FOR SALE
The following mounts are available for sale.  
Prices do not include shipping or state tax (where applicable)

FISH     FISH REPLICAS      BIRDS   GAMEHEADS    MAMMALS

LAKE STURGEON HEAD REPLICAS

For more information or to purchase any of these mounts,
 stop by the studio during regluar hours,
send me an e-mail  
or call toll free 1-877-582-7005  to order
 

Legal Information on Buying and Selling Taxidermy

Gameheads

NOTE - Wild ducks and geese CANNOT be sold.

Others available at different times - call or e-mail for information.

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  Legal information - buying & selling taxidermy

In response to several questions on selling older mounts that are now protected under the 1975
Convention on Importation of Threatened and Endangered Species (CITES), I contacted the US Fish & Wildlife Service.  They gave me the following response -

Thank you for your message asking for information on our laws and regulations pertaining to the sale of wildlife mounts.  Our mission is, working with others, to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife, and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people.   You are correct that numerous species of birds in the United States are listed as protected in the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) and other wildlife mounts may be protected by other Federal laws.   You can find the prohibitions in Section 16 USC §703, of the MBTA and if you go to the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Title 50, Part 10.13 you will find a list of the Migratory birds protected under the Act.  It is a violation of the MBTA to sell any mounted migratory bird, except in the case of migratory waterfowl that have been captive reared (bird farms) and the waterfowl has been identified as being captive  traised. (exoe clipped). Unfortunately, you cannot sell "pre-act" migratory birds.   Our laws pertaining to the MBTA can be found on our website at:  http://www.fws.gov.   You can also print out a copy of the MBTA from our website.  Title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 10, includes a list of all the federally protected birds in North America.  This list can be found at the following website:  www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfr-table-search.html.   With respect to wildlife mounts made from "pre-act" endangered species, they are not illegal to possess, however, unfortunately, you cannot sell them.  The Federal statute dealing with the prohibitions of the Endangered Species Act can be found in 16 USC 1538.  The Federal regulations dealing with the prohibitions will provide you with a list of animals and fish that are endangered and this list can be found in 50 CFR 17.  Both the statute and the regulations can be found at http://www.gpoaccess.gov. It would be illegal to sell the endangered wildlife mount across State lines.  You could legally sell the wildlife mount within your State as long as there are no prohibitions of State law.  You should contact your local Department of Natural Resources to  inquire about any State prohibitions.  Contact information for State wildlife management agencies can be found on our website at: http://offices.fws.gov/statelinks.html  You could also donate any wildlife mounts to any person or entity (school, museum, etetc.  If you donate the wildlife mount you are not legally allowed to take a tax deduction because this would be treated as an interstate sale if the donation occurred across State lines.  There can be no monetary compensation for the donation of an endangered species product. The complete list of mounts covered by the US Endangered Species Act can be found here - http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~lrd/50f17a.html To find out if there are any laws in your state regarding the sale or import/export of any mounted animal - http://www.fws.gov/offices/statelinks.html

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