§ 11-1705. Importation, possession and sale of wildlife and game other\n than domestic and foreign game.\n 1. Frogs taken outside the state may be imported and transported by\nany means and in any number, possessed, bought and sold during the open\nseason. During the closed season any person may transport into the\nstate, without license or permit, and may possess, transport, buy and\nsell frogs, if he keeps a record with respect thereto, as provided in\nsection 11-1703, subdivision 2 with respect to fish.\n 2. The carcasses of varying hares and cottontail rabbits may be\nimported from outside the state and possessed, transported, bought and\nsold at any time without license or permit.\n 3. Game for propagation purposes and the plumage or skin of game birds\nmay be imported and transported at any time, without license or permit.\nSuch plumage or skin shall not be sold or offered for sale or possessed\nfor sale except as permitted by section 11-1729 or 11-1731.\n 4. Deer of all species, except white-tail deer, may be imported,\npossessed, transported, bought and sold alive at any time, without\nlicense or permit. Wild white-tail deer shall not be imported.\n 5. Skunk, bobcat, mink, muskrat, fisher, beaver, otter, marten or\nsable may be imported alive at any time without license or permit, and\nmay be bought and sold, possessed and transported alive, by any means,\nduring their respective open seasons. During the closed season such\nanimals shall not be possessed or transported alive without permit or\nlicense from the department.\n 6. The head, skin or hide, fur and feet of game and wildlife, except\nbirds, may be imported and transported, by any means, without license or\npermit, at any time, and may be bought and sold at any time.\n 7. The flesh of game and wildlife, except birds, black, grey or fox\nsquirrels, lynx, bear, deer, moose, elk, caribou and antelope may be\nimported and transported by any means during the open season, without\npermit or license, and may be imported during the closed season, as\nprovided in section 11-1707, and may be bought and sold at any time.\n 8. The flesh of bear, deer, moose, elk, caribou, and antelope may be\nimported, transported and possessed as provided in section 11-1707. The\nflesh of such game, except bear and white-tail deer, may also be\nimported, transported and possessed pursuant to permit under section\n11-1711, and if so imported, may be bought and sold when tagged as\nprovided in section 11-1721, but if so imported shall not be possessed\nor transported unless so tagged.\n 9. Flesh of bear may be imported, transported, possessed, bought and\nsold for food purposes as provided in section 11-1713, under permit as\nprovided in that section and when tagged as provided in section 11-1721.\n 10. The dead bodies of birds belonging to all species or subspecies\nnative to this state, defined in subdivision 5 of section 11-0103, as\nprotected birds, or belonging to any family, any species or subspecies\nof which is native to this state and is so defined, shall not be sold,\noffered for sale or possessed for sale for food purposes within this\nstate. They may be imported, transported and possessed, except for sale,\nas provided in section 11-1707.\n
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