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Post by 1shotwade on Jul 14, 2021 9:36:27 GMT -5
I'm sorry if this is a repeat question . Yoou have probably addressed this in the past.
I like keeping squirrels around the house but now they are more trouble than they are worth! They have devistated my peaches and plums to the tune of 20 bushel or so. Enough already! I would like to harvest my apples and pears and chestnuts at some point this year but i'm not sure there will be anything left!
So the question is : can I legally kill these pests out of season, and if so, is there restrictions on the consumption of them that are taken for deprivation like there are in some other states?
Thank you,Wade
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Post by morrison on Jul 19, 2021 6:28:38 GMT -5
Squirrels are identified as a wild animal that can be taken by a landowner, at any time, if the animal is causing damage or causing a health or safety concern.
Please see the Administrative Code below.
312 IAC 9-3-15
Taking beavers, minks, muskrats, long-tailed weasels, red foxes, gray foxes, opossums, skunks, raccoons, squirrels, or mute swans on private property
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-8-2-202; IC 14-22
Sec. 15. (a) Notwithstanding the requirements of this rule, a resident landowner or a tenant may take the following species of wild animals, without a permit at any time, if the wild animal is causing damage or threatening to cause damage to property or is posing a health or safety threat to persons or domestic animals:
(1) A beaver.
(2) A mink.
(3) A muskrat.
(4) A long-tailed weasel.
(5) A red fox.
(6) A gray fox.
(7) An opossum.
(8) A skunk.
(9) A raccoon.
(10) A fox squirrel.
(11) A gray squirrel.
(12) A mute swan.
(b) An individual who takes a wild animal under subsection (a) must comply with section 18 of this rule and do one (1) of the following:
(1) Release the wild animal on land in the county where the wild animal was captured only with permission of the landowner or property manager.
(2) Euthanize the wild animal within twenty-four (24) hours of capture.
(c) An individual who takes a wild animal under subsection (a) must not do the following:
(1) Possess the wild animal for more than twenty-four (24) hours.
(2) Sell, trade, barter, or gift the wild animal.
(3) Use a method prohibited in section 18 of this rule.
(d) An individual may take a wild animal listed in subsection (a) for a resident landowner or tenant with written permission from the landowner or tenant and with no compensation of any kind.
(e) As used in this section, a landowner or tenant is a person as defined in IC 14-8-2-202.
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