Possession Restrictions

You may not:

• Possess the green pelts of any bobcat or otter beginning longer than seven days after the month of harvest unless the pelt has a valid certification tag attached
• Possess any mink, muskrat, fisher or otter pelt that has been shot or speared
• Possess any raw fisher, mink, muskrat or otter pelt at any time without a current trapping or fur dealer’s license or other appropriate special license or permit issued by the DNR
• Ship fur unless the outside of the container is marked with the number and type of species being shipped and the name, address and trapping license number of the shipper
• Transfer to another, give, trade, sell or purchase a raw pelt or unskinned carcass of any bobcat or otter without a certification tag being attached and locked to the head portion of the pelt
• Purchase any raw fur without a fur dealer’s license. However, you may obtain written authorization from the DNR to purchase raw fur without the need to purchase a license if only for the purpose of making garments for yourself or a member of your family