Introduced Version






HOUSE BILL No. 1070

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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL



Citations Affected: IC 14-22-28 .

Synopsis: Euthanasia of destructive wild animals. Requires a business that is hired to remove a wild animal to use certain procedures if the animal is to be killed.

Effective: July 1, 2003.





Pelath




    January 7, 2003, read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development.







Introduced

First Regular Session 113th General Assembly (2003)


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HOUSE BILL No. 1070



    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 14-22-28-1; (03)IN1070.1.1. -->     SECTION 1. IC 14-22-28-1 , AS AMENDED BY P.L.155-2002, SECTION 7 AND P.L.158-2002, SECTION 6, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2003]: Sec. 1. The director may issue to:
         (1) a person that owns or has an interest in property being damaged or threatened with damage by a wild animal protected by this article; or
        (2) a business entity employed by a person referred to in subdivision (1);
a free permit to take, kill, or capture the wild animal.
SOURCE: IC 14-22-28-2; (03)IN1070.1.2. -->     SECTION 2. IC 14-22-28-2 , AS AMENDED BY P.L.155-2002, SECTION 8 AND P.L.158-2002, SECTION 7, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2003]: Sec. 2. (a) Notwithstanding any other prohibition or requirement of this article or the rules adopted under this article, the director shall prescribe the following:
        (1) The manner of taking the wild animal.
        (2) The expiration of the permit.
        (3) The rules the director considers necessary.
        (4) The disposition of the animal.
     (b) If the director issues a permit to a business entity under section 1 of this chapter and the business entity kills the wild animal, the business entity must kill the animal in a manner that complies with recommendations contained in the 2000 Report of the American Veterinary Medical Association Panel on Euthanasia (as published in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, Volume 218, Number 5, March 1, 2001).