---
kind: "section"
citation: "50 C.F.R. § 20.65"
title: "50"
number: "20.65"
heading: "Processing requirement."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/50/20.65"
---

# §20.65. Processing requirement.


No person shall import migratory game birds killed in any foreign country, except Canada, unless such birds are dressed (except as required in [§ 20.63](/cfr/50/20.63.md)), drawn, and the head and feet are removed: Provided, That this shall not prohibit the importation of legally taken, fully feathered migratory game birds consigned for mounting purposes to a taxidermist who holds a current taxidermist permit issued to him pursuant to [§ 21.63](/cfr/50/21.63.md) of this chapter and who is also licensed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to decontaminate such birds.


## Notes

### Amendments

[38 FR 22021, Aug. 15, 1973, as amended at 87 FR 880, Jan. 7, 2022]

### Authority

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 703 et seq., and 16 U.S.C. 742a-j. Link to an amendment published at 91 FR 38558, June 26, 2026.

### Source

Source: 38 FR 22021, Aug. 15, 1973, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[38 FR 22021, Aug. 15, 1973, as amended at 87 FR 880, Jan. 7, 2022]