CFR > Title 50 - Wildlife and Fisheries > CHAPTER I—UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR > SUBCHAPTER C—THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM (Parts 25–38) > PART 31—WILDLIFE SPECIES MANAGEMENT > SUBPART B—Terms and Conditions of Wildlife Reduction and Disposal (§31.11 to §31.17) > 31.17—Disposal of furs and pelts.

31.17—Disposal of furs and pelts.

The disposition of animals and the pelts or carcasses thereof accruing to the United States through the trapping programs shall be sold by public auction or on the open market unless required for official purposes.