Wild Animals Property of the People; Department to Protect and Manage Wild Animals

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Sec. 1. (a) All wild animals, except those that are:

(1) legally owned under a license or permit as required by this article; or

(2) otherwise excepted in this article;

are the property of the people of Indiana.

(b) The department shall provide for the protection and proper management of all legally or publicly owned wild animals in Indiana.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-1-2 part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.89-2016, SEC.5.


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