February 23, 2005





HOUSE BILL No. 1847

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DIGEST OF HB 1847 (Updated February 22, 2005 12:31 pm - DI 69)



Citations Affected: IC 14-22.

Synopsis: Cervid herd registration. Provides that administrative rules concerning cervid herd registration do not apply to and may not be enforced on certain privately owned real property. Prohibits the Indiana state board of animal health from adopting or enforcing rules that require cervid herd registration on the real property.

Effective: July 1, 2005.





Thompson




    January 25, 2005, read first time and referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedures.
    February 10, 2005, reassigned to Committee on Environmental Affairs.
    February 22, 2005, amended, reported _ Do Pass.






February 23, 2005

First Regular Session 114th General Assembly (2005)


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HOUSE BILL No. 1847



    A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning natural resources.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

SOURCE: IC 14-22-42; (05)HB1847.1.1. -->     SECTION 1. IC 14-22-42 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2005]:
     Chapter 42. Regulation of Cervid Herds on Private Property
    Sec. 1. The general assembly finds that certain privately owned real property is unique and needs special consideration because of all of the following conditions:
        (1) The private property owner desires to provide a unique habitat that is reasonably expected to provide habitat for wild turkeys, deer, ducks, blue herons, hawks, and other native animal life.
        (2) The private property is reasonably expected to preserve in periods of normal rainfall at least five (5) acres of wetland and at least five (5) acres of ponds.
        (3) The private property is reasonably expected to preserve shrubs, fruit trees, hardwood trees, bottomland trees and shrubs, evergreen trees, medium diversity prairie with

wildflowers, high diversity prairie with wildflowers, short grass prairie, wooded wet seed mix, wet prairie with wildflowers, and other native plant life.
        (4) The private property owner does not allow hunting of native animal life for a fee.
        (5) The private property is owned by one (1) person and has a fence enclosing more than six hundred forty (640) acres.
    Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in IC 14-22-1 through IC 14-22-40, 345 IAC 2-7-3 concerning cervid herd registration:
        (1) does not apply to; and
        (2) may not be enforced on;
real property described in section 1 of this chapter.
    (b) The Indiana state board of animal health may not adopt or enforce a rule to require cervid herd registration on property described in section 1 of this chapter.