Second Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2024)
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SENATE ENROLLED ACT No. 241
AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning natural and cultural
resources.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SECTION 1. IC 14-22-6-17 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
1, 2024]: Sec. 17. (a) A person shall obtain a license to take a bobcat
under IC 14-22-12-1 to participate in the season to take a bobcat
under subsection (b).
(b) The director shall, not later than July 1, 2025, adopt rules to
establish a season to take a bobcat.
SECTION 2. IC 14-22-12-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.127-2022,
SECTION 25, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 1. (a) The department may issue the following
licenses individually or in combination and, except as provided in
section 1.5 of this chapter and subject to subsection (b), shall charge
the following minimum license fees to hunt, trap, or fish in Indiana:
(1) A resident yearly license to fish, eight dollars and seventy-five
cents ($8.75).
(2) A resident yearly license to hunt, eight dollars and
seventy-five cents ($8.75).
(3) A resident yearly license to hunt and fish, thirteen dollars and
seventy-five cents ($13.75).
(4) A resident yearly license to trap, eight dollars and seventy-five
cents ($8.75).
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(5) A nonresident yearly license to fish, twenty-four dollars and
seventy-five cents ($24.75).
(6) A nonresident yearly license to hunt, sixty dollars and
seventy-five cents ($60.75).
(7) A nonresident yearly license to trap, one hundred seventeen
dollars and seventy-five cents ($117.75).
(8) A resident or nonresident license to fish, including for trout
and salmon, for one (1) day only, four dollars and seventy-five
cents ($4.75).
(9) A nonresident license to fish, excluding for trout and salmon,
for seven (7) days only, twelve dollars and seventy-five cents
($12.75).
(10) A nonresident license to hunt for five (5) consecutive days
only, twenty-five dollars and seventy-five cents ($25.75).
(11) A resident or nonresident yearly electronically generated
stamp to fish for trout and salmon, six dollars and seventy-five
cents ($6.75).
(12) A resident yearly license to take a deer with a shotgun,
muzzle loading gun, rifle, or handgun, thirteen dollars and
seventy-five cents ($13.75).
(13) A resident yearly license to take a deer with a muzzle loading
gun, thirteen dollars and seventy-five cents ($13.75).
(14) A resident yearly license to take a deer with a:
(A) bow and arrow; or
(B) crossbow and bolt;
thirteen dollars and seventy-five cents ($13.75).
(15) A nonresident yearly license to take a deer with a shotgun,
muzzle loading gun, rifle, or handgun, one hundred twenty dollars
and seventy-five cents ($120.75).
(16) A nonresident yearly license to take a deer with a muzzle
loading gun, one hundred twenty dollars and seventy-five cents
($120.75).
(17) A nonresident yearly license to take a deer with a:
(A) bow and arrow; or
(B) crossbow and bolt;
one hundred twenty dollars and seventy-five cents ($120.75).
(18) A resident license to take an extra deer by a means, in a
location, and under conditions established by rule adopted by the
department under IC 4-22-2, five dollars ($5).
(19) A nonresident license to take an extra deer by a means, in a
location, and under conditions established by rule adopted by the
department under IC 4-22-2, ten dollars ($10).
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(20) A resident yearly license to take a turkey, fourteen dollars
and seventy-five cents ($14.75).
(21) A nonresident yearly license to take a turkey, one hundred
fourteen dollars and seventy-five cents ($114.75).
(22) A resident license to take an extra turkey by a means, in a
location, and under conditions established by rule adopted by the
department under IC 4-22-2, fourteen dollars and seventy-five
cents ($14.75).
(23) A nonresident license to take an extra turkey by a means, in
a location, and under conditions established by rule adopted by
the department under IC 4-22-2, one hundred fourteen dollars and
seventy-five cents ($114.75).
(24) A resident youth yearly consolidated license to hunt, trap,
and fish, six dollars ($6). This license is subject to the following:
(A) An applicant must be less than eighteen (18) years of age.
(B) The license is in lieu of the resident yearly license to hunt,
trap, and fish and all other yearly licenses, stamps, or permits
to hunt, trap, and fish for a specific species or by a specific
means.
(25) A nonresident youth yearly license to hunt, seventeen dollars
($17). The applicant must be less than eighteen (18) years of age.
This license includes all yearly stamps to hunt for a specific
species or by specific means.
(26) A nonresident youth yearly license to trap, seventeen dollars
($17). The applicant must be less than eighteen (18) years of age.
(27) A nonresident youth yearly license to take a turkey,
twenty-five dollars ($25). The applicant must be less than
eighteen (18) years of age.
(28) A nonresident youth license to take an extra turkey by a
means, in a location, and under conditions established by rule
adopted by the department under IC 4-22-2, twenty-five dollars
($25). The applicant must be less than eighteen (18) years of age.
(29) A nonresident youth yearly license to take a deer with a
shotgun, muzzle loading gun, or rifle, twenty-four dollars ($24).
The applicant must be less than eighteen (18) years of age.
(30) A nonresident youth yearly license to take a deer with a
muzzle loading gun, twenty-four dollars ($24). The applicant
must be less than eighteen (18) years of age.
(31) A nonresident youth yearly license to take a deer with a:
(A) bow and arrow; or
(B) crossbow and bolt;
twenty-four dollars ($24). The applicant must be less than
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eighteen (18) years of age.
(32) A nonresident youth license to take an extra deer by a means,
in a location, and under conditions established by rule adopted by
the department under IC 4-22-2, twenty-four dollars ($24). The
applicant must be less than eighteen (18) years of age.
(33) A resident senior yearly license to fish, three dollars ($3).
This license is subject to the following:
(A) An applicant must be at least sixty-four (64) years of age
and born after March 31, 1943.
(B) The license is in lieu of the resident yearly license to fish
and all other yearly licenses, stamps, or permits to fish for a
specific species or by a specific means.
(34) A resident senior "fish for life" license, seventeen dollars
($17). This license is subject to the following:
(A) An applicant must be at least sixty-four (64) years of age.
(B) The license applies each year for the remainder of the
license holder's life.
(C) The license is in lieu of the resident senior yearly license
to fish and all other yearly licenses, stamps, or permits to fish
for a specific species or by a specific means.
(35) A voluntary resident senior yearly license to fish, three
dollars ($3). This license is subject to the following:
(A) An applicant must have been born before April 1, 1943.
(B) The license is instead of the resident yearly license to fish
and all other yearly licenses, stamps, and permits to fish for a
specific species or by a specific means.
(36) A resident license to take a bobcat, fifteen dollars ($15).
(37) A nonresident youth license to take a bobcat, twenty-four
dollars ($24).
(38) A nonresident license to take a bobcat, one hundred
twenty dollars ($120).
(b) The commission may set license fees to hunt, trap, or fish above
the minimum fees established under subsection (a).
(c) In addition to the license fees set under this section, the
department shall establish a procedure to collect voluntary donations
for processing wild game when a hunting license is sold. The minimum
suggested donation must be one dollar ($1). The money collected under
this section shall be deposited in the Indiana sportsmen's benevolence
account (IC 14-9-5-4).
SEA 241 President of the Senate
President Pro Tempore
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Governor of the State of Indiana
Date: Time:
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