Indiana House Bill 1154 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-01-13 - First Reading: Referred to Natural Resources
Pending: House Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Provides for the licensing and operation of game preserves in which privately owned cervidae and game birds may be hunted. Provides for the maximum sale of 10 licenses to operate game preserves. Requires game preserve owners: (1) to pay a yearly license renewal fee; and (2) to provide annually a free program at the game preserve's facilities that promotes hunter safety or develops new hunters who are either less than 18 years of age or disabled. Provides that the owner of a game preserve is not required to possess a game breeder's license or shooting preserve license. Restricts the sale and transfer of ownership of an ownership interest in a game preserve. Establishes requirements for the operation of game preserves. Provides for the inspection of game preserves by the department of natural resources and the state board of animal health. Establishes record keeping requirements. Requires game preserve license fees to be deposited into a hunter safety education fund. Establishes the hunter safety education fund.

Game preserves.

Rep. William Friend [R]

Rep. Matthew Ubelhor [R]

Rep. David Wolkins [R]

Sen. Mark Messmer [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-01-13	House	First Reading: Referred to Natural Resources
2014-01-13	House	Coauthored by Representatives Ubelhor, Wolkins, Messmer
2014-01-09	House	Authored by Representative Friend.

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2014/bills/house/1154/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/2/2/a/7/22a7c523/HB1154.01.INTR.pdf