Public Hearings Set For Proposed Fish And Wildlife Rule Changes
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The Natural Resources Commission’s (NRC) Division of Hearings has scheduled two hearings to accept public comments on proposed rule changes.
Proposed rule changes include adding ruffed grouse and cisco to the state’s endangered species list, establishing new size and bag limits for saugeye taken on the Ohio River and allowing air guns during the deer firearms hunting season. For a complete list of proposed amendments with additional information about each proposal, visit www.wildlife.IN.gov/2362.htm.
The hearings are scheduled for 6 p.m. July 29 at Mounds State Park in Anderson. The fisheries rules hearing will be in the Nature Center’s multi-purpose room, and the wildlife rules hearing will be in the Pavilion.
The other hearing is scheduled for 6 p.m. July 30 at McCormick’s Creek State Park. The fisheries rules hearing will be in the Sycamore Room, and the wildlife rules hearing in the Oak Room.
Public comments can be submitted online at www.nrc.IN.gov/2377.htm. Locate the “comment on this rule” link in the Rulemaking Docket for the FW Biennial Fisheries Amendments or the FW Biennial Wildlife Amendments, whichever rule package the comment applies to.
Comments can also be mailed to Natural Resources Commission, Indiana Government Center North, 100 N. Senate Ave., Room N103, Indianapolis, IN 46204. The deadline for public comments is 11:59 p.m. July 30
The NRC will review the public comments before voting on final adoption of the changes later in the year. Rule changes that are given final adoption must still be approved by the Attorney General’s office and Governor’s office and filed with the Indiana Register before taking effect.
