) This section applies to a hunting 5 season beginning after June 30, 2016, and ending before January 6 1, 2020. 7 (b) A hunter may use a rifle during the firearms season to hunt 8 deer subject to the following: 9 (1) The use of a rifle is permitted only on privately owned 10 land. 11 (2) The rifle must have a barrel length of at least sixteen (16) 12 inches. 13 (3) The rifle must be chambered for one (1) of the following 14 cartridges: 15 (A) .243. 16 (B) .30-30. 17 (C) .300. 18 (D) .30-06. 19 (E) .308. CC123103/DI 92 2016 2 1 (4) A hunter may not possess more than ten (10) cartridges for 2 the rifle while hunting deer under this section. 3 (5) The rifle must meet any other requirements established by 4 the department. 5 (c) The use of a full metal jacketed bullet to hunt deer is 6 unlawful. 7 (d) The department shall report on the impact of the use of rifles 8 to hunt deer under this section to the governor and, in an electronic 9 format under IC 5-14-6, the general assembly before February 15, 10 2020. 11 (e) This section expires June 30, 2020.
