Indiana § 14-22-9-11 - Invasive animal species reduction program

§ 14-22-9-11. Invasive animal species reduction program

Sec. 11. (a) As used in this section, "motorboat" means a watercraft propelled by:

(1) an internal combustion, steam, or electrical inboard or outboard motor or engine; or

(2) any mechanical means.

The term does not include a personal watercraft.

(b) The director shall establish and implement a demonstration program for the purpose of containing and reducing invasive animal species in the Wabash River. In administering this program, the director may do any of the following:

(1) Allow the taking of a specific invasive animal species by a means described in section 1(a)(2) of this chapter.

(2) Require the use of ammunition described in 50 CFR 20.21(j).

(3) Require a hunting or fishing license under IC 14-22-12-1.

(4) Allow the taking of a specific invasive animal species to be taken from a motorboat.

(5) Establish any other limitations concerning the time, place, or participants of a demonstration program.

(c) 312 IAC 9-2-2(d), as in effect July 1, 2011, does not apply to this section.

As added by P.L.165-2011, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.151-2012, SEC.16; P.L.219-2014, SEC.24.

IC 14-22-10Chapter 10. Wildlife Regulation

14-22-10-0.1Application of certain amendments to chapter 14-22-10-1Consent to use private land 14-22-10-2Restrictions on landowner liability to recreational users 14-22-10-2.5Restrictions on landowner liability to hunters, fishers, and trappers 14-22-10-3Transportation of fish and game outside state 14-22-10-4Possession of fish or game taken in foreign nation or state 14-22-10-5Wild animals illegally taken or accidentally killed 14-22-10-6Liability for destruction of wild animals by pollutant 14-22-10-7Effort to retrieve crippled or killed wild animals 14-22-10-8Fish and game preserves 14-22-10-9Interstate agreements on boundary waters 14-22-10-10State as sole regulator 14-22-10-11Regulation of raptors