Indiana Code Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources § 14-22-2-6

(1) Establish, open, close, lengthen, suspend, or shorten seasons.

(2) Establish bag, sex, and size limits.

(3) Establish limitations on the numbers of hunters and fishermen.

(4) Establish the methods, means, and time of:

wild animals or exotic mammals, with or without dogs, in Indiana or in a designated part of Indiana.

(5) Establish other necessary rules to do the following:

(6) Set aside and designate land or water or parts of the land or water owned, controlled, or under contract or acquired by the state for conservation purposes as a public hunting and fishing ground under the restrictions, conditions, and limitations that are determined to be appropriate.

(1) may be adopted only after thorough investigation;  and

(2) must be based upon data relative to the following:

(1) Rules must clearly describe and set forth any applicable changes.

(2) The director shall make or cause to be made a periodic review of the rules.

(3) A copy of each rule, as long as the rule remains in force and effect, shall be included and printed in each official compilation of the Indiana fish and wildlife law.