possession and sale of tanned hides

[jsanders]

If a trapper tans the hides of a trapped furbearer, are they allowed to keep and/or sell the tanned furs to someone other than a licensed fur buyer? For example, making fur mittens from a coyote and selling them to someone other than a fur buyer.

[morrison]

You can sell the tanned hides. I have posted the Administrative rule below that allows for the selling of tanned hides. I also posted the Administrative Rule that states the deadlines that a person may possess untanned hides with out a furbuyers license. If you are tanning the hides yourself and do not possess the furbuyers license, you will need to have the hides tanned by these dates in order to remain legal. Let me know if you have any additional questions.

312 IAC 9-2-3 Application of this article to wild animal parts
Authority: IC 14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a prohibition against the:
(1) possession;
(2) sale;
(3) offer for sale;
(4) purchase;
(5) offer for purchase;
(6) shipment;
(7) transportation;
(8) delivery; or
(9) receipt;
of a wild animal also applies to any part or portion of that wild animal.
(b) The prohibition established under subsection (a) does not apply to the following parts of wild animals taken lawfully:
(1) Tanned hides.
(2) Any portion of a furbearer.
(3) Cured feathers.
(4) Squirrel tails.
(5) Untanned deer hides.
(6) Antlers.
(7) Hooves.


312 IAC 9-3-14.5 Possession of furbearing mammals
(d) An individual may possess the untanned hide or unprocessed carcass of a furbearing mammal listed in subsection (a) as follows:
(1) During the hunting and trapping season established in this rule for that species.
(2) Until May 15 of the year the hunting or trapping season closed as established in this rule for that species.
(3) Until June 15 of the year the hunting and trapping season closed for that species if the individual submits a report to the department by May 15 on a signed departmental form that lists the number of untanned hides and unprocessed carcasses possessed by species and not sold to a licensed fur buyer.