Sec. 20. (a) The nongame
fund is established as a dedicated fund.
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Terms Used In Indiana Code 14-22-34-20
- endangered species: means any species or subspecies of wildlife whose prospects of survival or recruitment within Indiana are in jeopardy or are likely within the foreseeable future to become so due to any of the following factors:
Indiana Code 14-22-34-1
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- fund: refers to the nongame fund established by this chapter. See Indiana Code 14-22-34-2
- management: means the collection and application of biological information for the purposes of increasing the number of individuals within species and populations of wildlife up to the optimum carrying capacity of their habitat and maintaining those levels. See Indiana Code 14-22-34-3
- wildlife: means :
Indiana Code 14-22-34-6
(c) In recognition of the importance of preserving the natural heritage of Indiana, it is the intent of the general assembly to provide a fund to be used exclusively for the protection, conservation, management, and identification of nongame and endangered species of wildlife primarily through the acquisition of the natural habitat of the animals. The department may expend the money in the fund exclusively for the preservation of nongame and endangered species of wildlife under this chapter.
(d) Money in the fund does not revert to the state general fund at the end of a state fiscal year. However, if the fund is abolished, the money in the fund reverts to the state general fund.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-8.5-15.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.
