58.05.010 Harvesting Wildlife Animals for Processing as a Class 1, 2, and 3 Foods

(a) Only those wildlife animals who are healthy and alive at the time they are harvested, and whose carcasses do not exhibit any signs of injury or disease which pose a risk to human health, shall be suitable for processing for pursuant to this title. Compliance with Chapter 4 [Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point] is not required for the harvesting and handling wildlife animals outside of tribally-licensed food processing plants; however, wildlife animal carcasses which are not accompanied by a complete Harvester Certificate of Guarantee, signed by the harvester and certifying compliance with all applicable subsections of Sec. 5.01 to 5.04, may not be sold or donated pursuant to this title.

(b) No member shall hunt wildlife animals for sale as a class 1, 2 or 3 food unless the outdoor air temperature in the tribal deer management unit within which the animal is killed, is 41° Celsius or cooler, when the animal is slaughtered and field-dressed.

(c) If a wildlife animal is harvested or killed by the use of a firearm, only nontoxic ammunition may be used. Only small game animals may be harvested or killed with projectile shot (pellets).

(d) Harvesters shall comply with all applicable tribal conservation code provisions, including Title 35 Fish and Game Code. The Harvester Certificate of Guarantee for each wildlife animal sold or donated pursuant to this title shall reference the sequence of numbers, symbols and/or letters listed on the commercial harvest tag, carcass tag or other registration document, as applicable. The harvester shall also document the following on the Harvester Certificate of Guarantee:

(1) The date, time of location of the kill;

(2) The ambient air temperature at the time of killing, or the range of temperatures in the 24-hour period between trap checks, as applicable, and the ambient air temperature while field dressing;

(3) The manner of killing (i.e. "killed by gunshot wound to the upper right shoulder.");

(4) Type of ammunition, or type of killing trap, used.

(e) Harvesters shall comply with any requirement of the TMBCI tribal natural resources department and/or [tribal licensing authority] to collect and submit samples of tissue from the carcass for disease testing.