Oh absolutely. (And it should be that way.)
But I think there should be (and there may even be) a bit of distinction between taking it off the pole and finding it.
For example, mine was literally frozen in the ice, and some effort was required to free it. So it had been there a while. Plus the new one was already on the pole, so it had been replaced. I would NEVER recommend someone take one off the pole. That's just insane.