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OutdoorNebraska.gov | 15 • 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. 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 designated 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. The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission does not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, and/or political affiliation in its programs, activities, or employment. Any person who believes he or she has been discriminated against in any program, activity, facility, or service, should contact the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, Lincoln, NE 402-471-0641, the Nebraska Equal Opportunity Commission, Lincoln, NE 402-471-2024, TTY/TDD 800-642-6112; Director, Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Interior, 1849 C Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 2024.

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