Indiana Administrative Code
Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION
Article 9 - FISH AND WILDLIFE
Rule 3 - Mammals
Section 3-18.4 - Possession and sale of bobcats and badgers

Universal Citation: 312 IN Admin Code 3-18.4

Current through March 20, 2024

Authority: IC 14-22-2-6

Affected: IC 14-22

Sec. 18.4.

(a) A person must not possess or sell a carcass, hide, or any part of a bobcat or badger unless the person meets one (1) of the following requirements:

(1) The person possesses satisfactory documentation that the carcass, hide, or part was lawfully acquired. Satisfactory documentation must include one (1) or more of the following:
(A) A legible copy of any of the following:
(i) A tag.

(ii) A receipt.

(iii) A hunting license.

(iv) A trapping license.

(v) A permit.

(vi) Other appropriate record from the state or country where the animal, including any part or portion of the animal, was acquired.

(B) A receipt from either of the following:
(i) A fur buyer licensed under 312 IAC 9-10-12.

(ii) A taxidermist licensed under 312 IAC 9-10-5.

(2) The person obtains the:
(A) carcass;

(B) hide; or

(C) part;

from the director or his or her designee with written permission.

(b) In addition to subsection (a), a person must not possess a carcass or untanned hide of a bobcat or badger for more than fourteen (14) days unless the person is a fur buyer licensed under 312 IAC 9-10-12.

(c) A fur buyer licensed under 312 IAC 9-10-12, or a taxidermist licensed under 312 IAC 9-10-5, who sells:

(1) a carcass;

(2) a hide; or

(3) any part;

of a bobcat or badger must provide the purchaser with the documentation described in subsection (a). A purchaser who relies in good faith upon the documentation may offer it as an affirmative defense to an infraction or civil penalty alleging a violation of subsection (a).

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