Indiana Code
Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources
Article 22. Fish and Wildlife

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:...

14-22-1-1.5. Application of Article; Captive Bred Cervidae - Sec. 1.5. This article does not apply to legally owned...

14-22-1-1.7. Application of Article; Captive Bred Bovidae - Sec. 1.7. This article does not apply to legally owned...

14-22-1-2. Applicability of Article - Sec. 2. The regulatory provisions of this article do not...

14-22-1-3. Repealed - [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-2-2.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Repealed...

Chapter 2. Division of Fish and Wildlife

14-22-2-1. "Public or Private Property" Defined - Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "public or private...

14-22-2-2. Administration of Article - Sec. 2. The division of fish and wildlife shall administer...

14-22-2-3. Duties of Director - Sec. 3. The director shall do the following: (1) Provide...

14-22-2-4. Licenses and Permits; Fees - Sec. 4. (a) The director shall write and issue licenses...

14-22-2-5. Entry Onto Property - Sec. 5. The director or the director's representative may, while...

14-22-2-6. Adoption of Rules - Sec. 6. (a) The director shall adopt rules under IC...

14-22-2-7. Revenue Raising Projects - Sec. 7. (a) The division may, with the approval of...

14-22-2-8. Deer Hunting; Permitted Firearms; Required Report - Sec. 8. (a) This section applies to a hunting season...

14-22-2-9. Deer Hunting; Use of Handgun - Sec. 9. (a) This section applies to a hunting season...

14-22-2-10. Authority to Adjust License and Permit Fees - Sec. 10. (a) Notwithstanding any law in this article, the...

Chapter 3. Fish and Wildlife Fund

14-22-3-1. "Fund" Defined - Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to...

14-22-3-2. Establishment of Fund - Sec. 2. The fish and wildlife fund is established. [Pre-1995...

14-22-3-3. Assets of Fund - Sec. 3. The fund consists of the following: (1) The...

14-22-3-4. Remittance and Transfer of Money; Records - Sec. 4. (a) A court that collects money under section...

14-22-3-5. Purposes of Fund - Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the...

Chapter 3.5. Lake and River Enhancement Fund

14-22-3.5-1. Establishment - Sec. 1. The lake and river enhancement fund is established...

14-22-3.5-2. Administration - Sec. 2. The fund shall be administered by the director...

14-22-3.5-3. Expenses - Sec. 3. Expenses of administering the fund shall be paid...

14-22-3.5-4. Contents of Fund - Sec. 4. The fund consists of the revenue from watercraft...

14-22-3.5-5. Reversion to General Fund - Sec. 5. Money in the fund at the end of...

14-22-3.5-6. Augmentation and Supplementation of Funds - Sec. 6. With the approval of the governor and the...

Chapter 4. Lifetime Hunting, Fishing, and Trapping License Trust Fund

14-22-4-1. "Fund" Defined - Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to...

14-22-4-2. Establishment of Fund - Sec. 2. The lifetime hunting, fishing, and trapping license trust...

14-22-4-3. Administration of Fund - Sec. 3. The department shall administer the fund. [Pre-1995 Recodification...

14-22-4-4. Gifts - Sec. 4. The department may accept gifts to enrich the...

14-22-4-5. Investments - Sec. 5. The treasurer of state shall invest the money...

14-22-4-6. Purpose of Fund - Sec. 6. (a) On July 1 of each year: (1)...

14-22-4-7. Reversion of Money Not Provided For - Sec. 7. Money in the fund at the end of...

Chapter 5. Deer Research and Management Fund

14-22-5-1. "Fund" Defined - Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to...

14-22-5-2. Establishment of Fund - Sec. 2. The deer research and management fund is established....

14-22-5-3. Administration of Fund - Sec. 3. The department shall administer the fund. [Pre-1995 Recodification...

14-22-5-4. Purpose of Fund - Sec. 4. The money in the fund shall be used...

14-22-5-5. Reversion of Money - Sec. 5. Money remaining in the fund at the end...

Chapter 6. Regulation of Birds and Mammals

14-22-6-1. Taking of Wild Animals Governed by Laws and Rules - Sec. 1. A person may not take, chase, or possess...

14-22-6-2. Migratory Birds; Taking Governed by Article - Sec. 2. A person may not: (1) take, possess, sell,...

14-22-6-3. Migratory Birds; Permit or License Requirement - Sec. 3. A person may not take or possess for...

14-22-6-4. Trapping; Tending Traps - Sec. 4. (a) For purposes of this section, a trap...

14-22-6-5. Trapping; Underwater Box Traps - Sec. 5. A person may trap furbearing animals with an...

14-22-6-6. Trapping; Snares - Sec. 6. (a) A person may not use a snare...

14-22-6-7. Jacklighting Prohibited - Sec. 7. (a) This section does not apply to an...

14-22-6-8. Sale of Wild Birds or Mammals Governed by Article - Sec. 8. (a) As used in this section, "sell" includes...

14-22-6-9. Shooting From or Across Public Highways Prohibited; Applicability - Sec. 9. (a) This section does not apply to an...

14-22-6-10. Shooting Into or Across Waters of the State - Sec. 10. A person may not shoot into or across:...

14-22-6-11. Repealed - [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-4-7.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Amended...

14-22-6-12. Taking of Coyotes - Sec. 12. A person: (1) who possesses land; or (2)...

14-22-6-13. Controlled Hunts in State Parks and Historic Sites - Sec. 13. If the director: (1) determines that a species...

14-22-6-14. Control of Deer Population; Landowner Assistance Program - Sec. 14. (a) The: (1) division of fish and wildlife...

14-22-6-16. Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to Aid Hunting - Sec. 16. (a) This section does not apply to the...

Chapter 7. Migratory Waterfowl Stamp

14-22-7-1. "Migratory Waterfowl" Defined - Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "migratory waterfowl" means...

14-22-7-2. "Stamp" Defined - Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "stamp" refers to...

14-22-7-3. Stamps; Requirement - Sec. 3. An individual may not hunt a migratory waterfowl...

14-22-7-4. Stamps; Issuance, Fee, and Expiration; Use of Fees - Sec. 4. (a) An electronically generated stamp shall be issued...

14-22-7-5. Use of Revenues - Sec. 5. (a) The department shall contract annually with an...

Chapter 8. Game Bird Habitat Restoration Stamp

14-22-8-1. "Fund" Defined - Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to...

14-22-8-2. "Game Bird" Defined - Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "game bird" means...

14-22-8-3. "Stamp" Defined - Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "stamp" refers to...

14-22-8-4. Stamps; Requirement - Sec. 4. An individual may not hunt a game bird...

14-22-8-5. Stamps; Issuance, Fee, and Expiration - Sec. 5. (a) An electronically generated stamp shall be issued...

14-22-8-6. Fund; Use of Fees - Sec. 6. (a) The game bird habitat restoration fund is...

14-22-8-7. Powers and Duties of Department - Sec. 7. (a) The department shall contract for the development...

Chapter 9. Regulation of Fishing

14-22-9-1. Unlawful Means of Taking Fish; Special Permits - Sec. 1. (a) Except as allowed by sections 3 and...

14-22-9-2. Ice Fishing - Sec. 2. (a) A person may not: (1) ice fish;...

14-22-9-3. Fishing Near Dams - Sec. 3. A person may not use, set, cause to...

14-22-9-4. Minnows and Crayfish; Unlawful Transportation - Sec. 4. A bait dealer may not transport or hold...

14-22-9-5. Minnows and Crayfish; Transportation Outside State - Sec. 5. (a) This section does not apply to a...

14-22-9-6. Waste Disposal - Sec. 6. All offal or filth of any kind accruing...

14-22-9-7. Sale of Fish - Sec. 7. (a) This section does not apply to the...

14-22-9-8. Stocking Fish in Waters of the State - Sec. 8. Except as otherwise provided, a person may not...

14-22-9-9. Obstruction of Waterways; Dams; Fish Ladders - Sec. 9. (a) This section does not apply to a...

14-22-9-10. Control of Aquatic Vegetation - Sec. 10. (a) This section does not apply to the...

14-22-9-11. Invasive Animal Species Reduction Program - Sec. 11. (a) As used in this section, "motorboat" means...

Chapter 10. Wildlife Regulation

14-22-10-0.1. Application of Certain Amendments to Chapter - Sec. 0.1. The amendments made to section 2 of this...

14-22-10-1. Consent to Use Private Land - Sec. 1. A person may not: (1) fish, hunt, trap,...

14-22-10-2. Restrictions on Landowner Liability to Recreational Users - Sec. 2. (a) As used in this section and section...

14-22-10-2.5. Restrictions on Landowner Liability to Hunters, Fishers, and Trappers - Sec. 2.5. (a) A person who goes upon or through...

14-22-10-3. Transportation of Fish and Game Outside State - Sec. 3. (a) An individual may not take, carry, ship,...

14-22-10-4. Possession of Fish or Game Taken in Foreign Nation or State - Sec. 4. (a) A resident of Indiana who has a...

14-22-10-5. Wild Animals Illegally Taken or Accidentally Killed - Sec. 5. The title to a wild animal illegally taken...

14-22-10-6. Liability for Destruction of Wild Animals by Pollutant - Sec. 6. (a) A person who, whether or not the...

14-22-10-7. Effort to Retrieve Crippled or Killed Wild Animals - Sec. 7. A person may not kill or cripple a...

14-22-10-8. Fish and Game Preserves - Sec. 8. (a) The director may designate and set aside...

14-22-10-9. Interstate Agreements on Boundary Waters - Sec. 9. (a) If necessary for the better protection of...

14-22-10-10. State as Sole Regulator - Sec. 10. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the...

14-22-10-11. Regulation of Raptors - Sec. 11. (a) As used in this section, "raptor" means...

Chapter 11. Licenses and Permits; General Provisions

14-22-11-1. "Farmland"; License Requirements and Conditions; Public Use Airport Manager Reporting Requirements - Sec. 1. (a) As used in this section, "farmland" means...

14-22-11-2. Repealed - [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-7-1.5.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Repealed...

14-22-11-3. License; Issuance; Form; Electronic Affirmation - Sec. 3. (a) An applicant for a hunting, trapping, or...

14-22-11-4. License; Expiration - Sec. 4. (a) Except as provided in IC 14-22-13-9 and...

14-22-11-5. Hunter Education - Sec. 5. (a) This section does not apply to an...

14-22-11-6. Possession of Hunting License - Sec. 6. Except as provided in sections 1 and 18...

14-22-11-7. Possession of Trapping License - Sec. 7. Except as provided in section 1 of this...

14-22-11-8. Fishing License and Trout - Salmon Stamp Requirements; Exceptions - Sec. 8. (a) This section does not apply to the...

14-22-11-9. Special Licenses - Sec. 9. If a special hunting, trapping, or fishing license...

14-22-11-10. Resident Licenses for Nonresidents - Sec. 10. (a) A nonresident of Indiana who is on...

14-22-11-11. Resident Members of Armed Forces - Sec. 11. A resident of Indiana on leave from the...

14-22-11-12. Form; Scope of Rules or Restrictions - Sec. 12. (a) Each license, permit, certificate, seal, stamp, tag,...

14-22-11-13. Resident License Falsely Procured by Nonresident - Sec. 13. (a) A nonresident of Indiana may not represent...

14-22-11-14. Possession; Display to Enforcement Officers; Alteration - Sec. 14. (a) A person who has procured a license...

14-22-11-15. Compliance With Laws and Rules; Express Condition of License or Permit; Revocation; Hearing - Sec. 15. (a) Each license and permit issued under this...

14-22-11-16. Interstate Agreements Regarding Boundary Waters and Ohio River - Sec. 16. (a) If a state bordering Indiana permits the...

14-22-11-17. Violations - Sec. 17. A person who violates section 6, 7, or...

14-22-11-18. Free Hunting Days - Sec. 18. (a) The director may designate not more than...

14-22-11-19. Antlered Deer License Lottery; Rules - Sec. 19. (a) The department may adopt rules under IC...

14-22-11-20. Symbol of Anatomical Gift on License; Rules - Sec. 20. (a) The department shall place an identifying symbol...

Chapter 12. License Fees and Sales

14-22-12-1. Types of Hunting, Fishing, and Trapping Licenses; Fees; Donations - Sec. 1. (a) The department may issue the following licenses...

14-22-12-1.5. "Qualified Individual"; Reduced Fee Licenses - Sec. 1.5. (a) As used in this section, "qualified individual"...

14-22-12-1.6. Repealed - As added by P.L.188-2001, SEC.5. Repealed by P.L.2-2005, SEC.131.

14-22-12-1.7. Apprentice Hunting License - Sec. 1.7. (a) As used in this section, "apprentice hunter"...

14-22-12-1.8. Special Circumstances Hunter; Card - Sec. 1.8. (a) As used in this section, "individual with...

14-22-12-2. Use of Fees to Increase Upland Game Bird Population - Sec. 2. Except for a license sold under IC 14-22-31-8,...

14-22-12-3. Deposits in Deer Research and Management Fund; Use of Fees - Sec. 3. The department shall deposit in the fish and...

14-22-12-4. Repealed - [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-7-5(e).] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Repealed...

14-22-12-5. Duplicate Licenses; Electronic Affirmation - Sec. 5. (a) The department may issue a duplicate license...

14-22-12-6. Special Permit for Persons With Disabilities - Sec. 6. Subject to IC 14-22-2-10, the department may issue...

14-22-12-7. Repealed - [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-7-5.7.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Amended...

14-22-12-7.3. Lifetime Licenses to Hunt, Fish, or Trap; Fees - Sec. 7.3. (a) Subject to the commission adopting fees under...

14-22-12-7.5. Automated Point of Sales Licensing System - Sec. 7.5. (a) As used in this section, "automated point...

14-22-12-8. Service Fees for Agents - Sec. 8. Each license agent who is authorized to sell...

14-22-12-9. Retention of Service Fee - Sec. 9. The clerk of the circuit court in each...

14-22-12-10. Repealed - [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-7-6(3) part.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15....

14-22-12-11. Repealed - [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-7-6(3) part.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15....

14-22-12-12. Repealed - [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-7-6(3) part.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15....

14-22-12-13. Repealed - [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-7-6(3) part.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15....

14-22-12-14. Excessive or Insufficient Charges Prohibited - Sec. 14. A person may not directly or indirectly charge,...

14-22-12-15. Deposits in Fish and Wildlife Fund - Sec. 15. All license fees shall be deposited into the...

14-22-12-16. Meeting of the Division - Sec. 16. (a) Before December 1, 2022, the division shall...

Chapter 13. Commercial Fishing License for Waters Other Than Lake Michigan

14-22-13-1. Waters of the State Other Than Lake Michigan and Ohio River; Licenses; Fees - Sec. 1. (a) This section applies to the following: (1)...

14-22-13-2. Ohio River; Licenses; Fees - Sec. 2. (a) This section applies to the Ohio River...

14-22-13-2.5. Harvest and Sale of Roe Bearing Species; Licenses; Fees - Sec. 2.5. (a) This section applies to the harvest or...

14-22-13-3. Tags - Sec. 3. The director shall prescribe and cause to be...

14-22-13-4. Unlicensed Individuals Accompanying Licensee - Sec. 4. An individual, while commercially fishing for a person...

14-22-13-5. Possession of Certain Gear; Permit Required - Sec. 5. An individual may not possess a seine, a...

14-22-13-6. Repealed - [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-7-13(f).] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Amended...

14-22-13-7. Taking or Sale of Fish; Ohio River License Required - Sec. 7. An individual may not: (1) take fish with...

14-22-13-8. Separate Fishing License Not Needed - Sec. 8. An individual who has an Ohio River commercial...

14-22-13-9. Validity; Expiration - Sec. 9. A license issued under this chapter: (1) is...

14-22-13-10. Penalties - Sec. 10. (a) A person who knowingly or intentionally fails...

Chapter 14. Commercial Fishing License for Lake Michigan

14-22-14-1. Repealed - [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-12-1.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Repealed...

14-22-14-2. Repealed - [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-12-2.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Repealed...

14-22-14-3. Repealed - [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-12-3.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Repealed...

14-22-14-4. Repealed - [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-12-4.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Repealed...

14-22-14-5. License Requirement - Sec. 5. A person may not take fish from the...

14-22-14-6. Repealed - [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-12-8.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Repealed...

14-22-14-7. Repealed - [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-12-9.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Repealed...

14-22-14-8. Repealed - [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-12-10.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Repealed...

14-22-14-9. Repealed - [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-12-11.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Amended...

14-22-14-10. Repealed - [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-12-12.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Amended...

14-22-14-11. Repealed - [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-12-13.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Amended...

14-22-14-12. Repealed - [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-12-14.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Repealed...

14-22-14-13. Repealed - [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-12-15.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Repealed...

14-22-14-14. Repealed - [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-12-16.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Repealed...

14-22-14-15. Repealed - [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-12-17.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Repealed...

14-22-14-16. Repealed - [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-12-18.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Repealed...

14-22-14-17. Repealed - [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-12-19.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Repealed...

14-22-14-18. Repealed - [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-12-20.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Repealed...

14-22-14-19. Repealed - [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-12-21.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Repealed...

14-22-14-20. Repealed - [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-12-22.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Repealed...

14-22-14-21. Repealed - [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-12-23.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Repealed...

14-22-14-22. Repealed - [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-12-24.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Repealed...

14-22-14-23. Repealed - [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-12-25.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Repealed...

14-22-14-24. Repealed - [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-12-26(a).] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Repealed...

14-22-14-25. Repealed - [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-12-26(b).] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Repealed...

14-22-14-26. Repealed - [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-12-26(c), (d).] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15....

14-22-14-27. Repealed - [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-12-27.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Repealed...

Chapter 15. Charter Fishing Boat Operator's License

14-22-15-1. License Requirement - Sec. 1. An individual may not take another individual sport...

14-22-15-2. Annual Fee - Sec. 2. Subject to IC 14-22-2-10, the minimum annual fee...

14-22-15-3. Validity; Expiration - Sec. 3. A fishing guide's license: (1) is valid for...

14-22-15-4. Records and Reports - Sec. 4. (a) An individual having a fishing guide's license...

14-22-15-5. Failure to Keep Records or Make Reports - Sec. 5. The director may: (1) refuse under IC 4-21.5-3-5...

14-22-15-6. Operation Without License - Sec. 6. An individual who acts as a fishing guide...

14-22-15-7. Violations Regarding Records and Reports - Sec. 7. An individual who recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally: (1)...

Chapter 15.5. Hunting Guide License

14-22-15.5-1. Definitions - Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, "hunting guide"...

14-22-15.5-2. License Requirement - Sec. 2. (a) An individual may not provide hunting guide...

14-22-15.5-3. Annual Fee - Sec. 3. Subject to IC 14-22-2-10, the minimum annual fee...

14-22-15.5-4. Validity; Expiration - Sec. 4. A hunting guide license: (1) is valid for...

14-22-15.5-5. Records and Reports - Sec. 5. (a) A hunting guide shall keep an accurate...

14-22-15.5-6. Failure to Keep Records or Make Reports - Sec. 6. The director may: (1) refuse under IC 4-21.5-3-5...

14-22-15.5-7. Operation Without a License - Sec. 7. An individual who acts as a hunting guide...

14-22-15.5-8. Violations; License Suspension - Sec. 8. An individual who: (1) fails to keep accurate...

14-22-15.5-9. Rule Adoption - Sec. 9. The director shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2...

Chapter 16. Bait Dealer's License

14-22-16-1. Application; Fee - Sec. 1. (a) A person engaging in or continuing to...

14-22-16-2. Issuance - Sec. 2. The director: (1) may, after investigation, issue a...

14-22-16-3. Expiration - Sec. 3. A license expires December 31 following the date...

14-22-16-4. Permit to Possess Minnows or Crayfish - Sec. 4. A person desiring to possess in Indiana at...

Chapter 17. Repealed - [Pre-1995 Recodification Citations: Repealed by P.L.141-2022, SEC.35.

Chapter 18. Free Sport Fishing Days

14-22-18-1. Designation of Free Sport Fishing Days - Sec. 1. The director may, with the approval of the...

14-22-18-2. Rights and Privileges - Sec. 2. During a free sport fishing day designated under...

14-22-18-3. Compliance With Laws and Rules - Sec. 3. A resident who fishes during a free sport...

14-22-18-4. Applicability of Other License Requirements - Sec. 4. Section 2 of this chapter does not authorize...

Chapter 19. Licenses for Furbearing Mammals

14-22-19-1. License Requirement - Sec. 1. A person must have a license issued by...

14-22-19-2. Types of Licenses; Fees - Sec. 2. (a) The department may issue the following licenses...

14-22-19-3. Issuance; Expiration - Sec. 3. Upon receipt of an application containing the proper...

14-22-19-4. Agents or Employees of License Holders - Sec. 4. The agents or employees of a person who...

14-22-19-5. Direct Purchases From Trappers - Sec. 5. Purchases direct from trappers may be made only...

14-22-19-6. Reports - Sec. 6. Every licensed fur buyer shall make a report...

Chapter 20. Breeder's License

14-22-20-1. Issuance; Fee - Sec. 1. (a) The owner of a hunting preserve licensed...

14-22-20-2. Sales Authorized; Application - Sec. 2. (a) A license issued under this chapter authorizes...

14-22-20-3. Importation of Out-of-State Animals - Sec. 3. An animal raised domestically by an out-of-state breeder...

14-22-20-4. Exemption for Certain Animals - Sec. 4. (a) This section applies to the following: (1)...

Chapter 20.5. Repealed - Repealed by P.L.89-2016, SEC.9.

Chapter 21. Taxidermist License

14-22-21-1. "Taxidermist" Defined - Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "taxidermist" means a...

14-22-21-2. Issuance; Fee - Sec. 2. (a) The department may, under rules adopted under...

14-22-21-3. Expiration - Sec. 3. A taxidermist license expires December 31 after the...

14-22-21-4. Possession of Wild Animals for Taxidermy Purposes - Sec. 4. A person may: (1) without a license; and...

14-22-21-5. Possession of Mounted Wild Animals - Sec. 5. A person may possess at any time a...

Chapter 22. Scientific Purposes License

14-22-22-1. Issuance - Sec. 1. The department may issue to a properly accredited...

14-22-22-2. Application; Fee - Sec. 2. (a) An application for a license must: (1)...

Chapter 23. Falconry License

14-22-23-1. License Requirement - Sec. 1. An individual may not practice falconry in Indiana...

14-22-23-2. Out-of-State License - Sec. 2. An individual who: (1) resides in a state...

14-22-23-3. Fee - Sec. 3. Subject to IC 14-22-2-10, the minimum fee for...

14-22-23-4. Expiration - Sec. 4. A falconry license issued under this chapter expires...

14-22-23-5. Possession of Hunting License and Stamp Also Required - Sec. 5. To take wildlife in the practice of falconry,...

Chapter 24. Field Trial Permit

14-22-24-1. Permit Requirement - Sec. 1. A person may not conduct a field trial...

14-22-24-2. Issuance; Fee; Rules - Sec. 2. (a) The department may issue a permit for...

14-22-24-3. Field Trial to Be Sanctioned - Sec. 3. A permit to conduct a field trial may...

14-22-24-4. Field Trials Out of Season - Sec. 4. A person may not conduct a field trial...

14-22-24-5. Repealed - [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-7-19(e).] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Repealed...

Chapter 24.5. Repealed - Repealed by P.L.111-2016, SEC.20.

Chapter 25. Importation Permit

14-22-25-1. Applicability of Chapter - Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to the following:...

14-22-25-2. Permit Requirement - Sec. 2. A person may not bring into Indiana, for...

14-22-25-3. Application; Fee - Sec. 3. An application for a permit must be filed...

14-22-25-4. Permit Conditions and Restrictions - Sec. 4. (a) A permit may be granted only upon...

Chapter 26. Wild Animal Permit

14-22-26-1. Applicability of Chapter - Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to the following...

14-22-26-2. "Zoological Park" Defined - Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "zoological park" means...

14-22-26-3. Rules Regarding Permits - Sec. 3. The director may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2...

14-22-26-4. Form; Issuance; Expiration; Fee - Sec. 4. A permit issued under this chapter: (1) must...

14-22-26-5. Suspension of Permit; Seizure and Holding of Animals; Adjudicative Proceedings; Costs - Sec. 5. (a) If an emergency exists, the director may...

14-22-26-6. Rules Regarding Safety and Health - Sec. 6. Rules adopted under this chapter must provide for...

Chapter 26.5. Specified Animals

14-22-26.5-1. Applicability; Permitted Physical Contact or Proximity With a Specified Animal - Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to physical contact...

14-22-26.5-2. "Direct Contact" - Sec. 2. (a) As used in this chapter, "direct contact"...

14-22-26.5-2.5. "Professional Production Crew" - Sec. 2.5. (a) As used in this chapter, "professional production...

14-22-26.5-3. "Proximity" - Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "proximity" means a...

14-22-26.5-3.5. "Public" - Sec. 3.5. As used in this chapter, "public" refers to...

14-22-26.5-4. "Specified Animal" - Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "specified animal" means...

14-22-26.5-5. "Trained" - Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "trained" means having...

14-22-26.5-6. Prohibition Against Direct Contact With a Specified Animal - Sec. 6. A person that owns or possesses a specified...

14-22-26.5-7. Licensing Requirements of the Owner of a Specified Animal - Sec. 7. A person who owns a specified animal must...

14-22-26.5-8. Adoption of Rules - Sec. 8. The department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2...

14-22-26.5-9. Violations - Sec. 9. A person that violates this chapter commits a...

Chapter 27. Fish Stocking Permit

14-22-27-1. Issuance of Permit - Sec. 1. The department may issue to a person a...

14-22-27-2. Fee - Sec. 2. Subject to IC 14-22-2-10, the minimum fee for...

Chapter 28. Permit to Take, Kill, or Capture Wild Animal Damaging Property

14-22-28-1. Issuance of Permit - Sec. 1. The director may issue to a person that...

14-22-28-2. Conditions and Rules - Sec. 2. Notwithstanding any other prohibition or requirement of this...

14-22-28-3. Incorporation of Conditions and Rules - Sec. 3. The conditions and rules prescribed under section 2...

14-22-28-4. Investigations; Denial of Permit - Sec. 4. The director may have an investigation made of...

14-22-28-5. Disposal of Protected Wild Animals - Sec. 5. A protected wild animal killed, captured, or taken...

Chapter 29. Illegal Fishing Device Permit

14-22-29-1. Issuance of Permit - Sec. 1. The director may issue to a person who...

Chapter 30. Permit for Explosives in Water

14-22-30-1. Permit Requirement - Sec. 1. A person may not use, set, or discharge...

14-22-30-2. Issuance - Sec. 2. The director may issue to a person, upon...

Chapter 31. Shooting Preserves

14-22-31-0.5. Application of Chapter - Sec. 0.5. This chapter does not apply to a hunting...

14-22-31-1. Application for License - Sec. 1. A person who: (1) owns; (2) holds; or...

14-22-31-2. Fee - Sec. 2. Subject to IC 14-22-2-10, an application for a...

14-22-31-3. Restrictions - Sec. 3. A shooting preserve may not be established within...

14-22-31-4. Inspection; Issuance of License - Sec. 4. Upon receipt of an application, the department shall...

14-22-31-5. Expiration of License - Sec. 5. A license issued under this chapter expires April...

14-22-31-6. Repealed - [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-7-10(c).] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Repealed...

14-22-31-7. Animals That May Be Propagated and Offered for Hunting - Sec. 7. A person issued a license under section 4...

14-22-31-8. Hunting License Required; Special Licenses - Sec. 8. (a) An individual may not take game birds...

14-22-31-9. Season - Sec. 9. A person may take wild animals from a...

14-22-31-10. Bill of Sale - Sec. 10. The licensee of a shooting preserve shall issue...

14-22-31-11. Daily Register; Records - Sec. 11. (a) The licensee of a shooting preserve must...

14-22-31-12. Inspections by Department - Sec. 12. (a) The following must be available to the...

14-22-31-13. Falsification of Reports - Sec. 13. (a) A licensee may not falsify a report...

14-22-31-14. Carnivores Prohibited - Sec. 14. (a) A licensee may not import or keep...

Chapter 31.5. Shooting Ranges

14-22-31.5-1. "Local Unit of Government" Defined - Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "local unit of...

14-22-31.5-2. "Person" Defined - Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "person" means an...

14-22-31.5-3. "Shooting Range" Defined - Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "shooting range" means...

14-22-31.5-4. Repealed - As added by P.L.134-1996, SEC.4. Repealed by P.L.57-2002, SEC.1.

14-22-31.5-5. Local Government Regulation - Sec. 5. Except as specifically prohibited by this chapter and...

14-22-31.5-6. Liability Relating to Noise - Sec. 6. A person who owns, operates, or uses a...

14-22-31.5-7. Powers of Ranges in Existence Before July 1, 1996 - Sec. 7. Notwithstanding any ordinance adopted by a local unit...

Chapter 32. Game Bird and Exotic Mammal Regulation

14-22-32-1. Applicability of Chapter - Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to the following:...

14-22-32-2. Prohibitions - Sec. 2. A person may not do any of the...

14-22-32-3. Violations - Sec. 3. A person who knowingly or intentionally violates section...

14-22-32-4. Issuance of Shooting Preserve License Precluded - Sec. 4. A person who violates section 2(1) of this...

14-22-32-5. Orders to Dispose of Game Birds or Exotic Mammals - Sec. 5. If a person violates section 2(1) of this...

14-22-32-6. Adoption of Rules - Sec. 6. The department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2...

14-22-32-7. Other Actions Not Precluded - Sec. 7. This chapter does not preclude the state or...

Chapter 33. Federal Laws, Projects, and Coordination

14-22-33-1. Migratory Birds; Effect of Federal Laws, Regulations, and Treaties - Sec. 1. (a) The: (1) laws of the United States;...

14-22-33-2. Consent to Establishment of Migratory Bird Reservations - Sec. 2. Consent of Indiana is given to the acquisition...

14-22-33-3. Authorization for Federal Fish Hatching, Operations, and Investigations - Sec. 3. To promote fish culture and the increase of...

14-22-33-4. Assent to Federal Aid for Wildlife Restoration Projects - Sec. 4. (a) Indiana hereby assents to 16 U.S.C. 669...

14-22-33-5. Assent to Federal Aid for Fisheries Restoration Projects - Sec. 5. (a) Indiana hereby assents to 16 U.S.C. 777...

Chapter 34. Nongame and Endangered Species Conservation

14-22-34-1. "Endangered Species" - Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, "endangered species"...

14-22-34-2. "Fund" Defined - Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to...

14-22-34-3. "Management" Defined - Sec. 3. (a) As used in this chapter, "management" means...

14-22-34-4. "Nongame Species" Defined - Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "nongame species" means...

14-22-34-5. "Take" Defined - Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "take" means to:...

14-22-34-6. "Wildlife" Defined - Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "wildlife" means: (1)...

14-22-34-7. Investigations of Nongame Species; Adoption of Rules - Sec. 7. (a) The director shall conduct investigations on nongame...

14-22-34-8. Limits on Taking or Possession of Nongame Species - Sec. 8. The director shall adopt rules to establish proposed...

14-22-34-9. Unlawful Taking or Possession of Nongame Species - Sec. 9. Except as provided in rules adopted by the...

14-22-34-10. Endangered Species List - Sec. 10. On the basis of: (1) investigations on nongame...

14-22-34-11. Review of Endangered Species List - Sec. 11. The director: (1) shall conduct a review of...

14-22-34-12. Unlawful Taking or Possession of Endangered Species - Sec. 12. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter,...

14-22-34-13. Additions to Endangered Species List - Sec. 13. If in the determination of the director a...

14-22-34-14. Management of Nongame Species - Sec. 14. (a) The director shall establish the programs, including...

14-22-34-15. Taking of Endangered Species for Scientific Purposes - Sec. 15. The director may permit, under the terms and...

14-22-34-16. Removal, Capture, or Destruction of Endangered Species - Sec. 16. (a) Upon good cause shown, and if necessary...

14-22-34-17. Adoption of Rules - Sec. 17. The director shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2...

14-22-34-18. Applicability of Chapter to Wildlife Possessed on July 26, 1973 - Sec. 18. The provisions of this chapter prohibiting the taking,...

14-22-34-19. Cost of Programs; Transfer of Funds - Sec. 19. The costs of the programs established under this...

14-22-34-20. Fund - Sec. 20. (a) The nongame fund is established as a...

14-22-34-21. Entrance Fees - Sec. 21. If the commission establishes entrance fees for admission...

Chapter 35. Hunting Safety

14-22-35-1. Establishment of Course of Instruction - Sec. 1. (a) The department shall establish a course of...

14-22-35-2. Conservation Officer to Administer Program - Sec. 2. The director shall designate a conservation officer to...

14-22-35-3. Public Target Ranges - Sec. 3. The department may construct, operate, and maintain public...

14-22-35-4. Reports Required for Federal Assistance - Sec. 4. The department shall prepare the reports necessary to...

Chapter 36. Trapper Training

14-22-36-1. Establishment of Training Program - Sec. 1. (a) The department shall establish a trapper training...

14-22-36-2. Division Designated to Administer Program - Sec. 2. The director shall designate one (1) of the...

14-22-36-3. Reports Required for Federal Assistance - Sec. 3. The department may prepare the reports that are...

Chapter 37. Harassment of Hunters, Trappers, and Fishermen

14-22-37-1. "Game Animal" Defined - Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "game animal" means...

14-22-37-2. Violations - Sec. 2. (a) A person who knowingly or intentionally interferes...

14-22-37-3. Failure to Obey Orders of Law Enforcement Officer - Sec. 3. A person who fails to obey the order...

Chapter 38. Violations

14-22-38-1. Violations Generally - Sec. 1. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this article...

14-22-38-2. Separate Offenses - Sec. 2. The: (1) taking, catching, killing, possession, or transportation...

14-22-38-3. Unlawful Taking of Deer or Wild Turkey - Sec. 3. A person who takes a deer or a...

14-22-38-4. Fines; Unlawful Taking of Deer or Wild Turkey; Giving Away Deer Meat; Use of Silencers - Sec. 4. (a) If a person commits an offense that...

14-22-38-4.5. Use of Silencer; Penalty - Sec. 4.5. A person who recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally: (1)...

14-22-38-5. Fines; Unlawful Taking of Other Wild Animals - Sec. 5. (a) A person who takes or possesses a...

14-22-38-6. Unlawful Sale or Shipment of Wild Animals, Nests, or Eggs; Unlawful Guide Services - Sec. 6. (a) As used in this section, "guide services"...

14-22-38-7. Hunter Orange - Sec. 7. (a) As used in this section, "hunter orange"...

Chapter 39. Enforcement

14-22-39-1. Concurrent Power of Attorney General and Prosecuting Attorneys - Sec. 1. The attorney general has concurrent power with prosecuting...

14-22-39-2. Summons; Failure to Appear - Sec. 2. (a) A conservation officer may issue a summons...

14-22-39-3. Searches of Effects; Entry Onto Property - Sec. 3. (a) As used in this section, "public or...

14-22-39-4. Search Warrants; Issuance - Sec. 4. (a) A court may issue a warrant to...

14-22-39-5. Search Warrants; Execution and Service - Sec. 5. The director or a conservation officer may execute...

14-22-39-6. Seizure of Animals and Equipment - Sec. 6. (a) Conservation officers and other police officers may...

Chapter 40. Shooting at Law Enforcement Decoys

14-22-40-1. "Bow" - Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "bow" means any...

14-22-40-2. "Decoy" - Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "decoy" means a...

14-22-40-3. "Firearm" - Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "firearm" means any...

14-22-40-4. "Game Animal" - Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "game animal" means...

14-22-40-5. "Law Enforcement Officer" - Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "law enforcement officer"...

14-22-40-6. Unlawful Shooting at Law Enforcement Decoys - Sec. 6. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a...

14-22-40-7. Reimbursement - Sec. 7. To compensate for harm caused to decoys, a...

14-22-40-8. Collection and Deposit of Reimbursement - Sec. 8. The court that convicts a person of an...

Chapter 41. Wildlife Violator Compact

14-22-41-1. Name - Sec. 1. This compact may be referred to as the...

14-22-41-2. Adoption - Sec. 2. Indiana adopts the wildlife violator compact with all...

14-22-41-3. Findings, Policy, and Purpose - Sec. 3. ARTICLE I (a) The participating states find the...

14-22-41-4. Definitions - Sec. 4. ARTICLE II (a) "Citation" means any summons, complaint,...

14-22-41-5. Citations in Participating State - Sec. 5. ARTICLE III (a) When issuing a citation for...

14-22-41-6. Treatment by Home State of Noncompliance or Conviction - Sec. 6. ARTICLE IV (a) Upon receipt of a report...

14-22-41-7. Suspension of License Privileges - Sec. 7. ARTICLE V (a) Each participating state shall recognize...

14-22-41-8. Application of Laws and Other Agreements Not Affected - Sec. 8. ARTICLE VI Except as expressly required by provisions...

14-22-41-9. Board of Compact Administrators - Sec. 9. ARTICLE VII (a) For the purpose of administering...

14-22-41-10. Effectiveness of Compact - Sec. 10. ARTICLE VIII (a) This compact becomes effective when...

14-22-41-11. Amendments - Sec. 11. ARTICLE IX (a) This compact may be amended...

14-22-41-12. Construction - Sec. 12. ARTICLE X This compact shall be liberally construed...

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Article 22. Fish and Wildlife