312 IAC 9-5-6 - Collection and possession of reptiles and amphibians native to Indiana
Authority: IC 14-22
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 6.
(a) An
individual may take reptiles or amphibians from the wild only as authorized
under this section.
(b) Except as
provided in this section, an individual must not take more than two (2) per day
and not more than four (4) from April 1 through March 31 of the following year
of any one (1) species of reptile or amphibian native to Indiana.
(c) An individual may take not more than four
(4) of the following species of turtles per day, singly or in aggregate:
(1) Eastern snapping turtle (Chelydra
serpentina serpentina).
(2) Smooth
softshell turtle (Apalone mutica).
(3) Spiny softshell turtle (Apalone
spinifera).
A turtle taken under this subsection may be taken only between July 1 and March 31 of the following year and be at least twelve (12) inches in carapace length.
(d) As used in this section, "carapace
length" means a straight-line measure along the top surface of the carapace
that runs from the central point on the front edge of the carapace, directly
behind the turtle's neck, to a central point on the hind edge of the carapace,
directly above the turtle's tail.
(e) An individual may take not more than
twenty-five (25) of the following species of frogs per day, singly or in
aggregate:
(1) American bullfrog (Lithobates
catesbeianus).
(2) Green frog
(Lithobates clamitans).
(f) An individual must not possess more than
four (4) live reptiles or amphibians of any one (1) species native to Indiana
except:
(1) as authorized in subsection
(e);
(2) with a turtle possession
permit under section 11 of this rule;
(3) with a wild animal rehabilitation permit
under
312 IAC
9-10-9;
(4) with a scientific purposes license under
312 IAC
9-10-6; or
(5) with a wild animal possession permit
under 312 IAC 9-11.
(g)
Except as otherwise provided in this section, an individual may take turtles at
any time of the year.
(h) An
individual may take frogs as established in subsection (e) from June 15 through
April 30 of the following year.
(i)
An individual may take turtles by any of the following methods:
(1) A trap, a net, or another mechanical
device that has no opening below the surface of the water.
(2) Hands.
(3) A gaff.
(4) Any method provided by
312 IAC
9-7-2 for sport fishing.
(j) An individual may take frogs by any of
the following methods:
(1) A gig or spear
having a head not more than three (3) inches wide and a single row of
tines.
(2) A bow and
arrows.
(3) A club.
(4) Hands.
(5) A single pole or hand line with not more
than one (1) hook or artificial lure affixed.
(6) A .22 caliber firearm, as long as the
projectiles discharged from the barrel of the firearm are birdshot, except on a
state park.
(7) An air rifle,
except on a state park. As used in this section, an air rifle must fire a
projectile that is a lead pellet and a minimum of .177 in diameter and fire at
least five hundred (500) feet per second.
(k) An individual may use:
(1) a spotlight;
(2) a searchlight; or
(3) another artificial light; to assist in
taking frogs.
(l)
Notwithstanding subsections (b) through (e), an individual must not take the
following from the wild:
(1) A reptile or
amphibian egg.
(2) An eastern box
turtle (Terrapene carolina).
(3) An
endangered species of reptile or amphibian.
(m) An individual must not sell a reptile or
amphibian except for the following:
(1) A
reptile or amphibian lawfully possessed and fitted with a passive integrated
transponder under section 9(h) of this rule.
(2) A bullfrog or green frog tadpole in
accordance with section 7(g) of this rule.
(n) An individual must not sell the offspring
of an amphibian taken under this section.
(o) An individual possessing a valid reptile
captive breeder license issued under section 9 of this rule may sell the
offspring of a species of snake listed in section 9 of this rule, taken under
this section, to any person.
(p) An
individual must not release back into the wild a reptile or amphibian taken
from the wild under this section except as follows:
(1) A reptile or amphibian may be released
without a permit issued under subdivision (2) if the reptile or amphibian:
(A) has not been held in an enclosure with
another reptile or amphibian;
(B)
has not been in captivity for more than thirty (30) days; and
(C) is released at the point of
capture.
(2) The
division issues a permit to an individual to release an animal, and the
individual releases the animal under the terms of the permit.
(q) An individual may possess a
live eastern box turtle only with a:
(1)
turtle possession permit under section 11 of this rule;
(2) wild animal rehabilitation permit under
312 IAC
9-10-9; or
(3) scientific purposes license under
312 IAC
9-10-6.
(r) An individual may possess a live
endangered species of reptile or amphibian only with a:
(1) wild animal possession permit under 312
IAC 9-11;
(2) wild animal
rehabilitation permit under
312 IAC
9-10-9; or
(3) scientific purposes license under
312 IAC
9-10-6.
(s) An individual may possess a live venomous
reptile only with a:
(1) wild animal
possession permit under 312 IAC 9-11; or
(2) scientific purposes license under
312 IAC
9-10-6.
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