OVERVIEW: Amends
312 IAC 9-2-2 to allow the use of motor driven conveyances to hunt squirrels. Amends
312 IAC 9-2-3 to allow bobcats and their parts to be sold. Amends
312 IAC 9-2-11 governing the taking or chasing of wild animals, except fish, on state parks and historic sites. Adds
312 IAC 9-2-16 governing the release of captive-bred mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and mussels. Amends
312 IAC 9-3-12 governing the taking of foxes, coyotes, and skunks. Amends
312 IAC 9-3-13 governing the taking of minks, muskrats, and long-tailed weasels. Amends
312 IAC 9-3-14 governing the taking of raccoons and opossums. Amends
312 IAC 9-3-14.5 governing the possession of furbearing mammals. Amends
312 IAC 9-3-18.1 governing the taking of bobcats. Amends
312 IAC 9-3-18.2 governing the trapping of river otters. Amends
312 IAC 9-3-18.4 by removing the prohibition on the possession of the carcass, hide, or any part of a bobcat. Amends
312 IAC 9-3-18.5 governing exotic mammals. Adds
312 IAC 9-3-18.7 governing the taking of bats. Adds
312 IAC 9-3-18.8 governing black bears. Amends
312 IAC 9-3-19 governing endangered species of mammals. Amends
312 IAC 9-4-2 governing
general requirements for migratory birds and waterfowl. Amends
312 IAC 9-4-11 governing wild turkey hunting. Amends
312 IAC 9-4-14 governing endangered species of birds. Amends
312 IAC 9-9-4 governing endangered species of invertebrates. Amends
312 IAC 9-10-4 governing the game breeders license. Amends
312 IAC 9-10-11 governing the nuisance wild animal control permit. Amends
312 IAC 9-10-12 governing fur buyers' licenses. Adds
312 IAC 9-10-25 to establish a deer control permit. Adds
312 IAC 9-10-26 to establish a propagation permit for endangered species. Amends
312 IAC 9-11-2 governing the wild animal possession permit. Effective 30 days after filing with the Publisher. Questions may be sent to the Division of Hearings, Natural Resources Commission, Indiana Government Center North, 100 North Senate Avenue, Room N103, Indianapolis, IN 46204-2200, at nrcrules@nrc.in.gov, or by telephone at (317) 232-4699. Comments may be sent by regular mail to the address above or through http://www.in.gov/nrc/2377.htm. Statutory authority:
IC 14-10-2-4;
IC 14-11-2-1;
IC 14-22-2-6;
IC 14-22-13.
Resources available to regulated entities through the small business ombudsman include the ombudsman's duties stated in
IC 5-28-17-6, specifically
IC 5-28-17-6(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.
