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, common snipe (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, 2011 2012 through November 9, 20112012.

 

(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 common snipe (Wilson's snipe) at any time, except from September 1, 2011 2012through November 2725, 2011 2012 and December 1715, 2011 2012 through January 4, 20122013.

 

(4)   It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt, take, or possess woodcock at any time, except from October 812, 2011 2012 through November 2125, 20112012.

 

(5)   It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt or take rails, common snipe (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 common snipe (Wilson's snipe) in one day or possess more than sixteen common snipe (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, 2011 2012through November 9, 20112012.

 

(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, 2011 2012 through September 15, 20112012.

(11)   It shall be unlawful for any person to take more than four Canada geese in one day or possess more than eight Canada geese at any time after opening day during the special 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 special early Canada goose/teal seasons.

(13) It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt, take, or possess Canada geese during the special early goose season on the Mercer Canada goose zone without written permission from the chief of the division of wildlife. The Mercer Canada goose zone is located in Mercer county beginning at the intersection of state route 118 and Depweg road, thence easterly on Depweg road to the end of said road, thence continuing easterly on Brockman road to the intersection of Brockman road and state route 364, thence northerly on state route 364 to the junction of state route 364 and Southland road, thence easterly on Southland road to the junction of Southland road and state route 66, thence northerly on state route 66 to the junction of state route 66 and state route 29, thence westerly on state route 29 to the junction of state route 29 and state route 118, thence southerly on state route 118 to the point of beginning.

(14)(13) It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt, take, or possess teal at anytime except from September 31, 2011 2012 through September 1816, 20112012 or during the open season for ducks as specified in rule 1501:31-7-06 of the Administrative Code.

(15)(14) It shall be unlawful for any person to take more than four teal in one day during the September 1 through September 16, 2012 open season for teal or possess more than eight teal taken during the September 1 through September 16, 2012 open season for teal any time after the opening day.

(16)(15) Licensed falconers may hunt the migratory game birds listed in this rule during the specified season dates. In addition, licensed falconers may hunt all ducks, coots and geese from September 1 through September 1816, 20112012.

(17)(16) For licensed falconers, it shall be unlawful to exceed the daily bag limit of

an aggregate of three migratory game birds of any species while hunting with a raptor.

(B)   It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt, take, or possess mourning doves at any time except from September 1, 2011 2012 through October 2321, 20112012, and December 1715, 2011 2012 through January 2, 20122013.

(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 except during the posted hours on any public hunting area posted with signs stating the restricted hunting hours.

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

(3)     It shall be unlawful to hunt mourning doves on any public hunting area designated as a controlled hunt area without a permit from the chief of the division of wildlife.

(4)   It shall be unlawful for any person to take a mourning dove that is on any type of building, utility wire or utility pole.

(C)    It shall be unlawful for any person to transport any migratory game bird, except mourning 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 person 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 (C)(1) of this rule.

(3)   No person 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 (C)(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.

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

(E)    It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt ducks, geese or brant on the lands of another without first obtaining an annual wetland habitat stamp. This paragraph does not apply to persons under eighteen years of age nor to persons exempted from procuring a hunting license under section 1533.10 or division (A) of section

1533.12 of the Revised Code.

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

Effective:                                                     08/30/2012

CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY

Certification

08/29/2012

Date

Promulgated Under:                           111.15

Statutory Authority:                           1531.101

Rule Amplifies:                                  1531.101

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, 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), 8/13/99, (Temp),

8/13/00 (Temp), 8/13/01(Temp), 8/15/01 (Emer),

11/30/01, 11/13/02, 11/27/03, 9/1/04 (Emer),

11/22/04, 8/31/05 (Emer), 11/18/2005, 11/27/2006,

7/1/2007, 9/1/2007 (Emer), 11/8/2007, 9/1/08 (Emer),

11/24/2008, 9/1/2009 (Emer), 9/1/2010 (Emer),

11/4/2010