Sec. 26-58. Taxidermist's license.
Sec. 26-58. Taxidermist's license. (a) No person shall practice taxidermy for
profit unless he has obtained a license from the commissioner. The commissioner may,
upon the application of any citizen of this state, accompanied by payment of a fee of
eighty-four dollars, issue to such person a license to practice taxidermy, which license
shall expire on December thirty-first next following the date of issue. Any such licensee
shall permit, at any time, any law enforcement officer to examine and inspect any premises used by him for the practice of taxidermy. Such licensee may receive any bird or
animal legally killed in this state or any bird or animal legally killed and imported into
this state, for the purpose of tanning, curing or mounting the same, and the provisions
of section 26-76 shall not apply to such person. Each licensee shall make an annual
report to the commissioner, containing such information as he requires.
(b) Any person who violates any provision of subsection (a) of this section shall be
fined not less than one dollar or more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned not more
than thirty days or be both fined and imprisoned.
(c) The license of any person to practice taxidermy may be revoked or suspended
at any time for cause by the commissioner.
(1949 Rev., S. 4672-4674; 1959, P.A. 398, S. 10; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 254; P.A. 82-91, S. 23, 38; Nov. Sp. Sess. P.A.
91-3, S. 17, 21; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-1, S. 96; P.A. 03-278, S. 87.)
History: 1959 act increased license fee from $5 to $15; 1971 act replaced references to board of fisheries and game
with references to environmental protection commissioner; P.A. 82-91 increased license fee to $50; Nov. Sp. Sess. P.A.
91-3 amended Subsec. (a) to increase the fee for a taxidermist's license to $60; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-1 increased fee
to $84 in Subsec. (a), effective January 1, 2003; P.A. 03-278 made a technical change in Subsec. (b), effective July 9, 2003.