Canned Hunting Bill is Back

[jackc99]

HOUSE BILL No. 1351


DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL


Citations Affected: IC 14-8-2; IC 14-22-20.7.

Synopsis: Game preserve licenses. Allows game preserves to be licensed and operated to hunt privately owned cervidae and game birds. Provides that the owner of a game preserve is not required to possess a game breeders or shooting preserve license. Restricts the sale and transfer of ownership of any interest in a game preserve. Establishes requirements for the operation of a game preserve. Provides for the inspection of game preserves by the department of natural resources and the state board of animal health. Establishes record keeping requirements. Provides that a license that has been revoked may not be reissued. Requires game preserve owners to auction for the initial game preserve license (establishes a $50,000 minimum bid) and pay a yearly license renewal fee. Requires the director of the Indiana office of management and budget to conduct the auction for ten game preserve licenses.


Effective: July 1, 2008.

Authors

Wolkins, Friend, Herrell, Gutwein

HOUSE BILL No. 1351

Jack

P.S. Time to get the emails and phone calls going as this likely will be heard next Tuesday in the House Natural Resources Committee meeting.

[ccavacini]

Jack, I also read where there is a bill introduced to get rid of the DNR raising pheasant for Indiana's put and take. Not sure what the bill says exactly...

Got this off another site:

Citations Affected: IC 14-22-8-8.

Synopsis: Captive raised game birds. Prohibits the department of natural resources from purchasing, raising, and releasing captive raised game birds that may be lawfully hunted within 30 days after the game birds are released.


Effective: July 1, 2008.


Authored by Wolkins of Winona Lake/Warsaw

[Harvester]

That is Crap!!

Mike/Freestyle Calls Pro-Staffer

[dleslie217]

How about we stop fighting the canned hunting operations...............let them stay open!!!! Collect their license fees etc., that way the state could still collect their money from them.

Just make it illegal to hunt there, anyone caught is subject to a nice hefty fine and revocation of their hunting privilages in Indiana. :evilsmile