R657-11-5. Tagging Bobcats

  (1)(a) Only a person who possesses a valid bobcat tag issued in their name and who is present upon discovery of a bobcat in their marked trapping device or the device of another under R657-11-9(6) may euthanize the animal.

  (b) The person who euthanizes a bobcat caught in a trapping device is required to attach their bobcat tag to the carcass, as provided below.

  (2) The pelt or unskinned carcass of any bobcat must be tagged in accordance with Section 23-20-30.

  (3) The tag must remain with the pelt or unskinned carcass until a permanent tag has been affixed.

  (4) Possession of an untagged green pelt or unskinned carcass is prima facie evidence of unlawful taking and possession.

  (5) The lower jaw of each bobcat taken must be removed and tagged with the numbered jaw tag corresponding to the number of the temporary possession tag affixed to the hide.