# Ind. Code § 14-22-11-5: Hunter education

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T14_A22_C11_S14-22-11-5

## Section

- **Citation:** Ind. Code § 14-22-11-5
- **Heading:** Hunter education
- **Jurisdiction:** Indiana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 22 / Chapter 11 / Section 14-22-11-5

## Text

Sec. 5. (a) This section does not apply to an individual issued an apprentice license under IC 14-22-12-1.7.

(b) Except as provided in subsection (d), in addition to other requirements for obtaining a hunting license, a person born after December 31, 1986, must have successfully completed the course of instruction in hunter education offered by the department or the department's agent under IC 14-22-35.

(c) If an applicant for a hunting license who is subject to subsection (b) requests that a hunter education course be offered in the applicant's county of residence, the department or the department's agent shall offer a hunting safety course under IC 14-22-35 in the applicant's county of residence not more than ninety-two (92) days after receiving a request.

(d) An applicant for a hunting license who is born after December 31, 1986, and qualifies for a special circumstances hunting safety card under IC 14-22-12-1.8 must attend a hunter education course offered by the department or the department's agent under IC 14-22-35 but is not required to successfully complete the final exam.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-7-2.5.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.14-2008, SEC.1; P.L.204-2014, SEC.1.

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