23:3-34. a. Until the Fish and Game Council has adopted the rules and regulations establishing a schedule of fees as required by subsection b. of this section, the division shall receive and collect $0.15 for each tag or seal affixed to the carcass of an animal or bird, as provided in R.S.23:3-28 through 23:3-39, inclusive.

These tags or seals shall remain affixed until the carcasses of the birds or animals are finally prepared for consumption, and the sale of a portion of a bird or animal which shall not at the time have affixed thereto the tag or seal shall constitute a violation of said sections 23:3-28 through 23:3-39. The keeper of a hotel, restaurant or boarding house, a retail dealer in meat, or a club may sell a portion of a bird or animal so tagged to a guest, customer or member for consumption.

b. The Fish and Game Council shall adopt rules and regulations establishing a schedule of tag and seal fees for the animals and birds subject to the provisions of R.S.23:3-28 through 23:3-39, inclusive.

Amended 1975,c.116,s.6; 1986,c.198,s.2; 1995,c.370,s.5.