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50 CFR 20.133: Hunting regulations for crows.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 50—Wildlife and Fisheries
- CHAPTER I—UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
- SUBCHAPTER B—TAKING, POSSESSION, TRANSPORTATION, SALE, PURCHASE, BARTER, EXPORTATION, AND IMPORTATION OF WILDLIFE AND PLANTS
- PART 20—MIGRATORY BIRD HUNTING
- Subpart L—Administrative and Miscellaneous Provisions
(a) Crows may be taken, possessed, transported, exported, or imported, only in accordance with such laws or regulations as may be prescribed by a State or Tribe pursuant to this section.
(b) Except in the State of Hawaii, where take of crows is prohibited, States and Tribes may by statute or regulation prescribe a hunting season for crows. Such State and Tribal statutes or regulations may set forth the method of taking, the bag and possession limits, the dates and duration of the hunting season, and such other regulations as may be deemed appropriate, subject to the following limitations for each State or Tribe:
(1) Crows must not be hunted from aircraft;
(2) The hunting season or seasons on crows must not exceed a total of 124 days during a calendar year;
(3) Hunting must not be permitted during the peak crow nesting period within a State; and
(4) Crows may be taken only by firearms, bow and arrow, and falconry.
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