Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 39, September 26, 2024
(a) The
commercial harvest, possession or sale of prairie rattlesnakes (Crotalus
viridis viridis) or their parts shall be authorized only in conjunction with a
commercial event authorized by the department under a commercial prairie
rattlesnake special event permit or as otherwise authorized by rules and
regulations. Finished products of prairie rattlesnakes taken in conjunction
with a commercial prairie rattlesnake special event may be possessed at any
time and may be sold at any time.
(b) Any person may apply to the department
for a commercial prairie rattlesnake special event permit. Each application
shall be on forms provided by the department and shall provide the following
information:
(1) the name and address of the
applicant;
(2) the telephone
number of the applicant;
(3) a
description of the event including proposed dates; and
(4) other information as required by the
secre-tary.
(c) Each
permittee shall maintain a record of event activity and shall submit a final
report to the department within 30 days following the expiration of the special
event permit. The record and report shall include the following information:
(1) the name and address of the permittee;
(2) the permit number of the
permittee;
(3) the number of
commercial prairie rattlesnake harvest permittees registered for the event;
(4) the number of commercial
prairie rattlesnake dealer permittees registered for the event;
(5) an estimate of the number and pounds of
prairie rattlesnakes processed; and
(6) other information as required by the
secre-tary.
(d) General
provisions.
(1) Each application for a
commercial prairie rattlesnake special event permit shall be submitted to the
department not less than 30 days prior to the requested dates for the event.
(2) Each commercial prairie
rattlesnake special event permit shall be issued only for an event which occurs
during the period of time from April 1 through June 15.
(3) The length of time for a commercial
prairie rattlesnake special event shall not exceed 30 days.
(4) Each commercial prairie rattlesnake
special event permit shall authorize the possession of prairie rattlesnakes,
their parts or finished products without regard to numbers.
(5) Each prairie rattlesnake that is 18
inches in length or greater and not otherwise disposed of during the commercial
prairie rattlesnake special event and each prairie rattlesnake less than 18
inches in length shall be released live and unrestrained at the end of the
commercial prairie rattlesnake special event unless otherwise authorized by the
department.
(6) Each permittee
shall cooperate with enforcement, research and data-gathering efforts conducted
or authorized by the department in conjunction with the commercial prairie
rattlesnake special event.
(7)
Each permittee shall comply with permit conditions as specified in the
commercial prairie rattlesnake special event permit.
(e) In addition to other penalties prescribed
by law, a commercial prairie rattlesnake special event application or permit
may be denied or may be revoked by the secretary if:
(1) the application is incomplete or contains
false information;
(2) the
permittee fails to meet permit requirements or violates permit conditions; or
(3) the permittee violates any
provisions of law, rules or regulations related to the commercial use of
prairie rattlesnakes.
