35.05.040 Transporting and Processing Legally Taken Game

(a) All legally taken wildlife shall be transported in such a manner that Tribally Authorized Officers may inspect it upon request.

(b) A person who has legally killed a big game animal shall attach to the animal transportation tags provided with each permit in such a manner as prescribed by the Department. No person shall possess more than one bag or possession limit of any species of wildlife, except for the purpose of transportation.

(c) No person shall deliver for transportation to any common carrier, and no common carrier shall transport any wildlife except as follows:

(1) Wildlife may be shipped during the open season, or within two weeks thereafter, but such shipment shall not exceed the possession limit for any one species, and no more than one such possession limit may be shipped in a period of seven consecutive days;

(2) When shipped, a valid transportation permit shall be firmly attached to such shipment and the shipment shall be clearly and conspicuously labeled with the name and address of the consignor and consignee and an accurate statement of the contents of package.

(d) Commercial food establishments processing or storing wildlife shall stamp all packages containing such wildlife as derived from the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa and such packages shall be marked with the date received or processed. The operator of such an establishment shall keep a record of the names and addresses of persons who furnish such wildlife for processing or storage, and the date, amount, and species of such wildlife received, and shall exhibit such record to an agent of the Department upon request.

(e) Violation of this section shall be a Class Two Civil Offense.