More crow questions

No. The garbage was not placed for the intention of allowing the crows to ingest it. As far as the roost, it is not illegal. I have posted the administrative rule below. You are describing them as being "concentrated in numbers and in a manner that constitutes a health hazard or nuisance".


312 IAC 9-4-7.2 Brown-headed cowbirds, common grackles, red-winged blackbirds, rusty blackbirds, Brewer's blackbirds,
and crows
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 7.2. An individual may take:
(1) brown-headed cowbirds (Molothrus ater);
(2) common grackles (Quicalus quiscula);
(3) red-winged blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus);
(4) Brewer's blackbirds (Euphagus cyanocephalus); and
(5) American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos);
if the birds are committing or about to commit depredations upon ornamental or shade trees, agricultural crops, livestock, or wildlife or concentrated in numbers and in a manner that constitutes a health hazard or nuisance