I never knew that this was illegal. One more messed up thing in Maryland.
I bet it is in there to help stop poaching.
I never knew that this was illegal. One more messed up thing in Maryland.
You cant sell them? What is the screwy reasoning behind that?
I know selling deer parts are illegal, but what is the exact wording of the law? Can you charge for the services that were peformed (taxidermy)? Similar to how the meat can't be sold but the "buyer" can pay for the buthering services.
I don't know why someone would buy a mount from an animal that they didn't kill. What kind of meaning would it have to them?
id trade you something for one.
I believe that it illegal even to trade. From Natural Resources 10-404:
(e) Selling or exchange of game bird or mammal taken from wild.-
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection or § 10-512(a)(2)(ii) of this title, a person may not sell, offer for sale, barter, or exchange, at any time within the State any game bird or game mammal taken from the wild, in the State or in another state, territory, or country.
(2) The prohibitions of paragraph (1) of this subsection do not apply to the:
(i) Meat, pelt, carcass, or mounted specimen of any beaver, coyote, fisher, fox, mink, muskrat, nutria, opossum, otter, raccoon, skunk, or long-tailed weasel legally taken by the person;
(ii) Hide, hair, tail, or feet, excluding a mounted specimen of deer, squirrel, or rabbit legally acquired;
(iii) Feathers, skin, or feet, excluding a mounted specimen of upland and forest game birds legally acquired;
(iv) Except as prohibited by federal law, feathers of wetland game birds legally acquired; or
(v) Antlers of deer legally acquired in another state and manufactured into an article of commerce in another state.
I don't need a mount (unless I shoot one myself), but if you are trying to unload any antlers, I could take those off your hands (assuming it's legal). I have a friend who is desperate for a set to use for some form of decoration in her house. She doesn't seem understand that if I shoot it and have to work for it, I'm keeping it for myself...
As I read that, if I spend $100,000 to shoot an elephant and die before the mount is finished, my wife can't sell it or my badger, prairie dog, impala, elk, moose, bobcat, mountain lion or rattlesnake.I believe that it illegal even to trade. From Natural Resources 10-404:
(e) Selling or exchange of game bird or mammal taken from wild.-
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection or § 10-512(a)(2)(ii) of this title, a person may not sell, offer for sale, barter, or exchange, at any time within the State any game bird or game mammal taken from the wild, in the State or in another state, territory, or country.
(2) The prohibitions of paragraph (1) of this subsection do not apply to the:
(i) Meat, pelt, carcass, or mounted specimen of any beaver, coyote, fisher, fox, mink, muskrat, nutria, opossum, otter, raccoon, skunk, or long-tailed weasel legally taken by the person;
(ii) Hide, hair, tail, or feet, excluding a mounted specimen of deer, squirrel, or rabbit legally acquired;
(iii) Feathers, skin, or feet, excluding a mounted specimen of upland and forest game birds legally acquired;
(iv) Except as prohibited by federal law, feathers of wetland game birds legally acquired; or
(v) Antlers of deer legally acquired in another state and manufactured into an article of commerce in another state.
As I read that, if I spend $100,000 to shoot an elephant and die before the mount is finished, my wife can't sell it or my badger, prairie dog, impala, elk, moose, bobcat, mountain lion or rattlesnake.