Section 35-47-6-0.5 - Applicability of chapter(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), this chapter does not apply to an official or employee:(1) of: (B) a state or political subdivision of a state;(C) an operator (as defined in IC 5-23-2-8); or(D) any other entity that has been granted statutory authority to enforce the penal laws of Indiana;(2) who has been granted the power to effect arrests under Indiana law; and(3) who has been authorized by the official's or employee's agency or employer to carry firearms.(b) An individual described in subsection (a) is subject to the applicable regulations of the United States concerning the possession and carriage of firearms on aircraft or in areas of an airport to which access is controlled by the inspection of persons and property.As added by P.L. 84-1996, SEC.2. Amended by P.L. 49-1997, SEC.67.