All,
I live in Georgia and am a taxidermist. I would like to start selling mounted animals on ebay mostly deer, bobcat, racoon, etc. What are the laws about doing this? If I harvest the animal can I mount it and sell it mounted or if I buy it from another stated then mount it and sell it will this make a difference?
Newbe
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They don't usually bite over the phone.
First, you must have a valid GA. Taxidrmists license.
The sale of LEGALLY taken fur bearers, ie, fox,bobcat,racoon,etc is permitted in GA. To sell a deer head, say, one that the customer did not pick up is permitted AFTER notifying DNR Director and getting permission.The sale of game fish is prohibited in all cases,even if you get stuck with a customer fish.Again, you can apply to the Director for a permit to sell fish, but not before. Of course, migratory birds is a no-no in all cases.
Some of the regulations are vague, so do like George says and contact the DNR.
Ok guys, I think I found what I was looking for. See if this pretty much covers it:
27-2-9 G
*** CODE SECTION *** 12/03/01
27-2-9.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business of
taxidermy or provide taxidermy services to anyone other than himself
unless he has first been issued a taxidermist license by the
department as provided in Code Section 27-2-23. Such license shall
authorize the holder thereof to have, at his business premises,
wildlife which has been legally taken for the sole purpose of
preserving or mounting or preserving and mounting. Such license
shall be issued only after submission of an application in such form
and containing such information and conditions as may be prescribed
by the department.
(b) Any wildlife at the business premises of a taxidermist must have
a tag attached displaying a number that can be cross-referenced with
the same number in the written records that are required in
subsection (f) of this Code section. Any wildlife transferred to
another taxidermist must have an additional tag attached showing the
name, address, and telephone number of the taxidermist which has the
original written record needed for cross-referencing to the numbered
tag. Such tags may be removed as necessary during mounting but must
otherwise remain on the wildlife until final disposition.
(c) It shall be unlawful for any taxidermist to fail to notify the
department of any wildlife in his possession which he knows or
reasonably should know was not legally taken.
(d) It shall be unlawful for a taxidermist to sell any wildlife or
part thereof without the prior written permission of the
commissioner or his designee; provided, however, that it shall not
be unlawful for a taxidermist to mount and sell legally taken
furbearers, deer, and squirrel, or parts thereof.
(e) It shall be unlawful for a taxidermist to possess or mount any
game species for which there is no open season or any endangered,
rare, threatened, or unusual species without obtaining a special
permit from the department. There shall be no charge for such
permit.
(f) It shall be unlawful for any taxidermist to fail to keep at his
business premises a written record of all wildlife received by him,
which record shall show the name and address of the owner, the date
such wildlife was killed, the number and species of such wildlife,
and the date received. Each taxidermist shall keep such records at
his business premises until he has disposed of the specimen to which
the records refer.
(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title to the
contrary, it shall not be unlawful for a licensed taxidermist to
mount and sell legally taken furbearers or alligators and alligator
products without procuring a fur dealer's license.
You got the right one. I gave you the basics in the previous post.