312 IAC 9-10-10 - Hunting permit for persons with disabilities
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 10.
(a) The
division of fish and wildlife may issue a permit under this section to an
individual with a disability to take a wild animal, if the disability would
otherwise make the taking of a wild animal by the individual difficult or
impossible.
(b) An individual must
apply for a permit on a completed and signed departmental form that includes a
statement of disability completed by a licensed physician or nurse
practitioner.
(c) Except as
otherwise provided in this subdivision, no renewal application is required
unless the disability is temporary as indicated by a licensed physician or
nurse practitioner. A permit issued to an individual with a temporary
disability is effective from the date of issuance through the last day of the
spring wild turkey hunting season established under
312 IAC 9-4-11.
(d) The division may issue a permit under
this section that authorizes an individual to hunt wild animals from a
stationary motor driven conveyance subject to the following restrictions:
(1) The permit holder must:
(A) abide by all other hunting
laws;
(B) possess a valid hunting
license and the permit issued under this section; and
(C) obtain in advance the permission of the
manager of public property (local, state, or federal) to gain vehicular access
to lands or roads that are otherwise closed to vehicular traffic.
(2) The permit holder must display
a windshield identification placard supplied by the division of fish and
wildlife while hunting from a vehicle. The placard must be displayed in such a
way as to be visible from at least fifty (50) feet.
(e) An individual may be designated to assist
an individual issued a permit under this section in the retrieval of wild game
harvested by the permit holder.
(f)
The division may waive other provisions of this article for an individual
issued a permit under this section.
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Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 10.
(a) The division of fish and wildlife may issue a permit under this section to an individual with a disability to take a wild animal, if the disability would otherwise make the taking of a wild animal by the individual difficult or impossible.
(b) An individual must apply for a permit on a completed and signed departmental form that includes a statement of disability completed by a licensed physician or nurse practitioner.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, no renewal application is required unless the disability is temporary as indicated by a licensed physician or nurse practitioner. A permit issued to an individual with a temporary disability is effective from the date of issuance through the last day of the spring wild turkey hunting season established under 312 IAC 9-4-11.
(d) The division may issue a permit under this section that authorizes an individual to hunt wild animals from a stationary motor driven conveyance subject to the following restrictions:
(1) The permit holder must:
(A) abide by all other hunting laws;
(B) possess a valid hunting license and the permit issued under this section; and
(C) obtain in advance the permission of the manager of public property (local, state, or federal) to gain vehicular access to lands or roads that are otherwise closed to vehicular traffic.
(2) The permit holder must display a windshield identification placard supplied by the division of fish and wildlife while hunting from a vehicle. The placard must be displayed in such a way as to be visible from at least fifty (50) feet.
(e) An individual may be designated to assist an individual issued a permit under this section in the retrieval of wild game harvested by the permit holder.
(f) The division may waive other provisions of this article for an individual issued a permit under this section.