CHAPTER 32. GAME BIRD AND EXOTIC MAMMAL REGULATION

IC 14-22-32

    

Chapter 32. Game Bird and Exotic Mammal Regulation

IC 14-22-32-1

Applicability of chapter

    

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

        (1) Conservation officers or other law enforcement officers.

        (2) Game birds or exotic mammals in shooting preserves
licensed under IC 14-22-31.

        (3) A person who takes a feral exotic mammal when the feral
exotic mammal is causing damage to property that is owned or
leased by the person.

        (4) A person who is authorized by the department under
extraordinary circumstances to take an exotic mammal.

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

IC 14-22-32-2

Prohibitions

    

Sec. 2. A person may not do any of the following:

        (1) Offer a game bird or an exotic mammal for hunting,
trapping, or chasing by a person using a weapon or device that
is not a shotgun, muzzle loading gun, handgun, or bow and
arrow.

        (2) Hunt, trap, or chase a game bird or an exotic mammal with
a weapon or device that is not a shotgun, muzzle loading gun,
handgun, or bow and arrow.

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

IC 14-22-32-3

Violations

    

Sec. 3. A person who knowingly or intentionally violates section
2 of this chapter commits a Class A misdemeanor.

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

IC 14-22-32-4

Issuance of shooting preserve license precluded

    

Sec. 4. A person who violates section 2(1) of this chapter may not
be issued a license under IC 14-22-31.

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

IC 14-22-32-5

Orders to dispose of game birds or exotic mammals

    

Sec. 5. If a person violates section 2(1) of this chapter, the
department shall enter a recommended order to dispose of any game
bird or exotic mammal the person owns, keeps, harbors, or otherwise
possesses. Before the order becomes a final determination of the
department, a hearing must be held under IC 4-21.5-3. The hearing
shall be conducted by an administrative law judge for the
commission. The determination of the administrative law judge is a
final agency action under IC 4-21.5-1-6.

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

IC 14-22-32-6

Adoption of rules

    

Sec. 6. The department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to
properly administer this chapter consistent with any applicable
federal statutes and regulations.

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

IC 14-22-32-7

Other actions not precluded

    

Sec. 7. This chapter does not preclude the state or another person
from bringing other actions under the Indiana Code.

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