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House approves changes allowing rifles on public land and adjusting deer-hunting ammunition rules
Summary
The House passed a bill that removes a length restriction, changes permitted bullet diameter, and allows certain rifle use on public land; sponsors said changes are intended to create consistency and simplify deer-hunting rules.
The Indiana House passed Senate Bill 280, a measure aimed at simplifying and standardizing deer-hunting rules, including removing a length restriction on ammunition, changing permitted bullet diameter, and allowing certain rifle use on public lands under stewardship authorization.
"The goal of Senate Bill 280 is to bring simplicity and consistency to our deer hunting laws here in the state of Indiana," Senator Lindauer told the chamber, listing three principal changes: removal of a length restriction, adjustments to allowable projectile diameter, and authorization to use rifles on public land with existing safeguards. The senator said the bill also would prohibit the Department of Natural Resources from adopting rules to change those caliber requirements without legislative action.
Representative Pierce asked whether custodians of public property would still have to authorize controlled hunts on their lands; Senator Lindauer responded that he expected safeguards and steward authorization would remain in place. "There would still be safeguards and things like that in place," he said.
The transcript records the final House vote as 92 yeas and 0 nays; the bill passed on third reading.
