20100825-IR-312100230PRA 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.

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.

312 IAC 9-3-14

SECTION 1. 312 IAC 9-3-14 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:

312 IAC 9-3-14 Opossums and raccoons

Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-22-2-6

Affected: IC 14-22; IC 35-47-2

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:

(A) issued under IC 35-47-2-3; or

(B) recognized under IC 35-47-2-21(b); or

(2) is not required to possess a license to carry a handgun under IC 35-47-2-2.

(Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 9-3-14; filed May 12, 1997, 10:00 a.m.: 20 IR 2707; filed May 28, 1998, 5:14 p.m.: 21 IR 3714; readopted filed Jul 28, 2003, 12:00 p.m.: 27 IR 286; filed Sep 23, 2004, 3:00 p.m.: 28 IR 540; filed Sep 6, 2007, 12:20 p.m.: 20071003-IR-312070023FRA; filed Apr 4, 2008, 2:56 p.m.: 20080430-IR-312070659FRA; readopted filed Nov 24, 2008, 11:08 a.m.: 20081210-IR-312080672RFA; filed Mar 12, 2010, 1:28 p.m.: 20100407-IR-312090479FRA)

Posted: 08/25/2010 by Legislative Services Agency

DIN: 20100825-IR-312100230PRA

Composed: Nov 01,2016 12:58:07AM EDT

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