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29.364

29.364 Transportation of game birds.

29.364(1)

(1) Transportation. No common carrier may receive for transportation or transport or attempt to transport any game bird or carcass of a game bird except as provided in this section.

29.364(2)

(2) Residents. Any resident who has all of the required hunting approvals may transport in the resident's personal possession the legal daily bag limit or possession limit of any game birds for which an open season has been provided to any point within the state.

29.364(3)

(3) Nonresidents. Any nonresident who has all of the required hunting approvals may transport in the nonresident's personal possession the legal daily bag limit or possession limit of game birds for which an open season has been provided from any point within the state to any point within or without the state.

29.364(4)

(4) Migratory birds.

29.364(4)(a)

(a) In this subsection "migratory game bird" means any bird defined as such by the secretary of the interior in the code of federal regulations.

29.364(4)(b)

(b) No person may transport any migratory game bird for which open seasons are prescribed, unless the head or one fully feathered wing remains attached to each bird while being transported from the place where taken to the personal residence of the possessor or to a commercial preservation facility.

29.364(5)

(5) Exemption; taxidermists. Subsections (1) to (3) do not apply to a person who has a valid taxidermist permit and who is transporting the carcass of a game bird in connection with his or her business.

29.364 - ANNOT.

History: 1975 c. 360; 1985 a. 29; 1991 a. 316; 1997 a. 248 s. 523; Stats. 1997 s. 29.364.