British Columbia: Taking taxidermy from one province to another

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Ok here is my situation and I am having a hell of a time finding anything online or getting ahold of at the fish and wildlife branch:

As a BC Resident:

Back in June I got a black bear. I decided to get the hide tanned so I took it to my local taxidermist. Again, as a BC resident I dropped off the hide with my hunter number and tag, plus paid a deposit.

meanwhile I am in the military and have been posted to Yellowknife, NWT. Unfortunately the taxidermist was unable to complete the work before I left and I have since moved.

Now, my question is: Is there a permit I have to obtain for the taxidermist to be able to mail me the completed tanned bear hide?

I can find nothing in any BC Govt website stating that fact. It is not being taken out of the country so therefore a CITES permit is not applicable. Is there a different inter-provincial permit required in BC?



I inquired at the ENR here in Yellowknife and according to NWT law, no permit is required to take a completed taxidermy work to another province. I am trying to see if it is the same for BC legislation.
 
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found this on page 22 of the hunting regs http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/wildlife/hunting/regulations/1214/docs/hunting_trapping_front.pdf ;


EXPORT FROM THE PROVINCE
4
It is unlawful to export wildlife from
BC unless you have a valid export permit
or are exempted from holding an export
permit
4
An export permit is required if the
animal is exported more than
1 year after
the date of kill.
4
An export permit is required if the
hunter
does not accompany their animal
while exporting it from the Province,
regardless of the date of kill.
4
An export permit is not required if the
hunter accompanies their big game within
1 year
of the kill AND provides the
cancelled species licence and (where
Compulsory Inspection is required) the
Compulsory Inspection Data Sheet
 
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burnt_servo said:
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found this on page 22 of the hunting regs http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/wildlife/hunting/regulations/1214/docs/hunting_trapping_front.pdf ;


EXPORT FROM THE PROVINCE
4
It is unlawful to export wildlife from
BC unless you have a valid export permit
or are exempted from holding an export
permit
4
An export permit is required if the
animal is exported more than
1 year after
the date of kill.
4
An export permit is required if the
hunter
does not accompany their animal
while exporting it from the Province,
regardless of the date of kill.
4
An export permit is not required if the
hunter accompanies their big game within
1 year
of the kill AND provides the
cancelled species licence and (where
Compulsory Inspection is required) the
Compulsory Inspection Data Sheet
Click to expand...

I found that too however I believe it is referring to the carcass itself or the body of the animal, say you shot it then put it in the freezer then wanted to transport.


I am no longer exporting the animal, just a piece of leather essentially.


Anyway, I called a more well known taxidermist in Vancouver today and he seems to think that there are no restrictions taking my hide out of BC and he gave me the contact for a subject matter expert with the ministry of environment. I left a voicemail with him and will try again to contact that guy tomorrow.

The phone line for BC Fish and Wildlife is useless.
 
Ok I looked more into it and found the information. Technically I DO need an export permit as I am not accompanying it out of the province:


This is taken directly from the BC Hunting Regs:

It is unlawful to export wildlife from
BC unless you have a valid export permit
or are exempted from holding an export
permit

An export permit is required if the
animal is exported more than 1 year after
the date of kill.

An export permit is required if the
hunter does not accompany their animal
while exporting it from the Province,
regardless of the date of kill.

An export permit is not required if the
hunter accompanies their big game within
1 year of the kill AND provides the
cancelled species licence and (where
Compulsory Inspection is required) the
Compulsory Inspection Data Sheet.

In the case of an animal covered under
the Convention on International Trade in
Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora
(C.I.T.E.S.), a C.I.T.E.S. Export Permit may
be required (see C.I.T.E.S. section for list of
animals requiring C.I.T.E.S. Export Permits).
U.S. residents, please refer to C.IT.E.S.
section for additional information on black
bear exports.

Hunters planning to hunt in MUs 7-19
or 7-20 and accessing BC by way of the
Alberta border should contact the Permit &
Authorization Service Bureau (see page 63)
to obtain export permits for Compulsory
Inspection species prior to starting their hunt.

When a big game animal has been
processed by a taxidermist, a tanner or
meatcutter, it may be exported with an
export permit to the hunter who lives in
another province or in another country.

British Columbia is part of a North
American system of recording wild sheep
identification and hence all sheep horns
harvested in the province must be inspected
by a qualified Compulsory Inspector and
a numbered plug inserted in one of the
horns.

Where a hunter or taxidermist, tanner
or meatcutter has any doubt or questions
about how to proceed under any
circumstances which are not covered in
the foregoing, he or she should contact
the FW&HM Branch or a Ministry regional
office as soon as possible.

Hunters possessing a mountain goat,
mountain sheep, caribou or grizzly bear harvested
in BC, who must drive through the
Yukon and back into BC in order to submit
the animal for compulsory inspection, are
exempt from obtaining an export permit
for this purpose.
Click to expand...


The permit is found here, costs 30$: http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/pasb/applications/process/export_permit.html#steps


It is really one of those obscure things that are never actually enforced, especially small personal cases like this.

If only the guy could have had it done on time. We are talking mere weeks after I left the province. bah
 
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