HB 1563-1_ Filed 03/18/2013, 16:04
Adopted 3/19/2013
COMMITTEE REPORT
MADAM PRESIDENT:
The Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, to which was referred House
Bill No. 1563, has had the same under consideration and begs leave to report the same back
to the Senate with the recommendation that said bill be AMENDED as follows:
SOURCE: Page 1, line 7; (13)CR156301.1. -->
Page 1, delete lines 7 through 17.
Page 2, delete line 1.
Page 2, between lines 1 and 2, begin a new paragraph and insert:
SOURCE: IC 14-15-3-23; (13)CR156301.2. -->
"SECTION 2. IC 14-15-3-23 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2013]: Sec. 23. A person may not
operate a boat that is loaded with passengers or cargo beyond the boat's
safe carrying capacity, or permit operation of a watercraft if a
reasonably prudent person would believe the total load aboard or
the total horsepower of any motor or engine presents a risk of
physical harm to persons or property, having due regard for the
following:
(1) The type, construction, and condition or state of repair of the
boat.
(2) The conditions and hazards, actual and potential, then
existing, including weather and density of traffic.".
SOURCE: Page 7, line 12; (13)CR156301.7. -->
Page 7, between lines 12 and 13, begin a new paragraph and insert:
SOURCE: IC 14-22-13-2.5; (13)CR156301.10. -->
"SECTION 10. IC 14-22-13-2.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.151-2012,
SECTION 22, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2013]: Sec. 2.5. (a) This section applies to the harvest or sale
of the following roe bearing species:
(1) Shovelnose sturgeon.
(2) Paddlefish.
(3) Bowfin.
(b) For the purpose of this subsection, "roe" means the eggs or
gametes of a fish listed in subsection (a).
(c) An individual may not harvest, possess, or sell roe without a
license issued under this section.
(d) The department may issue to an individual who is a resident or
nonresident of Indiana a license to harvest, possess, and sell the roe
under rules adopted under IC 4-22-2. The individual must leave the roe
intact and inside the body of the fish while on the body of water or
adjacent to the water being fished, and until processing begins in
accordance with 21 CFR 123. The individual must sell the roe only to
a roe dealer licensed by the department. The department shall limit the
number of licenses that are available.
(e) The department may issue a person a roe dealer's license to
purchase, process, and sell roe. A person may not transport roe outside
Indiana except according to the terms of a license issued under this
subsection.
(f) The following are the minimum application fees for these
licenses:
(1) Resident and nonresident roe harvester's license for harvesting
on the Ohio River, one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(2) Resident roe harvester's license for harvesting on inland water
of Indiana, one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(3) Roe dealer's license, five one thousand dollars ($5,000).
($1,000).
(g) The commission may set license fees above the minimum fees
established under subsection (f). The amount may not be more than is
reasonably necessary to generate revenue sufficient to offset the costs
incurred by the department in carrying out its responsibilities under this
chapter.
(h) The department shall give priority in issuing licenses under this
section to applicants who are residents of Indiana.".
SOURCE: Page 7, line 23; (13)CR156301.7. -->
Page 7, between lines 23 and 24, begin a new paragraph and insert:
SOURCE: IC 14-22-31.5-6; (13)CR156301.13. -->
"SECTION 13. IC 14-22-31.5-6 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2013]: Sec. 6. A person who owns,
operates, or uses a shooting range is not liable in any civil or criminal
matter relating to noise or noise pollution that results from the normal
operation or use of the shooting range if the construction and
operation of the shooting range complies with a law or an ordinance
that applied to the shooting range and its operation at the time of the
construction or initial operation of the shooting range, if such a law or
ordinance was in existence at the time of the construction or initial
operation of the shooting range. were legal at the time of its initial
construction or initial operation, and the shooting range continues
to operate in a manner that would have been legal at the time of
such inception or initial operation.".
SOURCE: Page 8, line 30; (13)CR156301.8. -->
Page 8, between lines 30 and 31, begin a new paragraph and insert:
SOURCE: IC 14-22-38-7; (13)CR156301.16. -->
"SECTION 16. IC 14-22-38-7 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2013]: Sec. 7. (a) As used in this
section, "hunter orange" means a daylight fluorescent orange with the
dominant wavelength 595-605 nm, a purity of not less than eighty-five
percent (85%), and a luminance factor of not less than forty percent
(40%).
(b) As used in this section, "wear hunter orange" means to expose
on one's person as an outer garment one (1) or more of the following
articles of clothing that are solid hunter orange in color:
(1) A vest.
(2) A coat.
(3) A jacket.
(4) Coveralls.
(5) A hat.
(6) A cap.
However, articles of clothing specified under this section with logos,
patches, insignia, or printing that does not substantially hinder the
visibility of the hunter orange material are allowed under this section.
(c) This subsection applies only during the season when hunting by
firearms (as defined in IC 14-22-40-3) is permitted under 312 IAC. A
person who hunts for:
(1) deer by firearm or bow and arrow;
(2) cottontail rabbit;
(3) squirrel, unless from a boat, during the period:
(A) beginning on the first Friday that follows November 3; and
(B) ending on January 31 of the following year;
(4) woodcock;
(5) pheasant;
(6) quail; or
(7) ruffed grouse;
must wear hunter orange.
(d) (c) A
person who violation of violates this section is the
requirement to wear hunter orange or display hunter orange on an
occupied ground blind as specified in 312 IAC 9 commits a Class D
infraction.".
Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
(Reference is to HB 1563 as reprinted February 12, 2013.)
and when so amended that said bill do pass.
Committee Vote: Yeas 6, Nays 0.
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Yoder CR156301/DI 109 2013