Title of Regulation: 4VAC15-70. Game: Bobcat (amending 4VAC15-70-50).

Statutory Authority: §§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and 29.1-502 of the Code of Virginia.

Effective Date: August 1, 2009.

Agency Contact: Phil Smith, Regulatory Coordinator, Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, 4016 West Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23230, telephone (804) 367-8341 or email phil.smith@dgif.virginia.gov.

Summary:

The amendment exempts licensed taxidermists who ship bobcat pelts out of state for tanning purposes or individuals who ship bobcat pelts out of state to be tanned for personal use from the requirement to affix a Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) tag to the animal pelt.

4VAC15-70-50. Pelts to be sealed before sale, etc.

It shall be unlawful to buy, sell, barter, traffic or trade in, bargain for, solicit for, purchase, or transport out of the Commonwealth, any bobcat pelts until the pelts have been sealed by an agent or other individual designated by the department. This requirement shall not apply to licensed taxidermists who ship bobcat pelts out of state for tanning purposes or to individuals who ship bobcat pelts out of state to be tanned for personal use. All bobcat pelts or unskinned carcasses required to be sealed under the provisions of this section must be sealed not later than April 1 of the license year in which the animal is taken.