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TITLE 312 NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION

Proposed Rule
LSA Document #07-749

DIGEST

Amends 312 IAC 9-3-12 to prohibit the sale and possession of coyotes taken outside the hunting and trapping season. Amends 312 IAC 9-3-14.5, which governs the taking and possession of coyotes, to allow untanned hides and carcasses of coyotes to be possessed for not more than 20 days after the close of the season. Effective 30 days after filing with the Publisher.




SECTION 1. 312 IAC 9-3-12, PROPOSED TO BE AMENDED AT 20080130-IR-312070659PRA, SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:

312 IAC 9-3-12 Foxes, coyotes, and skunks

Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22


Sec. 12. (a) The season for hunting:
(1) red foxes (Vulpes vulpes); and
(2) gray foxes (Urocyon cinereoargenteus);
is from noon on October 15 until noon on February 28 of the following year.

(b) The season for trapping:
(1) red foxes (Vulpes vulpes); and
(2) gray foxes (Urocyon cinereoargenteus);
is from 8 a.m. on October 15 until noon on January 31 of the following year.

(c) Except as provided in subsection (d), the season for:
(1) hunting:
(A) coyotes (Canis latrans); and
(B) striped skunks (Mephitis mephitis);
is from noon on October 15 until noon on March 15 of the following year; and
(2) trapping:
(A) coyotes (Canis latrans); and
(B) striped skunks (Mephitis mephitis);
is from 8 a.m. on October 15 until noon on March 15 of the following year.
A coyote must not be possessed from April 5 through October 14 except to provide for its prompt disposal.

(d) A person who possesses land, or another person designated in writing by that person, may take coyotes on that land at any time. A coyote taken under this subsection from March 16 through October 14:
(1) must be euthanized within twenty-four (24) hours of capture; and
(2) shall not be:
(A) possessed for more than twenty-four (24) hours;
(B) sold;
(C) traded;
(D) bartered; or
(E) gifted.
(Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 9-3-12; filed May 12, 1997, 10:00 a.m.: 20 IR 2706; readopted filed Jul 28, 2003, 12:00 p.m.: 27 IR 286; filed Sep 23, 2004, 3:00 p.m.: 28 IR 539; filed Jun 23, 2006, 2:24 p.m.: 20060719-IR-312050214FRA)


SECTION 2. 312 IAC 9-3-14.5, PROPOSED TO BE ADDED AT 20080130-IR-312070659PRA, SECTION 5, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:

312 IAC 9-3-14.5 Possession of furbearing mammals

Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22


Sec. 14.5. (a) A person must not possess the untanned hide or unprocessed carcass of any of the following species that have been lawfully taken for more than twenty (20) days after the close of the hunting or trapping season:
(1) Red fox (Vulpes vulpes).
(2) Gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus).
(3) Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis).
(4) Beaver (Castor canadensis).
(5) Mink (Mustela vison).
(6) Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus).
(7) Long-tailed weasel (Mustela frenata).
(8) Virginia opossum (Didelphis marsupialis).
(9) Raccoon (Procyon lotor).
(10) Coyote (Canis latrans).

(b) A person must not possess a live furbearing mammal listed in subsection (a) outside the hunting or trapping season except as otherwise authorized under this article.
(Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 9-3-14.5)



Posted: 03/26/2008 by Legislative Services Agency

DIN: 20080326-IR-312070749PRA
Composed: May 03,2024 3:23:56AM EDT
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