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33 | OutdoorNebraska�org TRAP TAGGING Traps include snares, steel-jawed spring traps and box traps� It is unlawful to set any trap for furbearers or coyotes, unless such trap has the following information stamped or inscribed legibly onto the trap or onto a metal tag that is securely affixed to the trap: • the valid driver's license number of the owner or user or, • the owner or user's Nebraska State Identification Card number applied for at Motor Vehicle Operator License Examiner's offices� Individuals 15 years of age or younger may use the driver's license or ID card number of a parent or guardian� DISPOSAL OF FURS • Fur harvesters may hold carcasses and raw pelts of furbearers without a time limit, as long as they have a valid fur harvest permit� • All furs shipped by commercial carrier must have a document placed upon the package giving the name of the consignee, the number of his or her fur harvest permit, the date of expiration of the permit, which must be on or after the date of shipment, and a description of the kind and number of each kind of raw fur in the shipment� RUNNING SEASONS During the running seasons, bobcats, cottontail rabbits, raccoons, red foxes, and Virginia opossums may be pursued or chased with hounds, but not killed� TRAPPING AREAS It is legal to trap statewide, with the following exceptions and considerations: • Permission is required to trap on private land� • Trapping is legal, with landowner permission, in the county road right-of-way, unless restricted in individual counties or portions of individual counties� • Allowed on state wildlife management areas, unless otherwise posted� • Prohibited in marshes, lakes or other areas closed by federal, state or local laws or regulations� • Prohibited on state and historical parks without special written permission� • Allowed on state recreation areas, except within 100 yards of developed facilities, such as picnic areas, campgrounds, boat ramps and parking areas� • Prohibited on any dry land portion of Branched Oak or Yankee Hill state wildlife management areas before Dec� 15� • Prohibited within 100 yards of any inhabited dwelling or feedlot and within 200 yards of any passage used by livestock to pass under a highway, road or bridge without permission� TRANSPORTING AND POSSESSING GAME • Pheasants and grouse must have head or one leg attached for identification purposes while in the field or returning home� All migratory game birds, except doves, must have one fully feathered wing or head plumage attached when in transport� • If en route, no tags are required if licensee accompanies the game� • It is unlawful to give, put or leave any game birds or game animals at any place or in the custody of another person unless the game is tagged with the following hunter information: (1) name, (2) address, (3) phone number, (4) date of birth, (5) species of birds or animals and total number of each, (6) date taken, and if transferred by gift, and (7) signature of donor and name of recipient� • It is unlawful to possess more than a possession limit of game birds or game animals taken on a hunt permit� • It is unlawful to possess any live furbearers� • It is unlawful to possess more than one daily bag limit of migratory game birds while in the field or when returning from the field to one's car, hunting camp, etc� • If shipped by commercial carrier, game birds and game animals must be tagged with official tags� These tags are available from Game and Parks offices and conservation officers�

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