Answer: It is illegal for anyone to buy, sell or trade any sport-taken wild game meat in California.
Can venison be sold commercially?
Is it legal to sell wild game meat? There is no law prohibiting the sale of wild game meat (venison, etc.). There are, however, laws prohibiting the sale of uninspected wild game meat.
Can you sell a deer hide in California?
The skin or hide of any deer lawfully taken may be sold, purchased, tanned, or manufactured into articles for sale.
Can you trade deer meat?
What hunters can do is barter. In most states, you could take a freezer of packaged and labeled venison to the local farmer's market and swap it out for fruit, vegetables, honey, jams, jellies, and most anything else that can be found at these gatherings.
Why is venison not sold in stores?
Hunters like Crigler kill millions of deer every year in America, but the meat from those animals can't be sold: It hasn't been officially approved by meat inspectors. Also, the government doesn't want hunters to make money from poaching.
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