§ 14-22-34-20 — Fund

Indiana § 14-22-34-20

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 22: FISH AND WILDLIFE
• Ch. 34: Nongame and Endangered Species Conservation

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(a) The nongame fund is established as a
dedicated fund.
(b) The department shall administer the fund.
(c) In recognition of the importance of preserving the natural
heritage of Indiana, it is the intent of the general assembly to provide
a fund to be used exclusively for the protection, conservation,
management, and identification of nongame and endangered species of
wildlife primarily through the acquisition of the natural habitat of the
animals. The department may expend the money in the fund
exclusively for the preservation of nongame and endangered species of
wildlife under this chapter.
(d) Money in the fund does not revert to the state general fund at the
end of a state fiscal year. However, if the fund is abolished, the money
in the fund reverts to the state general fund.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-8.5-15.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.