312 IAC 18-3-19 Control of the giant African land snail

Sec. 19. (a) The giant African land snail (Achatina achatina (L.), Achatina fulica Bowdich, Achatina marginata, and other species of the family Achatinidae (Gastropoda)) is a pest or pathogen and is regulated under this section. (b) Except as provided in subsection (c), a person must not: (1) possess; (2) offer for sale; (3) sell; (4) give away; (5) barter; (6) exchange; or (7) otherwise distribute or release; a giant African land snail, in any life stage, in Indiana. (c) The state entomologist may issue a permit to a qualified applicant to properly contain a species of giant African land snail for scientific research.