312 IAC 9-11-10 - Confining and enclosing wild animals
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-22
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 10.
(a) This
section establishes general requirements for confining or otherwise enclosing a
wild animal that must be demonstrated in an application under this rule. A
person who holds a permit must maintain compliance with this section while in
possession of the wild animal.
(b)
All wild animals must have a designated primary enclosure.
(c) All wild animals shall be kept in cages
or enclosures. Walls and restraints affixed to windows, doors, and other means
of entry or exit must be as strong as what is prescribed in section 13 of this
rule for cage construction.
(d) All
cages shall:
(1) be well braced and, when
necessary, securely fastened to the floor or ground; and
(2) utilize metal clamps, ties, welds, or
braces of equivalent strength as that prescribed for cage
construction.
(e) Except
as provided in subsection (f), the cage or enclosure required for a Class III
wild animal must also be surrounded by a perimeter chain link fence that is at
least six (6) feet high. Fencing material that is equal in strength and
durability to chain link may be substituted.
(f) A venomous reptile must be kept in a
locked container within a locked building, compound, or enclosure. The premises
shall have a notice clearly and conspicuously posted to provide the:
(1) location of the nearest, most readily
available source of appropriate anti-venin; and
(2) telephone number of the nearest poison
control center.
(g) A
wild animal must not be chained or tethered, except under the following
conditions:
(1) During training sessions.
During these sessions, the wild animal must be under the direct supervision of
the permittee or an employee of the permittee. Training may take place only
within the perimeter fence, not in public view, and while under strict control
of the handler.
(2) During an
emergency.
(3) While repairs are
being made to the cage.
(h) A Class III wild animal must have
secondary housing, for example, a den, shift cage, or transport crate, in which
the animal can be secured. The secondary housing must be as strong as what is
required for cage construction. The animal may be housed in secondary housing
for a set period of time upon the written instructions of a licensed
veterinarian.
(i) A modification
from the general cage requirements may be granted upon a written finding by the
director that the overall welfare of the animal and public safety would be
maintained if the modification were implemented.
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