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This article says that only the four hunting preserves that are currently hunting in Indiana will be able to hunt in the future. LAter in the article it says "Sean Eberhart, R-Shelbyville - the author - changed the bill to allow only those preserves in existence before Dec. 31, 2014 to be eligible for the license." Does this mean that the 12 that were forced out of business can go back to hunting too?
Niki KellyThe Journal Gazette
INDIANAPOLIS - Only four captive hunting preserves would be allowed to operate under an amended bill passed 8-4 by the House Natural Resources Committee Monday.
House Bill 1453 originally would have legalized shooting deer bred for large racks behind high fences for anyone who wanted to start a preserve, pay an annual licensing fee and follow modest regulations.
But the practice has been opposed by many in the hunting arena as ethically corrupt. And others worry deadly disease could spread.
So Rep. Sean Eberhart, R-Shelbyville - the author - changed the bill to allow only those preserves in existence before Dec. 31, 2014 to be eligible for the license.
Only four are currently in operation - in Harrison, Blackford, Kosciusko and Marshall counties.
But hundreds of deer farms raise deer. That industry had pushed for a complete legalization so they had more places to sell their stock to. Now they could only sell to the four facilities and out-of-state.
The amendment also made clear that the 100-acre minimum is for the hunting area - not overall size of the property.
If the preserve is sold, Eberhart said the license would not be automatically transferred. Instead, the new owners would have to apply for a new license. The license would apply to the same property, though. It could not move.
The issue of so-called captive hunting goes back more than a decade in Indiana. About a dozen of these facilities existed before the Department of Natural Resources ordered them to shut down in 2005.
But the preserve owners have stayed open under a court injunction. A recent Court of Appeals ruling said the Department of Natural Resources don't have the authority to ban the practice without legislative action.
Monday's amendment also said the DNR isn't allowed to pass any rules that are more restrictive than the law.
The bill now moves to the full House for a vote.
This article says that only the four hunting preserves that are currently hunting in Indiana will be able to hunt in the future. LAter in the article it says "Sean Eberhart, R-Shelbyville - the author - changed the bill to allow only those preserves in existence before Dec. 31, 2014 to be eligible for the license." Does this mean that the 12 that were forced out of business can go back to hunting too?
Niki KellyThe Journal Gazette
INDIANAPOLIS - Only four captive hunting preserves would be allowed to operate under an amended bill passed 8-4 by the House Natural Resources Committee Monday.
House Bill 1453 originally would have legalized shooting deer bred for large racks behind high fences for anyone who wanted to start a preserve, pay an annual licensing fee and follow modest regulations.
But the practice has been opposed by many in the hunting arena as ethically corrupt. And others worry deadly disease could spread.
So Rep. Sean Eberhart, R-Shelbyville - the author - changed the bill to allow only those preserves in existence before Dec. 31, 2014 to be eligible for the license.
Only four are currently in operation - in Harrison, Blackford, Kosciusko and Marshall counties.
But hundreds of deer farms raise deer. That industry had pushed for a complete legalization so they had more places to sell their stock to. Now they could only sell to the four facilities and out-of-state.
The amendment also made clear that the 100-acre minimum is for the hunting area - not overall size of the property.
If the preserve is sold, Eberhart said the license would not be automatically transferred. Instead, the new owners would have to apply for a new license. The license would apply to the same property, though. It could not move.
The issue of so-called captive hunting goes back more than a decade in Indiana. About a dozen of these facilities existed before the Department of Natural Resources ordered them to shut down in 2005.
But the preserve owners have stayed open under a court injunction. A recent Court of Appeals ruling said the Department of Natural Resources don't have the authority to ban the practice without legislative action.
Monday's amendment also said the DNR isn't allowed to pass any rules that are more restrictive than the law.
The bill now moves to the full House for a vote.
