Section 312IAC9-10-16. Dog training ground permit

   (a) A person may take northern bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus) or ring-necked pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) that have been raised in captivity for the purpose of training dogs only pursuant to a permit issued under this section.

  (b) An application for a dog training ground permit must be completed on a department form and filed with the division. A person must demonstrate the applicant owns or controls a contiguous tract of land of at least five (5) and not more than twenty (20) acres to be used as the dog training ground.

  (c) A permit shall not be issued under this section for land located within one (1) mile of a state-owned or state-controlled public hunting area.

  (d) Only one (1) dog training ground may be licensed by the department on a contiguous tract of land.

  (e) A person issued a permit under this section shall mark the entire boundary of the land permitted as a dog training ground with signs:

(1) at least sixteen (16) inches wide and sixteen (16) inches long;

(2) having a white background;

(3) stating "dog training ground" in one (1) inch high lettering; and

(4) placed not more than five hundred (500) feet apart.

  (f) A person issued a permit under this section shall:

(1) band the northern bobwhite quail or ring-necked pheasants with a standard metal or plastic leg band before release on the dog training ground;

(2) have in possession a:

(A) bill of sale for the game birds released for training; or

(B) copy of the person's game breeder license; and

(3) maintain a daily record of the training activities on the dog training ground that includes the:

(A) name and address of each trainer using the ground;

(B) number and species of birds released; and

(C) number and species of birds taken.

  (g) A person must not take bobwhite quail or ring-necked pheasants under this section except between sunrise and sunset.

  (h) A person issued a permit under this section shall not sell or possess a bobwhite quail or ring-necked pheasant in captivity for more than five (5) days unless the person possesses a valid game breeder license under IC 14-22-20 and section 4 of this rule.

  (i) The dog training ground cannot be used for any of the following:

(1) A field trial, unless a permit is held under section 7 of this rule.

(2) A shooting preserve, unless a license is held under IC 14-22-31.

(3) The purpose of possessing or breeding game birds for release unless the person is licensed under IC 14-22-20 and section 4 of this rule.

  (j) A permit issued under this section expires December 31 of the year in which the permit was issued.

  (k) A conservation officer may enter the premises of the permit holder at all reasonable hours to inspect those premises and any records relative to the permit. (Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 9-10-16; filed May 12, 1997, 10:00 a.m.: 20 IR 2736; readopted filed Jul 28, 2003, 12:00 p.m.: 27 IR 286; filed Apr 1, 2008, 10:28 a.m.: 20080430-IR-312070735FRA; readopted filed Nov 24, 2008, 11:08 a.m.: 20081210-IR-312080672RFA; filed Jul 6, 2010, 1:55 p.m.: 20100804-IR-312090616FRA; readopted filed May 20, 2014, 9:43 a.m.: 20140618-IR-312140017RFA)