312 IAC 9-3-16 - Cottontail rabbits
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 16.
(a) An
individual may take eastern cottontail rabbits (Sylvilagus floridanus) from
November 1 through February 28 of the following year.
(b) An individual may take not more than five
(5) eastern cottontail rabbits per day.
(c) An individual must not do the following:
(1) Hunt rabbits unless that person wears
hunter orange.
(2) Remove,
dislodge, or attempt to remove or dislodge a rabbit from a hole, den, cavity,
or tree hollow with the aid of any of the following:
(A) A ferret or other small animal.
(B) A mechanical device.
(C) A chemical.
(D) Smoke.
(E) Fire.
(F) A fume.
(3) Hunt rabbits during the month of February
on a department fish and wildlife area, Salamonie Lake, Mississinewa Lake, or
Patoka Lake except from one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise to one-half (1/2)
hour before sunset.
(d)
A person must not possess a live eastern cottontail rabbit outside the season
established in subsection (a) except with one (1) of the following:
(1) A game breeder license under
312 IAC
9-10-4.
(2) A wild animal possession permit under 312
IAC 9-11.
(3) A wild animal
rehabilitation permit under
312 IAC
9-10-9.
(4) A scientific purposes license under
312 IAC
9-10-6.
(5) A nuisance wild animal control permit
under
312 IAC
9-10-11.
(6) An educational or scientific institution
registered or licensed with the United States Department of Agriculture in
accordance with 9 CFR, Chapter 1, Subchapter A, Parts I through IV.
(7) A breeder or dealer license issued by the
United States Department of Agriculture under 9 CFR, Chapter 1, Subchapter A,
Parts I through IV.
(e)
An individual who lawfully takes a rabbit may give to another individual one
(1) or more carcasses of a rabbit, with no compensation of any kind. A rabbit
that is gifted must have a tag attached that contains the following
information:
(1) The hunter's name and
address.
(2) The total number of
rabbits taken.
(3) The date the
rabbit was taken.
(4) The signature
of the hunter who took the rabbit.
(f) A carcass of an eastern cottontail rabbit
may be possessed by the following:
(1) The
individual who lawfully took the eastern cottontail rabbit during the season
established in subsection (a).
(2)
An individual who received the carcass under subsection (e).
(3) An individual with a valid taxidermy
license under IC 14-22-21 and
312 IAC
9-10-5.
(4) An individual with a valid scientific
purposes license under
312 IAC
9-10-6.
(5) An individual with a valid nuisance wild
animal control permit under
312 IAC
9-10-11.
(6) An individual with a valid special
purpose salvage permit under
312 IAC
9-10-13.5.
(g) A person must not sell a live eastern
cottontail rabbit except under a valid game breeder license under IC 14-22-20
and
312 IAC
9-10-4.
Notes
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