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(a) “Avianitarian” an ideology practitioner performing some or all of the following acts;
“Exotic bird means any live or dead member of the Class Aves that is not indigenous to the 50 States or the placeStateDistrict of Columbia, including any egg or offspring.”
(1) Propagating birds for purpose of sale, trade, conservation, gift, or display;
and/or
(2) Avicultural medical practice,
and/or
(3) Feather trimming of the wings,
and/or
(4) Artificial incubation and hatching procedures,
and/or
(5) Beak and Claw trimming,
and/or
(6) Hand feeder, management in avian nursery procedures,
and/or
(7) Bird data implementation program,
and/or
(8) Management in aviary and quarantine procedures,
and/or
(9) Dietary and nutritional requirements for birds,
and/or
(10) Cutting, trimming, applying dressing, cleansing, or similarly,
and/or
(11) Applying other methods to treat, cleanse, stimulate, manipulate or exercise an exotic bird(s)
(b) “Avianitarian” does not include the following;
(1) does not include prodomestic poultry, dead sport-hunted birds, dead(2) Avian Medicine (Veterinarian)
(3) Performing surgical sexing operations, with or without compensation.
(4) Animal Cruelty (conviction)
(5) “Broker or Vendor” means a person or entity selling, trading,
or giving a bird to another person or entity.
(1) does not include prodomestic poultry, dead sport-hunted
museum specimens, dead scientific specimens, products
manufactured from such birds, or birds in any of the
following families: Phasianidae. Numididae, Cracidae,
Meleagrididae, Megapodiidae, Anatidae, Struthionidae
Rheidae, Dromaiinae, and Gruidae
(according to the Wild Bird Conservation Act of 1992
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