312 IAC 9-10-16 Dog training ground permit

Sec. 16. (a) A person may take northern bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus) or ring-necked pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) that have been raised in captivity for the purpose of training dogs only pursuant to a permit issued under this section. (b) An application for a dog training ground permit must be completed on a department form and filed with the division. A person must demonstrate the applicant owns or controls a contiguous tract of land of at least five (5) and not more than twenty (20) acres to be used as the dog training ground. (c) A permit shall not be issued under this section for land located within one (1) mile of a state-owned or state-controlled public hunting area. (d) Only one (1) dog training ground may be licensed by the department on a contiguous tract of land. (e) A person issued a permit under this section shall mark the entire boundary of the land permitted as a dog training ground with signs: (1) at least sixteen (16) inches wide and sixteen (16) inches long; (2) having a white background; (3) stating "dog training ground" in one (1) inch high lettering; and (4) placed not more than five hundred (500) feet apart. (f) A person issued a permit under this section shall: (1) band the northern bobwhite quail or ring-necked pheasants with a standard metal or plastic leg band before release on the dog training ground; (2) have in possession a: (A) bill of sale for the game birds released for training; or (B) copy of the person's game breeder license; and (3) maintain a daily record of the training activities on the dog training ground that includes the: (A) name and address of each trainer using the ground; (B) number and species of birds released; and (C) number and species of birds taken. (g) A person must not take bobwhite quail or ring-necked pheasants under this section except between sunrise and sunset. (h) A person issued a permit under this section shall not sell or possess a bobwhite quail or ring-necked pheasant in captivity for more than five (5) days unless the person possesses a valid game breeder license under IC 14-22-20 and section 4 of this rule. (i) The dog training ground cannot be used for any of the following: (1) A field trial, unless a permit is held under section 7 of this rule. (2) A shooting preserve, unless a license is held under IC 14-22-31. (3) The purpose of possessing or breeding game birds for release unless the person is licensed under IC 14-22-20 and section 4 of this rule. (j) A permit issued under this section expires December 31 of the year in which the permit was issued. (k) A conservation officer may enter the premises of the permit holder at all reasonable hours to inspect those premises and any records relative to the permit.