Indiana § 14-22-39-3 - Searches of effects; entry onto property
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 14-22-39-3 — Searches of effects; entry onto property, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 14-22-39-3. Searches of effects; entry onto property
Sec. 3. (a) As used in this section, "public or private property" does not include dwellings.
(b) The director and conservation officers may:
(1) search a boat, a conveyance, a vehicle, an automobile, a fish box, a fish basket, a game bag, a game coat, or other receptacle in which game may be carried; and
(2) enter into or upon private or public property for the purposes of subdivision (1) or for the purpose of patrolling or investigating;
if the director or conservation officer has good reason to believe that the director or conservation officer will secure evidence of a violation of this article or a law for the propagation or protection of fish, frogs, mussels, game, furbearing mammals, or birds.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-9-1.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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