OAR 635-043-0003
Fur Dealer and Taxidermy
(1)
Fur Dealer License shall cost $109.00 (plus a $2.00 license agent fee) and shall expire on December 31 of the year issued.(2)
Whenever a fur dealer purchases, possesses, sells, or disposes of the pelt of any furbearing mammal, the dealer must record:(a)
The date, numbers and types of pelts;(b)
For furbearing mammals requiring tags, the tag number, the state issuing the tag, the species, and the year the tag was issued; and(c)
The name and address of those from whom the pelts were obtained, and to whom they were sold or otherwise transferred;(d)
This record must be maintained at the business address of the fur dealer for a period of three years.(3)
No fur dealer may purchase, sell, or possess any raw pelt requiring a tag or seal without having a proper tag or seal affixed to the pelt.(4)
Fur buyers who are agents for companies shall have a fur dealer’s license and record the company whom they represent on the fur dealer’s license application.(5)
Fur dealer records and pelts are subject to inspection at any time by any Oregon State Police officer or Department representative.(6)
Failure to comply with the record keeping criteria in OAR 635-043-0003 (Fur Dealer and Taxidermy)(1) or to permit inspection of such records may result in a two year license suspension.(7)
Taxidermy License shall cost $109.00 (plus a $2.00 license agent fee) and shall expire on December 31 of the year issued.(8)
Licensed taxidermists may sell a client’s unclaimed, legally taken, mounted wildlife, except migratory birds protected by Federal Law 16 USC 703, provided that:(a)
Upon completion, at least two written notices of intent to sell are sent to the client;(c)
The amount realized by the sale of a mount is not to exceed the original quoted price stated contemporaneously in writing, less any deposit received;(d)
Taxidermists may mount and sell legally taken furbearing animals with a fur dealer’s license.
Source:
Rule 635-043-0003 — Fur Dealer and Taxidermy, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=635-043-0003
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