) Except
				as otherwise provided in this section or section 16(g) of this rule, an
				individual may take or possess not more than five (5) black bass in aggregate
				per day.
(b) An individual may take
				or possess not more than three (3) black bass from Lake Michigan in aggregate
				per day. An individual must not possess more than three (3) black bass in
				aggregate while fishing in or on Lake Michigan.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in this
				section, an individual must not take or possess a black bass except:
(1) if taken from rivers or streams in Posey,
				Vanderburgh, Warrick, Spencer, Perry, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Clark,
				Jefferson, Switzerland, Ohio, and Dearborn counties the black bass must be at
				least twelve (12) inches long;
(2)
				if taken from rivers or streams, except as stated in subdivision (1), the black
				bass must be greater than fifteen (15) inches long or less than twelve (12)
				inches long, with not more than two (2) being greater than fifteen (15) inches;
				or
(3) if taken from lakes or
				reservoirs (including Lake Michigan), the black bass must be at least fourteen
				(14) inches long.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 7 - Sport Fishing › Section 7-7 - White bass; hybrid striped bass

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 7.
(a) Except
				as provided in subsection (b), an individual may take or possess not more than
				twelve (12) for any combination of white bass and hybrid striped bass per
				day.
(b) An individual may take or
				possess any combination of not more than two (2) white bass and hybrid striped
				bass that exceed seventeen (17) inches.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 7 - Sport Fishing › Section 7-8 - Striped bass

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 8.
An individual may take or possess not more than two (2)
				  striped bass per day.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 7 - Sport Fishing › Section 7-11 - Rock bass

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 11.
An individual may take or possess not more than twenty-five
				  (25) rock bass per day.