Land owner question

[featherduster]

Can a state of Indiana resident who has his or her land enrolled in one or more of the following programs WRP, CRP or The Indiana wildlife program, hunt their land without the need for a hunting license.

[morrison]

The exemption for not having to purchase a license is restricted to the owners of farmland. Farmland is defined in state statute, which I have posted below. The regulations do not place any other restrictions on the land or the owner except that it has to meet the definition stated below.


IC 14-22-11-1"Farmland"; license requirements and conditions; public use airport manager reporting requirements

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this section, "farmland" means agricultural land that is:

(1) devoted or best adaptable for the production of crops, fruits, timber, and the raising of livestock; or

(2) assessed as agricultural land for property tax purposes.

(b) An individual may not take or chase, with or without dogs, a wild animal without having a license, except as follows:

(1) An individual who is a resident or nonresident of Indiana while participating in a field trial that has been sanctioned by the director is not required to possess a license while participating in the trial.

(2) Subject to subsection (d), an owner of farmland located in Indiana who is a resident or nonresident of Indiana and the spouse and children living with the owner may hunt, fish, and trap without a license on the land that the owner owns.

(3) A lessee of farmland who farms that land and is a resident of Indiana and the spouse and children living with the lessee may hunt, fish, and trap without a license on the leased land. This subdivision does not apply to land that is:

(A) owned, leased, or controlled by; and

(B) leased from;

the department.