Authority: IC 14-22-2-6

Affected: IC 14-22

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. (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:

   1. (A) A legible copy of the following:

      1. (i) A tag.
      2. (ii) A receipt.
      3. (iii) A license to hunt.
      4. (iv) A license to trap.
      5. (v) A permit to take or possess a badger.
      6. (vi) Another appropriate record from the state or country where the animal, including any part or portion of the animal, was acquired.

   2. (B) A receipt from the following:

      1. (i) A fur buyer licensed under 312 IAC 9-10-12.
      2. (ii) A taxidermist licensed under 312 IAC 9-10-5.

2. (2) The person obtains the badger:

   1. (A) carcass;
   2. (B) hide; or
   3. (C) part;
3. 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. (1) a carcass;
2. (2) a hide; or
3. (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).

(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; filed Jun 21, 2018, 1:45 p.m.: 20180718-IR-312170436FRA; readopted filed Sep 18, 2019, 1:16 p.m.: 20191016-IR-312190325RFA; filed May 7, 2025, 11:48 a.m.: 20250604-IR-312240383FRA)