IN HB1563 | 2019 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 17 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-17 - First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
Pending: House Courts and Criminal Code Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 17 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-17 - First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
Pending: House Courts and Criminal Code Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Ban on ivory and rhino horn sales. Makes the sale or other transfer of ownership of an article consisting of or containing ivory or rhino horn a Class A misdemeanor. Provides the following exceptions: (1) If the article is at least 100 years old and ivory or rhino horn constitutes less than 20% of the article by volume. (2) If the sale or transfer of ownership of the article is for bona fide educational or scientific purposes or is to a museum or educational institution. (3) If the transfer of ownership of the article is from a decedent or decedent's estate to an heir or devisee. (4) If the article is a musical instrument that was manufactured not later than 1975.
Title
Ban on ivory and rhino horn sales. Makes the sale or other transfer of ownership of an article consisting of or containing ivory or rhino horn a Class A misdemeanor. Provides the following exceptions: (1) If the article is at least 100 years old and ivory or rhino horn constitutes less than 20% of the article by volume. (2) If the sale or transfer of ownership of the article is for bona fide educational or scientific purposes or is to a museum or educational institution. (3) If the transfer of ownership of the article is from a decedent or decedent's estate to an heir or devisee. (4) If the article is a musical instrument that was manufactured not later than 1975.
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-01-17 | House | First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code |
2019-01-17 | House | Authored by Representative Bauer |
Indiana State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2019/bills/house/1563/details |
Text | http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/9/0/9/4/9094cb89/HB1563.01.INTR.pdf |