Case 1: Some feathers are damaged, but the bird can still fly and evade capture. Liability tracks the provable depreciation.
Case 2: Essential feathers are removed so it can no longer escape. The full-value clause applies.
What changes is whether the capacity for evasion survives, not merely that feathers were plucked.
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Bab Jinayat al-Muhrim — Hunting Penalties, Valuation and Liability (Part IV)
Case 1: Some feathers are damaged, but the bird can still fly and evade capture. Liability tracks the provable depreciation.
Case 2: Essential feathers are removed so it can no longer escape. The full-value clause applies.
What changes is whether the capacity for evasion survives, not merely that feathers were plucked.