[mou] What to do with a dead owl
David A. Cahlander
david@cahlander.com
Tue, 22 Feb 2005 21:52:40 -0600
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My sister told me that she has a dead Boreal Owl in her wood pile in =
Grand Marais. In the past, I would transport the owl to the UofM and =
give it to them. However, I understand that only someone with a =
collector's permit is allowed to pick up or transport a bird.
Do I misunderstand the law, or is there a catch 22 involved? Should the =
owl be reported to someone and they will travel to Grand Marais to pick =
it up? Who is that?
This same question applies to an injured owl. Marj and I turned around =
and stopped when she saw a Great Gray Owl on the side of the road. =
Before we could turn around and get to the bird, a sheriff made a =
U-turn, got out and shot the owl. Needless to say I was disappointed. =
I suggested to him that I would take the owl to the UofM, but I told him =
that I had no collector's permit and was therefore not allowed to do =
that. As near as I can tell, he was not allowed to either shot the owl =
(he did not have a permit) and was not allowed to pick the owl up.
It's very confusing. Can someone provide some light?
Thanks.
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David Cahlander david@cahlander.com Burnsville, MN 952-894-5910
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>Thanks.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>---<BR>David Cahlander <A=20
href=3D"mailto:david@cahlander.com">david@cahlander.com</A> Burnsville, =
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952-894-5910<BR></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>
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