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IN SB0352
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/10/2017
Primary Sponsor
Doug Eckerty
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AI Summary
- Designates the red fox (Vulpes vulpes) as the official state mammal of Indiana, effective July 1, 2017
- Red fox is found throughout all 92 Indiana counties and inhabits woods, farmland, and suburban areas
- Red fox is noted for intelligence, resourcefulness, and distinctive parenting behaviors where both parents care for offspring
- Red fox plays an important ecological role in rodent and insect control with modern farming practices reducing predation on livestock
- Indiana currently has official state poem, song, stone, river, rifle, and aircraft but lacks an official state mammal, unlike more than 40 other states
Legislative Description
State mammal. Designates the red fox as the official mammal of Indiana.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedure
1/10/2017
Committee Referrals
Rules and Legislative Procedure1/10/2017
Full Bill Text
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