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NEBRASKA                        NE

Regulatory Agency

Nebraska Game and Parks Division
http://outdoornebraska.ne.gov/

License required

Nebraska has depredation trappers.
http://www.ngpc.state.ne.us/hunting/guides/furbearer/TM-preseason.asp
A permit is required for all trappers, regardless of age, to take, attempt to take, or possess any furbearing animal, which includes beaver, marten, mink (except mutations), muskrat, raccoon, opossum, and otter. In addition, all nonresidents and any resident 16 years of age or older must have a valid Habitat Stamp to trap. Since raccoon and opossum are also listed as game animals, they may also be taken under a hunting permit by firearm or archery.

To order permits & stamps online go to:
https://ngpc-permits.ne.gov/NGPC-PS/faces/public/welcome
http://www.sos.state.ne.us/rules-and-regs/regsearch/Rules/Game_and_Parks_Commission/Title-163/Chapter-4.pdf  see 001.08 Private Wildlife Management on pages 20-21.
 
License Fees
Resident trapper is $16
Nonresident trapper - call 402-471-0641
Habitat stamp is $20
https://ngpc-permits.ne.gov/NGPC-PS/faces/public/welcome
Permits are renewed annually.  2011 permits are available November 1, 2010.

Laws to read

http://law.justia.com/nebraska/codes/s37index/s37index.html 
Nebraska Chapter 37 — Game and Parks
 
http://www.sos.state.ne.us/rules-and-regs/regsearch/Rules/Game_and_Parks_Commission/Title-163/Chapter-4.pdf 
Title 163 - Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, Chapter 4 - Wildlife Regulations

Web resources

http://outdoornebraska.ne.gov/wildlife/newildlife.asp
Nebraska Wildlife Species Guide
 
http://outdoornebraska.ne.gov/hunting/guides/furbearer/FBethics.asp
Furbearer Guide - Trapper’s Code of Ethics
 
http://outdoornebraska.ne.gov/hunting/guides/furbearer/FBdepredation.asp 
Furbearer Guide - to be added to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission's list of depredation trappers
 
http://outdoornebraska.ne.gov/hunting/guides/furbearer/FBmanual.asp
Furbearer Guide - Trapper’s Manual

State contact information

Sam Wilson
Furbearing and Non-Game Mammals Program Manager
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
2200 N. 33rd St.
Lincoln, NE  65803
Sam.wilson@nebraska.gov
(402) 450-3579

Trap tag #

http://www.sos.state.ne.us/rules-and-regs/regsearch/Rules/Game_and_Parks_Commission/Title-163/Chapter-4.pdf
001.03A12 to set any trap for fur-bearing animals or coyotes unless such trap has the following information stamped or inscribed legibly onto the trap or onto a metal tag that is securely affixed to the trap: (1) the owner’s or user’s valid motor vehicle operator license number, or (2) the owner’s or user’s Nebraska state identification card number applied for at motor vehicle operator license examiner’s offices. Individuals under 16 years of age may use the motor vehicle operator license number or Nebraska state identification card number of a parent or guardian.

Translocation

N/A

Recordkeeping requirements

N/A

Additional Resources​

Wildlife Guides
  • Nebraska Wildlife Species Guide
Bats
  • Notes on some bats from Nebraska and Wyoming
Rodents
  • Beaver
  • Muskrat
  • Southern Flying Squirrel
Other Wildlife
  • Coyote
  • Opossum
  • Cottontail Rabbit
  • Raccoon