*CC123103* CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT DIGEST FOR EHB 1231 Citations Affected: IC 14-22-2. Synopsis: Deer hunting. Provides that certain rifles may be used to hunt deer on privately owned land during the firearms seasons beginning after June 30, 2016, and ending before January 1, 2020. Requires the department of natural resources (DNR) to report on the impact of the use of rifles to hunt deer. Authorizes the use of a handgun that fires a commercially available bullet of 10 millimeters in diameter to hunt deer. (This conference committee report does the following: (1) Authorizes the use of rifles during the firearms season for hunting deer rather than requiring the director of the DNR to adopt rules to establish a rifle season. (2) Deletes provisions restricting the rifle season to southern Indiana. (3) Provides that the use of a rifle is permitted on privately owned land rather than on state owned hunting areas. (4) Requires the rifle to be chambered for certain cartridges. (5) Changes the restriction on magazine size to a restriction on the number of cartridges that a hunter using a rifle may possess while hunting deer. (6) Deletes provisions authorizing the use of purple marks to post real property against trespassers.)
