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Indiana Senate Bill SB0241

Indiana 2024 Regular Session

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1+*ES0241.1*
2+February 15, 2024
3+ENGROSSED
4+SENATE BILL No. 241
5+_____
6+DIGEST OF SB 241 (Updated February 14, 2024 12:36 pm - DI 148)
7+Citations Affected: IC 14-22.
8+Synopsis: Taking bobcats. Requires the department of natural
9+resources to establish and implement a season to take bobcats not later
10+than July 1, 2025.
11+Effective: July 1, 2024.
12+Baldwin, Crider, Garten, Messmer,
13+Johnson T, Byrne
14+(HOUSE SPONSORS — LINDAUER, BAIRD, PRESCOTT, BARTELS)
15+January 10, 2024, read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources.
16+January 22, 2024, reported favorably — Do Pass.
17+January 25, 2024, read second time, ordered engrossed.
18+January 26, 2024, engrossed.
19+January 29, 2024, read third time, passed. Yeas 40, nays 9.
20+HOUSE ACTION
21+February 6, 2024, read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources.
22+February 15, 2024, reported — Do Pass.
23+ES 241—LS 6909/DI 150 February 15, 2024
124 Second Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2024)
225 PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
326 Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
427 additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
528 Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
629 provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
730 word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
831 a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
932 Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
1033 between statutes enacted by the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
11-SENATE ENROLLED ACT No. 241
12-AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning natural and cultural
13-resources.
34+ENGROSSED
35+SENATE BILL No. 241
36+A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
37+natural and cultural resources.
1438 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
15-SECTION 1. IC 14-22-6-17 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
16-AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
17-1, 2024]: Sec. 17. (a) A person shall obtain a license to take a bobcat
18-under IC 14-22-12-1 to participate in the season to take a bobcat
19-under subsection (b).
20-(b) The director shall, not later than July 1, 2025, adopt rules to
21-establish a season to take a bobcat.
22-SECTION 2. IC 14-22-12-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.127-2022,
23-SECTION 25, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
24-JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 1. (a) The department may issue the following
25-licenses individually or in combination and, except as provided in
26-section 1.5 of this chapter and subject to subsection (b), shall charge
27-the following minimum license fees to hunt, trap, or fish in Indiana:
28-(1) A resident yearly license to fish, eight dollars and seventy-five
29-cents ($8.75).
30-(2) A resident yearly license to hunt, eight dollars and
31-seventy-five cents ($8.75).
32-(3) A resident yearly license to hunt and fish, thirteen dollars and
33-seventy-five cents ($13.75).
34-(4) A resident yearly license to trap, eight dollars and seventy-five
35-cents ($8.75).
36-SEA 241 2
37-(5) A nonresident yearly license to fish, twenty-four dollars and
38-seventy-five cents ($24.75).
39-(6) A nonresident yearly license to hunt, sixty dollars and
40-seventy-five cents ($60.75).
41-(7) A nonresident yearly license to trap, one hundred seventeen
42-dollars and seventy-five cents ($117.75).
43-(8) A resident or nonresident license to fish, including for trout
44-and salmon, for one (1) day only, four dollars and seventy-five
45-cents ($4.75).
46-(9) A nonresident license to fish, excluding for trout and salmon,
47-for seven (7) days only, twelve dollars and seventy-five cents
48-($12.75).
49-(10) A nonresident license to hunt for five (5) consecutive days
50-only, twenty-five dollars and seventy-five cents ($25.75).
51-(11) A resident or nonresident yearly electronically generated
52-stamp to fish for trout and salmon, six dollars and seventy-five
53-cents ($6.75).
54-(12) A resident yearly license to take a deer with a shotgun,
55-muzzle loading gun, rifle, or handgun, thirteen dollars and
56-seventy-five cents ($13.75).
57-(13) A resident yearly license to take a deer with a muzzle loading
58-gun, thirteen dollars and seventy-five cents ($13.75).
59-(14) A resident yearly license to take a deer with a:
60-(A) bow and arrow; or
61-(B) crossbow and bolt;
62-thirteen dollars and seventy-five cents ($13.75).
63-(15) A nonresident yearly license to take a deer with a shotgun,
64-muzzle loading gun, rifle, or handgun, one hundred twenty dollars
65-and seventy-five cents ($120.75).
66-(16) A nonresident yearly license to take a deer with a muzzle
67-loading gun, one hundred twenty dollars and seventy-five cents
68-($120.75).
69-(17) A nonresident yearly license to take a deer with a:
70-(A) bow and arrow; or
71-(B) crossbow and bolt;
72-one hundred twenty dollars and seventy-five cents ($120.75).
73-(18) A resident license to take an extra deer by a means, in a
74-location, and under conditions established by rule adopted by the
75-department under IC 4-22-2, five dollars ($5).
76-(19) A nonresident license to take an extra deer by a means, in a
77-location, and under conditions established by rule adopted by the
78-department under IC 4-22-2, ten dollars ($10).
79-SEA 241 3
80-(20) A resident yearly license to take a turkey, fourteen dollars
81-and seventy-five cents ($14.75).
82-(21) A nonresident yearly license to take a turkey, one hundred
83-fourteen dollars and seventy-five cents ($114.75).
84-(22) A resident license to take an extra turkey by a means, in a
85-location, and under conditions established by rule adopted by the
86-department under IC 4-22-2, fourteen dollars and seventy-five
87-cents ($14.75).
88-(23) A nonresident license to take an extra turkey by a means, in
89-a location, and under conditions established by rule adopted by
90-the department under IC 4-22-2, one hundred fourteen dollars and
91-seventy-five cents ($114.75).
92-(24) A resident youth yearly consolidated license to hunt, trap,
93-and fish, six dollars ($6). This license is subject to the following:
94-(A) An applicant must be less than eighteen (18) years of age.
95-(B) The license is in lieu of the resident yearly license to hunt,
96-trap, and fish and all other yearly licenses, stamps, or permits
97-to hunt, trap, and fish for a specific species or by a specific
98-means.
99-(25) A nonresident youth yearly license to hunt, seventeen dollars
100-($17). The applicant must be less than eighteen (18) years of age.
101-This license includes all yearly stamps to hunt for a specific
102-species or by specific means.
103-(26) A nonresident youth yearly license to trap, seventeen dollars
104-($17). The applicant must be less than eighteen (18) years of age.
105-(27) A nonresident youth yearly license to take a turkey,
106-twenty-five dollars ($25). The applicant must be less than
107-eighteen (18) years of age.
108-(28) A nonresident youth license to take an extra turkey by a
109-means, in a location, and under conditions established by rule
110-adopted by the department under IC 4-22-2, twenty-five dollars
111-($25). The applicant must be less than eighteen (18) years of age.
112-(29) A nonresident youth yearly license to take a deer with a
113-shotgun, muzzle loading gun, or rifle, twenty-four dollars ($24).
114-The applicant must be less than eighteen (18) years of age.
115-(30) A nonresident youth yearly license to take a deer with a
116-muzzle loading gun, twenty-four dollars ($24). The applicant
117-must be less than eighteen (18) years of age.
118-(31) A nonresident youth yearly license to take a deer with a:
119-(A) bow and arrow; or
120-(B) crossbow and bolt;
121-twenty-four dollars ($24). The applicant must be less than
122-SEA 241 4
123-eighteen (18) years of age.
124-(32) A nonresident youth license to take an extra deer by a means,
125-in a location, and under conditions established by rule adopted by
126-the department under IC 4-22-2, twenty-four dollars ($24). The
127-applicant must be less than eighteen (18) years of age.
128-(33) A resident senior yearly license to fish, three dollars ($3).
129-This license is subject to the following:
130-(A) An applicant must be at least sixty-four (64) years of age
131-and born after March 31, 1943.
132-(B) The license is in lieu of the resident yearly license to fish
133-and all other yearly licenses, stamps, or permits to fish for a
134-specific species or by a specific means.
135-(34) A resident senior "fish for life" license, seventeen dollars
136-($17). This license is subject to the following:
137-(A) An applicant must be at least sixty-four (64) years of age.
138-(B) The license applies each year for the remainder of the
139-license holder's life.
140-(C) The license is in lieu of the resident senior yearly license
141-to fish and all other yearly licenses, stamps, or permits to fish
142-for a specific species or by a specific means.
143-(35) A voluntary resident senior yearly license to fish, three
144-dollars ($3). This license is subject to the following:
145-(A) An applicant must have been born before April 1, 1943.
146-(B) The license is instead of the resident yearly license to fish
147-and all other yearly licenses, stamps, and permits to fish for a
148-specific species or by a specific means.
149-(36) A resident license to take a bobcat, fifteen dollars ($15).
150-(37) A nonresident youth license to take a bobcat, twenty-four
151-dollars ($24).
152-(38) A nonresident license to take a bobcat, one hundred
153-twenty dollars ($120).
154-(b) The commission may set license fees to hunt, trap, or fish above
155-the minimum fees established under subsection (a).
156-(c) In addition to the license fees set under this section, the
157-department shall establish a procedure to collect voluntary donations
158-for processing wild game when a hunting license is sold. The minimum
159-suggested donation must be one dollar ($1). The money collected under
160-this section shall be deposited in the Indiana sportsmen's benevolence
161-account (IC 14-9-5-4).
162-SEA 241 President of the Senate
163-President Pro Tempore
164-Speaker of the House of Representatives
165-Governor of the State of Indiana
166-Date: Time:
167-SEA 241
39+1 SECTION 1. IC 14-22-6-17 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
40+2 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
41+3 1, 2024]: Sec. 17. (a) A person shall obtain a license to take a bobcat
42+4 under IC 14-22-12-1 to participate in the season to take a bobcat
43+5 under subsection (b).
44+6 (b) The director shall, not later than July 1, 2025, adopt rules to
45+7 establish a season to take a bobcat.
46+8 SECTION 2. IC 14-22-12-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.127-2022,
47+9 SECTION 25, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
48+10 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 1. (a) The department may issue the following
49+11 licenses individually or in combination and, except as provided in
50+12 section 1.5 of this chapter and subject to subsection (b), shall charge
51+13 the following minimum license fees to hunt, trap, or fish in Indiana:
52+14 (1) A resident yearly license to fish, eight dollars and seventy-five
53+15 cents ($8.75).
54+16 (2) A resident yearly license to hunt, eight dollars and
55+17 seventy-five cents ($8.75).
56+ES 241—LS 6909/DI 150 2
57+1 (3) A resident yearly license to hunt and fish, thirteen dollars and
58+2 seventy-five cents ($13.75).
59+3 (4) A resident yearly license to trap, eight dollars and seventy-five
60+4 cents ($8.75).
61+5 (5) A nonresident yearly license to fish, twenty-four dollars and
62+6 seventy-five cents ($24.75).
63+7 (6) A nonresident yearly license to hunt, sixty dollars and
64+8 seventy-five cents ($60.75).
65+9 (7) A nonresident yearly license to trap, one hundred seventeen
66+10 dollars and seventy-five cents ($117.75).
67+11 (8) A resident or nonresident license to fish, including for trout
68+12 and salmon, for one (1) day only, four dollars and seventy-five
69+13 cents ($4.75).
70+14 (9) A nonresident license to fish, excluding for trout and salmon,
71+15 for seven (7) days only, twelve dollars and seventy-five cents
72+16 ($12.75).
73+17 (10) A nonresident license to hunt for five (5) consecutive days
74+18 only, twenty-five dollars and seventy-five cents ($25.75).
75+19 (11) A resident or nonresident yearly electronically generated
76+20 stamp to fish for trout and salmon, six dollars and seventy-five
77+21 cents ($6.75).
78+22 (12) A resident yearly license to take a deer with a shotgun,
79+23 muzzle loading gun, rifle, or handgun, thirteen dollars and
80+24 seventy-five cents ($13.75).
81+25 (13) A resident yearly license to take a deer with a muzzle loading
82+26 gun, thirteen dollars and seventy-five cents ($13.75).
83+27 (14) A resident yearly license to take a deer with a:
84+28 (A) bow and arrow; or
85+29 (B) crossbow and bolt;
86+30 thirteen dollars and seventy-five cents ($13.75).
87+31 (15) A nonresident yearly license to take a deer with a shotgun,
88+32 muzzle loading gun, rifle, or handgun, one hundred twenty dollars
89+33 and seventy-five cents ($120.75).
90+34 (16) A nonresident yearly license to take a deer with a muzzle
91+35 loading gun, one hundred twenty dollars and seventy-five cents
92+36 ($120.75).
93+37 (17) A nonresident yearly license to take a deer with a:
94+38 (A) bow and arrow; or
95+39 (B) crossbow and bolt;
96+40 one hundred twenty dollars and seventy-five cents ($120.75).
97+41 (18) A resident license to take an extra deer by a means, in a
98+42 location, and under conditions established by rule adopted by the
99+ES 241—LS 6909/DI 150 3
100+1 department under IC 4-22-2, five dollars ($5).
101+2 (19) A nonresident license to take an extra deer by a means, in a
102+3 location, and under conditions established by rule adopted by the
103+4 department under IC 4-22-2, ten dollars ($10).
104+5 (20) A resident yearly license to take a turkey, fourteen dollars
105+6 and seventy-five cents ($14.75).
106+7 (21) A nonresident yearly license to take a turkey, one hundred
107+8 fourteen dollars and seventy-five cents ($114.75).
108+9 (22) A resident license to take an extra turkey by a means, in a
109+10 location, and under conditions established by rule adopted by the
110+11 department under IC 4-22-2, fourteen dollars and seventy-five
111+12 cents ($14.75).
112+13 (23) A nonresident license to take an extra turkey by a means, in
113+14 a location, and under conditions established by rule adopted by
114+15 the department under IC 4-22-2, one hundred fourteen dollars and
115+16 seventy-five cents ($114.75).
116+17 (24) A resident youth yearly consolidated license to hunt, trap,
117+18 and fish, six dollars ($6). This license is subject to the following:
118+19 (A) An applicant must be less than eighteen (18) years of age.
119+20 (B) The license is in lieu of the resident yearly license to hunt,
120+21 trap, and fish and all other yearly licenses, stamps, or permits
121+22 to hunt, trap, and fish for a specific species or by a specific
122+23 means.
123+24 (25) A nonresident youth yearly license to hunt, seventeen dollars
124+25 ($17). The applicant must be less than eighteen (18) years of age.
125+26 This license includes all yearly stamps to hunt for a specific
126+27 species or by specific means.
127+28 (26) A nonresident youth yearly license to trap, seventeen dollars
128+29 ($17). The applicant must be less than eighteen (18) years of age.
129+30 (27) A nonresident youth yearly license to take a turkey,
130+31 twenty-five dollars ($25). The applicant must be less than
131+32 eighteen (18) years of age.
132+33 (28) A nonresident youth license to take an extra turkey by a
133+34 means, in a location, and under conditions established by rule
134+35 adopted by the department under IC 4-22-2, twenty-five dollars
135+36 ($25). The applicant must be less than eighteen (18) years of age.
136+37 (29) A nonresident youth yearly license to take a deer with a
137+38 shotgun, muzzle loading gun, or rifle, twenty-four dollars ($24).
138+39 The applicant must be less than eighteen (18) years of age.
139+40 (30) A nonresident youth yearly license to take a deer with a
140+41 muzzle loading gun, twenty-four dollars ($24). The applicant
141+42 must be less than eighteen (18) years of age.
142+ES 241—LS 6909/DI 150 4
143+1 (31) A nonresident youth yearly license to take a deer with a:
144+2 (A) bow and arrow; or
145+3 (B) crossbow and bolt;
146+4 twenty-four dollars ($24). The applicant must be less than
147+5 eighteen (18) years of age.
148+6 (32) A nonresident youth license to take an extra deer by a means,
149+7 in a location, and under conditions established by rule adopted by
150+8 the department under IC 4-22-2, twenty-four dollars ($24). The
151+9 applicant must be less than eighteen (18) years of age.
152+10 (33) A resident senior yearly license to fish, three dollars ($3).
153+11 This license is subject to the following:
154+12 (A) An applicant must be at least sixty-four (64) years of age
155+13 and born after March 31, 1943.
156+14 (B) The license is in lieu of the resident yearly license to fish
157+15 and all other yearly licenses, stamps, or permits to fish for a
158+16 specific species or by a specific means.
159+17 (34) A resident senior "fish for life" license, seventeen dollars
160+18 ($17). This license is subject to the following:
161+19 (A) An applicant must be at least sixty-four (64) years of age.
162+20 (B) The license applies each year for the remainder of the
163+21 license holder's life.
164+22 (C) The license is in lieu of the resident senior yearly license
165+23 to fish and all other yearly licenses, stamps, or permits to fish
166+24 for a specific species or by a specific means.
167+25 (35) A voluntary resident senior yearly license to fish, three
168+26 dollars ($3). This license is subject to the following:
169+27 (A) An applicant must have been born before April 1, 1943.
170+28 (B) The license is instead of the resident yearly license to fish
171+29 and all other yearly licenses, stamps, and permits to fish for a
172+30 specific species or by a specific means.
173+31 (36) A resident license to take a bobcat, fifteen dollars ($15).
174+32 (37) A nonresident youth license to take a bobcat, twenty-four
175+33 dollars ($24).
176+34 (38) A nonresident license to take a bobcat, one hundred
177+35 twenty dollars ($120).
178+36 (b) The commission may set license fees to hunt, trap, or fish above
179+37 the minimum fees established under subsection (a).
180+38 (c) In addition to the license fees set under this section, the
181+39 department shall establish a procedure to collect voluntary donations
182+40 for processing wild game when a hunting license is sold. The minimum
183+41 suggested donation must be one dollar ($1). The money collected under
184+42 this section shall be deposited in the Indiana sportsmen's benevolence
185+ES 241—LS 6909/DI 150 5
186+1 account (IC 14-9-5-4).
187+ES 241—LS 6909/DI 150 6
188+COMMITTEE REPORT
189+Madam President: The Senate Committee on Natural Resources, to
190+which was referred Senate Bill No. 241, has had the same under
191+consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the Senate with
192+the recommendation that said bill DO PASS.
193+ (Reference is to SB 241 as introduced.)
194+
195+GLICK, Chairperson
196+Committee Vote: Yeas 7, Nays 1
197+_____
198+COMMITTEE REPORT
199+Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Natural Resources, to which was
200+referred Senate Bill 241, has had the same under consideration and
201+begs leave to report the same back to the House with the
202+recommendation that said bill do pass.
203+(Reference is to SB 241 as printed January 23, 2024.)
204+LINDAUER
205+Committee Vote: Yeas 11, Nays 1
206+ES 241—LS 6909/DI 150