in-20250604-IR-312240383FRA: DIGEST BOBCAT TRAPPING RULES

Final Rule LSA Document #24-383 DIGEST Figure 1 312240383SNA1.png Figure 2 312240383RAA4.jpg Figure 3 312240283FR1.jpg Figure 4 312240383RAA7.jpg Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a prohibition against the: person may not: (b) The prohibition established under Subsection (a) does not apply to the following: parts of wild animals taken lawfully: Sec. 9. (a) This section governs the disposition of the following species of wild animals that die are killed following a motor vehicle collision with a motor vehicle or are found dead: (b) An individual A person may possess a species of wild animal listed in under subsection (a) with a special purpose salvage permit issued in accordance with under 312 IAC 9-10-13.5 or a permit issued by a: Sec. 18.1. (a) A person must not An individual may take a bobcat (Lynx rufus) except with one (1) of the following: (b) Except as provided under IC 14-22-11-1, an individual may not trap a bobcat unless the individual possesses at least one (1) of the following licenses: (c) An individual may not take more than one (1) bobcat in a bobcat trapping season. (d) An individual who captures a bobcat alive and does not include it in the bag limit for the individual under subsection (c) shall release the bobcat into the wild in the location where the bobcat is captured immediately after discovering the bobcat. (e) An individual may trap a bobcat in the following counties: (f) An individual may trap a bobcat with a: (g) The statewide quota for the bobcat trapping season is two hundred and fifty (250) bobcats. The department shall track the statewide quota for trapping bobcats on the website of the department. (h) An individual who takes a bobcat shall: (i) An individual who takes a bobcat during the bobcat trapping season shall possess the bobcat and deliver the skinned hide of the bobcat to a designated department employee or official bobcat checking station not later than fifteen (15) days after the calendar month in which the bobcat is harvested. A department employee shall issue a tag to the individual. (j) A bobcat, including the hide and any other part of the bobcat, taken during the bobcat trapping season may not be: (k) After registering a bobcat and obtaining a tag from the department under this section, an individual who takes a bobcat may: (l) An individual may possess an untanned bobcat hide if the bobcat hide is lawfully obtained. (m) An individual may not trap a bobcat: (n) An individual who takes a bobcat with a trap that captures and immediately kills the bobcat: (b) An individual must (o) A person may not possess a live bobcat except as follows: (c) (p) An individual must may not sell a live bobcat unless that person has the individual obtains a breeder, dealer, or exhibitor license issued by the United States Department of Agriculture under 9 CFR, Chapter 1, Subchapter A, Parts I through IV game breeder's license under 312 IAC 9-10-4. Sec. 18.4. (a) A person must may not possess or sell a carcass, hide, or any part of a bobcat or badger unless the person meets at least one (1) of the following requirements: (b) In addition to subsection (a), a person must may not possess a the carcass or untanned hide of a bobcat or badger for more than fourteen (14) days unless the person is a fur buyer licensed under 312 IAC 9-10-12. (c) A fur buyer licensed under 312 IAC 9-10-12, or a taxidermist licensed under 312 IAC 9-10-5, who sells: Sec. 4. (a) A person shall apply for a game breeder's license as a game breeder on a departmental in a form and manner prescribed by the department that includes the following information: (b) A person holding a game breeder's license holder under this section may possess at least one (1) or more of the following: (c) A person holding a game breeder's license holder under subsection (a) may lawfully acquire and possess the following: (d) A person holding a game breeder's license holder under subsection (a) may possess the following: (e) A person must shall apply for a game breeder's license under this section: Each (f) An enclosure for these animals a wild animal must be inspected by a conservation officer before a game breeder's license may be issued. (f) A (g) A person holding a game breeder's license holder under this section may add a species other than those a species identified in the application upon: (g) (h) A person holding a game breeder's license holder under this section who that imports: (h) A (i) A person holding a game breeder's license holder under this section must shall present at least one (1) of the following for inspection upon the request of a conservation officer for each animal possessed by the person holding a game breeder's license: (i) For ring-necked pheasants, bobwhite quail, furbearing mammals, eastern cottontail rabbits, fox squirrels, and gray squirrels (j) The following requirements apply to possession of a wild animal under subsection (b): (j) An (k) A wild animal possessed under this section may be administered a pharmaceutical product in accordance with under state and federal laws law and approved by a state or federal agency for the purpose of prevention preventing or treatment of any of treating the following: (k) A (l) A person holding a game breeder's license holder under this section shall not release animals an animal possessed under this section except for a bobwhite quail and or a ring-necked pheasants pheasant. A person holding a game breeder's license holder under this section shall not release a known diseased bobwhite quail and or a ring-necked pheasants pheasant. (l) A (m) A person holding a game breeder's license holder under this section must shall not sell an a wild animal possessed under this section if the wild animal is known to be diseased. (m) A (n) A person holding a game breeder's license holder under this section must shall comply with all applicable state, local, or other federal laws that govern the possession and sale of the animals a wild animal possessed under this section. (n) A (o) A person holding a game breeder's license holder under this section shall do the following: (o) (p) A game breeder's license expires on December 31 of the year the license is issued. The A person holding a game breeder's license holder must shall file an application with the division by not later than January 31 of each calendar year in order to renew the game breeder's license. The An annual report must accompany the renewal application and shall must include for each species possessed under this the game breeder's license the number of wild animals: (p) (q) A conservation officer may enter the premises of the a person holding a game breeder's license holder at all a reasonable hours time to conduct an inspection in accordance with subsections (q) (r) and (r). (s). (q) (r) During an inspection, the a person holding a game breeder's license holder or the license holder's designee shall of the person holding the game breeder's license shall comply with both of the following: (r) (s) While conducting an inspection, the conservation officer must shall comply with the following: (s) (t) A game breeder's license may be suspended, denied, or revoked under IC 4-21.5 if the person holding a game breeder's license holder fails to comply with any of the following: (u) A person shall pay the fee for a game breeder's license under 312 IAC 1.5-4-11. Sec. 12. (a) This section applies to a person who that is issued a fur buyer's license under IC 14-22-19-3. (b) A person shall obtain a fur buyer's license must be obtained under this section before a person engages in the business of buying furbearing mammals, river otters, badgers, and bobcats or the untanned hides, skins, or furs of furbearing mammals, river otters, badgers, and bobcats in Indiana. the state. (c) A person shall make application for a fur buyer's license under this section on in a departmental form and manner prescribed by the department that includes the following information: (d) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a licensed person holding a fur buyer buyer's license may possess the carcasses carcass and untanned hides hide of: (e) A licensed person holding a fur buyer buyer's license must do the following: (f) A licensed person holding a fur buyer buyer's license may possess a carcass or untanned hide after June 30 of the year the fur buyer's license expires upon when the submission of person submits a signed report to the department by not later than June 30 of the year the fur buyer's license expires identifying the species, number, and location of furs or carcasses kept. (g) A licensed person holding a fur buyer buyer's license must issue a valid, dated receipt for any a wild animal that is sold, traded, bartered, or gifted. The receipt must include the following information: (h) A conservation officer may, at any a reasonable time, inspect the records, hides, and carcasses of wild animals possessed by a licensed person holding a fur buyer. buyer's license.