TITLE 312 NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION
Proposed Rule
LSA Document #10-230
DIGEST
Amends
312 IAC 9-3-14 to extend the running season and change the starting date for the trapping season for raccoons and opossums. Effective 30 days after filing with the Publisher.
Authority:
IC 14-10-2-4;
IC 14-22-2-6
Sec. 14. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), an individual may do the following:
(1) Hunt Take raccoons and Virginia opossums from noon 8 a.m. on November 8 until noon on January 31 of the following year.
(2) Trap raccoons and Virginia opossums from 8 a.m. on November 15 until noon on January 31 of the following year.
(3) (2) Chase raccoons and Virginia opossums from noon on February 15 1 until noon on October 14. 25.
(b) A nonresident may
(1) hunt take raccoons under subsection (a)(1) and
(2) trap raccoons under subsection (a)(2);
only to the extent that these raccoon seasons in the state of the nonresident are open to Indiana residents.
(c) An individual must not do the following:
(1) Possess a firearm, air rifle, or another device capable of taking a raccoon or Virginia opossum while chasing a raccoon or opossum during the chasing season established under subsection (a)(3). (a)(2).
(2) Remove, attempt to remove, dislodge, or attempt to dislodge a raccoon or Virginia opossum from:
(A) a tree hollow;
(B) a hole;
(C) a den;
(D) a pocket;
(E) a cavity;
(F) a burrow;
(G) a tile; or
(H) any other place;
where the raccoon or Virginia opossum has secreted itself for security or protection or in which the raccoon maintains a nest or den.
(d) Notwithstanding subsection (c)(1), an individual may possess a handgun in accordance with
IC 35-47 while chasing raccoons and Virginia opossums under this section if the person:
(1) has a valid unlimited license to carry a handgun:
(2) is not required to possess a license to carry a handgun under
IC 35-47-2-2.
Posted: 08/25/2010 by Legislative Services Agency
DIN: 20100825-IR-312100230PRA
Composed: Apr 24,2024 1:00:40PM EDT
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