Muscovy's Legal Again WOOOHOOOOOO

[BlueBirdChick]

http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mysnazzychickencoop.com%2Fother%2Fduck-owners-muscovy-ducks-legal%2F&h=55406
Not sure if everyone knows Im sure most do but I jumped for joy when I saw this

 

[desertdarlene]

Actually, there is a thread in the Legal forum about this and what is in that article is nothing new. Basically, the current consensus is that muscovy ducks can't be kept as pets at all. However, they can be kept as egg layers or meat ducks as long as they are marked and banded. However, I don't know how strictly they're going to enforce the "pet" law. I could easily have a few hens and say that they're for eggs and how could they prove otherwise?

 

[Caprice_Acres]

They still need to be permanantly marked - IE, banded, tattooed, have a toe removed, or pinioned. This is also in the 'muscovy reguation' thread, as is the official FWS documentation of this information.

http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-23139.pdf

 

[KansasKid]

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What does IE stand for?

 

[desertdarlene]

IE or i.e. means "for example".

 

[matthewschickens]

So does this mean it's okay to have like 3-4 ducks? And is it allowable to say their kept for fly and tick control? And maybe eggs and meat?

Matthew

 

[D'Angelo N Va.]

sounds like it to me Matt....

 

[KansasKid]

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Blond moment (no offense to anyone)
It was capitalized so it confused me

 

[Dances with Ducks]

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They are allowed for meat and eggs, or for show. Bug control won't be an acceptible reason. So just eat some eggs, or put them in a show, and make sure you ID them according to the regulation.