312 IAC 9-2-2 - Prohibition against motor driven conveyances

Authority: IC 14-22-2-6

Affected: IC 14-22

Sec. 2.

(a) An individual must not take or chase a wild mammal or bird from, by the use of, or with the aid of a motor driven conveyance, except:

(1) as authorized for an individual with a special hunting permit for a person with a disability under 312 IAC 9-10-10; and

(2) as provided in subsection (b).

(b) A motorboat may be used to:

(1) check traps that are lawfully set and maintained; or

(2) retrieve a dead or crippled waterfowl.

(c) A motorboat may be used to hunt waterfowl and squirrels if the motorboat is:

(1) beached;

(2) resting at anchor;

(3) tied to a stationary object; or

(4) otherwise without motion except as provided by:

(A) wind;

(B) water current; or

(C) hand-operated oars or paddles.

(d) An individual must not discharge a firearm or bow and arrows from a motor driven conveyance while the conveyance is in motion.

Notes

312 IAC 9-2-2

Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 9-2-2; filed May 12, 1997, 10:00 a.m.: 20 IR 2700; readopted filed Jul 28, 2003, 12:00 p.m.: 27 IR 286; readopted filed Nov 24, 2008, 11:08 a.m.: 20081210-IR-312080672RFA; filed Mar 12, 2010, 1:28 p.m.: 20100407-IR-312090479FRA; Readopted filed 5/20/2014, 9:43 a.m.: 20140618-IR-312140017RFA Filed 6/21/2018, 1:45 p.m.: 20180718-IR-312170436FRA Readopted filed 9/18/2019, 1:16 p.m.: 20191016-IR-312190325RFA