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IN SB0195
Bill
Status
1/20/2016
Primary Sponsor
Michael Crider
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AI Summary
SB 195 Summary
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Excludes wild animal permits from requirements for notice and hearing on permit applications, effective April 1, 2016.
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Removes the exemption that allowed wild animals held in captivity under a license or permit to be private property; all wild animals except those legally owned remain property of the people of Indiana.
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Changes the Department of Natural Resources' duties from protecting fish and wildlife resources to providing protection and proper management of all legally or publicly owned wild animals in Indiana.
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Exempts legally owned captive-bred cervidae (deer family) from all fish and wildlife laws under Indiana Code Article 14-22-1, effective upon passage.
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Declares an emergency for the act; amendments to IC 14-11-4-1 apply to license applications filed after March 31, 2016.
Legislative Description
Ownership of wild animals. Excludes the wild animal permit from the law requiring notice and hearing on an application for certain permits. Removes language that exempts wild animals that are being held in captivity under a license or permit from being the property of Indiana. Amends the department of natural resource's duties to provide for the protection and proper management of all legally and publicly owned wild animals in Indiana. Provides that the specified fish and wildlife laws do not apply to legally owned captive bred cervidae.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources
2/8/2016