Can I butcher a harvested alligator myself or am I required to bring it to a certified wild game processor?

You may skin and butcher your harvested alligator yourself or take it to a permitted alligator meat processor.

If you plan to sell any meat, you can only legally do so if a licensed alligator processing facility processes it.

View our list of alligator meat processors and hide dealers.

If you would like to process the alligator yourself, several videos on YouTube show you how.

You must label each package of alligator meat with the CITES tag number and the license holder’s name using permanent ink.