- (a) No person other than licensed trappers, retail fur buyers, wholesale fur dealers, or fur-bearing animal propagators may sell fur-bearing animals or the pelts of fur-bearing animals, and no person other than licensed retail fur buyers, wholesale fur dealers or fur-bearing animal propagators may purchase fur-bearing animals or their pelts.
(b) Live fur-bearing animals may be sold only:
- (1) by persons who hold a valid fur-bearing animal propagation license; or
- (2) to persons authorized by permits issued under Parks and Wildlife Code, Chapter 43, Subchapter C, or another licensed fur-bearing animal propagator.
- (c) No person shall sell or export live fur-bearing animals outside this state without possessing a letter of authorization from the wildlife division. A request for authorization shall include written documentation verifying that the recipient of the live animals is in compliance with applicable regulations in the destination state. A copy of the completed authorization shall accompany the animals at all times during shipment or be attached to the shipping container used to export the animals.
Source Note:The provisions of this §65.377 adopted to be effective September 16, 1996, 21 TexReg 8520.