312 IAC 9-11-15 - License revocation, seizure of a wild animal, reimbursement for expenses, and escaped wild animals
Authority: IC 14-22-26
Affected: IC 4-21.5-3-8; IC 4-21.5-4; IC 14-22-26-5
Sec. 15.
(a) The
department may revoke a permit issued under this rule because of a failure of
the permittee to comply with IC 14-22, this article, or a term of the permit. A
proceeding under this subsection is subject to IC
4-21.5-3-8.
(b) The department may restrict or suspend a
license under IC 4-21.5-4 if:
(1) an
emergency exists with respect to the safety of the public or the health of the
animal; or
(2) the director
believes an emergency exists under IC
14-22-26-5(a).
(c) The department may seize a
wild animal where:
(1) an emergency exists
under subsection (b); or
(2) a
final order has been made by the commission to:
(A) revoke a permit issued under this
section;
(B) confiscate the wild
animal; and
(C) provide for its
final disposition.
(d) The owner of a wild animal seized under
this section is liable for the costs incurred by the department in seizing and
holding the animal and for the proceedings under this section. A final order by
the commission under subsection (c)(2) shall include a determination of those
costs.
(e) The department may
destroy a wild animal where the wild animal has escaped and poses an immediate
threat to the safety of the public.
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