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Post by omegahunter on Dec 5, 2023 17:11:27 GMT -5
As concerned as they are about getting fees increased recently, there is no way they will open the floodgates to free hunting to property owners of just any property. Right now, just about anyone with acreage in the country beyond their mowed lawn is tagging as a landowner, regardless of crops or livestock. The "best adaptable" clause of the code means that you don't actually have to farm a property, only that the land is suitable as such should you choose to farm it. The big loophole is saying the trees in your woods are an unharvested timber farm. I have a lifetime license (and only one acre), so it's a moot point for me. But I couldn't count the number of hunters I've encountered over 30 years of living out here who don't farm but claim landowner status. hunt-indiana.com/thread/67142/landowner-tagsI haven't researched it because it doesn't apply to me, but not that many years back DNR said the land had to be classified as agricultural on the country tax roles. Seen that statement more than a few times.
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Post by Woody Williams on Dec 5, 2023 17:18:06 GMT -5
Tree farm is a catch all.
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Post by M4Madness on Dec 5, 2023 17:21:55 GMT -5
I haven't researched it because it doesn't apply to me, but not that many years back DNR said the land had to be classified as agricultural on the country tax roles. Seen that statement more than a few times. Yes, there are two routes. The one you mention is #2 in the Code. Most use #1. The word "or" allows you to choose one without the other. IC 14-22-11-1"Farmland"; license requirements and conditions; public use airport manager reporting requirements
Sec. 1. (a) As used in this section, "farmland" means agricultural land that is:
(1) devoted or best adaptable for the production of crops, fruits, timber, and the raising of livestock; or
(2) assessed as agricultural land for property tax purposes.
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