09-137 C.M.R. ch. 16, § 06 - Registration, Data Collection and Tagging of Big Game and Furbearing Animals

1. Data Collection; Mandatory Submission of Radio Transmitters, Collars, Ear or Wing Tags & Tooth Submission

A. Deer: Mandatory Submission of Radio Collars and Ear Tags

All radio collars and ear tags found on harvested deer must be submitted to the department at the time the animal is presented for registration.

B. Moose: Mandatory Submission of Radio Collars, Ear Tags, Teeth or Lower Jaw and Ovaries or Reproductive Tract

All radio collars and ear tags found on harvested moose must be submitted along with a canine tooth or lower jaw to the department at the time the animal is presented for registration. In any WMD in which a moose hunter harvests a female moose the hunter must present the ovaries and/or reproductive tract at the first open registration station. The milk sack (udder) shall be left attached to the carcass. The reproductive tract includes the ovaries and uterus.

C. Bear: Mandatory Submission of Teeth

Whenever a bear is presented for registration a premolar tooth shall be removed from the bear and submitted to the department by the person presenting the bear for registration.

D. Turkey: Mandatory Submission of Radio Transmitters, Leg Bands, and Wing Tags

All radio transmitters, leg bands, and wing tags must be reported to the Department at the time the wild turkey is presented for registration or registered electronically. All radio transmitters must be submitted, or arranged for submission, to the Department within 5 days. Any leg bands or wing tags can be retained by the hunter after reporting and following approval by the Department.

E. Bobcat: Mandatory Submission of Teeth

Whenever a bobcat is presented for registration, a lower lateral incisor, a lower canine or the lower jaw shall be submitted to the department by the person presenting the bobcat for registration. There shall be a tissue sample provided (from either the tongue or a muscle) and the tissue and tooth sample shall be labeled. The label shall include the following information:

1) Species

2) Sex

3) Seal number

2. Registration of Animals taken by hunting

A. Moose, deer, and bear: In accordance with 12 M.R.S. §12302-A all moose, deer, and bear must be presented for registration at the first open registration station for that species of big game on the route taken by the person who killed the big game animal, with exceptions as stated in statute.

B. Wild Turkey: In accordance with 12 M.R.S. §12301-B and § 12302-A, all wild turkey must be presented for registration at the first open registration station for that species of big game on the route taken by the person who killed the big game animal, or registered electronically.

(1) If a wild turkey is registered electronically, upon registration the hunter must immediately attach a tag bearing the seal number issued by the electronic registration system. This tag must remain attached to the turkey until it is processed and packaged for consumption, pursuant to 12 M.R.S. §12302-A.

C. Bobcat: All bobcat taken during the open bobcat hunting season shall be presented for tagging, by the person who harvested the bobcat, within 10 calendar days of harvesting the animal.

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09-137 C.M.R. ch. 16, § 06