Sec. 6. (a) A hunting preserve must:

(1) provide sufficient space and cover to allow permitted animals the opportunity to evade hunters; and

Terms Used In Indiana Code 15-17-14.7-6

(2) meet the following requirements:

(A) The hunting preserve must meet the applicable minimum size requirement of subsection (b).

(B) The hunting preserve must be enclosed by a fence that is at least eight (8) feet in height and not more than six (6) inches above the ground.

(C) Reasonable efforts must be made to clear the hunting preserve of wild deer.

(D) The hunting preserve may not be bisected by a public road, fencing, or any other barrier.

(E) The fence enclosing the hunting preserve must be marked with signs that meet the specifications of the board.

     (b) A hunting preserve must contain:

(1) an aggregate total of at least eighty (80) acres in the areas where permitted animals are hunted if the hunting preserve was in operation during the 2015 calendar year; or

(2) at least one hundred (100) contiguous acres in the area where permitted animals are hunted if the hunting preserve was not in operation during the 2015 calendar year.

As added by P.L.89-2016, SEC.18.