Sec. 26-57. Permits for transportation and exportation of fish, birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates.
Sec. 26-57. Permits for transportation and exportation of fish, birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates. No person shall transport within the
state or transport out of the state any fish, bird, mammal, reptile, amphibian or invertebrate for which a closed season is provided without a permit from the commissioner,
except as provided in this section. The commissioner may issue a permit to any person
to transport within the state or to transport out of the state any fish, bird, mammal, reptile,
amphibian or invertebrate protected under the provisions of this chapter under such
regulations as the commissioner may prescribe. No fish, bird, mammal, reptile, amphibian or invertebrate shall be transported out of the state unless each unit, package or
container is conspicuously tagged or labeled, and such tag or label contains in legible
writing the full name and address of the person legally authorized to transport out of
the state such fish, bird, mammal, reptile, amphibian or invertebrate. Any such fish,
bird, mammal, reptile, amphibian or invertebrate received by any person or by any
common carrier within the state, addressed for shipment to any point without the state
and not having such tag or label conspicuously attached shall be prima facie evidence
of a violation of the provisions of this section. A permit shall not be required to transport
within the state or to transport out of the state any fish, bird, mammal, reptile, amphibian
or invertebrate which has been legally taken, bred, propagated or possessed by a person
to whom a license, registration or permit has been issued under the provisions of this
chapter authorizing the taking, breeding, propagating or possessing of fish, birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians or invertebrates, and no permit shall be required to transport
within the state or to transport out of the state any fish, bird, mammal, reptile, amphibian
or invertebrate that has been legally taken or acquired by a person exempt from license
requirements under the provisions of this chapter. Any person who violates any provision
of this section shall be fined not less than ten dollars or more than two hundred dollars
or imprisoned not more than sixty days, or be both fined and imprisoned.
(1949 Rev., S. 4892, 4897; 1957, P.A. 277; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 253; P.A. 85-53, S. 5; P.A. 03-192, S. 4; P.A. 04-257,
S. 43.)
History: 1971 act replaced references to board of fisheries and game with references to environmental protection
commissioner; P.A. 85-53 applied provisions of section to reptiles and amphibians; P.A. 03-192 replaced references to
quadrupeds with references to mammals, added references to invertebrates and made a technical change; P.A. 04-257
made technical changes, effective June 14, 2004.
Killing for purpose of transporting and having in possession with intent to transport are distinct offenses; this section
is not in restraint of interstate commerce. 61 C. 144; 161 U.S. 519.