N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 6 § 189.8

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 45, November 2, 2024

Section 189.8 - Taxidermy

(a) No person who engages in the art or operation of preparing, stuffing, and mounting the skins or other parts of CWD susceptible animals shall:

(1) allow live CWD susceptible animals to come in contact with any materials, including taxidermy materials and any waste generated from taxidermy;

(2) dispose of the carcass or carcass parts of CWD susceptible animals in any manner other than by incineration or in a landfill authorized pursuant to Part 360 of this Title.

(b) No person shall engage in the art or operation of preparing, stuffing, and mounting the skins or other parts of CWD susceptible animals imported into New York on the same premises where captive or captive-bred CWD susceptible animals are possessed.

(c) In addition to the requirements of Environmental Conservation Law section 11-1733, any person who engages in the art or operation of preparing, stuffing, and mounting the skins or other parts of CWD susceptible animals shall maintain and keep in their taxidermy shop or place of business a taxidermy log that includes the following information for each specimen of CWD susceptible animal:

(1) common name of the species submitted for mounting and a description of the specimen;

(2) name, address and telephone number of the person who submitted the animal for mounting;

(3) date the animal was received for mounting;

(4) hunting license number used by the person who took the animal or the carcass tag number used by the taker to tag the animal;

(5) state or province in which the animal was taken;

(6) county and town in which the animal was taken; and

(7) date on which the animal was taken.

(d) Taxidermy logs shall be updated within 48 hours of the receipt of each animal or specimen.

(e) Original taxidermy logs for the current year and for previous two years shall be maintained at the taxidermy shop or place of business.

(f) Conservation officers and other persons authorized by the department shall have access to the taxidermy logs at all times and photocopies of such documents must be provided upon request.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 6 § 189.8

Amended New York State Register November 13, 2019/Volume XLI, Issue 46, eff. 11/13/2019