cities tags and texas bobcats

Submitted by mikeh on 10/29/04 at 3:34 PM. ( ) 63.85.32.80

since bobcats have no closed season in texas do they require cities tags to transport

They need a tag

This response submitted by Evelyn on 10/29/04 at 3:49 PM. ( ) 152.163.100.136

If you plan to transport them across state lines ( raw pelt, tanned pelt or mount) they require to be tagged with a bobcat pelt tag. Also you cannot legally sell a bobcat pelt in TX without it being tagged. The tags can be obtained by a registered bobcat pelt dealer. Your TX Parks and Wildlife Department has all the info on where to find the dealers. The tags are supposed to be free of charge.

Mind you the tag has to be affixed PERMANENTLY on the pelt or mount.

what about?

This response submitted by larry on 10/29/04 at 4:00 PM. ( ) 63.85.32.80

i am mounting a bobcat for a man from texas - he shot it himself - i am not in texas - the way i read my state law as long as i have a record (log) of it i can mount without cities tag

They're not CITES tags however

This response submitted by George on 10/29/04 at 9:03 PM. ( georoof@aol.com ) 205.188.116.139

That law only applies to TEXANS who are in TEXAS. If you get a cat OUT of Texas, then the game laws of the state it's entering apply ONLY. Texas has no jurisdiction outside the state obviously. CITES tags are issued for INTERNATIONAL transportation of ENDANGERS SPECIES (Convention for the International Trade of Endangers Sepcies is what CITES stands for). No CITES permits are ever required WITHIN the continental United States, those those tags required by individual states obviously do apply.

TX law

This response submitted by Evelyn on 10/29/04 at 9:05 PM. ( ) 205.188.116.139

TX law states any bobcat shot in Texas must have a permanent tag attached to it if it is to cross state lines. your customer should have done so before he send it to you. A tag is required on all Texas cats even though your state law does not require it. The state or origin does and that's what counts. I really don't know who is responsible for the cat being taged now.

That should have read "ENDANGERED"

This response submitted by George on 10/29/04 at 10:48 PM. ( ) 205.188.116.139

I must have been using rented fingers when I typed that one.

Cities

This response submitted by Becky P on 10/30/04 at 12:09 PM. ( ) 205.188.116.139

Evelyn is right. It must have a cities tag to leave or enter the state of Texas. BP

Had a friend recently ask me the same question!

This response submitted by Dan Hudzik on 11/4/04 at 3:28 PM. ( hudzik@madisontelco.com ) 66.242.208.237

Here is your answer.

You were correct in telling your friend not to buy bobcat pelts from Texas that are not tagged with a CITES tag. In order to be sold out of state a bobcat must be tagged with a CITES tag. Also, in order to be transported across state lines a non-resident hunter or trapper taking a bobcat in Texas must have the animal tagged with a CITES tag in order to take it back their state of residence. Texas provides CITES tags free of charge and they are available for the asking at game warden offices around the state. They may also be obtained by calling the main TPWD office in Austin at (512) 389-4481.

Sincerely,

John H. Young
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
3000 IH 35 South Suite 100
Austin TX 78704
P: 512-912-7047
F: 512-912-7058

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