Indiana Code
Chapter 1. General Provisions
14-22-1-1. Wild Animals Property of the People; Department to Protect and Manage Wild Animals

Sec. 1. (a) All wild animals, except those that are:
(1) legally owned under a license or permit as required by this article; or
(2) otherwise excepted in this article;
are the property of the people of Indiana.
(b) The department shall provide for the protection and proper management of all legally or publicly owned wild animals in Indiana.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-1-2 part.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.89-2016, SEC.5.