Section 26-58 - Taxidermist's license(a) No person shall practice taxidermy for profit unless he has obtained a license from the commissioner. The commissioner may, upon the application of any citizen of this state, accompanied by payment of a fee of one hundred five dollars, issue to such person a license to practice taxidermy, which license shall expire on December thirty-first next following the date of issue. Any such licensee shall permit, at any time, any law enforcement officer to examine and inspect any premises used by him for the practice of taxidermy. Such licensee may receive any bird or animal legally killed in this state or any bird or animal legally killed and imported into this state, for the purpose of tanning, curing or mounting the same, and the provisions of section 26-76 shall not apply to such person. Each licensee shall make an annual report to the commissioner, containing such information as he requires.(b) Any person who violates any provision of subsection (a) of this section shall be fined not more than two hundred fifty dollars.(c) The license of any person to practice taxidermy may be revoked or suspended at any time for cause by the commissioner.(1949 Rev. , S. 4672-4674; 1959, P.A. 398, S. 10; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 254; P.A. 82-91, S. 23, 38; Nov. Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-3, S. 17, 21; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-1, S. 96; P.A. 03-278, S. 87; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 456; P.A. 10-3, S. 46; P.A. 12-80, S. 25.)
Amended by P.A. 12-0080, S. 25 of the the 2012 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2012.Amended by P.A. 10-0003, S. 46 of the February 2010 Regular Session, eff. 4/14/2010.Amended by P.A. 09-0003, S. 456 of the June 2009 Sp. Sess., eff. 10/1/2009.