Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-22-2-6

Affected: IC 14-22

Sec. 10. (a) The division of fish and wildlife may issue a permit under this section to an individual with a disability to take a wild animal, if the disability would otherwise make the taking of a wild animal by the individual difficult or impossible.

(b) An individual must apply for a permit on a completed and signed departmental form that includes a statement of disability completed by a licensed physician or nurse practitioner.

(c) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, no renewal application is required unless the disability is temporary as indicated by a licensed physician or nurse practitioner. A permit issued to an individual with a temporary disability is effective from the date of issuance through the last day of the spring wild turkey hunting season established under 312 IAC 9-4-11.

(d) The division may issue a permit under this section that authorizes an individual to hunt wild animals from a stationary motor driven conveyance subject to the following restrictions:

1. (1) The permit holder must:

   1. (A) abide by all other hunting laws;
   2. (B) possess a valid hunting license and the permit issued under this section; and
   3. (C) obtain in advance the permission of the manager of public property (local, state, or federal) to gain vehicular access to lands or roads that are otherwise closed to vehicular traffic.
2. (2) The permit holder must display a windshield identification placard supplied by the division of fish and wildlife while hunting from a vehicle. The placard must be displayed in such a way as to be visible from at least fifty (50) feet.

(e) An individual may be designated to assist an individual issued a permit under this section in the retrieval of wild game harvested by the permit holder.

(f) The division may waive other provisions of this article for an individual issued a permit under this section.

(Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 9-10-10; filed May 12, 1997, 10:00 a.m.: 20 IR 2731; filed May 28, 1998, 5:14 p.m.: 21 IR 3729; readopted filed Jul 28, 2003, 12:00 p.m.: 27 IR 286; filed Sep 23, 2004, 3:00 p.m.: 28 IR 552; readopted filed Nov 24, 2008, 11:08 a.m.: 20081210-IR-312080672RFA; filed Jul 6, 2010, 1:55 p.m.: 20100804-IR-312090616FRA; filed Mar 15, 2013, 2:33 p.m.: 20130410-IR-312120403FRA; readopted filed May 20, 2014, 9:43 a.m.: 20140618-IR-312140017RFA; readopted filed Sep 18, 2019, 1:16 p.m.: 20191016-IR-312190325RFA; readopted filed Mar 25, 2025, 9:50 a.m.: 20250423-IR-312240574RFA)