TITLE 312 NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION

Emergency Rule

LSA Document #07-481(E)

DIGEST

Temporarily amends 312 IAC 9-3-2.5 to govern hunting white-tailed deer during the special youth season and adds a rifle as a legal firearm that can be used to hunt deer. Effective September 1, 2007.

SECTION 1. (a) This SECTION supersedes 312 IAC 9-3-2.5(h) and governs the activities of an individual youth who is hunting deer.

(b) A youth hunter must not hunt deer with a firearm under this SECTION except as follows:

(1) A shotgun:

(A) must have a gauge 10, 12, 16, 20, or .410 bore loaded with a single projectile; and

(B) may be possessed in the field outside lawful shooting hours only if there are no shells in the chamber or magazine.

(2) A muzzleloading gun must be .44 caliber or larger, loaded with a bullet at least .357 inch or larger. A muzzleloading gun must be capable of being loaded only from the muzzle, including both powder and bullet. A muzzleloading gun may be possessed in the field outside lawful shooting hours only if:

(A) for percussion firearms, the cap or primer is removed from the nipple or primer adapter; or

(B) for flintlock firearms, the pan is not primed.

(3) Over-and-under combination rifle-shotguns are prohibited.

(4) A rifle must fire a cartridge that meets the following specifications:

(A) fire a bullet of three hundred fifty-seven thousandths (.357) of an inch diameter or larger;

(B) have a minimum case length of one and sixteen-hundredths (1.16) inches; and

(C) have a maximum case length of one and six hundred twenty-five thousandths (1.625) inches.

SECTION 2. This document expires on October 1, 2007.

DIN: 20070808-IR-312070481ERA

Composed: Apr 29,2024 7:37:45PM EDT

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