Thanks Ryan!!
I don't plan on doing any kind of mount. Just wanting the horns only . To make various things , e.g. Knife handles to ????
Do all the same rules / laws , shipping , still apply?
Sorry all the question , all of this is new to me..
Thanks ,
Clayton
For swine and ruminants (antelope, not zebra) both say the same thing so I'll just show ruminant. You're OK as long as they're all cleaned up.
Zebra bones require a vet cert if you're getting one and bringing back any of it's bones. For those most go with flat skin to keep it simple. Once tanned, it's all good if it's a Burchell's zebra. Mountain zebra is CITES, needs a permit.
Here's what I have from the USDA Animal Products Manual (link below) in the Trophy section.
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/plants/manuals/ports/downloads/apm.pdf
table 3-20-9
p3-20-19
Ruminant bones
and
Other Ruminant tissues including Horns, Skulls, Teeth, and Tusks
Clean, dry, and free from undried
pieces of flesh, hide, and sinew, and
offered for entry as trophies1 or offered
for consignment to a museum
RELEASE
Note 1 ( see the little 1 up there)
1 USDA defines trophies as the bones (including skulls, antlers, teeth, horns, and hoofs) of an animal carcass that can be
used as a remembrance or souvenir. of “the hunt” for personal use only. A copy of the importer’s hunting license/permit, or
other documentation clearly demonstrating the lawful possession of the trophy from the country of origin must be issued by
the foreign government (at the Federal, Regional or Departmental level), not by the outfitter. This documentation must be
in English or must be accompanied by a government-endorsed English translation. This documentation should identify the
animal species and, if applicable, indicate the quantity of animals allowed to be hunted. USDA limits the quantity of bone
trophies allowed to be imported to those taken from two animals unless a greater quantity is authorized by the hunting license/
permit or other documentation as indicated above. Bone trophies not meeting the above conditions will be regulated
by species as a consignment of commercial bones.