312 IAC 9-3-18.7 - Bats
Authority: IC 14-22-2-6; IC 14-22-34-15
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 18.7.
(a) An
individual may take a bat only as authorized in this section.
(b) At any time of year and without a permit,
an individual may take up to five (5) individual bats within a twenty-four (24)
hour period from one (1) dwelling if the bat constitutes a demonstrable but
nonimmediate threat to human safety, provided that the taking is done in a
humane manner and is taken within or on a human dwelling to include:
(1) a residence;
(2) a place of work; or
(3) an outbuilding.
(c) Except as otherwise authorized in this
subsection, a person must have one (1) of the following to take or possess a
bat:
(1) A nuisance wild animal control
permit issued under
312 IAC
9-10-11.
(2) A scientific purposes license issued
under
312 IAC
9-10-6.
(3) A limited take permit issued under
312
IAC 9-10-18.
(4) A wild animal rehabilitation permit
issued under
312 IAC
9-10-9.
(d) A species of bat listed in
50 CFR
17.11 may be unintentionally or unknowingly
taken if on a structure or in natural habitat without a permit from the
department.
(e) The issuance of a
permit or exemption from a permit under this section does not relieve a person
from any requirement for a federal permit or authorization issued by the United
State Fish and Wildlife Service. If the terms of a federal permit and the
permit issued under this section differ, the more restrictive terms
prevail.
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