Indiana § 14-22-40-6 - Unlawful shooting at law enforcement decoys
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§ 14-22-40-6. Unlawful shooting at law enforcement decoys
Sec. 6. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a person who with a firearm or bow intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly:
(1) shoots; or
(2) shoots at;
a decoy used by a law enforcement officer to enforce this article commits a Class C misdemeanor.
(b) A person described in subsection (a) does not commit the offense defined in subsection (a) if the person, in:
(1) shooting with the firearm or bow; and
(2) hunting the game animal that the decoy is intended to represent;
does not otherwise violate this article.
As added by P.L.133-1996, SEC.7.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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