Section 312IAC9-3-12. Foxes, coyotes, and skunks

   (a) An individual may hunt:

(1) red foxes (Vulpes vulpes); and

(2) gray foxes (Urocyon cinereoargenteus);

from noon on October 15 until noon on February 28 of the following year.

  (b) An individual may trap:

(1) red foxes (Vulpes vulpes); and

(2) gray foxes (Urocyon cinereoargenteus);

from 8 a.m. on October 15 until noon on January 31 of the following year.

  (c) Except as provided in subsection (d), an individual may:

(1) hunt:

(A) coyotes (Canis latrans); and

(B) striped skunks (Mephitis mephitis);

from noon on October 15 until noon on March 15 of the following year; and

(2) trap:

(A) coyotes (Canis latrans); and

(B) striped skunks (Mephitis mephitis);

from 8 a.m. on October 15 until noon on March 15 of the following year.

  (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 live 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; errata filed Oct 30, 2008, 10:56 a.m.: 20081119-IR-312080832ACA; readopted filed Nov 24, 2008, 11:08 a.m.: 20081210-IR-312080672RFA; filed Mar 12, 2010, 1:28 p.m.: 20100407-IR-312090479FRA; readopted filed May 20, 2014, 9:43 a.m.: 20140618-IR-312140017RFA)