§ 10.43 Species identification require ment. No person shall transport or ship within the United States any migratory game birds, except doves, unless the head or one fully feathered wing remains attached to each such bird at all times while being transported or shipped from the place where taken until they have arrived at the personal abode of the possessor or a commercial preservation facility. § 10.44 Marking package or container. No person shall ship migratory game birds unless the package or container in which such birds are shipped has the name and address of the shipper and the consignee and an accurate statement of the numbers of each species of birds therein contained clearly and conspicuously marked on the outside thereof. Subpart F-Exportation No person shall export migratory game birds unless one fully feathered wing remains attached to each such bird while being transported or shipped from the United States and/or any of its possessions to any foreign country. § 10.53 Marking package or container. No person shall export migratory game birds via the postal service or a common carrier unless the package or container in which such birds are shipped has the name and address of the shipper and the consignee and an accurate statement of the numbers of each species of birds therein contained clearly and conspicuously marked on the outside thereof. Subpart G-Importations gratory game birds in excess of the following importation limits: (a) Doves and pigeons. Not to exceed 25 doves, singly or in the aggregate of all species, and 10 pigeons, singly or in the aggregate of all species from any foreign country. (b) Waterfowl. (1) From any foreign country except Canada, not to exceed 10 ducks, singly or in the aggregate of all species, and 5 geese including brant, singly or in the aggregate of all species. (2) From Canada, not to exceed the maximum number permitted to be exported by Canadian authorities. § 10.62 Species identification require ment. No person shall import migratory game birds unless each such bird has one fully feathered wing attached, and such wing, must remain attached while being transported or shipped between the port of entry and the personal abode of the possessor or between the port of entry and a commercial preservation facility. § 10.63 Foreign export permits. No person shall import, possess, transport, or ship any migratory game birds killed in a foreign country unless such birds are accompanied by export permits, tags, or other documentation required by applicable foreign laws or regulations. § 10.64 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 § 10.62), 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 § 16.12 of this chapter and who is also licensed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to decontaminate such birds. § 10.65 Marking of package or con tainer. No person shall import migratory game birds via the Postal Service or a common carrier unless the package or container in which such birds are shipped has the name and address of the shipper and the consignee and an accurate statement of the numbers of each species of birds therein contained clearly and conspicuously marked on the outside thereof. Subpart H-Federal, State, and § 10.71 Violation of Federal law. No person shall at any time, by any means or in any manner, take, possess, transport, ship, or export any migratory bird, or any part, nest, or egg of any such bird, in violation of any Act of Congress or any regulation issued pursuant thereto. 8 10.72 Violation of State law. No person shall at any time, by any means or in any manner, take, possess, transport, ship, or export any migratory bird, or any part, nest, or egg of any such bird, in violation of any applicable law or regulation of any State. § 10.91 Commercial use of feathers. Any person may possess, purchase, sell, barter, or transport for the making of fishing flies, bed pillows, and mattresses, and for similar commercial uses the feathers of migratory waterfowl (wild ducks, geese, brant, and swans) killed by hunting pursuant to this part, or seized and condemned by Federal or State game authorities, except that: (a) No person shall purchase, sell, barter, or offer to purchase, sell, or barter for millinery or ornamental use the feathers of migratory game birds taken under authority of this part; and (b) No person shall purchase, sell, barter, or offer to purchase, sell, or barter mounted specimens of migratory game birds taken under authority of this part. § 10.92 Personal use of feathers or skins. Any person for his own use may possess, transport, ship, import, and export without a permit the feathers and skins of lawfully taken migratory game birds. Subpart K-Annual Season, Limit, and Shooting Hour Schedules [Reserved] § 10.101 § 10.102 Seasons, limits, and shooting hours for Alaska. Subject to the applicable provisions of the preceding sections of this part, the areas open to hunting, the respective open seasons (dates inclusive), the shooting hours, and the daily bag and possession limits on the species designated in this section are prescribed as follows: Remainder of Alaska and Unimak Island.. Sept. 1-Dec. 14.. -- Sept. 1-Nov. 4. -- Sept. 1-Oct. 15. 1 In addition to the basic daily bag and possession limits, a daily bag limit of 15 and a possession limit of 30 is permitted singly or in the aggregate of the following species: scoter, eider, old-squaw, harlequin, and American and red-breasted mergansers. 2 The daily bag and possession limits may not include more than 4 daily and 8 in possession of white-fronted and Canada geese, singly or in the aggregate. In addition to the daily bag and possession limits on other geese, the daily bag limit is 6 and the possession limit is 12 on Emperor geese. North Dakota. Texas: 2 Northern area 3. Southern area 4. Wyoming Sept. 1 to Sept. 30. Nov. 18 to Dec. 17. Closed season. Sept. 1 to Oct. 30. Sept. 1 to Sept. 17. Sept. 1 to Oct. 14. Jan. 6 to Jan. 21. Sept. 23 to Nov. 5. Jan. 6 to Jan. 21. Closed season. 1 In New Mexico, the daily bag limit is 10 and the possession limit is 20 white-winged and mourning doves, singly or in the aggregate of these species. 2 In Texas, shooting hours are 12 noon until sunset on all days in all counties. 3 Counties of Kinney, Uvalde, Medina, Bexar, Comal, Hays, Travis, Williamson, Milam, Robertson, Leon, Houston, Cherokee, Nacogdoches, and Shelby and all counties north and west thereof. 4 All counties south and east of Northern area. However in the counties of Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, Zapata, Webb, Maverick, Dimmit, LaSalle, Jim Hogg, Brooks, Kenedy, and Willacy, season Sept. 23 to Nov. 2 and Jan. 6 to Jan. 21; mourning doves may also be hunted in these 12 counties Sept. 2, 3, and 4. 5 In South Dakota, shooting hours are sunrise until sunset. (c) Mourning doves-Western Management Unit. Washington--- Sept. 30. Sept. 1 to Sept. 30. Sept. 1 to Sept. 30. 1 In those counties of California and Nevada having an open season on white-winged doves, the daily bag limit is 10 and the possession limit is 20 mourning and whitewinged doves, singly or in the aggregate of these species. NOTICE: Hawaii: Subject to the applicable provisions of the preceding sections of this part, mourning doves may be taken in accordance with the State regulations. (d) White-winged doves. Daily bag and possession See footnote 1. limits. Shooting hours: One-half hour before sunrise Check State Regulations California: Counties of Imperial, Riverside, and San Bernardino. Remainder of State__ Nevada: Sept. 1 to Sept. 12. Texas: 2 Counties of Brewster, Sept. 2, 3, and 4. Brooks, Cameron, See footnotes at end of table. 1 Every hunter must have been issued and carry on his person while hunting bandtailed pigeons a properly validated special band-tailed pigeon hunting permit issued by the game department of each respective State for the open season in that State. Such a special band-tailed pigeon hunting permit will be issued upon application to the State game department of the State in which hunting is to be done. Permits issued by any State will be valid in that State only. This season shall be open only in the area described, delineated, and designated as such by the States of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah in their respective hunting regulations. (In Colorado, west of Interstate 25.) 2 In California, Oregon, and Washington, the daily bag and possession limit is 8. § 10.104 Seasons, limits, and shooting hours for rails, woodcock, and common snipe (Wilson's). Subject to the applicable provisions of the preceding sections of this part, the areas open to hunting, the respective open seasons (dates inclusive), the shooting hours, and the daily bag and possession limits on the species designated in this section are prescribed as follows: (b) The season dates, bag limits, and shooting hours published in this section in the Federal Register of July 29, 1972 (37 F.R. 15310), have been incorporated, with additions, in the following table. |