A.__"Board" means the Advisory Board for the Licensing of Taxidermists established by Title 5, section 12004-I, subsection 23-A.

2.__Permitted activities.__The holder of a taxidermist license may:

A.__Possess, at the licensee's place of business, lawfully acquired fish or wildlife specimens for the sole purpose of preparing and mounting them;

B.__Transport lawfully acquired fish and wildlife specimens to and from the licensee's place of business;

C.__Sell lawfully acquired specimens of fish and wildlife that have been preserved through the art of taxidermy if that sale does not violate regulations of the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act or other federal regulations;

D.__Designate others to aid or assist in conducting business at the licensee's place of business; and

E.__Buy, sell or barter raw, untanned hides or heads of wild animals.

3.__Records.__The holder of a taxidermist license shall keep a true and complete record, in such form as required by the commissioner, of all activities conducted by virtue of the taxidermist license.__The record must be open for inspection by any agent of the commissioner during normal business hours.__The license holder shall file a copy of the record with the commissioner no later than 10 days after the end of the year during which the license is valid.

4.__Competency standards.__The commissioner shall establish standards of competency for the practice of taxidermy and shall provide a copy of these standards to each applicant for a taxidermy license.

5.__Rules.__The commissioner may, pursuant to the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, adopt rules to implement the provisions of this section and sections 10155, 10909 and 12953.

§12953. Licensure