Can anyone tell me where i can find the taxidermy laws that regulate Illinois taxidermy. And if there is a place to find Fedral laws i would appriciate that to.
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There evidently aren't any laws "partaneing" to spelling to do taxidermy.
The Il hunting digest has a few laws about taxidermy but I'd get on the ILDNR website and find and email addresse about traxidermy permits and laws and email them they have alwsy responded to my emails within a week or 2.Chase
http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/ilcs/ch515/ch515act5articles/ch515act5sub5.htm
(515 ILCS 5/20-85)
Sec. 20-85. Taxidermist license.
(a) Before engaging in the business of taxidermy, every person
shall obtain a license for that purpose from the Department. Application
for a license shall be filed with the Department and shall set forth the
name of the applicant; its principal officers, if the applicant is a
corporation, or the partners, if the applicant is a partnership; the
location of the place of business; and any additional information the
Department may require. The annual fee for each taxidermist license
shall be $25. All licenses issued to taxidermists are valid only at the
location described and designated on the application for the license.
All taxidermist licenses shall expire on January 31 of each year.
Individuals employed by a licensed taxidermist shall not be required to
possess a taxidermist license while working for and at the place of
business of the license holder.
Licensed taxidermists shall submit to the Department a list naming
all individuals who will be working at the place of business specified
on the permit. Only those individuals whose names are on file with the
Department shall be authorized to work under the scope of the
taxidermist's license.
(b) Taxidermists shall keep written records of all aquatic life or
parts of aquatic life received or returned by them. Records shall
include the following information:
(1) The date the aquatic life was received.
(2) The name and address of the person from whom the aquatic
life was received.
(3) The number and species of all aquatic life received.
(4) The number and state of issuance of the fishing license,
or special Department permit, of the person from whom the aquatic
life was received. In the absence of a license or permit number, the
taxidermist may rely on the written certification of the person from
whom the aquatic life was received that the specimen was legally
taken or obtained, or, in the event the person is exempt from the
apposite license requirements, an indication of the exemption.
(c) All aquatic life or parts of aquatic life that have been
received, preserved, mounted, or possessed by a taxidermist are required
to bear a coded origin tag or label. The coded origin tag or label
shall correspond with written records containing more complete
information as required by the Department.
(d) Taxidermy records shall be open for inspection by any peace
officer at any reasonable hour. Taxidermists shall maintain records for
a period of 2 years from the date of receipt of the aquatic life or for
as long as the specimen or mount remains in the taxidermist's
possession, whichever is longer.
The Department may require the taxidermist to submit to it any
information it deems necessary.
(e) No taxidermist shall have in his or her possession any aquatic
life that is not listed in his or her written records and properly
tagged or labeled.
(f) All persons licensed as taxidermists under this Code who shall
ship any aquatic life or parts of aquatic life that have been received,
preserved, or mounted shall tag or label the shipment and the tag or
label shall state the name of the taxidermist and the number and date of
his or her license.
(g) Nothing in this Section removes taxidermists from
responsibility for the observance of any federal laws, rules, or
regulations that may apply to the taxidermy business.
(Source: P.A. 88-416; 89-66, eff.
If you have a specific question, ask them for the law they are referring to and look it up yourself. There seems to be a lot of reoccurring "misunderstandings" in this area.
This will get you started with federal laws. Good luck. http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_01/50cfr21_01.html (21.24)
Bill K.
(520 ILCS 5/3.21)
Sec. 3.21. (a) Every person before engaging in the business of
taxidermy shall obtain a license for such purpose from the Department.
Application for such license shall be filed with the Department and
shall set forth the name of the applicant; its principal officers, if
the applicant is a corporation, or the partners, if the applicant is a
partnership; the location of the place of business and such additional
information as the Department may require. The annual fee for each
taxidermist license shall be $25.00. All licenses issued to
taxidermists are valid only at the location described and designated on
the application for such license. All taxidermist permits shall expire
on January 31 of each year. Persons employed by a licensed taxidermist
shall not be required to possess a taxidermist license while working for
and at the place of business of the license holder.
Licensed taxidermists shall submit to the Department a list naming
all individuals who will be working at the place of business specified
on the license. Only those individuals whose names are on file with the
Department shall be authorized to work under the scope of the
taxidermist's license.
(b) Taxidermists shall keep written records of all birds or
mammals, or parts thereof, received or returned by them. Records shall
include the following information:
(1) The date the bird or mammal was received.
(2) The name and address of the person from whom the bird or
mammal was received.
(3) The number and species of each bird or mammal received.
(4) The number and state of issuance of the hunting or
trapping license, or special Department permit, of the individual
from whom the bird or mammal was received. In the absence of a
license or permit number, the taxidermist may rely on the written
certification of the person from whom the bird or mammal was
received that the specimen was legally taken or obtained, or, in the
event the individual is exempt from the apposite license
requirements, an indication of such exemption.
(c) All birds or mammals or parts thereof that have been received,
preserved or mounted or possessed by a taxidermist are required to bear
a coded origin tag or label. The origin tag or label shall correspond
with written records containing more complete information as required by
the Department.
(d) Taxidermy records shall be open for inspection by any peace
officer at any reasonable hour. Taxidermists shall maintain records for
a period of 2 years from the date of receipt of the bird or mammal or
for as long as the specimen or mount remains in the taxidermist's
possession, whichever is longer. The Department may require the
taxidermist to submit to it such information as it deems necessary.
(e) A licensed taxidermist may possess the green hides of
furbearers and other game mammals the year round as long as such hides
are tagged as and remain the property of the individual who legally took
them and for whom the taxidermist is performing services.
(f) A licensed taxidermist may without a fur tanners permit tan the
green hides of furbearers and other game mammals as long as such hides
are tagged as and remain the property of the individual who legally took
them and for whom the taxidermist is performing services.
(f.5) A licensed taxidermist may, without a fur buyer's permit,
buy, sell, transport and possess the green or tanned hides of any
legally obtained furbearer or game mammal the year round as long as the
hides in the taxidermist's possession are used for taxidermy purposes
only and bear a coded origin tag or label. The origin tag or label shall
correspond with written records containing more complete information as
required by the Department.
(g) No taxidermist shall have in his or her possession any bird or
mammal that is not listed in his written records and properly tagged or
labeled.
(h) All persons licensed as taxidermists under this Act who shall
ship any birds or mammals or parts thereof that have been received,
preserved or mounted, shall tag or label such shipment and such tag or
label shall state the name of the taxidermist and the number and date of
his or her license.
(i) Nothing in this Section removes taxidermists from
responsibility for the observance of any federal laws, rules, or
regulations that may apply to the taxidermy business.
(Source: P.A. 88-416.)