Post by Woody Williams on Mar 29, 2006 9:30:29 GMT -5
This IDNR proposal clarifies limitations on dog training grounds and establishes methods the taking of birds.
Items in BOLD are new. Items struck through are eliminated.
As soon as I am made aware of the input process I will post that. In the meantime – we can discuss it..
312 IAC 9-10-16 Dog training grounds permit
Authority: IC 14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22-31
Sec. 16. (a) A person may take northern bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus) or ring-necked pheasants (Phasianus colchicus), which that have been raised in captivity, for the purpose of training dogs only pursuant to a permit issued under this section.
(b) An application for a dog training grounds permit must be completed on a department form and filed with the division. The application must demonstrate the applicant owns or controls a contiguous tract of land for the purpose of dog training that contains between at least five (5) and no more than twenty (20) acres. This land shall not be located within one (1) mile of a state-owned or state-controlled public hunting area. An applicant may have no more than one dog training ground licensed by the department in a county.
(c) The boundaries of the land permitted under this section must be marked with signs at least eighteen (18) inches wide and eighteen (18) inches long with a white background and one (1) inch high lettering which states “dog training grounds”. The signs must be placed no more than five hundred (500) feet apart and along the entire boundary of the dog training grounds.
(d) A northern bobwhite quail or a ring-necked pheasant must be banded with a standard metal or plastic leg band before being released on the dog training grounds.
(e) A daily record of the training activities on the grounds must be maintained by the permit holder. The information contained on the daily record shall include the following:
(1) The name and address of each trainer using the grounds.
(2) The number and species of birds released.
(3) The number and species of birds taken.
(f) No training activities shall take place except between sunrise and sunset.
(g) The grounds cannot also be used for game breeding unless a game breeder license is held under section 4 of this rule. Quail and pheasants released under the authority of this permit may not be sold or offered to be hunted.
(h) The grounds cannot also be used for a field trial unless a permit is held under section 7 of this rule.
any of the following:
(1) a commercial purpose, including charging for the use of the property to train dogs;
(2) a shooting preserve, or any portion thereof, that is licensed under IC 14-22-31;
(3) a field trial, unless a permit is held under 312 IAC 9-10-7;
(4) the purpose of breeding game mammals or game birds unless the person is licensed under 312
IAC 9-10-4.
(i) A permit expires on December 31 of the year of issue. An annual report must be submitted by January 31 along with the renewal application and contain the following information:
(1) Number of trainers using the grounds;
(2) The number and species of birds released; and
(3) The number and species of birds taken.
(j) A conservation officer may enter the premises of the permit holder at all reasonable hours to inspect those premises and any records relative to the permit.
(Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 9-10-16; filed May 12, 1997, 10:00 a.m.: 20 IR 2736; readopted filed Jul 28, 2003, 12:00 p.m.: 27 IR 286)
Items in BOLD are new. Items struck through are eliminated.
As soon as I am made aware of the input process I will post that. In the meantime – we can discuss it..
312 IAC 9-10-16 Dog training grounds permit
Authority: IC 14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22-31
Sec. 16. (a) A person may take northern bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus) or ring-necked pheasants (Phasianus colchicus),
(b) An application for a dog training grounds permit must be completed on a department form and filed with the division. The application must demonstrate the applicant owns or controls a contiguous tract of land for the purpose of dog training that contains
(c) The boundaries of the land permitted under this section must be marked with signs at least eighteen (18) inches wide and eighteen (18) inches long with a white background and one (1) inch high lettering which states “dog training grounds”. The signs must be placed no more than five hundred (500) feet apart and along the entire boundary of the dog training grounds.
(d) A northern bobwhite quail or a ring-necked pheasant must be banded with a standard metal or plastic leg band before being released on the dog training grounds.
(e) A daily record of the training activities on the grounds must be maintained by the permit holder. The information contained on the daily record shall include the following:
(1) The name and address of each trainer using the grounds.
(2) The number and species of birds released.
(3) The number and species of birds taken.
(f) No training activities shall take place except between sunrise and sunset.
(g)
(h) The grounds cannot
any of the following:
(1) a commercial purpose, including charging for the use of the property to train dogs;
(2) a shooting preserve, or any portion thereof, that is licensed under IC 14-22-31;
(3) a field trial, unless a permit is held under 312 IAC 9-10-7;
(4) the purpose of breeding game mammals or game birds unless the person is licensed under 312
IAC 9-10-4.
(i) A permit expires on December 31 of the year of issue. An annual report must be submitted by January 31 along with the renewal application and contain the following information:
(1) Number of trainers using the grounds;
(2) The number and species of birds released; and
(3) The number and species of birds taken.
(j) A conservation officer may enter the premises of the permit holder at all reasonable hours to inspect those premises and any records relative to the permit.
(Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 9-10-16; filed May 12, 1997, 10:00 a.m.: 20 IR 2736; readopted filed Jul 28, 2003, 12:00 p.m.: 27 IR 286)
