Introduced Version
HOUSE BILL No. 1460
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 14-22.
Synopsis: Animal control. Requires the department of natural
resources to include in the trapper training program instruction on the
humane way to dispatch trapped animals. Requires the department of
natural resources to adopt rules concerning the reasonable and humane
execution of wildlife that is hunted, trapped, or snared or must be
disposed of.
Effective: July 1, 2001.
Pelath
January 11, 2001, read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural
Resources and Rural Development.
Introduced
First Regular Session 112th General Assembly (2001)
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HOUSE BILL No. 1460
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
natural and cultural resources.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SOURCE: IC 14-22-5-15; (01)IN1460.1.1. -->
SECTION 1.
IC 14-22-5-15
IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
1, 2001]: (a) The department shall adopt rules under
IC 4-22-2
concerning the reasonable and humane manner to dispatch wildlife
that is hunted, trapped, or snared or other wildlife that must be
disposed of.
(b) The department shall consider the recommendations of the
American Veterinary Medical Association when adopting rules
under subsection (a).
SOURCE: IC 14-22-36-1; (01)IN1460.1.2. -->
SECTION 2.
IC 14-22-36-1
IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2001]: Sec. 1. (a) The department
shall establish a trapper training program, including a course of
instruction in trapping wild animals, that emphasizes methods, laws,
ethics,
humane methods to dispatch a trapped animal,
responsibilities, natural history, wildlife management, and other
matters associated with trapping.
(b) To carry out subsection (a), the department may cooperate with
an organization that promotes the responsible trapping of wild animals.