CHAPTER 31. SHOOTING PRESERVES
IC 14-22-31
Chapter 31. Shooting Preserves
IC 14-22-31-1
Application for license
Sec. 1. A person who:
(1) owns;
(2) holds; or
(3) controls by lease for a term of not less than five (5) years;
a contiguous tract of land containing an area of not less than one
hundred (100) acres and not more than six hundred forty (640) acres,
and who desires to establish a license shooting preserve must apply
to the division for a license.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.
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Fee
Sec. 2. An application for a license under section 1 of this chapter
must be accompanied by a fee of one hundred dollars ($100) with the
application.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.
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Restrictions
Sec. 3. A shooting preserve may not be established within a
distance of one (1) mile of a state owned game refuge or state public
hunting ground. Duck shooting is not permitted if:
(1) prohibited by a rule adopted under IC 14-22-2-6; or
(2) wild ducks, geese, or other migratory game birds frequent
the area where the captive reared and properly marked mallard
ducks are to be held, released, and flighted for shooting.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.59-2006, SEC.1.
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Inspection; issuance of license
Sec. 4. Upon receipt of an application, the department shall do the
following:
(1) Inspect the following:
(A) The proposed shooting preserve.
(B) The facilities for propagating the game birds or exotic
mammals.
(C) The cover.
(D) The capability of the applicant to maintain such an
operation.
(2) If found feasible, approve the application and issue a license
to the applicant.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.
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Expiration of license
Sec. 5. A license issued under this chapter expires April 30 of
each year.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.
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Posting and boundaries
Sec. 6. Upon receipt of a license, the licensee shall post the
licensed area at intervals of not more than five hundred (500) feet
with signs to be prescribed by rule. The boundaries of the shooting
preserve shall be clearly defined by fences of at least one (1) strand
of wire.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.
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Animals that may be propagated and offered for hunting
Sec. 7. A person issued a license under section 4 of this chapter
may propagate and offer for hunting the following animals that are
captive reared and released:
(1) Pheasant, quail, chukar partridges, properly marked mallard
ducks, and other game bird species that the department
determines by rule.
(2) Species of exotic mammals that the department determines
by rule.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.
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Hunting license or special license required
Sec. 8. (a) A person may not take game birds and exotic mammals
on a shooting preserve unless the person has a hunting license
required under this article, except nonresidents of Indiana who must
possess a special license to shoot on licensed shooting preserves.
(b) The department:
(1) shall issue special licenses; and
(2) may appoint owners or managers of shooting preserves as
agents to sell special licenses.
(c) A special license expires December 31 of the year issued.
(d) The fee for a special license is eight dollars and seventy-five
cents ($8.75). All fees shall be deposited in the fish and wildlife
fund.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.
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Season
Sec. 9. A person may take wild animals from a shooting preserve
only during September, October, November, December, January,
February, March, or April.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.
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Bill of sale
Sec. 10. The licensee of a shooting preserve shall issue a bill of
sale designating game birds or exotic mammals lawfully taken upon
the shooting preserve. The bill of sale must accompany all game
birds and exotic mammals removed from the shooting preserve. The
licensee shall retain a copy of all bills of sale issued to persons
removing game birds or exotic mammals from the shooting preserve.
The bills of sale are subject to inspection by the fish and wildlife
division at any time.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.
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Daily register; records
Sec. 11. (a) The licensee of a shooting preserve must keep a daily
register to show the following:
(1) The number of wild animals and the species released and
taken from the shooting preserve each day.
(2) The number of hunters participating.
(b) An annual computation of the record:
(1) shall be sent to the department on May 10 each year; and
(2) shall be filed under oath as to the number and species of
wild animals released and taken.
(c) Failure to keep and forward the records to the department is
sufficient cause for:
(1) revocation of the license for the shooting preserve; or
(2) refusal to issue a license for the following year.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.
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Inspections by department
Sec. 12. (a) The following must be available to the department for
inspection:
(1) The daily records.
(2) The pens.
(3) The wild animals.
(4) The shooting preserves.
(b) An inspection of a shooting preserve shall be conducted under
this chapter and rules adopted under IC 14-22-2-6. The department
shall consult with the state veterinarian if the inspection reveals a
potential animal health threat that contravenes programs for the
prevention, control, or eradication of diseases in domestic animals.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.
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Falsification of reports
Sec. 13. (a) A licensee may not falsify a report that must be kept
under this chapter.
(b) A license may not be issued to a licensee who is convicted of
violating subsection (a) or IC 14-2-7-10(i) (repealed).
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.
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Carnivores prohibited
Sec. 14. (a) A licensee may not import or keep carnivores.
(b) The license of a licensee who is convicted of violating
subsection (a) shall be revoked.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.