No person shall transport within the state or transport out of the state any fish, bird, mammal, reptile, amphibian or invertebrate for which a closed season is provided without a permit from the commissioner, except as provided in this section. The commissioner may issue a permit to any person to transport within the state or to transport out of the state any fish, bird, mammal, reptile, amphibian or invertebrate protected under the provisions of this chapter under such regulations as the commissioner may prescribe. No fish, bird, mammal, reptile, amphibian or invertebrate shall be transported out of the state unless each unit, package or container is conspicuously tagged or labeled, and such tag or label contains in legible writing the full name and address of the person legally authorized to transport out of the state such fish, bird, mammal, reptile, amphibian or invertebrate. Any such fish, bird, mammal, reptile, amphibian or invertebrate received by any person or by any common carrier within the state, addressed for shipment to any point without the state and not having such tag or label conspicuously attached shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of the provisions of this section. A permit shall not be required to transport within the state or to transport out of the state any fish, bird, mammal, reptile, amphibian or invertebrate which has been legally taken, bred, propagated or possessed by a person to whom a license, registration or permit has been issued under the provisions of this chapter authorizing the taking, breeding, propagating or possessing of fish, birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians or invertebrates, and no permit shall be required to transport within the state or to transport out of the state any fish, bird, mammal, reptile, amphibian or invertebrate that has been legally taken or acquired by a person exempt from license requirements under the provisions of this chapter. Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a class D misdemeanor.

(1949 Rev., S. 4892, 4897; 1957, P.A. 277; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 253; P.A. 85-53, S. 5; P.A. 03-192, S. 4; P.A. 04-257, S. 43; P.A. 12-80, S. 132.)

History: 1971 act replaced references to board of fisheries and game with references to environmental protection commissioner; P.A. 85-53 applied provisions of section to reptiles and amphibians; P.A. 03-192 replaced references to quadrupeds with references to mammals, added references to invertebrates and made a technical change; P.A. 04-257 made technical changes, effective June 14, 2004; P.A. 12-80 changed penalty from a fine of not less than $10 or more than $200 or imprisonment of not more than 60 days or both to a class D misdemeanor.

Killing for purpose of transporting and having in possession with intent to transport are distinct offenses; section is not in restraint of interstate commerce. 61 C. 144; 161 U.S. 519.