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Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 7 - Sport Fishing › Section 7-12 - Walleye; sauger; saugeye

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 12.
(a) Except
				as provided in subsection (d) and section 16(g) of this rule an individual may
				take or possess not more than six (6) of any combination of walleye, sauger, or
				saugeye per day.
(b) Except as
				provided in section 16(g) of this rule and as otherwise provided in this
				section, an individual must not take or possess a:
(1) walleye south of State Road 26 unless it
				is at least fourteen (14) inches long;
(2) walleye north of State Road 26 unless it
				is at least sixteen (16) inches long; or
(3) saugeye unless it is at least fourteen
				(14) inches long and taken from:
(A)
				Huntingburg Lake in Dubois County;
(B) Sullivan Lake in Sullivan County;
				or
(C) Glenn Flint Lake in Putnam
				County.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 7 - Sport Fishing › Section 7-13 - Trout and salmon

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 13.
(a) Except
				as provided in subsections (b) and (c), an individual must not take or possess
				a brook trout, rainbow trout, or brown trout from a stream or river except as
				follows:
(1) The trout is at least seven (7)
				inches long.
(2) Not more than five
				(5) trout are taken per day, of which not more than one (1) may be a brown
				trout.
(3) The trout are taken from
				the last Saturday of April after 6 a.m., local time, through December
				31.
(4) If brown trout are taken
				from the East Fork of the Whitewater River downstream of Brookville Reservoir
				in Franklin County, the brown trout are at least eighteen (18) inches
				long.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 7 - Sport Fishing › Section 7-14 - Sunfish, crappie, and other species of fish

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 14.
(a) Except
				as otherwise provided in section 16(g) of this rule, an individual may take or
				possess not more than twenty-five (25) crappies per day and an unlimited number
				of yellow bass per day.
(b) A
				crappie taken at Dogwood Lake in Daviess County and Hardy Lake in Scott County
				must be at least nine (9) inches long.
(c) Except on the Ohio River, an individual
				may take or possess not more than twenty-five (25) redear sunfish per
				day.
(d) Except as provided in
				subsections (a), (b), (c), and (e), there is no bag limit, possession limit, or
				size limit for the following:
(1)
				Alewife.
(2) American eel.
(3) Bluegill.
(4) Bowfin.
(5) Buffalo.
(6) Bullhead.
(7) Carp.
(8) Chain pickerel.
(9) Chub.
(10) Gar.
(11) Gizzard shad.
(12) Lake herring.
(13) Shad.
(14) Smelt.
(15) Sucker.
(16) Yellow bass.
(17) Redear sunfish.
(18) Crappie.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 7 - Sport Fishing › Section 7-15 - Minnows

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22-16
Sec. 15.
(a) An
				individual may take minnows at any time during the year.
(b) An individual must not take minnows
				except by:
(1) a minnow trap;
(2) a dip net;
(3) a minnow seine;
(4) a cast net;
(5) lawful sport fishing methods provided in
				this rule; or
(6) methods
				authorized under a scientific purposes license under
				312 IAC
				9-10-6.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 7 - Sport Fishing › Section 7-16 - Sport fishing 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. 16.
(a) This
				section governs fishing on the Ohio River, excluding all bays and
				tributaries.
(b) An individual must
				not take fish except by any of the following:
(1) Fishing pole or hand line.
(2) An unlimited number of free-float
				lines.
(3) Not more than two (2)
				setlines, throw lines, or trotlines per individual. Each setline, throw line,
				and trotline shall:
(A) have not more than
				fifty (50) hooks:
(i) placed not closer
				together than eighteen (18) inches; and
(ii) having no more than one (1) single or multibarbed
				hook;
(B) be tended at
				least once every twenty-four (24) hours;
(C) have at least one (1) legible tag affixed
				with the name and address of the user or the individual's customer
				identification number issued by the department; and
(D) be set not less than three (3) feet below
				the surface of the water.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 7 - Sport Fishing › Section 7-17 - Fishing guide license

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-22-2-6
Affected: IC
				  14-22-15-4
Sec. 17.
(a) An
				individual may not take another individual sport fishing for hire on boundary
				waters or inland water without a fishing guide license issued by the director
				under IC
				14-22-15-4
				and this section.
(b) A license
				holder under this section shall, on a departmental form, keep legible and
				accurate daily fishing records of the:
(1)
				species;
(2) numbers, locations,
				and dates of fish taken; and
(3)
				number of fishermen and hours fished;
while engaged in guided fishing activity. These daily records
				  shall be recorded before the licensed fishing person departs the boat or leaves
				  the fishing guide at the conclusion of the fishing trip.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 7 - Sport Fishing › Section 7-18 - Yellow perch

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 18.
(a) An
				individual may take or possess not more than fifteen (15) yellow perch on Lake
				Michigan.
(b) An individual must
				not take or possess more than fifteen (15) yellow perch while fishing on Lake
				Michigan.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 7 - Sport Fishing › Section 7-19 - Paddlefish

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 19.
Except as provided in
				  312 IAC
				  9-8-7 with an Ohio River roe harvester's license, a
				  person must not take paddlefish from any water of the state.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 7 - Sport Fishing › Section 7-20 - Shovelnose sturgeon

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 20.
(a) An
				individual must not take or possess a shovelnose sturgeon unless the shovelnose
				sturgeon is at least twenty-five (25) inches in fork length.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), if a
				shovelnose sturgeon contains roe, the roe must remain intact and inside the
				body of the fish while on the body of water or adjacent to the water being
				fished, and until processing of the fish begins.
(c) An individual must not:
(1) screen;
(2) wash;
(3) otherwise process;
(4) preserve;
(5) store;
(6) maintain possession;
(7) gift to any other individual;
(8) sell; or
(9) transport;
roe removed from a shovelnose sturgeon without a roe
				  harvester's license issued under
				  312 IAC
				  9-8-7.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 7 - Sport Fishing › Section 7-21 - Lake whitefish

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 21.
An individual may take or possess not more than twelve (12)
				  lake whitefish per calendar day.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 8 - Commercial Fishing › Section 8-2 - Commercial fishing except on the Ohio River; general provisions

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22-13; IC 14-22-14
Sec. 2.
(a) This
				section applies to license holders engaged in commercial fishing on inland
				water.
(b) For purposes of this
				section, "license holder" means an individual licensed under IC 14-22-13 to use
				in, and to possess for use in, the water, seines, nets, or other commercial
				fishing gear authorized in this rule.
(c) A license holder may take and sell fish
				that are taken with:
(1) commercial fishing
				gear; and
(2) a valid commercial
				fishing license issued under this rule and
				312 IAC
				9-6-11.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 8 - Commercial Fishing › Section 8-6 - Commercial fishing on the Ohio River

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22-13
Sec. 6.
(a) This
				section applies to license holders engaged in commercial fishing on the Ohio
				River as authorized under IC 1422-13.
(b) "License holder" means an individual
				licensed under IC 14-22-13 to use in, and to possess for use in, the water:
(1) seines;
(2) nets; or
(3) other commercial fishing gear.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 8 - Commercial Fishing › Section 8-7 - Roe harvester's license

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22-13-2.5
Sec. 7.
(a) An
				individual must not take, possess, or sell roe-bearing species without a valid
				roe harvester's license, except for bowfin and shovelnose sturgeon taken or
				possessed in accordance with 312 IAC 9-6 and 312 IAC 9-7.
(b) An individual must apply for a roe
				harvester's license on a departmental form.
(c) An applicant for a roe harvester's
				license must:
(1) be at least eighteen (18)
				years of age;
(2) possess a valid
				commercial fishing license; and
(3)
				provide valid identification of all helpers on a departmental form.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 8 - Commercial Fishing › Section 8-8 - Roe dealer's license

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-22-2-6
Affected: IC
				  14-22-13-2.5
Sec. 8.
(a) A person
				must not purchase or process roe-bearing species without a valid roe dealer's
				license, with the exception of the meat and caviar from roe-bearing
				species.
(b) A person must apply
				for a roe dealer's license on a departmental form. A person must submit a
				completed renewal application no later than December 15 of the year preceding
				the license year requested.
(c) A
				person applying for a roe dealer's license must be at least eighteen (18) years
				of age.
(d) A roe dealer must do
				the following:
(1) Not purchase fish, roe,
				screened eggs, or caviar that the roe dealer knows was taken or possessed
				unlawfully.
(2) Possess a valid roe
				dealer's license while purchasing, receiving, transporting, or selling roe or
				screened eggs and while processing roe or screened eggs into caviar for human
				consumption.
(3) Submit a complete,
				true, and accurate report to the department by the fifteenth day of the
				following month on a signed departmental form in ink that includes the
				following information:
(A) The name and
				license number of the roe harvester.
(B) The number of pounds of screened eggs of
				each roe-bearing species received.
(C) The final processed weight (caviar) of
				each roe-bearing species received.
(D) The date the roe or screened eggs were
				received for each roe-bearing species.
(4) Maintain for a period of five (5) years
				an accurate record of all transactions involving roe-bearing species or roe, or
				both, purchased from a roe harvester or roe dealer including:
(A) the roe, screened eggs, or caviar
				sold;
(B) the date purchased, sold,
				or otherwise transferred; and
(C)
				the name and address of the individual or company to or from whom the roe,
				screened eggs, or caviar was sold, transferred, or purchased.
(5) Complete and sign the roe
				harvester's license transaction record for each transaction on a departmental
				form on the date of purchasing roe-bearing species from the roe harvester that
				includes the following information:
(A) The
				date the product is received.
(B)
				Pounds of screened eggs for each roe-bearing species of fish.
(6) Obey all state and federal
				laws applicable to the processing of roe and products of roe-bearing
				species.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 9 - Invertebrates › Section 9-2 - Crayfish

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 2.
(a) An
				individual may take crayfish at any time of year.
(b) An individual must not take crayfish
				except by:
(1) a minnow trap;
(2) a dip net;
(3) a minnow seine;
(4) hands;
(5) a cast net;
(6) lawful sport fishing methods provided in
				312 IAC 9-7; or
(7) methods
				authorized under a scientific purposes license under
				312 IAC
				9-10-6.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 9 - Invertebrates › Section 9-3 - Mussels

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22-2-4; IC 14-22-17-3
Sec. 3.
(a) Except
				as otherwise provided under this section, an individual must not take mussels
				and mussel shells from the waters of the state.
(b) An individual must not possess mussels or
				mussel shells except with a:
(1) scientific
				purposes license under
				312 IAC
				9-10-6; or
(2) special purpose possession permit for
				mussel shells obtained from the department for educational purposes only under
				IC 14-22-2-4.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 9 - Invertebrates › Section 9-4 - Endangered species of invertebrates

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 invertebrates are endangered and
				  are subject to the protections provided under IC
				  14-22-34-12:
(1) Rabbitsfoot (Quadrula cylindrica
				cylindrica).
(2) Sheepnose
				(Plethobasus cyphyus).
(3)
				Clubshell (Pleurobema clava).
(4)
				Fanshell (Cyprogenia stegaria).
(5)
				Snuffbox (Epioblasma triquetra).
(6) Fat pocketbook (Potamilus
				capax).
(7) Rough pigtoe
				(Pleurobema plenum).
(8) White
				catspaw (Epioblasma obliquata perobliqua).
(9) Northern riffleshell (Epioblasma torulosa
				rangiana).
(10) Rayed bean (Villosa
				fabalis).
(11) Round hickorynut
				(Obovaria subrotunda).
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 9 - Invertebrates › Section 9-5 - Exempted invertebrates

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 5.
Any invertebrate not identified in this rule is an exempted
				  wild animal.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 10 - Special Licenses; Permits and Standards › Section 10-1 - Applicability

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-22-2-3; IC
				  14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 1.
This rule governs special licenses and permits applicable to
				  the management of wild animals. A license or permit issued under this rule may
				  authorize the possession, sale, or disposition of a wild animal which would
				  otherwise be unlawful under this article.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 10 - Special Licenses; Permits and Standards › Section 10-3 - Aquatic vegetation control permits

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-22-2-6; IC 14-22-9-10
Affected: IC 14-22-9-10
Sec. 3.
(a) Except
				as provided under IC 14-22-9-10(a), a person must obtain a permit under this
				section before seeking to control aquatic vegetation through:
(1) chemical;
(2) mechanical;
(3) physical; or
(4) biological; means in waters of the
				state.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 10 - Special Licenses; Permits and Standards › Section 10-4 - Game breeder licenses

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-22-2-6; IC 14-22-20
Affected: IC 4-21.5; IC 14-22
Sec. 4.
(a) A person
				shall apply for a license as a game breeder on a departmental form.
(b) A license holder under this section may
				possess one (1) or more of the following:
(1)
				Ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus).
(2) Bobwhite quail (Colinus
				virginianus).
(3) Eastern
				cottontail rabbit (Sylvilagus floridanus).
(4) Gray squirrel (Sciurus
				carolinensis).
(5) Fox squirrel
				(Sciurus niger).
(6) Beaver (Castor
				canadensis).
(7) Coyote (Canis
				latrans).
(8) Gray fox (Urocyon
				cinereoargenteus).
(9) Red fox
				(Vulpes vulpes).
(10) Mink (Mustela
				vison).
(11) Muskrat (Ondatra
				zibethicus).
(12) Opossum
				(Didelphis marsupialis).
(13)
				Raccoon (Procyon lotor).
(14)
				Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis).
(15) Long-tailed weasel (Mustela
				frenata).
(16) Least weasel
				(Mustela nivalis or Mustela rixosa).
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 10 - Special Licenses; Permits and Standards › Section 10-5 - Taxidermist licenses

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-22-2-6; IC
				  14-22-21
Affected: IC 4-21.5; IC 14-22
Sec. 5.
(a) A
				license is required under this section for a person who performs taxidermy
				services on a wild animal for another person.
(b) A person shall apply for a taxidermist
				license on a departmental form.
(c)
				A person issued a license under this section must maintain accurate records, on
				a calendar year basis, showing the names and addresses of persons from or to
				whom wild animals were received or delivered. The records shall:
(1) include the:
(A) species and numbers of wild animals;
				and
(B) dates of receipt and
				delivery; and
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 10 - Special Licenses; Permits and Standards › Section 10-6 - Scientific purposes licenses

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-22-2-6; IC 14-22-22
Affected: IC 4-21.5; IC 14-22-22-2; IC 20-19-2-8; IC
				  20-19-2-10; IC 20-20-2-2
Sec. 6.
(a) An
				individual shall apply for a scientific purposes license on a departmental form
				and include the following information:
(1) The
				purpose for taking wild animals.
(2) The species of wild animal and the number
				of the species to be taken.
(3) The
				location from which wild animals are to be taken.
(4) The method of taking wild
				animals.
(5) The intent to
				administer any:
(A) drug;
(B) vaccine;
(C) steroid;
(D) microorganism; or
(E) other chemical; to the wild animal
				taken.
(6) The intended
				treatment of the wild animal taken, including the use of bacterial or other
				markers and any proposed genetic modification.
(7) The disposition of the wild animal taken
				or nest or egg of a wild bird taken.
(8) For a new applicant, the signatures of
				two (2) scientists that have a degree in the biological sciences attesting to
				the character, academic and scientific accomplishments, and fitness of the
				applicant. An applicant currently pursuing a bachelor's degree must obtain the
				signature of a faculty biologist for that taxonomic group.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 10 - Special Licenses; Permits and Standards › Section 10-7 - Field trial permits

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-22-2-6; IC
				  14-22-24
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 7.
(a) A person
				may be issued a field trial permit only for a trial approved by a sanctioning
				national or regional hunting dog association that is approved by the
				division.
(b) A person must apply
				for a field trial permit on a completed departmental form received by the
				division at least ten (10) business days before the proposed field
				trial.
(c) The field trial permit
				and a complete roster of participants in the field trial must be:
(1) kept at the trial headquarters during the
				event; and
(2) presented to a
				conservation officer upon request.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 10 - Special Licenses; Permits and Standards › Section 10-8 - Fish stocking permits

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 8.
(a) A person
				must not stock fish unless a permit is obtained from the division under this
				section.
(b) An application for a
				fish stocking permit shall include the following information:
(1) The species and number of fish to be
				stocked.
(2) The location of the
				waters to be stocked.
(3) The
				reasons for the stocking.
(4) The
				date of the proposed stocking.
(5)
				The source of the fish to be stocked.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 10 - Special Licenses; Permits and Standards › Section 10-9 - Wild animal rehabilitation permit

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 4-21.5; IC 14-22
Sec. 9.
(a) This
				section governs a permit to possess a wild animal for rehabilitation. The
				permit is:
(1) required to temporarily
				possess any wild animal that is:
(A) a
				mammal;
(B) a bird;
(C) a reptile; or
(D) an amphibian;
for rehabilitation purposes; and
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 10 - Special Licenses; Permits and Standards › Section 10-9.5 - Special purpose educational permit

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-22-2-6; IC 14-22-11-12
Affected: IC 4-21.5; IC 14-22
Sec. 9.5.
(a) This
				section governs a special purpose educational permit. The permit is required
				for a person who conducts an educational display or lecture using a live wild
				animal that is a mammal, bird, reptile, or amphibian protected under this
				article. Exempted from this section are reptiles and amphibians, lawfully
				collected and possessed under
				312
				IAC 9-5-6 or turtles possessed under
				312 IAC
				9-5-11. The permit is available only to a person who
				is at least one (1) of the following:
(1) A
				licensed rehabilitator.
(2) A
				licensed falconer.
(3) A wild
				animal possession permit holder.
(4) An educational institution such as a
				corporation or organization whose primary function is conservation
				education.
(5) A nonprofit
				organization.
(6) A person who is
				employed or sponsored by an educational institution or a nonprofit
				organization.
(7) A person with a
				special purpose possession permit from the United States Fish and Wildlife
				Service for a nonreleasable migratory bird.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 10 - Special Licenses; Permits and Standards › Section 10-10 - Hunting permit for persons with disabilities

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 10.
(a) The
				division of fish and wildlife may issue a permit under this section to an
				individual with a disability to take a wild animal, if the disability would
				otherwise make the taking of a wild animal by the individual difficult or
				impossible.
(b) An individual must
				apply for a permit on a completed and signed departmental form that includes a
				statement of disability completed by a licensed physician or nurse
				practitioner.
(c) Except as
				otherwise provided in this subdivision, no renewal application is required
				unless the disability is temporary as indicated by a licensed physician or
				nurse practitioner. A permit issued to an individual with a temporary
				disability is effective from the date of issuance through the last day of the
				spring wild turkey hunting season established under
				312 IAC
				9-4-11.
(d) The division may issue a permit under
				this section that authorizes an individual to hunt wild animals from a
				stationary motor driven conveyance subject to the following restrictions:
(1) The permit holder must:
(A) abide by all other hunting
				laws;
(B) possess a valid hunting
				license and the permit issued under this section; and
(C) obtain in advance the permission of the
				manager of public property (local, state, or federal) to gain vehicular access
				to lands or roads that are otherwise closed to vehicular traffic.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 10 - Special Licenses; Permits and Standards › Section 10-11 - Nuisance wild animal control permit

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 11.
(a) The
				director may, without fee, issue a temporary permit to control a nuisance wild
				animal that is:
(1) causing damage or
				threatening to cause damage to property; or
(2) posing a health or safety threat to
				persons or domestic animals.
If it is a black bear, there must be a known (confirmed),
				  immediate safety risk to persons or domestic animals. The method and dates of
				  control and disposition of the animal shall be set forth in the permit.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 10 - Special Licenses; Permits and Standards › Section 10-12 - Fur buyers' licenses

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-11-2-1; IC
				  14-22-2-6; IC
				  14-22-19
Affected: IC
				  14-22-19-3
Sec. 12.
(a) This
				section applies to a person who is issued a fur buyer's license under IC
				14-22-19-3.
(b) A fur buyer's license must be obtained
				under this section before a person engages in the business of buying furbearing
				mammals, river otters, badgers, and bobcats or the untanned hides, skins, or
				furs of furbearing mammals, river otters, badgers, and bobcats in
				Indiana.
(c) A person shall make
				application for a license under this section on a departmental form.
(d) Except as otherwise provided in this
				subsection, a licensed fur buyer may possess the carcasses and untanned hides
				of:
(1) furbearing mammals;
(2) river otters;
(3) badgers; and
(4) bobcats;
that are lawfully taken until June 30 of the year the license
				  expires.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 10 - Special Licenses; Permits and Standards › Section 10-13.5 - Special purpose salvage permit

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-11-2-1; IC
				  14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 4-21.5; IC 14-22
Sec. 13.5.
(a) This
				section governs a special purpose salvage permit. A special purpose salvage
				permit may be issued only to a person who is at least one (1) of the following:
(1) A licensed wild animal rehabilitator
				under section 9 of this rule.
(2) A
				nature center, a nonprofit organization, or an educational
				institution.
(3) An individual
				employed or sponsored by an educational institution.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 10 - Special Licenses; Permits and Standards › Section 10-14 - Fish hauler's and supplier's permit

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22-16
Sec. 14.
(a) A fish
				hauler's and supplier's permit must be obtained under this section before a
				person:
(1) imports live fish from another
				state or another country for sale; or
(2) raises fish for sale for any purpose,
				live or dead.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 10 - Special Licenses; Permits and Standards › Section 10-15 - Fish importation permit

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 15.
(a) Except
				as provided in subsection (e), a person must obtain a fish importation permit
				under this section before a person imports any live fish for sale or
				release.
(b) An application for a
				fish importation permit must be submitted by an applicant at least ten (10)
				days in advance of the proposed date of importation.
(c) An applicant must establish that a fish
				to be imported:
(1) is free of any
				communicable disease;
(2) will not
				become a nuisance; and
(3) will not
				damage a native wild species or a domestic species of animal or
				plant.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 10 - Special Licenses; Permits and Standards › Section 10-16 - Dog training ground permit

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22-20; IC 14-22-31
Sec. 16.
(a) A
				person may take northern bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus) or ring-necked
				pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) that have been raised in captivity for the
				purpose of training dogs only pursuant to a permit issued under this
				section.
(b) An application for a
				dog training ground permit must be completed on a department form and filed
				with the division. A person must demonstrate the applicant owns or controls a
				contiguous tract of land of at least five (5) and not more than twenty (20)
				acres to be used as the dog training ground.
(c) A permit shall not be issued under this
				section for land located within one (1) mile of a state-owned or
				state-controlled public hunting area.
(d) Only one (1) dog training ground may be
				licensed by the department on a contiguous tract of land.
(e) A person issued a permit under this
				section shall mark the entire boundary of the land permitted as a dog training
				ground with signs:
(1) at least sixteen (16)
				inches wide and sixteen (16) inches long;
(2) having a white background;
(3) stating "dog training ground" in one (1)
				inch high lettering; and
(4) placed
				not more than five hundred (500) feet apart.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 10 - Special Licenses; Permits and Standards › Section 10-17 - Aquaculture permit

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22-27
Sec. 17.
(a) A
				person must not import, raise, sell, or transport fish into or within Indiana
				without an aquaculture permit issued under this section, except as provided in:
(1) sections 14 and 15 of this rule;
				or
(2) subsection (b).
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 10 - Special Licenses; Permits and Standards › Section 10-18 - Limited take permits for specific state endangered species

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-22-34-17
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 18.
(a) The
				department may issue a permit under this section to an individual,
				organization, corporation, or government agency to take a state endangered
				species. This permit may only be issued for state endangered species that are
				either federal proposed species or federal listed species.
(b) The permit application under this section
				shall be made as follows:
(1) The applicant
				must submit a Habitat Conservation Plan.
(2) The division of fish and wildlife will
				supply an outline of information sections that must be included in the Habitat
				Conservation Plan. This outline will include, but not necessarily be limited
				to, the following sections:
(A) Current
				status of the endangered species.
(B) Description of area of impact.
(C) Specific impacts to the species'
				habitat.
(D) Conservation actions
				to be undertaken to ensure no detrimental effect to the endangered
				species.
(E) Schedule for enacting
				the conservation actions.
(F)
				Guarantees to ensure those enactment of conservation actions.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 10 - Special Licenses; Permits and Standards › Section 10-19 - Fish tagging or marking permit

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22-27
Sec. 19.
(a) A
				person must not place a mark or tag on a fish and release it into public waters
				without a permit issued by the department under this section.
(b) A person shall apply for a fish tagging
				and marking permit on a departmental form.
(c) A person shall submit the application to
				the department at least twenty-one (21) days before the proposed date of
				tagging or marking and must include the following information:
(1) The name, address, and telephone number
				of the person applying for the permit.
(2) The name of the waterway and county where
				tagging or marking will occur.
(3)
				The species, size, and number of fish to be tagged or marked.
(4) The tagging or marking dates.
(5) The reason for tagging or marking
				fish.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 10 - Special Licenses; Permits and Standards › Section 10-20 - Mammal, bird, reptile, amphibian, mollusk, and crustacean importation permit for release

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-22-2-6; IC
				  14-25-1
Affected: IC 14
Sec. 20.
(a) A
				person must obtain a wild animal import permit under this section before the
				person can import:
(1) a mammal;
(2) a bird;
(3) a reptile;
(4) an amphibian;
(5) a mollusk; or
(6) a crustacean;
for release or sale for release in Indiana.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 10 - Special Licenses; Permits and Standards › Section 10-22 - Shooting preserve license

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22-31
Sec. 22.
(a) An
				application for a shooting preserve license must be completed on a departmental
				form and filed with the division of fish and wildlife.
(b) The boundaries of the land licensed under
				this section must be marked with clearly visible signs at least eighteen (18)
				inches wide and twelve (12) inches long with a white background and at least
				one (1) inch high lettering that states "licensed shooting preserve". The signs
				must be placed no more than five hundred (500) feet apart and along the entire
				boundary of the licensed shooting preserve.
(c) Notwithstanding subsection (b), a sign
				posted prior to May 1, 2014, may continue to be in use by a license holder as
				long as it is legible, but must meet the requirements in subsection (b) no
				later than October 1, 2019.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 10 - Special Licenses; Permits and Standards › Section 10-23 - Migratory bird depredation permit

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 23.
(a) The
				director may without fee issue a temporary permit to take a migratory bird that
				is:
(1) causing damage or threatening to cause
				damage to property; or
(2) posing a
				health or safety threat to persons or domestic animals.
The method and dates of control and disposition of the bird
				  shall be set forth in the permit.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 10 - Special Licenses; Permits and Standards › Section 10-24 - Trapper education permit

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 4-21.5; IC 14-22
Sec. 24.
(a) This
				section governs a trapper education permit. A permit is required for a person
				to conduct a trapper education course and set a trap for a wild animal as part
				of the course.
(b) The permit is
				available only to a person who is at least one (1) of the following:
(1) A nonprofit organization.
(2) An authorized employee of the
				department.
(3) A person who is
				employed or sponsored by an educational institution or a nonprofit
				organization.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 10 - Special Licenses; Permits and Standards › Section 10-25 - Deer control permit

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-22-28-2; IC 14-10-2-4
Affected: IC 4-21.5; IC 14-22
Sec. 25.
(a) This
				section governs the issuance of a deer control permit to control a white-tailed
				deer.
(b) A deer control permit may
				be issued under this section to take a white-tailed deer that is doing the
				following:
(1) Causing or threatening to cause
				economic damage to property in excess of five hundred dollars ($500) annually.
				Damage to the following may be considered in computing economic impact to
				property:
(A) A building or dwelling and
				related improvements to real property.
(B) Agricultural row crop.
(C) Hay, stored grain, or livestock
				food.
(D) Cover crop.
(E) A vineyard.
(F) An orchard.
(G) Landscape vegetation.
(H) Truck crop.
(I) A tree nursery.
(J) A tree.
(K) A food garden of one (1) acre or greater
				in size.
(L) Ornamental
				vegetation.
(M) Other commercial
				vegetation established by humans.
Browsing or antler rubbing to naturally occurring vegetation
				  or vegetation not planted by humans shall not be considered in computing
				  economic damage.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 10 - Special Licenses; Permits and Standards › Section 10-26 - Endangered species propagation permit

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-22-2-6; IC
				  14-22-34-15
Affected: IC 4-21.5; IC
				  14-22-6-1
Sec. 26.
(a) A
				person must not breed or rear in captivity an endangered species of wild animal
				except under a propagation permit issued under this section.
(b) A person must apply for a propagation
				permit on a departmental form filed with the division of fish and wildlife. The
				applicant must include the following with the application:
(1) Information regarding the health and safe
				handling of the wild animal.
(2)
				The current and historic status of the species in the state.
(3) Information regarding the purpose of the
				propagation.
(4) Documentation of
				legal acquisition of the original stock of wild animal for breeding or
				rearing.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 10 - Special Licenses; Permits and Standards › Section 10-27 - Indication of anatomical gift when purchasing a hunting, fishing, or trapping license

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-22-11-20
Affected: IC 14-22-15.5; IC 29-2-16.1
Sec. 27.
(a) An
				individual eighteen (18) years of age or older may indicate an intention to
				make an anatomical gift by authorizing a symbol to be imprinted on a resident
				hunting, fishing, or trapping license if the license is purchased through the
				department's online license system.
(b) An individual must execute a signed
				affidavit and submit it to the department to be removed from the department's
				license system and have the symbol indicating the donation of an anatomical
				gift removed from a hunting, fishing, or trapping license.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 11 - Wild Animal Possession Permits › Section 11-1 - Wild animal possession permit applicability

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-11-4-5; IC 14-11-4-9; IC
				  14-22-26
Affected: IC 14-11-4; IC 14-22-26-2
Sec. 1.
(a) Except
				as provided in IC 14-22-26-2 or as exempted under subsections (d) and (e), a
				person must have a permit issued by the department under this rule to possess a
				wild animal if the wild animal is either of the following:
(1) Referenced in this rule.
(2) Listed in this article as an endangered
				species or a threatened species.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 11 - Wild Animal Possession Permits › Section 11-2 - First permit to possess a wild animal

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-22-26
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 2.
(a) This
				section governs the first permit under this rule to possess a particular wild
				animal.
(b) A person who wishes to
				possess a wild animal, described as Class I or Class II in this rule, must
				apply for a permit under this rule within five (5) days of taking possession of
				the animal that was lawfully acquired and in accordance with this
				rule.
(c) A person who wishes to
				possess a wild animal, described as Class III in this rule must obtain a permit
				under this rule before the person takes possession of the animal and in
				accordance with this rule. In addition to any procedural requirements, a notice
				under this subsection must also describe the following:
(1) The species of the wild animal.
(2) Where the animal will be
				possessed.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 11 - Wild Animal Possession Permits › Section 11-3 - Renewal permit to possess a wild animal

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-22-26
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 3.
(a) This
				section governs a renewal permit to possess a wild animal where a permit was
				previously issued for the same wild animal at the same site under section 2 of
				this rule.
(b) A person who wishes
				to continue in possession of a wild animal after the expiration date in the
				permit must file an application for a renewal permit within thirty (30) days of
				the expiration date.
(c) An
				application for a renewal permit must be accompanied by a written verification
				by a veterinarian which states the following:
(1) The wild animal was observed at least
				once during the prior year or more frequently if necessary to provide adequate
				veterinarian care. Frequency of the visits is determined by the attending
				veterinarian, not the facility.
(2)
				The wild animal was properly immunized.
(3) The wild animal appears to have been
				properly cared for in the following other areas of animal husbandry:
(A) Appropriate:
(i) facilities, personnel, and equipment for
				pest control, sanitation, quarantine, capture, and restraint; and
(ii) medical observation.
(B) Appropriate handling,
				tranquilization, and euthanasia was provided under veterinarian
				guidance.
(C) Nutrition and
				diets.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 11 - Wild Animal Possession Permits › Section 11-4 - Permit to possess a relocated wild animal

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-22-26
Affected: IC 14-11-4; IC 14-22
Sec. 4.
(a) This
				section governs a permit to possess a wild animal if a permittee under section
				2 or 3 of this rule wishes to relocate the animal.
(b) For a permit to possess a Class III wild
				animal, the permittee must satisfy IC 14-11-4 before the department may issue a
				permit to possess the animal at a new location. In addition to any procedural
				requirements, a notice under this subsection must also describe the following:
(1) The species of the wild animal.
(2) Where the animal will be
				possessed.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 11 - Wild Animal Possession Permits › Section 11-6 - Class I wild animals for which a permit is required

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-22-26
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 6.
(a) A permit
				is required under this rule for the following Class I wild animals:
(1) Rabbit (Sylvilagus floridanus).
(2) Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis, Sciurus
				niger, and Glaucomys volans).
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 11 - Wild Animal Possession Permits › Section 11-7 - Class II wild animals for which a permit is required

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-22-26
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 7.
(a) A permit
				is required under this rule for the following Class II wild animals:
(1) Beaver (Castor canadensis).
(2) Coyote (Castor latrans).
(3) Gray fox (Urocyon
				cinereoargenteus).
(4) Red fox
				(Vulpes fulva).
(5) Mink (Mustela
				vison).
(6) Muskrat (Ondatra
				zibethicus).
(7) Virginia opossum
				(Didelphis marsupialis).
(8)
				Raccoon (Procyon lotor).
(9)
				Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis).
(10) Weasel (Mustela frenata, Mustela
				nivalis, and Mustela rixosa).
(11)
				Serval (Leptailurus serval).
(12)
				Leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis).
(13) Margay cat (Felis wiedi).
(14) Jaguarundi cat (Felis
				yagouaroundi).
(15) Jungle cat
				(Felis chaus).
(16) Pallas' cat
				(Felis manul).
(17) Sand cat (Felis
				margarita).
(18) Black-footed cat
				(Felis nigripes).
(19) Flat-headed
				cat (Prionailurus planiceps).
(20)
				Fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus).
(21) Geoffroy's cat (Leopardus
				geoffroyi).
(22) Pampas cat
				(Leopardus pajeros).
(23) Little
				spotted cat (Leopardus tigrinus).
(24) Pantanal cat (Leopardus
				braccatus).
(25) Marbled cat
				(Pardofelis marmorata).
A hybrid of any of these species with a domestic dog or
				  domestic cat is exempt from permitting under this section.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 11 - Wild Animal Possession Permits › Section 11-8 - Class III wild animals for which a permit is required

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-22-26-3
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 8.
(a) A permit
				is required under this rule for the following Class III wild animals:
(1) Wolves that are purebred.
(2) Bears (all species).
(3) Wild cats (all species), except feral
				cats and cats listed in section 7 of this rule.
(4) Venomous reptiles.
(5) Crocodilians that are at least five (5)
				feet long.
A hybrid of any of these species with a domestic dog or
				  domestic cat is exempt from permitting under this section.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Rule 11 - Wild Animal Possession Permits › Section 11-9 - Classification of endangered species or threatened species

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-22-2-6; IC
				  14-22-26-3;
				  IC
				  14-22-26-6;
				  IC
				  14-22-34-17
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 9.
(a) If an
				application is submitted under this rule to possess a wild animal that is an
				endangered species or a threatened species, but the animal is not identified in
				sections 6 through 8 of this rule, the division shall designate the wild animal
				as being within Class I, Class II, or Class III before the permit is
				issued.
(b) The division may
				require that a wild animal possessed under this section is identified with an
				individually unique transponder, a unique notch, or another method of permanent
				marking approved by the director.