TITLE 345 INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH

Under IC 4-22-2-23, the Indiana State Board of Animal Health intends to adopt a rule concerning the following:

OVERVIEW: Amends 345 IAC 2-7-3 to change the deadline for a hunting preserve to submit chronic wasting disease (CWD) samples to an approved laboratory. Adds 345 IAC 2-9 to establish licensing and inspection requirements for hunting preserves, to set forth the requirements for a licensed owner to issue special hunting permits, to establish the signage requirements for hunting preserves, to state the record keeping requirements for hunting preserves, to clarify when a hunting preserve may cull permitted animals from the preserve without obtaining a special hunting permit, to set forth the requirements governing the use of a permitted animal for food after the animal has been sedated or treated with medications, and to state the violations for failure to comply with the hunting preserve rule. Makes other updates and amendments to rules governing cervid health. Questions and comments concerning the proposed rule may be sent to the Small Business Regulatory Coordinator for this rule. Statutory authority: IC 15-17-3.

For purposes of IC 4-22-2-28.1, the Small Business Regulatory Coordinator for this rule is:

Sarah Simpson

Director of Legal Affairs, Licensing, and Enforcement

Indiana State Board of Animal Health

Discovery Hall, Suite 100

1202 East 38th Street

Indianapolis, IN 46205

(317) 544-2410

sasimpson@boah.in.gov

For purposes of IC 4-22-2-28.1, the Small Business Ombudsman designated by IC 4-4-35-8 is:

Robert Warner

Office of Small Business and Entrepreneurship

One North Capitol, Suite 600

Indianapolis, IN 46204

(317) 232-5679

ombudsman@osbe.in.gov

Resources available to regulated entities through the small business ombudsman include the ombudsman's duties stated in IC 4-4-35-8, specifically IC 4-4-35-8(9), investigating and attempting to resolve any matter regarding compliance by a small business with a law, rule, or policy administered by a state agency, either as a party to a proceeding or as a mediator.

DIN: 20160601-IR-345160221NIA

Composed: May 09,2024 1:00:07PM EDT

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