North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter H - REGULATED ACTIVITIES › Section .1000 - TAXIDERMY › Section 10H .1004 - PURCHASE AND SALE OF WILDLIFE

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) Except
				  as provided in this Rule, it shall be unlawful for any taxidermist to purchase
				  or sell wildlife.
(b) Wildlife
				  resources that have been lawfully killed and that may be lawfully bought, sold,
				  and possessed may be purchased and sold by a taxidermist without any
				  restriction other than the records required by Rule .1003 of this
				  Section.
(c) Lawfully acquired
				  specimens of fur-bearing animals, bobcats, opossum, and raccoon taken by
				  hunting, may be purchased for taxidermy purposes and sold as mounted specimens.
				  A Fur-Dealer License, as specified in
				  G.S.
				  113-273, shall be required to purchase furs
				  for resale.
(d) No game or game
				  fish that has been mounted, other than bobcats, opossum, and raccoon taken by
				  hunting, may be purchased or sold, except that a mounted specimen of game or
				  game fish, for which a taxidermist has acquired a possessory lien by reason of
				  labor or materials furnished in the mounting thereof, may be sold in
				  satisfaction of the lien as provided by Article 1 of 44A of the General
				  Statutes of North Carolina. Upon the sale of a mounted specimen authorized by
				  this Paragraph, the taxidermist shall prepare a receipt showing the name and
				  address of the purchaser. The receipt shall be provided to the purchaser as
				  evidence of the transaction and right to possess the specimen, and a copy shall
				  be retained by the taxidermist for his or her records in accordance with Rule
				  .1003 of this Section.
(e) Nothing
				  in this Rule shall prevent a taxidermist from obtaining parts of lawfully
				  acquired game by gift, trade, or purchase from any other taxidermist or person,
				  provided that a record is maintained of all such exchanges that identifies the
				  article and includes the name and address of the taxidermist or person from
				  whom the article was obtained. No part of any black bear shall be bought or
				  sold under this Paragraph. Parts of game acquired under this Paragraph shall be
				  used only for taxidermy purposes and shall not be resold.
(f) The mounted specimens of
				  commercially-raised game fish or pen-raised game birds may be sold under
				  authority of the taxidermy license, provided that records are maintained by the
				  taxidermist showing the source of all commercially-raised game fish or
				  pen-raised game birds that are to be mounted, including the name, address, and
				  propagation license number of the supplier. Upon sale of a mounted specimen of
				  a commercially-raised game fish or pen-raised game bird, the taxidermist shall
				  prepare a receipt for the purchaser's records, as evidence of the transaction
				  and right to possess the specimen. A copy of the receipt shall be maintained as
				  a part of the taxidermist's records.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 113-134;
					 113-273;
					 113-291.3(b);
					 113-292;
Eff. March
					 1, 1981;
Amended Eff. December 1, 1983;
Readopted Eff.
					 February 1, 2018.