Sec. 19. (a) The department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to establish and operate a lottery system to allow an individual to purchase a license to take more than one (1) antlered deer within a one (1) year period.

     (b) The rules adopted under subsection (a) must include the following provisions:

(1) A provision stating that an individual must have held and used a valid license to take a deer under IC 14-22-12 within the same year in order to participate in the lottery under this section.

(2) A provision stating that the fee for participating in the lottery under this section is thirty dollars ($30).

(3) A provision stating that the drawing for the lottery under this section will be held on December 15.

(4) A provision stating that there will be only one hundred (100) licenses awarded under the lottery.

(5) A provision stating that the season for the deer hunt for which a license is awarded under the lottery is the first week of January.

As added by P.L.22-2015, SEC.1.