TITLE 312 NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION
Final Rule
LSA Document #14-511(F)
DIGEST
Adds
312 IAC 9-12-2.5 governing special circumstances hunting safety cards. Amends
312 IAC 9-12-3 to allow an individual with a special circumstances hunting safety card to purchase a hunting license. Effective 30 days after filing with the Publisher.
312 IAC 9-12-2.5 Special circumstances hunter education certification
Authority:
IC 14-10-2-4;
IC 14-22-2-6;
IC 14-22-12-1.8
Sec. 2.5. (a) As used in this section, "individual with special circumstances" means an individual who:
(1) has a developmental disability as defined in IC 12-7-2-61;
(2) is a student with a disability as defined in IC 20-35-1-8; or
(3) has a developmental disability as defined in IC 12-7-2-61 that manifests itself on or after the individual is twenty-two (22) years of age and is due to injury or disease, but excludes an impairment that is attributable to the normal aging process.
(b) The department may issue a special circumstances hunting safety card under this section to an individual with special circumstances as described in this section who attends a complete course of instruction in hunter education offered by the department or the department's agent under IC 14-22-35 but is unable to pass the examination.
(c) An individual with special circumstances must apply for a special circumstances hunting safety card on a completed and signed departmental form that includes a statement of disability completed by a licensed physician or nurse practitioner. If the applicant is under eighteen (18) years of age, a parent or legal guardian who is legally responsible for the applicant's activities must sign the application.
(Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 9-12-2.5; filed Sep 14, 2015, 2:02 p.m.: 20151014-IR-312140511FRA)
312 IAC 9-12-3 Demonstration of compliance with hunter education requirements
Authority:
IC 14-10-2-4;
IC 14-22-2-6
Sec. 3. (a) An agent duly appointed by the director under
IC 14-22-11-3, or a clerk of a county circuit court, must not issue a hunting license to an individual subject to section 2 of this rule unless the individual:
(1) demonstrates compliance with section 2 or 2.5 of this rule; or
(b) An individual subject to section 2
or 2.5 of this rule may demonstrate successful completion of a hunter education program by any one (1) of the following methods:
(1) The presentation of a certificate of completion that indicates a hunter education program offered by the department or the department's agent was successfully completed by the applicant. A certificate of completion shall be completed on a department form.
(2) For an individual less than twelve (12) years of age upon completion of attendance at a hunter education course, the presentation of a certificate of attendance that indicates a hunter education program offered by the department or the department's agent has been monitored by the applicant. A license issued under this subdivision authorizes an applicant to hunt only if the applicant is accompanied by a parent or guardian. A certificate of attendance shall be prepared on a department form.
(3) A statement made under oath or affirmation by the applicant, on a department form, stating the applicant successfully completed a hunter education program approved under section 2 of this rule.
(4) A properly completed hunting license issued previously to the applicant.
(5) A final order from the commission under
IC 4-21.5 and
312 IAC 3 stating the applicant is entitled to receive a hunting license.
(6) The presentation of a special circumstances hunting safety card issued by the department.
Hearing Held: June 2, 2015
Approved by Attorney General: August 24, 2015
Approved by Governor: September 8, 2015
Filed with Publisher: September 14, 2015, 2:02 p.m.
Documents Incorporated by Reference: None Received by Publisher
Small Business Regulatory Coordinator: Steve Hunter, Lieutenant Colonel, Law Enforcement, Department of Natural Resources, Indiana Government Center South, 402 West Washington Street, Room W255D, Indianapolis, IN 46204, (317) 232-8034, shunter@dnr.in.gov
Posted: 10/14/2015 by Legislative Services Agency
DIN: 20151014-IR-312140511FRA
Composed: May 04,2024 3:16:17PM EDT
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