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41 | OutdoorNebraska�org 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� DEPREDATION Any farmer or rancher owning or operating a farm or ranch may destroy or have destroyed any predator preying on livestock or poultry or causing other agricultural depredation on land owned or controlled by him or her without a permit issued by the Commission� For purposes of this subsection, predator means a badger, bobcat, coyote, gray fox, long-tailed weasel, mink, opossum, raccoon, red fox or skunk� • No hunt or fur harvest permit is required� • Furbearers harvested for depredation control may be sold or possessed only by individuals with a fur harvest permit and if the take occurred during the harvest season� ARTIFICIAL LIGHTS Artificial lights may be used only while hunting on foot to take unprotected species, including coyotes and the following furbearers: badger, bobcat, gray fox, long-tailed weasel, mink, Virginia opossum, raccoon, red fox and striped skunk� They may not be used to take any of these species if used from or attached to a vehicle or boat� 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�

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