Animals not to be offered as novelties or prizes.
Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 531-409
in effectSec. 531-409. - Animals not to be offered as novelties or prizes.
(a) It shall be unlawful for a person to sell, offer for sale, trade, barter or give away in the city any live animal, bird or reptile as a novelty, prize for, or as an inducement to enter a place of amusement; or offer such vertebrate as an incentive to enter any business establishment or enter into any business agreement whereby the offer was made for the purpose of attracting trade for business, other than establishments selling animals as their primary business.
(b) It shall be unlawful for a person to transport into the city any live animal, bird or reptile for any purposes prohibited by subsection (a) of this section.
(c) It shall be unlawful for a person to sell, offer for sale or otherwise dispose of any animal whose appearance has been artificially or chemically colored, sprayed or painted.
(G.O. 30, 1998, § 1; G.O. 169, 1999, § 3)
Source: Consolidated City of Indianapolis and Marion County, Revised Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/in/indianapolis_-_marion_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIIIPUHEWE_CH531AN_ARTIVCATR_S531-409ANNOBEOFNOPRFetched: 10/27/2026