diff --git a/hunting/otter.json b/hunting/otter.json new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b55bcba --- /dev/null +++ b/hunting/otter.json @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +[ +{ + "state": "Virginia", + "agency": "Department of Game and Inland Fisheries", + "date_effective": "2014-07-01", + "date_expires": "2015-06-30", + "schema": "", + "schema_version": "1.0a", + "documentation": "", + "species": { + "name": "otter", + "taxonomy": "Lontra canadensis laxatina", + "bova_id": 50045, + "url": "http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/wildlife/information/?s=050045" + }, + "seasons": { + "season": { + "method": "traps", + "range": { + "1": { + "places": { + "Virginia": { + "gnis_id": "TK", + "fips_code": 51 + } + }, + "season": { + "date": { + "starts": "2014-12-01", + "ends": "2015-02-28" + } + } + } + }, + "bag_limit": "The season bag limit shall be 4 otters in all counties west of the Blue Ridge. There is no season bag limit in counties east of the Blue Ridge." + }, + "comment": "Otter pelts that are sold, traded, or transported out of state must also have a CITES tag affixed to each animal. No CITES tag is needed to have an otter mounted by a Virginia taxidermist or ship an otter pelt out-of-state for tanning purposes (unless required by the state where the tannery is located). To obtain a CITES tag, contact a local Conservation Police Officer through your nearest Department regional office. If an otter pelt is required to have a CITES tag affixed, it must by tagged by April 1." + } +} +] \ No newline at end of file