CHAPTER 25. IMPORTATION PERMIT

IC 14-22-25

    

Chapter 25. Importation Permit

IC 14-22-25-1

Applicability of chapter

    

Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to the following:

        (1) Animals imported into Indiana for the purpose of being
confined and exhibited in a zoo or other public display of
animals.

        (2) Other animals that the department designates.

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.

IC 14-22-25-2

Permit requirement

    

Sec. 2. A person may not bring into Indiana, for the purpose of
release or selling for release in Indiana, live fish, the fry of live fish,
or any other living wild animal without a permit issued by the
department.

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.

IC 14-22-25-3

Application; fee

    

Sec. 3. An application for a permit must be filed with the director
not less than ten (10) days before the proposed date of importation.
A fee of five dollars ($5) must accompany the application.

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.

IC 14-22-25-4

Permit conditions and restrictions

    

Sec. 4. (a) A permit may be granted only upon satisfactory proof
that the specific animals intended to be imported meet the following
conditions:

        (1) The animals are free of a communicable disease at the time
of importation.

        (2) The animals will not become a nuisance.

        (3) The animals will not cause damage to a native wild or
domestic species.

    (b) The director may incorporate in the permit the restrictions that
the director considers necessary.

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.