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their employees to clock in and out of work, and they maintained
an employee training manual.
Employees mowed the grass, painted, and performed other
upkeep at ERE. The employees generally did not help Mrs. Knudsen
care for the animals. However, Mrs. Knudsen allowed one employee
at a time to assist her in caring for the birds. Mrs. Knudsen
typically trained each of these employees for approximately 2
weeks.
During the years in issue, insurance for their animals was
available to petitioners. However, petitioners did not insure
their animals because it was too costly.
Mrs. Knudsen acquired the following licenses on behalf of
ERE: Captive-Bred Wildlife Registration--U.S. Department of
Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service; Federal Fish and Wildlife
Permit; Class B Dealer Permit Under the Animal Welfare Act--U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA); Federal Fish and Wildlife
Permit--Migratory Birds; Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
Game Breeders Permit; Nursery Dealer License--Kansas Department
of Agriculture; Kansas Rehabilitation Permit. Several of these
licenses were required for petitioners to deal in certain
animals.
In addition to the licenses held by ERE, Mrs. Knudsen joined
the following organizations: International Society of
Zooculturalists (ISZ), Exotic Wildlife Association (EWA), United
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