Sec. 9. (a) Hunting on a hunting preserve is not regulated by the department of natural resources. A person who takes or hunts a permitted animal on a hunting preserve is not required to hold a license under IC 14-22.

     (b) A person who takes or hunts a permitted animal on a hunting preserve is required to have a special hunting permit issued by the board.

     (c) The board:

(1) shall issue a special hunting permit that is required under subsection (b); and

(2) may appoint owners or managers of a hunting preserve as agents to sell the special hunting permit.

     (d) A special hunting permit expires on March 2 immediately following the date the license is effective.

     (e) The fee for a special hunting permit issued under this section to take a buck is equal to the fee set by the natural resources commission under IC 14-22-12-1(a)(15) per animal.

     (f) The fee for a special hunting permit issued under this section to take a doe, a sheep, or a goat is equal to the fee set by the natural resources commission under IC 14-22-12-1(a)(6) per animal.

     (g) The board shall deposit all fees collected under this section in the captive cervidae programs fund established by section 16 of this chapter.

     (h) The name, mailing address, electronic mail address, and telephone number of an individual issued a special hunting permit under this section is confidential for purposes of IC 5-14-3-4.

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