Authority: IC 15-17-3-21; IC 15-17-15-9

Affected: IC 15-17-3-13

Sec. 24.5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the seller, lessor, or owner and purchaser, lessee, or recipient of poultry that are sold, bartered, or exchanged within Indiana must maintain a record of the transaction. The following records pertaining to the transaction must be maintained for three (3) years:

1. (1) The number and breed of poultry.
2. (2) Any individual animal identification present on the poultry.
3. (3) The name and address of the seller, lessor, or owner.
4. (4) The name and address of the purchaser, lessee, or recipient.

(b) The following transactions are exempt from the record keeping requirement in subsection (a):

1. (1) Poultry sold directly to an approved slaughtering establishment.
2. (2) Poultry sold in a transaction through an approved livestock facility.
3. (3) A transaction that has been approved by the state veterinarian to occur with another form of record.

(c) A person responsible for moving poultry within Indiana to an exhibition must comply with the requirements at 345 IAC 4-4-6.

(Indiana State Board of Animal Health; 345 IAC 1-3-24.5; filed Nov 25, 2015, 2:56 p.m.: 20151223-IR-345150161FRA; readopted filed Jul 14, 2020, 1:42 p.m.: 20200812-IR-345200230RFA; readopted filed Oct 15, 2025, 3:08 p.m.: 20251105-IR-345240625RFA)