in-20240522-IR-312240165FNA: The Natural Resources Commission (commission) is soliciting public comment on the addition of rules at 312 IAC 1.5-4 regarding fees, fines, civil penalties, financial benefit limitations, or other payment amounts set by an agency otherwise qualifying as a rule charged by the divisions of fish and wildlife and nature preserves. The commission solicits public comment on the citations listed and any other provisions of Title 312 that may be affected by this rulemaking.

Notice of First Public Comment Period LSA Document #24-165 Sec. 1. The fee for an aquatic vegetation control permit is twenty dollars ($20). An aquatic vegetation control permit issued under this section expires December 31 of the year it is issued. Sec. 2. The fee for an aquaculture permit is fifteen dollars ($15) a year. An aquaculture permit issued under this section expires December 31 of the year it is issued. Sec. 3. (a) If a person is a resident, the fee for a bait dealer's license is twenty dollars ($20) a year. (b) If a person is a nonresident, the fee for a bait dealer's license is seventy-five dollars ($75) a year. Sec. 4. (a) The fee for a commercial fishing license to fish on inland waters is forty dollars ($40) a year and includes four (4) gear tags. (b) The fee for additional gear tags to fish on inland waters is twenty dollars ($20) a year for four (4) gear tags. (c) The fee for a commercial fishing license to fish on the Ohio River is two hundred dollars ($200) a year and includes ten (10) gear tags. (d) The fee for additional gear tags to fish on the Ohio River is twenty dollars ($20) a year for ten (10) gear tags. Sec. 5. The fee for an endangered species propagation permit is ten dollars ($10). An endangered species propagation permit issued under this section expires five (5) years after the date it is issued. Sec. 6. The fee for a falconry license is seventy-five dollars ($75). A falconry license under this section expires the last day of February three (3) years after the date it is issued. Sec. 7. The fee for a field trial permit is twenty dollars ($20). A field trial permit under this section is valid only for the dates specified in the field trial permit. Sec. 8. The fee for a fish hauler and supplier permit is fifteen dollars ($15) a year. Sec. 9. The fee for a fish stocking permit is ten dollars ($10). A fish stocking permit under this section expires December 31 of the year it is issued. Sec. 10. The fee for a fishing guide license is one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125) a year. Sec. 11. (a) The fee for a game breeder's license is twenty-five dollars ($25) a year. (b) The fee for a commercial game breeder's license is thirty dollars ($30) a year. Sec. 12. The fee for a hunting guide license is one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125) a year. Sec. 13. The fee for an importation permit is twenty dollars ($20) a year. Sec. 14. The fee for a limited take permit is ten dollars ($10). A limited take permit issued under this section expires five (5) years after the date it is issued. Sec. 15. The fee for a permit to perform nuisance wild animal control for hire is twenty-five dollars ($25) a year. Sec. 16. (a) This section applies to a boat operated on a public water to carry passengers for hire. (b) The fee for a dockside inspection is sixty-nine dollars ($69) a year for a boat carrying not more than six (6) passengers for hire on a navigable water that is a water of concurrent jurisdiction in the state. (c) The fee for a dry dock inspection is one hundred three dollars and fifty cents ($103.50) for each inspection of a boat carrying not more than six (6) passengers for hire on a navigable water that is a water of concurrent jurisdiction in the state. (d) The fee for a dockside inspection is fifty dollars ($50) a year for a boat carrying not more than six (6) passengers for hire on an inland water of the state. (e) The fee for a dry dock inspection is fifty dollars ($50) for each inspection of a boat carrying not more than six (6) passengers for hire on an inland water of the state. (f) The fee for a dockside inspection is one hundred three dollars and fifty cents ($103.50) a year for a boat carrying more than six (6) passengers for hire on an inland water of the state. (g) The fee for a dry dock inspection is one hundred thirty-eight dollars ($138) for each inspection of a boat carrying more than six (6) passengers for hire on an inland water of the state. (h) The fee for a dockside inspection is sixty-nine dollars ($69) a year for a boat propelled primarily by sail carrying passengers for hire on a navigable water or an inland water of the state. (i) The fee for a dry dock inspection is one hundred three dollars and fifty cents ($103.50) for each inspection of a boat propelled primarily by sail carrying passengers for hire on a navigable water or an inland water of the state. Sec. 17. The fee for a private shooting preserve license is one hundred fifty dollars ($150) a year. Sec. 18. The fee for a reptile captive breeding license is thirty dollars ($30) a year. A reptile captive breeding license issued under this section expires December 31 of the year it is issued. Sec. 19. (a) The fee for an inland roe harvester's license is one thousand three hundred eighty-five dollars ($1,385) a year. (b) The fee for an Ohio River roe harvester's license is one thousand three hundred eighty-five dollars ($1,385) a year. (c) The department may issue not more than fifteen (15) roe harvester's licenses under subsections (a) and (b) each year. Sec. 20. The fee for a roe dealer's license is one thousand three hundred eighty-five dollars ($1,385) a year. Sec. 21. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the fee for a scientific purposes license is fifty dollars ($50) a year. (b) The fee for a scientific purposes license is twenty dollars ($20) a year if the scientific purposes license is for educational purposes. Sec. 22. The fee for a taxidermist license is thirty dollars ($30) a year. Sec. 23. The fee for a wild animal possession permit is twenty dollars ($20). A person is required to pay the fee under this section for the first year the wild animal possession permit is issued. Sec. 24. The fee for a resident yearly fishing license is twenty-three ($23) a year. Sec. 25. The fee for a resident yearly hunting license is twenty dollars ($20) a year. Sec. 26. The fee for a resident yearly trapping license is twenty dollars ($20) a year. Sec. 27. (a) An individual holding a license under this section may take only a wild turkey. (b) The fee for a resident yearly license to take a turkey during the spring turkey season is thirty-two dollars ($32) a year. (c) The fee for a resident license to take an extra turkey by any means, in a location, and under conditions established by rule adopted by the department during the fall turkey season is thirty-two dollars ($32) a year. (d) An individual shall purchase a resident yearly license to take a turkey under subsections (a) and (b) to take a wild turkey during both the spring and fall turkey season. Sec. 28. (a) This section applies to the following: (b) The fee for a resident yearly license to take one (1) deer is thirty-nine dollars ($39) a year. Sec. 29. (a) A license under this section applies only to taking an antlerless deer. (b) The fee for a resident license to take an extra deer by any means, in a location, and under conditions established by a rule adopted by the department is twenty-four dollars ($24) for a third and each additional resident license to take an extra deer. Sec. 30. The fee for a resident deer bundle license is ninety-one dollars ($91) a year. Sec. 31. The fee for a resident youth yearly consolidated hunting and trapping license is twelve dollars ($12) a year. Sec. 32. The fee for a resident yearly hunting and fishing license is thirty-two dollars ($32) a year. Sec. 33. The fee for a resident senior "fish for life" license is twenty-three dollars ($23). The fee under this section is valid for the life of the individual holding the license. Sec. 34. The fee for voluntary resident senior yearly fishing license is three dollars ($3) a year. Sec. 35. The fee for a resident senior yearly fishing license is three dollars ($3) a year. Sec. 36. The fee for a resident license to fish, which includes fishing trout and salmon, for one (1) calendar day is ten dollars ($10). Sec. 37. The fee for a nonresident yearly fishing license is sixty dollars ($60) a year. Sec. 38. The fee for a nonresident license which includes fishing trout and salmon, for one (1) calendar day is fifteen dollars ($15). Sec. 39. The fee for a nonresident license to fish, which excludes fishing trout and salmon, for seven (7) consecutive calendar days is thirty-five dollars ($35). Sec. 40. The fee for a nonresident yearly hunting license is ninety dollars ($90) a year. Sec. 41. The fee for a nonresident license to hunt for five (5) consecutive calendar days is fifty dollars ($50). Sec. 42. (a) An individual holding a license under this section may take only a wild turkey. (b) The fee for a nonresident yearly license to take a turkey during the spring turkey season is one hundred seventy-five dollars ($175) a year. (c) The fee for a nonresident license to take an extra turkey by any means, in a location, and under conditions established by rule adopted by the department during the fall turkey season is one hundred seventy-five dollars ($175) a year. (d) An individual shall purchase a nonresident yearly license to take a turkey under subsection (a) and subsection (b) to take a wild turkey during both the spring and fall turkey season. Sec. 43. (a) This section applies to the following: (b) The fee for a nonresident yearly license to take one (1) deer is two hundred forty dollars ($240) a year. Sec. 44. The fee for a nonresident deer bundle license is five hundred fifty dollars ($550) a year. Sec. 45. (a) A license under this section applies only to taking an antlerless deer. (b) The fee for a nonresident license to take an extra deer by any means, in a location, and under conditions established by a rule adopted by the department is thirty-nine dollars ($39) for a third and each additional nonresident license to take an extra deer. Sec. 46. The fee for a yearly nonresident private shooting preserve special hunting license is twenty dollars ($20) a year. Sec. 47. The fee for a yearly nonresident youth private shooting preserve special hunting license is twelve dollars ($12) a year. Sec. 48. The fee for a nonresident yearly trapping license is one hundred forty dollars ($140) a year. Sec. 49. The fee for a nonresident youth yearly hunting license is twenty dollars ($20) a year. Sec. 50. The fee for a nonresident youth yearly trapping license is twenty dollars ($20) a year. Sec. 51. (a) This section applies to the following: (b) The fee for a nonresident youth yearly license to take one (1) deer is thirty-nine dollars ($39) a year. Sec. 52. The fee for a nonresident youth deer license bundle is ninety-one dollars ($91) a year. Sec. 53. (a) An individual holding a license under this section may take only a wild turkey. (b) The fee for a nonresident youth yearly license to take a turkey during the spring turkey season is thirty-two dollars ($32) a year. (c) The fee for a nonresident youth license to take an extra turkey by any means, in a location, and under conditions established by rule adopted by the department during the fall turkey season is thirty-two dollars ($32) a year. (d) An individual shall purchase a nonresident youth yearly license to take a turkey under subsections (a) and (b) to take a wild turkey during both the spring and fall turkey season. Sec. 54. The fee for an apprentice resident yearly hunting license is twenty dollars ($20) a year. Sec. 55. The fee for an apprentice nonresident yearly hunting license is ninety dollars ($90) a year. Sec. 56. The fee for an apprentice nonresident license to hunt for five (5) consecutive calendar days is fifty dollars ($50). Sec. 57. The fee for an apprentice resident yearly hunting and fishing license is thirty-two dollars ($32) a year. Sec. 58. (a) This section applies to the following: (b) The fee for an apprentice resident yearly license to take one (1) deer is thirty-nine dollars ($39) a year. Sec. 59. (a) This section applies to the following: (b) The fee for an apprentice nonresident yearly license to take one (1) deer is two hundred forty dollars ($240) a year. Sec. 60. (a) A license under this section applies only to taking an antlerless deer. (b) The fee for an apprentice resident license to take an extra deer by any means, in a location, and under conditions established by a rule adopted by the department is twenty-four dollars ($24) for a third and each additional apprentice resident license to take an extra deer. Sec. 61. (a) A license under this section applies only to taking an antlerless deer. (b) The fee for an apprentice nonresident license to take an extra deer by any means, in a location, and under conditions established by a rule adopted by the department is thirty-nine dollars ($39) for a third and each additional apprentice nonresident license to take an extra deer. Sec. 62. The fee for an apprentice resident deer license bundle is ninety-one dollars ($91) a year. Sec. 63. The fee for an apprentice nonresident deer license bundle is five hundred fifty dollars ($550) a year. Sec. 64. (a) An individual holding a license under this section may take only a wild turkey. (b) The fee for an apprentice resident yearly license to take a turkey during the spring turkey season is thirty-two dollars ($32) a year. (c) The fee for an apprentice resident license to take an extra turkey by any means, in a location, and under conditions established by rule adopted by the department during the fall turkey season is thirty-two dollars ($32) a year. (d) An individual shall purchase an apprentice resident license to take a turkey under subsections (a) and (b) to take a turkey during both the spring and fall turkey season. Sec. 65. (a) An individual holding a license under this section may take only a wild turkey. (b) The fee for an apprentice nonresident yearly license to take a turkey during the spring turkey season is one hundred seventy-five dollars ($175) a year. (c) The fee for an apprentice nonresident license to take an extra turkey by any means, in a location, and under conditions established by rule adopted by the department during the fall turkey season is one hundred seventy-five dollars ($175) a year. (d) An individual shall purchase an apprentice nonresident license to take a turkey under subsections (a) and (b) to take a turkey during both the spring and fall turkey season. Sec. 66. The fee for an apprentice resident youth yearly consolidated hunting and trapping license is twelve dollars ($12) a year. Sec. 67. The fee for an apprentice nonresident youth yearly hunting license is twenty dollars ($20) a year. Sec. 68. (a) This section applies to the following: (b) The fee for an apprentice nonresident youth yearly license to take one (1) deer is thirty-nine dollars ($39) a year. Sec. 69. (a) A license under this section applies only to taking an antlerless deer. (b) The fee for an apprentice nonresident youth license to take an extra deer by any means, in a location, and under conditions established by a rule adopted by the department is twenty-four dollars ($24) for a third and each additional apprentice nonresident youth license to take an extra deer. Sec. 70. The fee for an apprentice nonresident youth deer license bundle is ninety-one dollars ($91) a year. Sec. 71. (a) An individual holding a license under this section may take only a wild turkey. (b) The fee for an apprentice nonresident youth yearly license to take a turkey during the spring turkey season is thirty-two dollars ($32) a year. (c) The fee for an apprentice nonresident youth license to take an extra turkey by any means, in a location, and under conditions established by rule adopted by the department during the fall turkey season is thirty-two dollars ($32) a year. (d) An individual shall purchase an apprentice nonresident youth license to take a turkey under subsections (a) and (b) to take a turkey during both the spring and fall turkey season. Sec. 72. (a) The fee for a trout and salmon stamp is eleven dollars ($11) a year. (b) The fee for a gamebird habitat restoration stamp is eleven dollars ($11) a year. (c) The fee for a migratory waterfowl stamp is eleven dollars ($11) a year. (d) The fee for a federal waterfowl stamp is twenty-five dollars ($25) a year. The fee under this subsection is set by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Sec. 73. (a) The fee for a resident duplicate license is three dollars ($3) for each license. (b) The fee for a nonresident duplicate license is three dollars ($3) for each license. (c) A person is not required to pay a duplicate license fee under subsections (a) or (b) if the duplicate license is: Sec. 74. (a) The data access fee for the Indiana Natural Heritage Data Center (INHDC) is forty-two dollars ($42) for a thirty (30) minute, site specific search request. A person may complete an unlimited number of search requests under this subsection. (b) Except as provided under subsection (c), the annual data access fee for the INHDC is: (c) A nonprofit organization that uses the INHDC for research purposes is not required to pay a fee under subsection (b). Sec. 75. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the daily fee to use a rifle or pistol at a shooting range is five dollars ($5) a day. (b) The fee for a shooting range annual pass is one hundred dollars ($100) a year. (c) The fee for rifle and pistol shooting at the Atterbury Shooting Complex at the Atterbury Fish and Wildlife Area is: (d) The fee for shotgun shooting at the Atterbury Fish and Wildlife Area is seven dollars ($7) for twenty-five (25) sporting clays. (e) The fee for shooting at Deer Creek Fish and Wildlife Area Shooting Range is: (f) The fee for rifle and pistol shooting at J.E. Roush Lake Fish and Wildlife Area Shooting Range is: (g) The fee for shotgun shooting at J.E. Roush Lake Fish and Wildlife Area is five dollars ($5) for each shooting round. (h) The fee for rifle and pistol shooting at Kingsbury Fish and Wildlife Area is: (i) The fee for shooting at Willow Slough Fish and Wildlife Area Shooting Range is: Sec. 76. The fee for one (1) spot in a reserved put and take pheasant hunt is thirty dollars ($30) for each hunt. Sec. 77. The fee for a firewood permit is ten dollars ($10) for one (1) load of firewood in a pickup truck. Sec. 78. The fees to replace wildlife taken due to pollution discharge are as follows: Sec. 79. (a) The fees to replace a fish taken due to pollution discharge are as follows: (b) The administrator fee for law enforcement investigative costs for a fish take is the sum of: Sec. 80. The fees to replace a mussel genus taken due to pollution discharge are as follows: