3 CSR 10-10.767 - Taxidermy; Tanning: Permit, Privileges, Requirements
PURPOSE: This amendment increases the fee for a Taxidermy and Tanning Permit to reflect a more current cost adjustment based on changes in the Consumer Price Index.
(1) To engage in the business of wildlife
taxidermy or tanning at the specific location indicated on the permit. Fee:
thirty-two dollars ($32).
(2)
Legally acquired wildlife may be possessed and stored by a licensed taxidermist
or tanner at the specific location indicated on the permit, but only for the
purposes of tanning, mounting, or preserving. A licensed taxidermist or tanner
may also transport and ship legally acquired wildlife to and from the location
specified on the permit, and after tanning, mounting, or preserving, may
exhibit or display such wildlife at locations other than the specific location
indicated on the permit.
(3)
Wildlife legally possessed may be shipped or delivered to a licensed
taxidermist or tanner and may be mounted or preserved by him/her, except as
provided under
3 CSR
10-4.135.
(4) Legally taken and possessed furbearers
and black bears legally harvested outside of Missouri may be purchased by
licensed taxidermists or tanners, but only from the taker or a licensed fur
dealer, and only for mounting or tanning. Only mounted or tanned specimens, and
not raw furbearer or black bear pelts, may be sold by taxidermists and
tanners.
(5) All licensed
taxidermists and tanners shall keep accurate, up-to-date records of the number
and species of all wildlife received, the full name and address of the
consignor (or seller of furbearers), the dates of all transactions and
disposition of all wildlife, and the specific locations where all tanned or
mounted wildlife is being exhibited or displayed on a form approved or provided
by the department. Printed copies of this form can be obtained from the
Missouri Department of Conservation, PO Box 180, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0180
and online at www.missouriconservation.org.
Licensed taxidermists and tanners shall dispose of all cervid carcasses (or
parts thereof, except for cervid hides from which all excess tissue has been
removed, antlers, antlers attached to skull plates, or skulls cleaned of all
muscle and brain tissue, upper canine teeth, and finished taxidermy products)
not returned to patrons and carrion beetles and their waste in a permitted
sanitary landfill or transfer station and retain proof of disposal. These
records and wildlife shall be available for inspection by an authorized agent
of the department at any reasonable time. All completed records required by
this rule, including proof of disposal of cervid carcass parts, shall be
retained for three (3) years. Renewal of a permit shall be conditioned upon
compliance with this rule.
(6) All
wildlife held by a licensed taxidermist or tanner shall be identifiable to the
consignor. Unused parts of wildlife may be disposed of or sold, except unused
parts of a black bear, by licensed taxidermists or tanners, but not for human
consumption. Federal regulations apply to the mounting of migratory birds and
endangered species.
Notes
*Original authority: 252.240, RSMo 1972, amended 1984.
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