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CSV.2.7.240 Sale of Bear and Bear Parts

(a) Head and skin.

(1) Sale to Members. No member who has harvested a bear pursuant to this ordinance shall sell the head and skin, when severed from the rest of the carcass, of the bear to another member or to a member of another signatory tribe unless the head, claws and teeth remain attached to the skin, except as follows:

(A) The member may sell any part of the head or skin, including teeth and claws, of a bear lawfully harvested pursuant to this ordinance to any other member provided no member who receives any part of a head or skin pursuant to this paragraph shall sell such parts to any person who is not a member of a signatory tribe; and

(B) The member may sell any part of a head or skin, including teeth and claws, of a bear lawfully harvested pursuant to this ordinance to a member of any other signatory tribe provided that such other tribe prohibits its member who receives any part of a head or skin from selling such parts to any person who is not a member of a signatory tribe.

(2) Sale to Non-members. No member who has harvested and a bear pursuant to this ordinance shall sell the head and skin, when severed from the rest of the carcass, of the bear to any person who is not a member or a member of another signatory tribe unless the head, claws, and teeth remain attached to the skin.

(b) Meat. No member shall sell the meat of any bear killed pursuant to this ordinance, except as follows:

(1) Sale to Members. Any member who has lawfully harvested and registered a bear pursuant to this ordinance may sell the meat of any carcass, or any part thereof, of the bear to any other member provided no member who receives the meat pursuant to this subsection shall sell such meat to any person who is not a member of a signatory tribe.

(2) Sale to Members of Other Tribes. Any member who has lawfully harvested and registered a bear pursuant to this ordinance may sell the meat of any carcass, or any part thereof, of the bear to a member of any other signatory tribe provided that such other tribe prohibits its member who receives the meat pursuant to this subsection from selling the meat to any person who is not a member of a signatory tribe.

(3) Sale to Non-members. A member who has lawfully harvested and registered a bear pursuant to this ordinance may sell to a person who is not a member of a signatory tribe only the whole carcass (except for the head, skin and viscera) of the bear, provided the member:

(4) complies with the commercial harvest provisions of Section CSV.2.7.250; and

(5) otherwise complies with the provisions of this ordinance applicable to bear hunting.

(c) Teeth, Claws, Paws and Viscera.

(1) Sale to Non-Members. No member shall sell to any person who is not a member of a signatory tribe any tooth, claw, paw or organ which has been severed from the carcass of any bear harvested pursuant to this ordinance.

(2) Sale to Members. No member shall sell to another member or to a member of another signatory tribe any tooth, claw, paw or organ which has been severed from the carcass of any bear harvested by the member pursuant to this ordinance except as follows:

(A) The member may sell any tooth, claw, paw or organ which has been severed from the carcass of a bear lawfully harvested pursuant to this ordinance to any other member provided no member who receives any such part pursuant to this paragraph shall sell the part to any person who is not a member of a signatory tribe; and

(B) The member may sell any tooth, claw, paw or organ which has been severed from the carcass of a bear lawfully harvested pursuant to this ordinance to a member of any other signatory tribe provided that such other tribe prohibits its member who receives such part selling the part to any person who is not a member of a signatory tribe.

(3) Sale to the Tribe. Any member who has lawfully harvested and registered a bear pursuant to this ordinance may sell any tooth, claw, paw or organ which has been severed from the carcass of the bear to the Tribe provided:

(A) the Tribe complies with the provisions of Section CSV.2.7.240(c)(4), below; and

(B) the member complies with the commercial harvest provisions of Section CSV.2.7.250.

(4) The Tribe may purchase or otherwise obtain from a member who has lawfully harvested and registered a bear pursuant to this ordinance any tooth, claw, paw or organ which has been severed from the carcass of the bear and may sell such part to any person provided:

(A) the Tribe maintains a record of all such transactions, including the name of the member, the name and address of the subsequent purchaser, the carcass tag and registration tag numbers of the bear which was lawfully harvested and the part or parts involved in the transaction; and

(B) a bill of sale or other similar document indicating the date of the transaction, the parties to the transaction, and the part or parts involved in the transaction.