Indiana § 14-22-6-7 - Jacklighting prohibited
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 14-22-6-7 — Jacklighting prohibited, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 14-22-6-7. Jacklighting prohibited
Sec. 7. (a) This section does not apply to an employee of the department, an employee of a federal wildlife management agency, or a person who:
(1) is acting in the performance of the employee's or a person's duties or in accordance with the conditions of a license; and
(2) has received the express written consent of the director for the employee's or person's action.
(b) An individual may not knowingly throw or cast the rays of any spotlight or other artificial light:
(1) not required by law on a motor vehicle; and
(2) in search of or upon any wild bird or wild animal;
from a vehicle while the person possesses a firearm, bow, or crossbow, if by throwing or casting the rays a wild bird or wild animal could be killed. This subsection applies even though the animal is not killed, injured, shot at, or otherwise pursued.
(c) An individual may not take any wildlife, except furbearing mammals, with the aid of illumination of any spotlight, searchlight, or other artificial light.
(d) An individual may not shine a spotlight, searchlight, or other artificial light for the purpose of taking, attempting to take, or assisting another person to take a deer.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citations: 14-2-4-3; 14-2-4-6; 14-2-4-6.5.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.13-2007, SEC.1; P.L.151-2012, SEC.10.
Frequently Asked Questions About Indiana § 14-22-6-7
What does Indiana Code § 14-22-6-7 cover?
Section 14-22-6-7 ("Jacklighting prohibited") 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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