312 IAC 9-4-2.5 - Mute swans
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-22-2-6; IC 14-22-6-2
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 2.5.
(a) An
individual may possess a live mute swan only if each of the following is
satisfied:
(1) The swan is pinioned before
six (6) weeks of age.
(2) The swan
is in an enclosure that prevents its escape into the wild.
(b) A wing of each swan must be pinioned so
the:
(1) metacarpal bones of one (1) wing or
a portion of the metacarpal bones are removed; and
(2) swan is permanently incapable of
flight.
(c) An
individual may sell a live mute swan only if each of the following is
satisfied:
(1) The swan is pinioned by six (6)
weeks of age.
(2) The swan:
(A) is not released into the wild;
and
(B) will be held in an
enclosure that prevents its escape into the wild.
(3) The individual keeps an inventory of the
number of mute swans possessed, including all swans that are born or die, and
all transactions by which a mute swan is sold, traded, loaned, bartered, or
given to another individual. The individual must issue a valid, dated receipt
for all mute swans sold, traded, bartered, or gifted and include the following
information:
(A) The name and address of the
buyer or person to whom the mute swans were gifted.
(B) The name and address of the
seller.
(C) The number of mute
swans sold.
(D) The date
sold.
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