Bill Text: IN HB1563 | 2013 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Natural resources matters.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: (Passed) 2013-05-13 - Public Law 289 [HB1563 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2013-HB1563-Enrolled.html
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AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning natural and cultural resources.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SECTION 2. IC 14-15-3-23 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2013]: Sec. 23. A person may not operate
(1) The type, construction, and condition or state of repair of the boat.
(2) The conditions and hazards, actual and potential, then existing, including weather and density of traffic.
SECTION 3. IC 14-15-12-7 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2013]: Sec. 7. A personal
watercraft shall not be used on public waters to tow individuals
engaged in waterskiing, aquaplaning, or similar activities, unless:
(1) the personal watercraft is at least nine (9) feet long;
(2) the personal watercraft is designed to seat at least three (3)
individuals; and
(3) an individual other than the operator of the personal watercraft
is aboard the personal watercraft, acting as an observer; and
(4) the total number of persons on the watercraft and being
towed is not more than the capacity of the watercraft.
SECTION 4. IC 14-21-1-20 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2013]: Sec. 20. (a) The historic
preservation review board is established.
(b) The review board consists of nine (9) members as follows:
(1) The director or the director's designee.
(2) At least five (5) individuals meeting minimum professional
requirements established by the United States Department of the
Interior in 36 CFR, Part 61, as in effect on January 1, 1984.
(3) Professionals in the following disciplines:
(A) History.
(B) Prehistoric or historic archeology.
(C) Architecture or historical architecture.
(c) The division director is a nonvoting advisor to the review board
entitled to attend and participate in the proceedings of all meetings of
the review board.
(d) The director shall, with the concurrence of the governor, appoint
the members of the review board under subsection (b)(2) and (b)(3) for
terms of three (3) years. The terms shall be staggered so that the terms
of two (2) or three (3) members expire each year. A member may be
reappointed.
(e) Appointments to the review board shall be made in accordance
with 36 CFR, Part 60, and 36 CFR, Part 61, as in effect on January 1,
1984.
SECTION 5. IC 14-22-6-11 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY 1,
2013]. Sec. 11. (a) This section does not apply to an employee of the
department, employee of a federal wildlife management agency, or
individual who:
(1) is acting in the performance of the employee's or individual's
duties; and
(2) has received the express written consent of the director for the
employee's or individual's action.
(b) An individual may not:
SECTION 6. IC 14-22-7-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.151-2012, SECTION 13, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2013]: Sec. 4. (a) An electronically generated stamp shall be issued to each hunting license applicant or holder upon request and the payment of a fee of six dollars and seventy-five cents ($6.75). Each stamp expires on March 31 of the year following issuance.
(b) The department may set a license fee to hunt a migratory waterfowl above the fee established under subsection (a).
SECTION 7. IC 14-22-8-5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.225-2005, SECTION 19, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2013]: Sec. 5. (a) An electronically generated stamp shall be issued to each hunting license applicant or holder upon request and the payment of a fee of six dollars and seventy-five cents ($6.75). Each stamp expires on March 31 of the year following issuance.
(b) The department may set a license fee to hunt a game bird above the fee established under subsection (a).
SECTION 8. IC 14-22-11-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.225-2005, SECTION 21, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2013]: Sec. 4. (a) Except as provided in IC 14-22-13-9 and IC 14-22-15-3, each yearly hunting or fishing license expires on March 31
(b) A yearly trapping license expires on March 31
SECTION 9. IC 14-22-12-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.165-2011, SECTION 11, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2013]: Sec. 1. (a) The department may issue the following licenses individually or in combination and, except as provided in section 1.5 of this chapter and subject to subsection (b), shall charge the following minimum license fees to hunt, trap, or fish in Indiana:
(1) A resident yearly license to fish, eight dollars and seventy-five cents ($8.75).
(2) A resident yearly license to hunt, eight dollars and seventy-five cents ($8.75).
(3) A resident yearly license to hunt and fish, thirteen dollars and seventy-five cents ($13.75).
(4) A resident yearly license to trap, eight dollars and seventy-five cents ($8.75).
(5) A nonresident yearly license to fish, twenty-four dollars and seventy-five cents ($24.75).
(6) A nonresident yearly license to hunt, sixty dollars and seventy-five cents ($60.75).
(7) A nonresident yearly license to trap, one hundred seventeen dollars and seventy-five cents ($117.75).
(8) A resident or nonresident license to fish, including for trout and salmon, for one (1) day only, four dollars and seventy-five cents ($4.75).
(9) A nonresident license to fish, excluding for trout and salmon, for seven (7) days only, twelve dollars and seventy-five cents ($12.75).
(10) A nonresident license to hunt for five (5) consecutive days only, twenty-five dollars and seventy-five cents ($25.75).
(11) A resident or nonresident yearly stamp to fish for trout and salmon, six dollars and seventy-five cents ($6.75).
(12) A resident yearly license to take a deer with a shotgun, muzzle loading gun, rifle, or handgun, thirteen dollars and seventy-five cents ($13.75).
(13) A resident yearly license to take a deer with a muzzle loading gun, thirteen dollars and seventy-five cents ($13.75).
(14) A resident yearly license to take a deer with a bow and arrow, thirteen dollars and seventy-five cents ($13.75).
(15) A nonresident yearly license to take a deer with a shotgun, muzzle loading gun, rifle, or handgun, one hundred twenty dollars and seventy-five cents ($120.75).
(16) A nonresident yearly license to take a deer with a muzzle loading gun, one hundred twenty dollars and seventy-five cents ($120.75).
(17) A nonresident yearly license to take a deer with a bow and arrow, one hundred twenty dollars and seventy-five cents ($120.75).
(18) A resident license to take an extra deer by a means, in a location, and under conditions established by rule adopted by the department under IC 4-22-2, five dollars ($5).
(19) A nonresident license to take an extra deer by a means, in a
location, and under conditions established by rule adopted by the
department under IC 4-22-2, ten dollars ($10).
(20) A resident yearly license to take a turkey, fourteen dollars
and seventy-five cents ($14.75).
(21) A nonresident yearly license to take a turkey, one hundred
fourteen dollars and seventy-five cents ($114.75). However, if the
state of residence of the nonresident applicant requires that before
a resident of Indiana may take turkey in that state the resident of
Indiana must also purchase another license in addition to a
nonresident license to take turkey, the applicant must also
purchase a nonresident yearly license to hunt under this section.
(22) A resident license to take an extra turkey by a means, in a
location, and under conditions established by rule adopted by the
department under IC 4-22-2, fourteen dollars and seventy-five
cents ($14.75).
(23) A nonresident license to take an extra turkey by a means, in
a location, and under conditions established by rule adopted by
the department under IC 4-22-2, one hundred fourteen dollars and
seventy-five cents ($114.75). However, if the state of residence of
the nonresident applicant requires that before a resident of
Indiana may take a turkey in that state the resident of Indiana
must also purchase another license in addition to a nonresident
license to take a turkey, the applicant must also purchase a
nonresident yearly license to hunt under this section.
(24) A resident youth yearly consolidated license to hunt, trap,
and fish, six dollars ($6). This license is subject to the following:
(A) An applicant must be less than eighteen (18) years of age.
(B) The license is in lieu of the resident yearly license to hunt,
trap, and fish and all other yearly licenses, stamps, or permits
to hunt, trap, and fish for a specific species or by a specific
means.
(25) A nonresident youth yearly license to hunt, seventeen dollars
($17). The applicant must be less than eighteen (18) years of age.
(26) A nonresident youth yearly license to trap, seventeen dollars
($17). The applicant must be less than eighteen (18) years of age.
(27) A nonresident youth yearly license to take a turkey,
twenty-five dollars ($25). The applicant must be less than
eighteen (18) years of age. However, if the state of residence of
the nonresident applicant requires that before a resident of
Indiana may take a turkey in that state the resident of Indiana
must also purchase another license in addition to a nonresident
license to take a turkey, the applicant must also purchase a
nonresident youth yearly license to hunt under this section.
(28) A nonresident youth license to take an extra turkey by a
means, in a location, and under conditions established by rule
adopted by the department under IC 4-22-2, twenty-five dollars
($25). The applicant must be less than eighteen (18) years of age.
However, if the state of residence of the nonresident applicant
requires that before a resident of Indiana may take a turkey in that
state the resident of Indiana must also purchase another license in
addition to a nonresident license to take a turkey, the applicant
must also purchase a nonresident youth yearly license to hunt
under this section.
(29) A nonresident youth yearly license to take a deer with a
shotgun, muzzle loading gun, or rifle, twenty-four dollars ($24).
The applicant must be less than eighteen (18) years of age.
(30) A nonresident youth yearly license to take a deer with a
muzzle loading gun, twenty-four dollars ($24). The applicant
must be less than eighteen (18) years of age.
(31) A nonresident youth yearly license to take a deer with a bow
and arrow, twenty-four dollars ($24). The applicant must be less
than eighteen (18) years of age.
(32) A nonresident youth license to take an extra deer by a means,
in a location, and under conditions established by rule adopted by
the department under IC 4-22-2, twenty-four dollars ($24). The
applicant must be less than eighteen (18) years of age.
(33) A resident senior yearly license to fish, three dollars ($3).
This license is subject to the following:
(A) An applicant must be at least sixty-four (64) years of age
and born after March 31, 1943.
(B) The license is in lieu of the resident yearly license to fish
and all other yearly licenses, stamps, or permits to fish for a
specific species or by a specific means.
(34) A resident senior "fish for life" license, seventeen dollars
($17). This license is subject to the following:
(A) An applicant must be at least sixty-four (64) years of age
and must have been born after March 31, 1943.
(B) The license applies each year for the remainder of the
license holder's life.
(C) The license is in lieu of the resident senior yearly license
to fish and all other yearly licenses, stamps, or permits to fish
for a specific species or by a specific means.
(35) A voluntary resident senior yearly license to fish, three dollars ($3). This license is subject to the following:
(A) An applicant must have been born before April 1, 1943.
(B) The license is instead of the resident yearly license to fish and all other yearly licenses, stamps, and permits to fish for a specific species or by a specific means.
(b) The commission may set license fees to hunt, trap, or fish above the minimum fees established under subsection (a).
(c) In addition to the license fees set under this section, the department shall establish a procedure to collect voluntary donations for processing wild game when a hunting license is sold. The minimum suggested donation must be one dollar ($1). The money collected under this section shall be deposited in the Indiana sportsmen's benevolence account (IC 14-9-5-4).
SECTION 10. IC 14-22-12-2 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2013]: Sec. 2. Except for a license sold under IC 14-22-31-8, the department shall use the following to increase the upland game bird population in Indiana:
(1) Four dollars ($4) from the cost of every nonresident license to hunt any game for any period in any manner.
(2) Forty dollars ($40) from the cost of every nonresident license to hunt deer for any period in any manner.
SECTION 11. IC 14-22-13-2.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.151-2012, SECTION 22, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2013]: Sec. 2.5. (a) This section applies to the harvest or sale of the following roe bearing species:
(1) Shovelnose sturgeon.
(2) Paddlefish.
(3) Bowfin.
(b) For the purpose of this subsection, "roe" means the eggs or gametes of a fish listed in subsection (a).
(c) An individual may not harvest, possess, or sell roe without a license issued under this section.
(d) The department may issue to an individual who is a resident or nonresident of Indiana a license to harvest, possess, and sell the roe under rules adopted under IC 4-22-2. The individual must leave the roe intact and inside the body of the fish while on the body of water or adjacent to the water being fished, and until processing begins in accordance with 21 CFR 123. The individual must sell the roe only to a roe dealer licensed by the department. The department shall limit the number of licenses that are available.
(e) The department may issue a person a roe dealer's license to purchase, process, and sell roe. A person may not transport roe outside Indiana except according to the terms of a license issued under this subsection.
(f) The following are the minimum application fees for these licenses:
(1) Resident and nonresident roe harvester's license for harvesting on the Ohio River, one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(2) Resident roe harvester's license for harvesting on inland water of Indiana, one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(3) Roe dealer's license,
(g) The commission may set license fees above the minimum fees established under subsection (f). The amount may not be more than is reasonably necessary to generate revenue sufficient to offset the costs incurred by the department in carrying out its responsibilities under this chapter.
(h) The department shall give priority in issuing licenses under this section to applicants who are residents of Indiana.
SECTION 12. IC 14-22-19-6 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2013]: Sec. 6. Every licensed fur buyer
SECTION 13. IC 14-22-24-5 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2013].
SECTION 14. IC 14-22-25-1 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2013]: Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to the following:
(1) Animals imported into Indiana for the purpose of being confined and exhibited in a zoo or other public display of animals.
(2) Other animals that the department designates.
(3) Animals regulated under IC 14-22-31-7.
SECTION 15. IC 14-22-31-8, AS AMENDED BY P.L.151-2012, SECTION 27, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2013]: Sec. 8. (a) An individual may not take game birds and exotic mammals on a shooting preserve unless the individual has a
hunting license required under this article, except nonresidents of
Indiana, who must possess a special license issued by the
department under this section to shoot on licensed shooting
preserves.
(b) The department:
(1) shall issue special licenses described in subsection (a); and
(2) may appoint owners or managers of shooting preserves as
agents to sell the special licenses.
(c) A special license expires April 30 immediately following the
date the license is effective.
(d) The fee for a special license issued under this section is equal
to the fee for a resident annual hunting license under
IC 14-22-12-1(a)(2). All fees collected under this section shall be
deposited in the fish and wildlife fund.
SECTION 16. IC 14-22-31.5-6 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2013]: Sec. 6. A person who owns,
operates, or uses a shooting range is not liable in any civil or criminal
matter relating to noise or noise pollution that results from the normal
operation or use of the shooting range if the construction and
operation of the shooting range complies with a law or an ordinance
that applied to the shooting range and its operation at the time of the
construction or initial operation of the shooting range, if such a law or
ordinance was in existence at the time of the construction or initial
operation of the shooting range. were legal at the time of its initial
construction or initial operation, and the shooting range continues
to operate in a manner that would have been legal at the time of
the inception or initial operation.
SECTION 17. IC 14-22-38-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.2-2008,
SECTION 32, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2013]: Sec. 4. (a) A person who:
(1) unlawfully takes or possesses a deer or wild turkey;
(2) takes or possesses a deer or wild turkey by illegal methods or
with illegal devices; or
(3) except as provided in subsections (c) and (d), sells, offers to
sell, purchases, or offers to purchase a deer or wild turkey or a
part of a deer or wild turkey;
shall reimburse the state five hundred dollars ($500) for the first
violation and one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each subsequent
violation.
(b) The money shall be deposited in the conservation officers fish
and wildlife fund. This penalty is in addition to any other penalty under
the law.
(c) Notwithstanding section 6 of this chapter, if a properly tagged
deer is brought to a meat processing facility and the owner of the deer:
(1) fails to pick up the processed deer within a reasonable time;
or
(2) notifies the meat processing facility that the owner does not
want the processed deer;
the deer meat may be given away by the meat processing facility to
another person. The meat processing facility may charge the person
receiving the deer meat a reasonable and customary processing fee.
(d) Notwithstanding section 6 of this chapter, deer meat and
products from farm raised deer that meet the requirements under
IC 15-17 may be sold to the public.
(e) In addition to being liable for the reimbursement required
under subsection (a), a person who recklessly, knowingly, or
intentionally violates subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2) while using or
possessing:
(1) a sound suppressor designed for use with or on a firearm,
commonly called a silencer; or
(2) a device used as a silencer;
commits unlawful hunting while using or possessing a silencer, a
Class C misdemeanor.
SECTION 18. IC 14-22-38-4.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2013]: Sec. 4.5. A person who recklessly,
knowingly, or intentionally:
(1) violates IC 14-22-10-1(1) by hunting on privately owned
land without the consent of the owner or tenant; and
(2) while committing the violation described in subdivision (1),
uses or possesses:
(A) a sound suppressor designed for use with or on a
firearm, commonly called a silencer; or
(B) a device used as a silencer;
commits unauthorized hunting on private land while using or
possessing a silencer, a Class B misdemeanor.
SECTION 19. IC 14-22-38-7 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2013]: Sec. 7. (a) As used in this
section, "hunter orange" means a daylight fluorescent orange with the
dominant wavelength 595-605 nm, a purity of not less than eighty-five
percent (85%), and a luminance factor of not less than forty percent
(40%).
(b) As used in this section, "wear hunter orange" means to expose on one's person as an outer garment one (1) or more of the following articles of clothing that are solid hunter orange in color:
(1) A vest.
(2) A coat.
(3) A jacket.
(4) Coveralls.
(5) A hat.
(6) A cap.
However, articles of clothing specified under this section with logos, patches, insignia, or printing that does not substantially hinder the visibility of the hunter orange material are allowed under this section.
(c) This subsection applies only during the season when hunting by firearms (as defined in IC 14-22-40-3) is permitted under 312 IAC. A person who hunts for:
(1) deer by firearm or bow and arrow;
(2) cottontail rabbit;
(3) squirrel, unless from a boat, during the period:
(A) beginning on the first Friday that follows November 3; and
(B) ending on January 31 of the following year;
(4) woodcock;
(5) pheasant;
(6) quail; or
(7) ruffed grouse;
must wear hunter orange.
(d) A person who
(1) wear hunter orange; or
(2) display hunter orange on an occupied ground blind;
as specified in 312 IAC 9 commits a Class D infraction.
SECTION 20. IC 25-39-5-1 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2013]: Sec. 1. A person who recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally acts as a water well driller or a water well pump installer without a license in violation of this article commits a Class B misdemeanor.
SECTION 21. IC 35-47-5-2 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2013]: Sec. 2. It is a Class B misdemeanor for a person to manufacture, possess, display, offer, sell, lend, give away, or purchase any knife with a detachable blade that
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SECTION 22. IC 35-51-14-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.40-2012, SECTION 22, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2013]: Sec. 1. The following statutes define crimes in IC 14:
IC 14-9-8-19 (Concerning the department of natural resources).
IC 14-15-3-31 (Concerning watercraft).
IC 14-15-4-4 (Concerning watercraft accidents).
IC 14-15-9-8 (Concerning divers).
IC 14-15-11-11 (Concerning motorboat operators).
IC 14-15-12-13 (Concerning personal watercraft).
IC 14-16-1-29 (Concerning off-road vehicles).
IC 14-17-4-8 (Concerning property acquisition).
IC 14-21-1-16 (Concerning historic preservation and archeology).
IC 14-21-1-26 (Concerning historic preservation and archeology).
IC 14-21-1-26.5 (Concerning historic preservation and archeology).
IC 14-21-1-27 (Concerning historic preservation and archeology).
IC 14-21-1-28 (Concerning historic preservation and archeology).
IC 14-21-1-36 (Concerning historic preservation and archeology).
IC 14-21-2-5 (Concerning historic preservation and archeology).
IC 14-22-13-10 (Concerning commercial fishing licenses).
IC 14-22-17-4 (Concerning fish and wildlife).
IC 14-22-32-3 (Concerning fish and wildlife).
IC 14-22-34-12 (Concerning fish and wildlife).
IC 14-22-37-2 (Concerning fish and wildlife).
IC 14-22-37-3 (Concerning fish and wildlife).
IC 14-22-38-1 (Concerning fish and wildlife).
IC 14-22-38-3 (Concerning fish and wildlife).
IC 14-22-38-4 (Concerning fish and wildlife).
IC 14-22-38-4.5 (Concerning fish and wildlife).
IC 14-22-38-6 (Concerning fish and wildlife).
IC 14-22-40-6 (Concerning fish and wildlife).
IC 14-23-7-5 (Concerning forestry).
IC 14-24-11-4 (Concerning entomology and plant pathology).
IC 14-26-7-8 (Concerning lakes and reservoirs).
IC 14-27-6-52 (Concerning levees, dams, and drainage).
IC 14-29-8-5 (Concerning rivers, streams, and waterways).
IC 14-31-3-15 (Concerning nature preserves).
IC 14-31-3-16 (Concerning nature preserves).
IC 14-31-3-17 (Concerning nature preserves).
IC 14-31-3-19 (Concerning nature preserves).
IC 14-31-3-20 (Concerning nature preserves).
IC 14-31-3-21 (Concerning nature preserves).
IC 14-34-2-6 (Concerning surface coal mining and reclamation).
IC 14-34-16-6 (Concerning surface coal mining and reclamation).
IC 14-34-16-7 (Concerning surface coal mining and reclamation).
IC 14-37-13-6 (Concerning oil and gas).
Speaker of the House of Representatives
President of the Senate
President Pro Tempore
Governor of the State of Indiana
Date:
Time:
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