IN HB1274 | 2018 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 16 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-01-16 - First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
Pending: House Courts and Criminal Code Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Violations of wildlife protection laws. Provides that a person who knowingly or intentionally takes a wild bird or wild mammal that is on the endangered species list commits a Level 6 felony and loses the right to hunt and trap in Indiana for life. Makes it a Level 6 felony for a person to illegally take a deer or wild turkey if the person has at least three prior unrelated convictions for illegally taking a deer or wild turkey in the previous seven years. Increases the amount that a person must reimburse the state for unlawfully taking, possessing, or selling

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Title

Violations of wildlife protection laws. Provides that a person who knowingly or intentionally takes a wild bird or wild mammal that is on the endangered species list commits a Level 6 felony and loses the right to hunt and trap in Indiana for life. Makes it a Level 6 felony for a person to illegally take a deer or wild turkey if the person has at least three prior unrelated convictions for illegally taking a deer or wild turkey in the previous seven years. Increases the amount that a person must reimburse the state for unlawfully taking, possessing, or selling

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History

DateChamberAction
2018-01-16HouseFirst reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
2018-01-16HouseAuthored by Representative Goodin

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