Section 312 IAC 9-5-7 - Sale and transport for sale of reptiles and amphibians native to IndianaAuthority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-22
Affected: IC 14-22; IC 20-19-2-8
Sec. 7.
(a) This section governs the:(2) transport for sale; or(3) offer for sale; of any reptile or amphibian native to Indiana regardless of place of origin.(b) Except as otherwise provided in this section and in section 9 of this rule, an individual must not sell, transport for sale, or offer to sell a reptile or amphibian that is native to Indiana.(c) As used in this rule, "reptile or amphibian that is native to Indiana" means those reptiles and amphibians with the following scientific names and their first generation hybrids with a species not included in this subsection (the common names are provided for public convenience, but the scientific names control): (1) Hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis).(2) Common mudpuppy (Necturus maculosus).(3) Streamside salamander (Ambystoma barbouri).(4) Jefferson salamander (Ambystoma jeffersonianum).(5) Blue-spotted salamander (Ambystoma laterale).(6) Spotted salamander (Ambystoma maculatum).(7) Marbled salamander (Ambystoma opacum).(8) Mole salamander (Ambystoma talpoideum).(9) Small-mouthed salamander (Ambystoma texanum).(10) Eastern tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum).(11) Eastern newt (Notophthalmus viridescens).(12) Green salamander (Aneides aeneus).(13) Northern dusky salamander (Desmognathus fuscus).(14) Southern two-lined salamander (Eurycea cirrigera).(15) Long-tailed salamander (Eurycea longicauda).(16) Cave salamander (Eurycea lucifuga).(17) Four-toed salamander (Hemidactylium scutatum).(18) Northern red-backed salamander (Plethodon cinereus).(19) Northern zigzag salamander (Plethodon dorsalis).(20) Northern ravine salamander (Plethodon electromorphus).(21) Northern slimy salamander (Plethodon glutinosus).(22) Red salamander (Pseudotriton ruber).(23) Lesser siren (Siren intermedia).(24) Eastern spadefoot toad (Scaphiopus holbrookii).(25) American toad (Anaxyrus americanus).(26) Fowler's toad (Anaxyrus fowleri).(27) Northern cricket frog (Acris crepitans).(28) Cope's gray treefrog (Hyla chrysoscelis).(29) Green treefrog (Hyla cinerea).(30) Gray treefrog (Hyla versicolor).(31) Spring peeper (Pseudacris crucifer).(32) Boreal chorus frog (Pseudacris maculata).(33) Western chorus frog (Pseudacris triseriata).(34) Crawfish frog (Lithobates areolatus).(35) Plains leopard frog (Lithobates blairi).(36) American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus).(37) Green frog (Lithobates clamitans).(38) Northern leopard frog (Lithobates pipiens).(39) Pickerel frog (Lithobates palustris).(40) Southern leopard frog (Lithobates sphenocephalus).(41) Wood frog (Lithobates sylvaticus).(42) Eastern snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina serpentina).(43) Smooth softshell turtle (Apalone mutica).(44) Spiny softshell turtle (Apalone spinifera).(45) Alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii).(46) Eastern mud turtle (Kinosternon subrubrum).(47) Eastern musk turtle (Sternotherus odoratus).(48) Midland painted turtle (Chrysemys picta marginata).(49) Western painted turtle (Chrysemys picta bellii).(50) Spotted turtle (Clemmys guttata).(51) Blanding's turtle (Emydoidea blandingii).(52) Northern map turtle (Graptemys geographica).(53) False map turtle (Graptemys pseudogeographica).(54) Ouachita map turtle (Graptemys ouachitensis).(55) River cooter (Pseudemys concinna).(56) Eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina).(57) Ornate box turtle (Terrapene ornata).(58) Red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans).(59) Eastern fence lizard (Sceloporus undulatus).(60) Slender glass lizard (Ophisaurus attenuatus).(61) Six-lined racerunner (Aspidoscelis sexlineata).(62) Common five-lined skink (Plestiodon fasciatus).(63) Broadhead skink (Plestiodon laticeps).(64) Little brown skink (Scincella lateralis).(65) Midwestern wormsnake (Carphophis amoenus helenae).(66) Scarletsnake (Cemophora coccinea).(67) Blue racer (Coluber constrictor foxii).(68) Kirtland's snake (Clonophis kirtlandii).(69) Northern ring-necked snake (Diadophis punctatus edwardsii).(70) Gray ratsnake, also known as the black ratsnake (Pantherophis spiloides).(71) Eastern foxsnake (Pantherophis vulpinus).(72) Red-bellied mud snake (Farancia abacura).(73) Eastern hog-nosed snake (Heterodon platirhinos).(74) Prairie kingsnake (Lampropeltis calligaster).(75) Eastern black kingsnake (Lampropeltis nigra).(76) Eastern milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum).(77) Midland watersnake (Nerodia sipedon pleuralis).(78) Copper-bellied watersnake (Nerodia erythrogaster neglecta).(79) Diamond-backed watersnake (Nerodia rhombifer).(80) Northern watersnake (Nerodia sipedon sipedon).(81) Rough greensnake (Opheodrys aestivus).(82) Smooth greensnake (Opheodrys vernalis).(83) Bullsnake (Pituophis catenifer sayi).(84) Queensnake (Regina septemvittata).(85) Dekay's brownsnake (Storeria dekayi).(86) Red-bellied snake (Storeria occipitomaculata).(87) Southeastern crowned snake (Tantilla coronata).(88) Butler's gartersnake (Thamnophis butleri).(89) Western ribbonsnake (Thamnophis proximus).(90) Plains gartersnake (Thamnophis radix).(91) Common ribbonsnake (Thamnophis saurita saurita).(92) Eastern gartersnake (Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis).(93) Western smooth earthsnake (Virginia valeriae elegans).(94) Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix).(95) Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus).(96) Timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus).(97) Massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus).(98) Southern black racer (Coluber constrictor priapus).(99) Northern ribbonsnake (Thamnophis saurita septentrionalis).(100) Chicago gartnersnake (Thamnophis sirtalis semifasciatus).(d) As used in this section, "sale" includes any of the following:(1) Barter, purchase, trade, or offer to sell, barter, purchase, or trade.(2) Serving as part of a meal by a restaurant, a hotel, a boarding house, or the keeper of an eating house. However, a hotel, a boarding house, or the keeper of an eating house may prepare and serve during open season to:(A) a guest, patron, or boarder; and(B) the family of the guest, patron, or boarder; a reptile or amphibian legally taken by the guest, patron, or boarder during the open season.(e) As used in this section, "transport" means:(1) to move, carry, or ship by any means; and(2) for any common or contract carrier knowingly to move, carry, or receive for shipment; a wild animal protected by law.(f) A reptile or amphibian that is not on a state or federal endangered or threatened species list and with a color morphology that is:(1) albinistic (an animal lacking brown or black pigment);(2) leucistic (a predominately white animal); or(3) xanthic (a predominately yellow animal); is exempted from this section if it was not collected from the wild.(g) The following are exempted from this section: (1) An institution governed by, and in compliance with, the Animal Welfare Act ( 7 U.S.C. 2131, et seq.) and 9 CFR 2.30 through 9 CFR 2.38 (January 1, 1998 edition). To qualify for the exemption, the institution must have an active Assurance of Compliance on file with the Office for the Protection of Risk, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.(2) A sale made under a reptile captive breeding license governed by section 9 of this rule.(3) The sale to and purchase of reptiles or amphibians by a:(A) public school accredited under IC 20-19-2-8; or(B) nonpublic school accredited under IC 20-19-2-8. This exemption does not authorize the sale of reptiles or amphibians by a public school or a nonpublic school.
(4) The sale and purchase of: (A) an American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) tadpole; or(B) a green frog (Lithobates clamitans) tadpole; produced by a resident holder of a hauler and supplier permit or an aquaculture permit if the tadpole is a byproduct of a fish production operation. As used in this subdivision, "tadpole" means the larval life stage of a frog for the period in which the tail portion of the body is at least one (1) inch long.(h) A person who is transporting native reptiles and amphibians in interstate commerce, to be sold outside Indiana, is exempted from this section.(i) A person who possesses or sells a boreal chorus frog that was lawfully acquired by the person does not violate this section if the person does each of the following: (1) Lists the number of boreal chorus frogs in possession on a departmental form by October 1, 2021.(2) Identifies the frog with an individually unique elastomer or another method of permanent marking approved by the director.(3) Manages the frog in a manner that is likely to ensure the safety of the public and the health of the frog.Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 9-5-7; filed Jul 9, 1999, 5:55 p.m.: 22 IR 3673; errata filed Oct 26, 1999, 2:40 p.m.: 23 IR 589; filed Dec 26, 2001, 2:40 p.m.: 25 IR 1535; readopted filed Jul 28, 2003, 12:00 p.m.: 27 IR 286; filed Sep 23, 2004, 3:00 p.m.: 28 IR 543; filed May 25, 2005, 10:15 a.m.: 28 IR 2948; filed Jul 11, 2006, 9:04 a.m.: 20060802-IR-312060009FRA; filed Jan 8, 2007, 9:11 a.m.: 20070207-IR-312060193FRA; filed Mar 4, 2008, 12:31 p.m.: 20080402-IR-312070486FRA; readopted filed Nov 24, 2008, 11:08 a.m.: 20081210-IR-312080672RFA; filed Jul 6, 2010, 1:55 p.m.: 20100804-IR-312090616FRA; 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-312190325RFAFiled 11/16/2020, 9:30 a.m.: 20201216-IR-312200069FRA