Indiana House Bill 1299 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-01-13 - First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources
Pending: House Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Prohibits game mammals, elk, and furbearing mammals held under a game breeder's license, except for animals on a game breeder's licensed hunting facility (licensed hunting facility), from being hunted or harvested for sporting purposes. Prohibits hunting or harvesting game mammals, elk, and furbearing mammals held by a licensed hunting facility after July 1, 2018. Establishes requirements for licensed hunting facilities that allow hunting of deer or elk. Except for whitetail deer, provides that deer and elk taken at a licensed hunting facility are not subject to bag, sex, or size limits, or hunting license requirements. Prohibits deer and elk from being released into a licensed hunting facility after July 1, 2016. Makes permanent a provision authorizing the issuance of lifetime hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses.

Animal hunting facilities.

Rep. William Friend [R]

Rep. David Wolkins [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-01-13		First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources
2011-01-13		Coauthored by Representative Friend
2011-01-13		Authored by Representative Wolkins

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2011&session=1&request=getBill&doctype=HB&docno=1299
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/IN/IN1299.1.html