MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                       1339

with enforcing the game and fish laws. The
phrase any law enforcement officer is added
because they are authorized to enforce all
the laws of the State. The only other
changes made are in style.

10-509. SHIPPING TAGS.

(A)   TAGS FOR OUT-OF-STATE SHIPMENTS REQUIRED.

A PERSON KNOWINGLY MAY NOT SHIP, TRANSPORT, OR CARRY
BY ANY MEANS ANY FUR OR PELT OF ANY WILD QUADRUPED TO
A POINT OUTSIDE THE STATE UNLESS EACH SHIPMENT HAS A
SPECIAL SHIPPING TAG ATTACHED ON THE OUTSIDE.

(B)   NATURAL RESOURCES POLICE OFFICERS AUTHORIZED
TO ISSUE TAGS. - SHIPPING TAGS SHALL BE OBTAINED FROM
THE SECRETARY.

(C)    COMPOSITION OF TAGS. - EACH TAG SHALL BE
COMPOSED OF TWO PARTS, AND EACH PART SHALL GIVE THE
NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE CONSIGNEE AND THE KIND AND
NUMBER OF ANY FUR OR PELT CONTAINED IN THE PACKAGE.
ONE PART SHALL BE ATTACHED TO ANY FUR OR PELT
PERSONALLY CARRIED OPEN TO VIEW OR ATTACHED ON THE
OUTSIDE OF THE CONTAINER IN WHICH ANY FUR OR PELT IS
SHIPPED OR TRANSPORTED. THE OTHER PART OF THE TAG
IMMEDIATELY SHALL BE FORWARDED TO THE SECRETARY.

(E) EXEMPTION FOR LICENSED FUR DEALER. - A
LICENSED FUR DEALER IN THE STATE MAY NOT BE REQUIRED
TO ATTACH A SPECIAL TAG TO ANY SHIPMENT OF FURS OR
PELTS OF ANY WILD QUADRUPED TO ANOTHER STATE IF THE
FUR DEALER'S LICENSE NUMBER FOR THE CURRENT YEAR
APPEARS ON THE OUTSIDE OF ANY PACKAGE BEING SHIPPED OR
TRANSPORTED.

REVISOR'S NOTE: subsection (a) presently appears

as Article 66C, section 176(j) of the Code.

The last provision is proposed for deletion

because it duplicates proposed subsection

(b).

Subsection (b) is new language derived from
similar provisions in section 176(j) and
(k). This section specifically authorizes
the Secretary to issue tags in compliance
with Chapter 348, Acts of 1972, which
provides that "Director" means "Secretary".

Subsection (c) presently appears as Article
66C, section 176(k) of the Code. The