312 Ind. Admin. Code 18-3-19

Current through October 31, 2024

Section 312 IAC 18-3-19 - Control of the giant African land snail

Authority: IC 14-24-3

Affected: IC 14-24

Sec. 19.

(a) The giant African land snail (Achatina achatina (L.), Achatina fulica Bowdich, Achatina marginata, and other species of the family Achatinidae (Gastropoda)) is a pest or pathogen and is regulated under this section.

(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), a person must not:

(1) possess;

(2) offer for sale;

(3) sell;

(4) give away;

(5) barter;

(6) exchange; or

(7) otherwise distribute or release;

a giant African land snail, in any life stage, in Indiana.

(c) The state entomologist may issue a permit to a qualified applicant to properly contain a species of giant African land snail for scientific research.

312 IAC 18-3-19

Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 18-3-19; filed May 25, 2005, 10:10 a.m.: 28 IR 2942; readopted filed Sep 19, 2008, 10:23 a.m.: 20081008-IR-312080076RFA; Readopted filed 7/17/2014, 3:48 p.m.: 20140813-IR-312140105RFA

Readopted filed 9/18/2019, 1:18 p.m.: 20191016-IR-312190373RFA