The Fur Animals of Louisiana 



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There is now a new tax per pelt law, not called a sever- 

 ance tax; through it the state collects 1 cent on muskrats 

 and opossums, 5 cents on mink and raccoons, 25 cents on 

 otters and 1 cent on all other pelts. This tax we expected 

 would bring the department approximately $60,000.00 to 

 $70,000.00 yearly in normal trapping seasons. 



In the season 1927-1928 licenses were sent to the sheriffs 

 of the different parishes who sold them and the money col- 

 lected from the sale of these licenses was used by the differ- 

 ent parishes and not sent in to the department. According 

 to records, there were 12,973 licenses sold, which amounted 

 to $25,946.00. 



