Indiana § 14-22-34-12 Unlawful taking or possession of endangered species

Indiana Statutes

§ 14-22-34-12 — Unlawful taking or possession of endangered species

Indiana·Art. 22 FISH AND WILDLIFE·Ch. 34 Nongame and Endangered Species Conservation

(a)Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a person may not take, possess, transport, export, process, sell or offer for sale, or ship, and a common or contract carrier may not knowingly transport or receive for shipment a species or subspecies of wildlife appearing on any of the following:

(1)The list of wildlife indigenous to Indiana determined to be endangered in Indiana under this chapter.

(2)The United States list of endangered wildlife (50 CFR 17.11) as in effect on January 1, 1979.

(3)The list of endangered species developed under section 13 of this chapter.

(b)A species or subspecies of wildlife appearing on a list described in subsection (a) that:

(1)enters Indiana from another state or from a point outside the territorial limits of the United States; and

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(a) Except as otherwise provided in this
chapter, a person may not take, possess, transport, export, process, sell
or offer for sale, or ship, and a common or contract carrier may not
knowingly transport or receive for shipment a species or subspecies of
wildlife appearing on any of the following:
(1) The list of wildlife indigenous to Indiana determined to be
endangered in Indiana under this chapter.
(2) The United States list of endangered wildlife (50 CFR 17.11)
as in effect on January 1, 1979.
(3) The list of endangered species developed under section 13 of
this chapter.
(b) A species or subspecies of wildlife appearing on a list described
in subsection (a) that:
(1) enters Indiana from another state or from a point outside the
territorial limits of the United States; and
(2) is transported across Indiana destined for a point beyond
Indiana;
may be so entered and transported without restriction in accordance
with the terms of a federal permit or permit issued under the laws of
another state.
(c) A person who:
(1) violates subsection (a) or (b); or
(2) fails to procure or violates the terms of a permit issued under:
(A) section 15 of this chapter; or
(B) section 16 of this chapter;
commits a Class A misdemeanor.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-8.5-7.]

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