Section 312 IAC 9-3-18.4 - Possession and sale of bobcats and badgersAuthority: 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: (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: (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: (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).
Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 9-3-18.4; filed Jun 23, 2006, 2:24 p.m.: 20060719-IR-312050214FRA; readopted filed Nov 24, 2008, 11:08 a.m.: 20081210-IR-312080672RFA; Readopted filed 5/20/2014, 9:43 a.m.: 20140618-IR-312140017RFAFiled 2/26/2015, 2:01 p.m.: 20150325-IR-312140341FRAFiled 6/21/2018, 1:45 p.m.: 20180718-IR-312170436FRAReadopted filed 9/18/2019, 1:16 p.m.: 20191016-IR-312190325RFA