35.05.030 Possession of Animal Parts

(a) No person shall possess, purchase or sell any animal parts, including but not limited to claws, paws, hooves and antlers except as permitted below. Possession of wildlife unlawfully obtained anywhere is unlawful.

(b) The carcass, or parts of the carcass, of wildlife lawfully obtained may be possessed by the person who took such wildlife, and may be placed in storage in accordance with the provisions of this Code.

(c) A person may make a gift of the carcass or parts of the carcass of lawfully obtained wildlife, or may have it prepared in a public eating-place and served to himself or herself and guests.

(d) The tagged heads, horns, and antlers of lawfully taken wildlife, or the treated or mounted wildlife specimens such as mounted heads or hides or skin of lawfully taken wildlife, or the shed antlers from whitetail deer, mule deer, or elk, may be possessed or sold by any person, except that only Members may collect or pick-up shed antlers. Members may collect shed antlers only at such times and locations and in compliance with such other regulations as the Department establishes.

(e) Any untagged heads, horns, or antlers, other than shed antlers, remain the property of the Tribe and will be immediately confiscated by the Department. An inventory list of all confiscated skins, hides, animal parts, antlers, heads or horns shall be prepared.

(f) Anyone buying antlers or other wildlife parts must first obtain a Tribal Business License and notify the Department. Shed antlers may be purchased only during the dates when Members are permitted to collect shed antlers. Within ten days of the end of each month the buyer shall provide a report to the Department of each transaction in the prior month including:

(1) The seller's name and address;

(2) A description of items purchased;

(3) The quantity of items purchased (in weight or number);

(4) The vehicle license number of the sellers;

(5) The date of each purchase.

(g) Migratory game birds and parts thereof may be possessed and transported only in accordance with federal regulations, 50 C.F.R. part 20.

(h) Violation of this section shall be a Class Three Civil Offense.