2012 Indiana Code
TITLE 14. NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES
ARTICLE 22. FISH AND WILDLIFE
CHAPTER 17. MUSSELS LICENSE

IC 14-22-17
Chapter 17. Mussels License

IC 14-22-17-1
"Resident" defined
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "resident" means a person who:
(1) has continuously resided in Indiana for at least three hundred sixty-five (365) consecutive days immediately before applying for a license under this chapter; and
(2) possesses:
(A) an Indiana motor vehicle operator's license; or
(B) an identification card;
issued by the bureau of motor vehicles.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.

IC 14-22-17-2
License requirement
Sec. 2. A person may not:
(1) take mussels or mussel shells from the water of the state; or
(2) ship, offer to sell, buy, or offer to buy mussels or mussel shells taken from the water of the state;
without having a license issued by the department.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.

IC 14-22-17-3
Issuance; fees
Sec. 3. The department may issue the following license to take, ship, sell, buy, or export mussels or mussel shells taken from the water of the state under rules adopted under IC 4-22-2 for the protection of mussels and upon payment of the following applicable license fees:
(1) A resident yearly license to take, ship, and sell mussels or mussel shells, one hundred dollars ($100).
(2) A resident yearly license to buy, ship, sell, or export mussels or mussel shells, one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500).
(3) A nonresident yearly license to buy, ship, sell, or export mussels or mussel shells, five thousand dollars ($5,000).
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.

IC 14-22-17-4
Violations
Sec. 4. A person who violates section 2 of this chapter commits a Class A misdemeanor.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.