Section 10-505 – Possession, Sale, and Transportation of Illegally Taken Furs
(a) A person may not possess, buy, sell, transport, or ship out of the State or offer to buy, sell, transport, or ship out of the State any fur or pelt of any wild quadruped, or any part of them, which has been unlawfully hunted, trapped, possessed, or transported. (b) The possession of a green pelt or […]
Section 10-506 – Fur Dealer’s License
(a) Subject to the exceptions of subsection (f) of this section, any person who desires to buy, acquire, sell, transport, ship, or store at any time any fur or pelt of any wild quadruped taken within or outside the State first shall obtain a fur dealer’s license from the Secretary. (b) A person who has resided permanently […]
Section 10-507 – Required Records and Annual Reports by Fur Dealers
(a) Each fur dealer shall keep a ledger on a form provided by the Department which includes the name, address, and current hunting, trapping, fur dealer’s, taxidermist and fur tanner’s, or game husbandry license number of each person from whom any fur was purchased or received within or outside the State, the date of purchase or […]
Section 10-508 – Possession of License by Fur Dealer; Inspection of Records of Fur Dealer
A fur dealer shall carry the license on the dealer’s person and shall exhibit the license upon demand. The licensee shall allow any Natural Resources police officer and any law enforcement officer to enter and inspect the premises where operations are being carried on and to inspect records at any reasonable hour.
Section 10-509 – Shipping Tags for Out-of-State Shipment of Furs — in General
(a) A person knowingly may not ship, transport, or carry by any means any fur or pelt of any wild quadruped to a point outside the State unless each shipment has a special shipping tag attached on the outside. (b) Shipping tags shall be obtained from the Secretary. (c) Each tag shall be composed of 2 parts, and […]
Section 10-510 – Shipping Tags for Out-of-State Shipment of Furs — Mutilation or Destruction Prohibited
A person may not willfully or wantonly remove, mutilate, or destroy any tag attached to the outside of a container in which any fur or pelt is shipped.
Section 10-511 – Shipping Tags for Out-of-State Shipment of Furs — Receiving Unmarked or Untagged Furs or Pelts Prohibited
A common carrier or the carrier’s agent knowingly may not receive any fur or pelt of any wild quadruped for shipment to any point outside of the State unless the fur or pelt is tagged or marked as required.
Section 10-423 – Applicability of Penalty Provisions
(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, any penalty imposed under this section does not apply to an individual who kills or wounds a black bear in defense of the individual’s own life, the lives of other individuals, or the lives of animals, including honey bees in a bee colony managed by the […]
Section 10-512 – Taxidermist and Fur Tanner’s License
(a) (1) Any person desiring to commercially practice the art of taxidermy or fur tanning or who desires to mount, preserve, or tan any species of wildlife for another person first shall obtain a taxidermist and fur tanner’s license. (2) A taxidermist and fur tanner’s license also shall permit the holder: (i) To mount, preserve, or tan any species […]
Section 10-423.1 – Black Bear Damage Reimbursement Fund
(a) The General Assembly finds that it is in the public interest to provide funding to reimburse a person who has sustained damage to agricultural products or pets as a result of black bear. (b) (1) There is a Black Bear Damage Reimbursement Fund in the Department. (2) The Fund consists of: (i) Proceeds from the sale of a conservation […]