312 IAC 9-3-18.4 Possession and sale of badgers

Sec. 18.4. (a) A person may not possess or sell a carcass, hide, or any part of a badger unless the person meets at least one (1) of the following requirements: (1) The person possesses satisfactory documentation that the badger carcass, hide, or part was lawfully acquired. Satisfactory documentation includes at least one (1) of the following: (A) A legible copy of the following: (i) A tag. (ii) A receipt. (iii) A license to hunt. (iv) A license to trap. (v) A permit to take or possess a badger. (vi) Another appropriate record from the state or country where the animal, including any part or portion of the animal, was acquired. (B) A receipt from 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 badger: (A) carcass; (B) hide; or (C) part; from the director or a designee of the director with written permission. (b) In addition to subsection (a), a person may not possess the carcass or untanned hide of a 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 badger must provide the purchaser with the documentation under 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 under subsection (a).