1501:31-7-05 Seasons and limits on rail, common snipe (Wilson's snipe), woodcock, gallinules (common moorhens), teal, geese and mourning doves.

 

1501:31-7-05               Seasons and limits on rail, Wilson's snipe, woodcock, gallinules (common moorhens), teal, geese and mourning doves.

 

 

 

(A)  Throughout the state, it shall be unlawful for any person to hunt, kill, wound, take, or attempt to take, or to possess any of the wild birds specified in this rule except as provided in this rule or other rules of the Administrative Code.

 

(1)   It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt, take, or possess any rails except sora and Virginia, which may be hunted and taken from September 1, 2002 2001 to November 9, 2002 2001.

 

(2)   It shall be unlawful for any person to take or possess more than twenty-five rails singly or in the aggregate in one day, or to possess more than twenty-five rails singly or in the aggregate at anytime.

 

(3)   It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt, take, or possess Wilson's snipe at any time, except from September 1, 2002 2001 to December 1, 2002 November 25, 2001 and December 9, 2002 3, 2001 to December 22, 2002 23, 2001.

 

(4)   It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt, take, or possess woodcock at any time, except from October 18, 2002 12, 2001 to December 1, 2002 November 25, 2001.

 

(5)     It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt or take rails, Wilson's snipe, woodcock, or gallinules (common moorhens) at any time, except from sunrise to sunset daily during the open season.

 

(6)   It shall be unlawful for any person to take more than three woodcock in one day or possess more than six woodcock after the opening day.

 

(7)   It shall be unlawful for any person to take more than eight Wilson's snipe in one day or possess more than sixteen Wilson's snipe at any time after the opening day.

 

(8)   It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt, take, or possess gallinules (common moorhens) at any time except from September 1, 2002 2001 to November 9, 2002 2001.

 

 

 

(9)   It shall be unlawful for any person to take more than fifteen gallinules (common moorhens) in one day or possess more than thirty gallinules (common moorhens) at any time after the opening day.

(10)    It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt, take, or possess Canada geese, except Canada geese may be hunted statewide and taken from September 1, 2002 2001 to September 15, 2002 2001.

(11)   It shall be unlawful for any person to take more than five Canada geese in one day or possess more than ten Canada geese at any time after opening day during the early goose season.

(12)   It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt or take teal or Canada geese at any time, except from sunrise to sunset daily during the open season.

(13)   It shall be unlawful to hunt, take, or possess Canada geese during the special early goose season on the following areas: Mosquito creek wildlife area, and Mercer wildlife area without written permission from the chief of the division of wildlife. Provided further, it shall be unlawful to take or possess more than two Canada geese per day in the following mandatory reporting zones while on  private  property:  Ottawa  ottawa  mandatory  reporting  zone,  Mosquito

creek  mandatory  reporting  zone,  Mercer  Canada  goose zone, and Killdeer Canada goose mandatory reporting zone.

mandatory  report

(14)    It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt, take, or possess teal at anytime

except from September 7, 2002 2001.

1, 2001 through September 15, 2002 16,

(15)    It shall be unlawful for any person to take more than four teal in one day or possess more than eight teal any time after the opening day.

(B)   It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt, take, or possess mourning doves at any time except from September 1, 2002 2001 through October 20, 2002 16, 2001, and November 21, 2002 2, 2001 through November 30, 2002 25, 2001.

(1)   It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt or take mourning doves at any time except from sunrise to sunset daily during the open season. Provided further, it shall be unlawful to hunt or possess mourning doves on any public hunting area except from noon to sunset daily from September 1, 2002 2001 through September 10, 2002 2001. When posted with signs stating "dove hunting only from noon to sunset daily from September 1, through September 10."

(2)   It shall be unlawful for any person to take or possess more than fifteen twelve mourning doves in one day, or possess more than thirty twenty-four mourning doves after the first day.

(C)  It shall be unlawful to hunt or take mourning doves:

(1)   With a trap, snare, net, crossbow and arrow, rifle, pistol, swivel gun, punt gun, machine gun, pumpkin ball, or rifled slug, fish hook, poison, drug, explosive, or stupefying substance.

(2)    With a shotgun of any description capable of holding more than three shells, unless it is plugged with a one piece filler, incapable of removal without disassembling the gun, so its total capacity does not exceed three shells.

(3)    From or by means, aid, or use of a sinkbox, motor-driven conveyance, motor vehicle, or aircraft of any kind.

(4)    From any motorboat, or other craft having a motor attached, or any sailboat, unless the motor has been completely shut off and/or the sails furled, and the craft has come to rest. A craft under power may be used to retrieve dead or crippled birds; however, crippled birds may not be shot from such craft when under power.

(5)   By the use or aid of livestock as a blind or means of concealment.

(6)   By the use or aid of live birds as decoys. No person shall take mourning doves on an area where tame or captive live mourning doves are present unless such birds are and have been for a period of ten consecutive days prior to such taking, confined within an enclosure which substantially reduces the audibility of their calls and totally conceals such birds from the sight of wild mourning doves.

(7)    By the use or aid of recorded bird calls or sounds, or recorded or electrically amplified imitations of bird calls or sounds.

(8)    By means or aid of any motor-driven conveyance used for the purpose of or resulting in the concentrating, driving, rallying, or stirring up of mourning doves.

(9)   By the aid of baiting or on or over any baited area.

(10)    To kill or cripple any mourning dove without making a reasonable effort to retrieve the bird and retain it in his actual custody.

(D)   It shall be unlawful for any person to take a mourning dove from any type of building or from a utility wire or utility pole.

(E)    It shall be unlawful for any person to transport any migratory game bird, except doves, unless the head or one fully feathered wing remains attached to each bird at all times while being transported from the place where taken until they have arrived at the personal abode of the possessor or a commercial preservation facility.

(1)    No hunter who legally takes and possesses any mourning doves shall place or leave any such birds in the custody of any other person for picking, cleaning, freezing, processing, shipping, transportation, or storage, including temporary storage, or dispose of such birds by gift to another person, unless such birds have a tag attached signed by the hunter stating his address, the total number and kinds of birds, and the date such birds were killed.

(2)    No person may receive or have in custody any mourning doves belonging to another person, or receive and possess any mourning doves taken by another person, unless such birds are tagged as required under paragraph (E)(1) of this rule.

(3)    No hunter who legally takes and possesses any mourning doves shall place or leave such birds at any place for storage, including temporary storage, other than at his personal abode unless such birds are tagged as required under paragraph (E)(1) of this rule. Legally possessed mourning doves being transported in any vehicle as the personal baggage of the possessor shall not be deemed to be in storage or temporary storage.

(F)    It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt any migratory game bird or migratory waterfowl without first having been hip certified, provided further all hunters shall carry their hip certification when hunting migratory game birds or migratory waterfowl.

(G)   All definitions set forth in rule 1501:31-1-02 of the Administrative Code shall apply to this rule.

Effective:                                9/1/2002

CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY

Certification

08/15/2002 10:45 AM

Date

Promulgated Under:   111.15

Statutory Authority:   1531.08

Rule Amplifies:           1531.08

Prior Effective Dates: 8/25/76 (Temp), 8/15/77

(Temp), 8/30/78 (Temp), 8/31/79 (Temp), 8/31/80 (Temp), 8/31/81 (Temp), 8/31/82 (Temp), 8/30/83 (Temp), 8/10/84 (Temp), 8/9/85 (Temp), 8/9/86 (Temp), 8/9/87 (Temp), 8/9/88 (Temp), 8/9/89 (Temp), 8/9/90 (Temp), 8/11/91 (Temp), 8/17/92 (Temp), 8/15/93 (Temp), 8/19/94 (Temp), 8/17/95 (Temp), 8/16/96 (Temp), 8/10/97 (Temp), 8/11/98 (Temp), 8/28/99 (Temp), 8/13/00 (Temp), 8/13/01 (Temp), 8/15/01 (Emer), 11/8/01