Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 14 > Article 22 > Chapter 7 - Migratory Waterfowl Stamp

• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• 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.
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• migratory waterfowl: means a wild goose, brant, or wild duck. See Indiana Code 14-22-7-1
• stamp: refers to the migratory waterfowl stamp provided by this chapter. See Indiana Code 14-22-7-2
• Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5