150.183 Importing, transporting or possessing endangered species of wildlife. (1) No person shall import, transport, possess for resale or sell any endangered species of wildlife, the hides, skins, or other parts thereof, or any article made in whole or in part from the skin, hide, or other parts of any species of wildlife designated as an endangered species by regulation promulgated by the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources except as provided in subsection (3) of this section. As used in this section, the term "endangered species" means any species of wildlife seriously threatened with worldwide extinction or in danger of being extirpated from the Commonwealth of Kentucky. (2) The regulation or regulations promulgated pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall include, but not be limited to, all species of wildlife designated as endangered species by the United States Secretary of the Interior on January 1, 1973. (3) The Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources may permit, under such terms and conditions as it may prescribe, the importation, transportation, possession, or sale of any species of wildlife otherwise prohibited pursuant to this section for zoological, educational, or scientific purposes, and for the propagation of such wildlife in captivity for preservation purposes except as otherwise prohibited by law. Effective: July 15, 1986 History: Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 265 Ky. Acts ch. 8, effective July 15, 1986. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 384, sec. 35, effective June 17, 1978. -- Created 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 40 secs. 1(1) to (3), effective January 1, 1973.