This website is a testing environment only. The contents of this site are not refreshed regularly and should not be relied upon.
For up-to-date information on North Carolina licenses, regulations and other wildlife resources, please visit the agency’s website NCWildlife.org.
Licensed trappers and any individual(s) transporting live foxes and coyotes shall have a current and valid transportation permit prior to taking possession of the live foxes and coyotes.
In counties with a trapping season for foxes and coyotes that do not prohibit live sale, licensed trappers may, subject to the restrictions on taking foxes in G.S.113- 291.4, live-trap foxes and coyotes during that season and sell them to licensed controlled fox hunting preserves under the conditions outlined in rule 15A NCAC 10B .409
Licensed trappers are exempt from captivity permit and captivity license requirements for any live-trapped foxes or coyotes trapped for sale to controlled fox hunting preserves. This exemption shall apply during the trapping season for foxes and coyotes, and for no more than 30 days after the trapping season.
Live-trapped foxes and coyotes shall not be held for more than 30 days after capture.
Licensed trappers shall provide drinking water, food of a type and quantity appropriate for the species, and shelter that protects the foxes and coyotes from direct sunlight and precipitation.
Licensed trappers shall be exempt from tagging requirements so long as the foxes are kept alive.
Licensed trappers and any individual(s) transporting live foxes and coyotes shall have a current and valid transportation permit before taking possession of the live foxes and coyotes.
Licensed trappers shall keep accurate written records, for each fox or coyote sold, transferred to a controlled fox hunting preserve.
Records shall contain the following information:
Records shall be:
Unless otherwise indicated on the permit form, Fox-Coyote Transport Permits are valid from July 1 through June 30 of the following year.
Download the current Fox-Coyote Transport Rules from North Carolina Office of Administrative Hearings:
15A NCAC 10B .0409
Fill out a completed Fox- Coyote Transport Permit Application (Fox-Coyote Transport Application - Fillable Form PDF) and submit to the NCWRC address listed at the bottom of the form or email the application to RAPS@ncwildlife.org. There is no fee for this permit.
Fox-Coyote Trapping Report (pdf)
Address: North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission Regulated Permits Section 1707 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1700 Phone: 919-707-0061 Fax: 919-707-0292