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TITLE 312 NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION

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LSA Document #07-749(F)

DIGEST

Amends 312 IAC 9-3-12 to prohibit the sale and possession of coyotes taken outside the hunting and trapping season. Effective 30 days after filing with the Publisher.



SECTION 1. 312 IAC 9-3-12 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; filed Apr 4, 2008, 2:56 p.m.: 20080430-IR-312070659FRA; filed Jul 31, 2008, 4:06 p.m.: 20080827-IR-312070749FRA)


LSA Document #07-749(F)
Notice of Intent: 20071114-IR-312070749NIA
Proposed Rule: 20080326-IR-312070749PRA
Hearing Held: April 24, 2008
Approved by Attorney General: July 25, 2008
Approved by Governor: July 31, 2008
Filed with Publisher: July 31, 2008, 4:06 p.m.
Documents Incorporated by Reference: None Received by Publisher
Small Business Regulatory Coordinator: Linnea Petercheff, Staff Specialist, Division of Fish and Wildlife, Department of Natural Resources, Indiana Government Center South, 402 West Washington Street, Room W273, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204, (317) 233-6527, lpetercheff@dnr.in.gov

Posted: 08/27/2008 by Legislative Services Agency

DIN: 20080827-IR-312070749FRA
Composed: May 03,2024 8:01:39AM EDT
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