35.03.060 Taxidermy

(a) Taxidermy Licensing.

It shall be unlawful for any person to practice taxidermy commercially within the boundaries of the Reservation without having first obtained a taxidermist permit from the Director. The Director shall in accordance with the terms and conditions prescribe the issuance of a permit under this section.

(b) A taxidermist licensed under this subchapter may sell a client's unclaimed, legally taken wildlife if:

(1) At least two written notices of intent to sell are sent to the client;

(2) Two months have past since completion of the mounting, tanning, processing or the end of the storage period;

(3) The amount realized by the sale of a mount is not to exceed the original quoted price stated in writing, less any deposit received;

(4) The sale is otherwise in compliance with other provisions regarding the sale of wildlife or parts thereof found in this chapter.

(1) Upon receiving wildlife or fish for mounting, tanning, storage or processing, record the owner's name and address, date received, location where the animal was taken, the species and number of said fish or wildlife, the quoted price for the taxidermy work and any other information as required by the Department;

(2) Tag each specimen or otherwise mark each specimen in such a way as to be readily identifiable as to ownership;

(3) Maintain records of any unclaimed wildlife which were resold to someone other than the client from which the wildlife was originally obtained including: date of sale, amount of sale and the name and address of the person purchasing the mount;

(4) Not transport or ship any animal or parts thereof without keeping the following record: number and kind of animal or parts shipped, the date shipped, how it was shipped and the name and address of who it was shipped to;

(5) Maintain the records required by this section at the business address of the taxidermist for a three (3) year period.

(d) All records and wildlife held pursuant to this Subchapter or regulations adopted pursuant to this Subchapter must be open to inspection by a conservation officer or other duly authorized Department employee at reasonable times.

(e) The license of any taxidermist or any employee of said taxidermist who is convicted of a violation of this Subchapter or regulations adopted pursuant to this Subchapter or of any Tribal, State, or Federal Fish and Wildlife law shall be subject to revocation by the Director.