Section 312IAC9-3-18.4. Possession and sale of bobcats and badgers

  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 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). (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 May 20, 2014, 9:43 a.m.: 20140618-IR-312140017RFA; filed Feb 26, 2015, 2:01 p.m.: 20150325-IR-312140341FRA)