CSV.2.8.080 Otter, Bobcat and Fisher Registration

(a)(1) A member killing a fisher pursuant to this ordinance shall register the animal by presenting it to a tribal registration station no later than 5:00 p.m. of the third working day after killing if the animal was hunted or after retrieval if the animal was trapped.

(2) A member killing an otter or bobcat pursuant to this ordinance shall notify a tribal registration station of the killing no later than 5:00 p.m. of the third working day after killing if the animal was hunted or after retrieval if the animal was trapped. The member shall present the animal for registration on the date and at the location specified by the registering official.

(b) Upon registering an otter, bobcat or fisher pursuant to this section, the registering official shall, except as provided in Section CSV.2.8.200 [Sale and Possession of Live Small Game Animals], affix a registration tag and shall duly record in an appropriate manner all information required to be provided by the member at the time of registration.

(c) A member registering an otter, bobcat or fisher shall provide the registering official with the following information: the sex of the animal taken, the deer management unit and county where the animal was taken, the date when the animal was taken, the tribal identification number of the member taking the animal and any other relevant information requested by the registering official.

(d) No member shall register an otter, bobcat or fisher except by presenting the whole carcass to the registering official, or in the alternative, by providing the whole skin to the registering official provided the carcass tag is attached to the skin.

(e) No member shall provide information to the registering official which the member knows, or has reason to know, is false or misleading.

(f) Any tribal or Commission warden authorized pursuant to Section CSV.2.4.020 to enforce the provisions of this ordinance is authorized to register otter, bobcat or fisher in the field provided such warden transmits all registering information to a tribal registration station no later than the registration deadline established by Section CSV.2.8.080(a), above.

(g) No member shall fail to transfer the carcass, except for the skin, of any fisher, bobcat or otter to the tribal conservation department or the Commission's Biological Services Division when requested unless the carcass was delivered to a licensed fur buyer.