- (a) This section applies to a hunting season beginning after June 30, 2016, and ending before January 1, 2020.
(b) A hunter may use a rifle during the firearms season to hunt deer subject to the following:
- (1) The use of a rifle is permitted only on privately owned land.
- (2) The rifle must have a barrel length of at least sixteen (16) inches.
- (3) The rifle must be chambered for a cartridge that fires a bullet that is two hundred forty-three thousandths (.243) of an inch in diameter or larger.
- (4) The rifle must fire a cartridge that has a minimum case length of one and sixteen-hundredths (1.16) inches, but is no longer than three (3) inches.
- (5) A hunter may not possess more than ten (10) cartridges for the rifle while hunting deer under this section.
- (6) The rifle must meet any other requirements established by the department.
- (c) The use of a full metal jacketed bullet to hunt deer is unlawful.
- (d) The department shall report on the impact of the use of rifles to hunt deer under this section to the governor and, in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 , the general assembly before February 15, 2020.
- (e) This section expires June 30, 2020.
As added by P.L.110-2016, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.195-2017, SEC.7.