15A NCAC 10B .0406. MISUSE OF TAGS

(a)  It is unlawful for any person to use or affix a fur tag which is valid for one season to the carcass or pelt of any bobcat, otter or fox taken or acquired during any subsequent season.  When the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service repeals its tagging requirements for otter and bobcat this Paragraph shall apply only to tagging foxes.

(b)  It is unlawful for any person to affix any fur tag to the carcass or pelt of any species of animal other than that for which its use is authorized and it is unlawful to buy or sell any bobcat, otter or fox carcass or pelt which has an unauthorized tag so affixed.  When the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service repeals its tagging requirements for otter and bobcat this Paragraph shall apply only to tagging foxes.

(c)  It is unlawful for any person to sell or transfer any unused fox tag to any other person.  It is unlawful for any person to sell any unused fur tag for a price greater than the fee listed for such tag in Paragraph (c) of Rule .0403 of this Section.

(d)  It is unlawful for any person to reuse a fur tag or to remove the same from the pelt to which affixed prior to delivery to a manufacturer or fur processor.

(e)  It is unlawful to counterfeit or modify any fur tag.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 113-134; 113-135; 113-135.1; 113-273; 113-276.1; 113-291.4;

Eff. November 14, 1978;

Amended Eff. August 1, 2010; January 1, 1992; December 1, 1981; October 1, 1980.