§ 354. Sale of baby chicks and baby rabbits
1. No person shall sell, offer for sale, barter or give away livingbaby chicks, ducklings or other fowl or baby rabbits unless such personprovides proper brooder facilities where appropriate for the care ofsuch baby chicks, ducklings or other fowl or baby rabbits during thetime they are in the possession of such person. For the purposes ofthis section, a baby rabbit shall be a rabbit of less than two monthsof age.
2. No person shall sell, offer for sale, barter or display living babychicks, ducklings or other fowl or baby rabbits which have been dyed,colored or otherwise treated so as to impart to them an artificialcolor.
2-a. No provision of subdivision two shall be interpreted or applied toprevent or restrict teachers and qualified instructors of youth underthe guidance and supervision of the New York state cooperativeextension service from using eggs for non-profit educational purposesor from observing fowl hatched from such eggs for non-profiteducational purposes.
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No person shall sell, offer for sale, barter or give away livingbaby chicks, ducklings or other fowl or baby rabbits under two monthsof age in any quantity less than six.
4. A violation of the provisions of this section is a misdemeanor,punishable by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by a fine ofnot more than five hundred dollars, or by both.
(Not sure why they say "in any quantity less than six")
Here's the link for this rule:
http://www.nycacc.org/researchtools.htm?Wildlife#
Oh, and this is from the House Rabbit Society (stating what Pam already said):
"In any case of domestic rabbit babies, do not remove the babies untilthey are a full eight weeks of age. It is a Federal Law (Animal WelfareAct of 1973.)"
Three weeks is far too young to wean babies. Personally, I would notwean babies till 2 months. I do know that some wean them at 5-6 weeks,but I think 2 months is optimum for the babies' overall health andchance at a good start in life (imo).
