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Ind. Code § 14-22-6-8

Sale of wild birds or mammals governed by article

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.

Sec. 8. (a) As used in this section, "sell" includes serving as a part of a meal by a restaurant, a hotel, a boardinghouse, or an eating house keeper.

(b) A person may not sell, offer to buy, trade, or offer to trade a wild bird or mammal, or meat from a wild bird or mammal, that:

(1) is live or dead; and

(2) is taken in:

(A) Indiana; or

(B) another state and brought into Indiana;

except as otherwise provided in this article.

(c) Proof that a bird or mammal was served constitutes prima facie evidence that the bird or mammal was served in violation of this article. However, a restaurant, a hotel, a boardinghouse, or an eating house keeper may prepare and serve during open season to:

(1) a guest, patron, or boarder; and

(2) the family of the guest, patron, or boarder;

a bird or mammal legally taken by the guest, patron, or boarder during the open season.

Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.