Section 312 IAC 9-3-18.6 - Wild pigsAuthority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 18.6.
(a) As used in this section, "wild pig" means any feral, untamed, or undomesticated hog from the family Suidae or family Tayassuidae that has one (1) or more of the following characteristics:(1) Has acclimated to living in a wild or free-roaming environment.(2) Was born in the wild.(3) Is free-roaming without any visible tags, markings, or behavioral characteristics that would indicate a domestic state or private ownership.(4) Has skeletal characteristics indicative of a wild or Eurasian origin including: (A) skull characteristics of an elongated snout or sloping appearance with little or no stop at the eye line;(B) a shoulder structure with a steep or razorback (predominate ridge along the back) appearance;(C) hindquarters proportionally smaller than the forequarters lacking natural muscling found in commercial species; or(b) A person must not import into or possess a live wild pig in the state of Indiana except as provided in subsection (e).(c) A person must not: (7) release or assist in the release of a live wild pig;(8) offer for compensation any kind of wild pig hunting or taking privileges; or(9) take or chase a wild pig with the use or aid of a dog, with the exception of authorized federal and state wildlife management employees.(d) Notwithstanding subsection (c), an individual may take a wild pig only as follows: (1) A resident landowner or other individual who has written permission from the landowner may take a wild pig on that land at any time without a permit.(2) With a nuisance wild animal control permit issued under 312 IAC 9-10-11.(3) With a scientific purposes license issued under 312 IAC 9-10-6.(e) A live wild pig taken under this subsection shall:(1) be euthanized immediately at the site or transported from the site only to another site where it is euthanized immediately; and(2) not be: (A) possessed except as authorized in subdivision (1);(f) The following are exempted from this section:(1) A zoo that is a permanent establishment accredited by the American Zoological Association or the Zoological Association of America.(2) A scientific research institution licensed or registered with the United States Department of Agriculture and Indiana secretary of state.(3) The Purdue University Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory.(4) An organization or a person housing a wild pig at the written request of the department.(5) An individual who transports a wild pig through Indiana if the: (A) individual transporting the wild pig in the state does not stop and unload the wild pig in Indiana unless taken directly to slaughter at an official state or federally inspected slaughter establishment for immediate slaughter; and(B) wild pig is continuously confined in a container that is of sufficient strength to prevent the pig from escaping or coming into contact with the public.(g) As used in this section, a wild pig does not include a swine that is: (1) currently recognized in commercial livestock production, including those commonly known as: (C) crosses of heritage, heirloom, and other swine of Eurasian origin; and(2) raised and sold only for agriculture or medicinal purposes, such as breeding stock, exhibition, and slaughter for food or the production of medicinal substances;(3) enclosed in a manner that makes its escape unlikely;(4) not knowingly or intentionally released into the wild;(5) not captured from the wild;(6) not escaped into the wild; and(7) not offered for hunting, trapping, or chasing privileges.Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 9-3-18.6; filed Dec 10, 2010, 10:36 a.m.: 20110105-IR-312100104FRA; Readopted filed 5/20/2014, 9:43 a.m.: 20140618-IR-312140017RFAFiled 6/15/2015, 3:43 p.m.: 20150715-IR-312140453FRAReadopted filed 9/18/2019, 1:16 p.m.: 20191016-IR-312190325RFA