TITLE 87. FISH AND WILDLIFE

CHAPTER 4. COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES

Part 7. Sale of Game in Commercial Trade

Evidence Of Lawful Possession Of Game

87-4-703. Evidence of lawful possession of game. Each merchant, hotelkeeper, or restaurant keeper who possesses and offers for sale any game or game birds shall produce upon demand, for the inspection of any game warden, deputy game warden, or sheriff, the receipt or record and shipping and transportation receipts required in 87-4-704 to be kept by the person. A failure or refusal to produce the receipts upon demand, coupled with the possession and offering for sale of game or game birds, is prima facie evidence of the violation of this part.

History: En. Sec. 59, Ch. 173, L. 1917; re-en. Sec. 3738, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3738, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 9, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 26-802; amd. Sec. 2858, Ch. 56, L. 2009.