Summary


The proposed rule amendment would modify current regulations as follows: Evidence of legal turkey harvest – remove the requirement to keep positive evidence of sex, including the head, and if applicable, the beard, “on” the carcass, and instead require those who possess a harvested wild turkey or its parts to keep the head, and if applicable, the beard “with” the carcass as evidence of legal harvest until a harvested wild turkey arrives at a taxidermist, meat processor, the home of its possessor, or is cooked, except those who are unable to possess evidence of legal harvest are only required to provide the identifying information of the harvester. Evidence of legal deer harvest – remove the requirement to keep positive evidence of sex, including the genitals and the head, with the deer or its parts, and instead require that at least the skull plate, with any antler if applicable, be kept as evidence of legal harvest until a harvested deer arrives at a taxidermist, meat processor, the home of its possessor, or is cooked, except those who are unable to possess evidence of legal harvest are only required to provide the identifying information of the harvester. Additionally, the proposed rule amendment corrects grammatical errors.