Indiana § 14-22-10-3 - Transportation of fish and game outside state
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 14-22-10-3 — Transportation of fish and game outside state, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 14-22-10-3. Transportation of fish and game outside state
Sec. 3. (a) An individual may not take, carry, ship, transport, or accept for shipment or transportation outside Indiana a wild animal protected by Indiana law, except as provided in this article.
(b) An individual having a license to use a commercial fishing device in Indiana may ship, carry, or transport outside Indiana fish that the individual has legally taken or caught by the commercial fishing device.
(c) An individual having a license to hunt, trap, or fish in Indiana may carry, transport, or ship outside Indiana, in open season, in one (1) day, a wild animal that the individual has legally taken in open season, not to exceed in number the possession limit of the wild animal.
(d) Hides and furs of furbearing animals legally taken in open season may be shipped or carried outside Indiana in any number:
(1) during the open season; or
(2) after open season as allowed by rule.
(e) An individual having a breeder's license may ship, carry, or transport outside Indiana a wild animal that the individual has legally possessed under the breeder's license in Indiana.
(f) An individual may not ship, carry, or transport or accept for transportation or shipment to a place in Indiana or outside Indiana a wild animal unless the wild animal is enclosed in a package or container on which there is clearly, legibly, and conspicuously marked on the outside of the package or container the following information:
(1) The name and address of the shipper and the consignee.
(2) An accurate statement of the number or quantities and kinds of wild animals contained.
The shipper shall produce the license required under this article authorizing the person to take or possess the wild animal. If the wild animal is carried by the licensee personally, the wild animal shall be carried openly for inspection, together with the license.
(g) An individual having a mussel buyer's license may ship legally taken mussels or mussel shells outside Indiana.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-6-4.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.165-2011, SEC.10; P.L.151-2012, SEC.17.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 14-22-10-3 ("Transportation of fish and game outside state") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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