§12353. Method of transportation

Any wild animal or wild bird transported or offered for transportation must be open to view and accompanied by the person who killed that animal or bird, except that a wild animal or wild bird transported for nonresidents by common carrier need not be accompanied by the owner if all other requirements of this Part have been met.

§12354. Common carriers

A common carrier accepting any wild animal or wild bird for transportation shall:

1.__Check license. Be satisfied that the person presenting that animal or bird for shipment is the person to whom the hunter's license offered for inspection was issued;

2.__Affix tags. Securely affix any tags and identification required by this chapter; and

3.__Make returns. Make such returns to the commissioner as the commissioner may require.

§12355. Unlawful transportation of wild animal or wild

bird

1.__Transport.__A person may not transport or offer for transport a wild animal or wild bird except as provided in this subchapter.

2.__Accept transportation.__A person or carrier may not accept for transportation or transport a wild animal or wild bird except as provided in this subchapter.

3.__Transport in closed season.__A person or carrier may not transport a wild animal or wild bird in closed season, except that a person who has killed a wild animal or wild bird in open season has a reasonable time after the beginning of the closed season in which to transport the animal or bird to that person's home.