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§7524.__Tags and tagging

 
1.__Tags.__The commissioner shall prescribe the form and
content of and produce bear, deer, moose and wild turkey tags.

 
2. Tagging.__Prior to presenting a bear, deer, moose or wild
turkey for registration, a person may not possess or leave in the
field or forest that bear, deer, moose or wild turkey killed by
that person unless that animal has securely attached to it a
plainly visible tag that conforms to the requirements established
under this section.

 
3. Penalty.__A person who violates this section commits a
civil violation for which a forfeiture of not less than $100 nor
more than $500 may be adjudged.

 
§7525.__Registration of bear, deer, moose or wild turkey

 
1.__Prohibition.__A person who kills a bear, deer, moose or
wild turkey may not fail to:

 
A.__Remain with that animal until it is registered, except
as provided in section 7527;

 
B.__Present that animal for registration in that person's
name at the first open registration station for that animal
on the route taken by that person; and

 
C.__Leave the registration seal attached to the animal in
accordance with section 7523 until that animal is processed and
packaged for consumption.

 
2.__Penalty.__A person who violates this section commits a
Class E crime.

 
§7526.__Condition of animal presented for registration

 
1.__Requirement.__A person may not present a bear, deer, moose
or wild turkey for registration unless it is presented in its
entirety, except that:

 
A.__The viscera and rib cage of the animal may be removed in
a manner that still allows the determination of the sex of
the animal; and

 
B.__A moose may be dismembered for ease of transportation,
and the lower legs, head and hide of a moose may be removed.
If the head of the moose is not brought to the registration
station, a canine tooth or the lower jaw must be presented
at the time of registration.


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