Post by Woody Williams on Jul 21, 2005 13:21:06 GMT -5
Here is the IDNR package. I'm not sure what was accepted Tuesday.. anyone know?
The Division of Fish and Wildlife will be presenting the attached administrative rule package to the Natural Resources Commission (NRC) on Tuesday, July 19 for preliminary adoption. If approved by the NRC, a public hearing will be held this fall. Final rule changes approved by the NRC would not become effective until next year.
The proposed changes are as follows:
1. Removes language that states that this article does not apply to groundhogs due to recent statutory changes. This would classify groundhogs as an "exempted wild animal" in 312 IAC 9-3-20 and no hunting license would be required to take them. Any method could be used and there would be no limit to the number that can be taken.
2. Clarifies the exemption for owners and lessees of farmland who are hunting without a license to apply only to those who reside on the land if the owner is a corporation, limited liability company or partnership.
3. Removes language in deer hunting regulations referencing the temporary transportation tag attached to a license. Requires the piece of paper only due to the automated licensing system.
4. Adds a provision for muzzleloaders used for deer hunting that requires them to only be capable of being loaded from the muzzle - both powder and bullet.
5. Changes the time in which the coyote trapping season starts from noon to 8 a.m., the same as for trapping foxes. This is a clean-up of a previous rule change affecting season dates that unintentionally changed the starting time for trapping coyotes.
6. Exempts mute swans from registration with the Harvest Information Program (HIP) and requires landowners and lessees to register with the HIP before hunting a migratory bird.
7. Allows mute swans to be taken at any time, adds a provision to allow their possession live only if possessed in captivity and pinioned, and prohibits their sale. This rule proposal would grandfather those individuals who already have them prior to our new law.
8. Removes language in wild turkey regulations referencing the temporary transportation tag attached to a license because of the automated licensed system. Requires the piece of paper only.
9. Changes the expiration date for special purpose turtle possession permits to June 30 of each year (due to the fact that many individuals keep their pet box turtles outdoors and are in hibernation when the current permit expires) and allows another temporary form of unique identification instead of a PIT-tag.
10. Modifies the laws for licensed taxidermists to make sure that an animal possessed by a taxidermist is properly tagged, clarifies that copies of their reports must be provided to a conservation officer upon request, and allows a taxidermist possess a mute swan for another person without a federal permit.
11. Allows nuisance wild animal control permit holders to take mute swans. This would give permit holders the option of taking mute swans under this permit.
The Division of Fish and Wildlife will be presenting the attached administrative rule package to the Natural Resources Commission (NRC) on Tuesday, July 19 for preliminary adoption. If approved by the NRC, a public hearing will be held this fall. Final rule changes approved by the NRC would not become effective until next year.
The proposed changes are as follows:
1. Removes language that states that this article does not apply to groundhogs due to recent statutory changes. This would classify groundhogs as an "exempted wild animal" in 312 IAC 9-3-20 and no hunting license would be required to take them. Any method could be used and there would be no limit to the number that can be taken.
2. Clarifies the exemption for owners and lessees of farmland who are hunting without a license to apply only to those who reside on the land if the owner is a corporation, limited liability company or partnership.
3. Removes language in deer hunting regulations referencing the temporary transportation tag attached to a license. Requires the piece of paper only due to the automated licensing system.
4. Adds a provision for muzzleloaders used for deer hunting that requires them to only be capable of being loaded from the muzzle - both powder and bullet.
5. Changes the time in which the coyote trapping season starts from noon to 8 a.m., the same as for trapping foxes. This is a clean-up of a previous rule change affecting season dates that unintentionally changed the starting time for trapping coyotes.
6. Exempts mute swans from registration with the Harvest Information Program (HIP) and requires landowners and lessees to register with the HIP before hunting a migratory bird.
7. Allows mute swans to be taken at any time, adds a provision to allow their possession live only if possessed in captivity and pinioned, and prohibits their sale. This rule proposal would grandfather those individuals who already have them prior to our new law.
8. Removes language in wild turkey regulations referencing the temporary transportation tag attached to a license because of the automated licensed system. Requires the piece of paper only.
9. Changes the expiration date for special purpose turtle possession permits to June 30 of each year (due to the fact that many individuals keep their pet box turtles outdoors and are in hibernation when the current permit expires) and allows another temporary form of unique identification instead of a PIT-tag.
10. Modifies the laws for licensed taxidermists to make sure that an animal possessed by a taxidermist is properly tagged, clarifies that copies of their reports must be provided to a conservation officer upon request, and allows a taxidermist possess a mute swan for another person without a federal permit.
11. Allows nuisance wild animal control permit holders to take mute swans. This would give permit holders the option of taking mute swans under this permit.
