Section 312IAC9-3-15. Taking beavers, minks, muskrats, long-tailed weasels, red foxes, gray foxes, opossums, skunks, raccoons, squirrels, or mute swans on private property

   (a) Notwithstanding the requirements of this rule, a resident landowner or a tenant may take the following species of wild animals, without a permit at any time, if the wild animal is causing damage or threatening to cause damage to property or is posing a health or safety threat to persons or domestic animals:

(1) A beaver.

(2) A mink.

(3) A muskrat.

(4) A long-tailed weasel.

(5) A red fox.

(6) A gray fox.

(7) An opossum.

(8) A skunk.

(9) A raccoon.

(10) A fox squirrel.

(11) A gray squirrel.

(12) A mute swan.

  (b) An individual who takes a wild animal under subsection (a) must comply with section 18 of this rule and do one (1) of the following:

(1) Release the wild animal on land in the county where the wild animal was captured only with permission of the landowner or property manager.

(2) Euthanize the wild animal within twenty-four (24) hours of capture.

  (c) An individual who takes a wild animal under subsection (a) must not do the following:

(1) Possess the wild animal for more than twenty-four (24) hours.

(2) Sell, trade, barter, or gift the wild animal.

(3) Use a method prohibited in section 18 of this rule.

  (d) An individual may take a wild animal listed in subsection (a) for a resident landowner or tenant with written permission from the landowner or tenant and with no compensation of any kind.

  (e) As used in this section, a landowner or tenant is a person as defined in IC 14-8-2-202. (Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 9-3-15; filed May 12, 1997, 10:00 a.m.: 20 IR 2707; readopted filed Jul 28, 2003, 12:00 p.m.: 27 IR 286; filed Sep 23, 2004, 3:00 p.m.: 28 IR 540; readopted filed Nov 24, 2008, 11:08 a.m.: 20081210-IR-312080672RFA; filed Mar 12, 2010, 1:28 p.m.: 20100407-IR-312090479FRA; filed Jul 5, 2011, 1:37 p.m.: 20110803-IR- 312100614FRA; filed Sep 13, 2013, 3:02 p.m.: 20131009-IR-312120670FRA; readopted filed May 20, 2014, 9:43 a.m.: 20140618-IR-312140017RFA; filed Jun 15, 2015, 3:43 p.m.: 20150715-IR-312140453FRA)