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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

50 CFR Part 20 

RIN 1018–AU42 

Migratory Bird Hunting; Final 

Frameworks for Early-Season 

Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This rule prescribes final 

early-season frameworks from which the 

States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin 

Islands may select season dates, limits, 

and other options for the 2006–07 

migratory bird hunting seasons. Early 

seasons are those that generally open 

prior to October 1, and include seasons 

in Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the 

Virgin Islands. The effect of this final 

rule is to facilitate the selection of 

hunting in seasons by the States and 

Territories to further the annual 

establishment of the early-season 

migratory bird hunting regulations. 

DATES: This rule takes effect on August 

29, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: States and Territories 

should send their season selections to: 

Chief, Division of Migratory Bird 

Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Department of the Interior, ms 

MBSP–4107–ARLSQ, 1849 C Street, 

NW., Washington, DC 20240. You may 

inspect comments during normal 

business hours at the Service’s office in 

room 4107, 4501 N. Fairfax Drive, 

Arlington, Virginia. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brian Millsap, Chief, or Ron W. Kokel, 

Division of Migratory bird Management, 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, (703) 

358–1714. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Regulations Schedule for 2006 

On April 11, 2006, we published in 

the Federal Register (71 FR 18562) a 

proposal to amend 50 CFR part 20. The 

proposal provided a background and 

overview of the migratory bird hunting 

regulations process, and dealt with the 

establishment of seasons, limits, 

proposed regulatory alternatives for the 

2006–07 duck hunting season, and other 

regulations for hunting migratory game 

birds under §§ 20.101 through 20.107, 

20.109, and 20.110 of subpart K. Major 

steps in the 2006–07 regulatory cycle 

relating to open public meetings and 

Federal Register notifications were also 

identified in the April 11 proposed rule. 

On May 30, 2006, we published in the 

Federal Register (71 FR 30786) a second 

document providing supplemental 

proposals for early- and late-season 

migratory bird hunting regulations and 

the regulatory alternatives for the 2006– 

07 duck hunting season. The May 30 

supplement also provided detailed 

information on the 2006–07 regulatory 

schedule and announced the Service 

Migratory Bird Regulations Committee 

(SRC) and Flyway Council meetings. 

On June 21 and 22, 2006, we held 

open meetings with the Flyway Council 

Consultants at which the participants 

reviewed information on the current 

status of migratory shore and upland 

game birds and developed 

recommendations for the 2006–07 

regulations for these species plus 

regulations for migratory game birds in 

Alaska, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin 

Islands, special September waterfowl 

seasons in designated States, special sea 

duck seasons in the Atlantic Flyway, 

and extended falconry seasons. In 

addition, we reviewed and discussed 

preliminary information on the status of 

waterfowl as it relates to the 

development and selection of the 

regulatory packages for the 2006–07 

regular waterfowl seasons. On July 28, 

2006, we published in the Federal 

Register (71 FR 43008) a third document 

specifically dealing with the proposed 

frameworks for early-season regulations, 

and on August 24, 2006, we published 

in the Federal Register (71 FR 50224) a 

fourth document specifically dealing 

with the proposed frameworks for lateseason regulations. 

This document is the fifth in a series 

of proposed, supplemental, and final 

rulemaking documents. It establishes 

final frameworks from which States may 

select season dates, shooting hours, and 

daily bag and possession limits for the 

2006–07 season. These selections will 

be published in the Federal Register as 

amendments to §§ 20.101 through 

20.107, and § 20.109 of title 50 CFR part 

20. 

Review of Public Comments 

The preliminary proposed 

rulemaking, which appeared in the 

April 11 Federal Register, opened the 

public comment period for migratory 

game bird hunting regulations. We have 

considered all pertinent comments 

received. Comments are summarized 

below and numbered in the order used 

in the April 11 Federal Register. We 

have included only the numbered items 

pertaining to early-season issues for 

which we received comments. 

Consequently, the issues do not follow 

in successive numerical or alphabetical 

order. We received recommendations 

from all Flyway Councils. Some 

recommendations supported 

continuation of last year’s frameworks. 

Due to the comprehensive nature of the 

Councils’ annual review of the 

frameworks, we assume Council support 

for continuation of last year’s 

frameworks for items for which we 

received no recommendation. Council 

recommendations for changes are 

summarized below. 

1. Ducks 

Categories used to discuss issues 

related to duck harvest management are: 

(A) General Harvest Strategy, (B) 

Regulatory Alternatives, including 

specification of framework dates, season 

length, and bag limits, (C) Zones and 

Split Seasons, and (D) Special Seasons/ 

Species Management. The categories 

correspond to previously published 

issues/discussions, and only those 

containing substantial recommendations 

are discussed below. 

D. Special Seasons/Species Management 

vii. Youth Hunt 

Council Recommendations: The 

Atlantic Flyway Council recommended 

allowing the take of tundra swans 

during the special youth waterfowl hunt 

day(s) to those individuals holding a 

valid permit/tag. 

Service Response: Tundra swans may 

be taken by individuals holding a valid 

permit/tag at any time during the open 

season without any additional 

provisions. For youth-hunt days outside 

the tundra swan season, we will defer 

a decision on the recommendation until 

the management plan for the Eastern 

Population (EP) of tundra swans has 

been reviewed and input from the other 

Flyways has been considered. An 

update of the management plan is 

scheduled to begin this year. 

4. Canada Geese 

A. Special Seasons 

Council Recommendations: The 

Atlantic Flyway Council made several 

recommendations dealing with early 

Canada goose seasons. First, the Council 

recommended that the Service allow the 

use of special regulations (electronic 

calls, unplugged guns, extended hunting 

hours) later than September 15 during 

existing September Canada goose 

hunting seasons in Atlantic Flyway 

States. Use of these special regulations 

would be limited to the geographic areas 

of States that were open to hunting and 

under existing September season ending 

dates as approved by the Service for the 

2006 regulation cycle. This regulation 

would take effect as soon as the final 

rule on resident Canada goose 

management is effective. Second, the 


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Council recommended increasing the 

Atlantic Flyway’s September Canada 

goose hunting season daily bag limit to 

15 geese, with a possession limit of 30 

geese, beginning with the 2006–07 

hunting season. Lastly, the Council 

recommended allowing Maryland to 

modify the boundary of their Early 

Resident Canada Goose Western Zone. 

The Central Flyway Council 

recommended that evaluation 

requirements for September Canada 

goose hunting seasons from September 

16 to September 30 be waived for all 

east-tier Central Flyway States south of 

North Dakota. The Council also 

recommended that the Oklahoma 

experimental September Canada goose 

season be allowed to continue until 

sufficient goose tail fan samples are 

obtained for the September 16–30 time 

period to meet Service evaluation 

requirements and that Kansas be 

allowed to implement a 3-year (2006—

08) experimental Canada goose season 

during the September 16–30 period. 

Service Response: First, we support 

the Atlantic Flyway Council’s desire to 

increase opportunities to harvest 

resident Canada geese. Although there 

are social considerations for increasing 

the daily bag and possession limits to 15 

and 30, respectively, we would like 

States to have as much flexibility as 

possible to reduce resident goose 

populations where appropriate, and we 

concur with the recommended 

increased limits. We also concur with 

the Council’s request to modify 

Maryland’s boundary of their Early 

Resident Canada Goose Western Zone, 

although we understand it will not be 

implemented this year. We do not, 

however, concur with the Council’s 

recommendation for the use of special 

regulations in September to harvest 

resident Canada geese. Pending the 

completion, publication, and 

implementation of a final rule for 

resident Canada goose management, we 

will defer a decision about extending 

the use of these special (liberalized) 

regulations beyond September 15 until 

after the completion of that rulemaking 

process. 

Regarding the Central Flyway 

Council’s recommendation to waive 

evaluation requirements for east-tier 

States south of North Dakota, we 

concur, given the preponderance of 

evidence that there are relatively few, if 

any, migrant Canada geese present in 

these States at this time of the year. 

Given our approval of the Council’s 

request to waive evaluation 

requirements for the east-tier States 

south of North Dakota, the Council’s 

recommendations regarding Oklahoma 

and Kansas are no longer necessary. 

B. Regular Seasons 

Council Recommendations: The 

Upper- and Lower-Region Regulations 

Committees of the Mississippi Flyway 

Council recommended that the 

framework opening date for all species 

of geese for the regular goose seasons in 

the Flyway be September 16 in 2006 

and future years. If this 

recommendation is not approved, the 

Committees recommended that the 

framework opening date for all species 

of geese for the regular goose seasons in 

Michigan and Wisconsin be September 

16, 2006. 

The Central Flyway Council 

recommended that Canada goose 

regulations be moved to the early-season 

regulations schedule in the east-tier 

States of the Central Flyway. Further, 

the Council recommended a season 

framework of 107 days with a daily bag 

limit of 3 Canada geese (or any other 

goose species except light geese and 

white-fronted geese) in all east-tier 

States, except in the Big Stone Power 

Plant area of South Dakota where the 

daily bag limit would be 3 until 

November 30 and 2 thereafter. 

Framework dates would be September 

16 to the Sunday nearest February 15 

(February 18, 2007). States could split 

the season twice, and the possession 

limit would be twice the daily bag limit. 

Service Response: As we stated last 

year (Federal Register (70 FR 51522)), 

we concur with the objective to increase 

harvest pressure on resident Canada 

geese in the Mississippi Flyway, but do 

not concur with a September 16 

framework opening date throughout the 

Flyway. A September 16 opening date 

Flyway-wide would require that the 

regular season be established during the 

early-season regulations process, which 

presents a number of administrative 

problems. Regarding the 

recommendations for a September 16 

framework opening date in Wisconsin 

and Michigan, we concur. However, the 

opening dates in both States will 

continue to be considered exceptions to 

the general Flyway opening date, to be 

reconsidered annually. 

Regarding the Central Flyway 

Council’s recommendation that Canada 

goose regulations be moved to the earlyseason regulations schedule in the easttier States of the Central Flyway, our 

approval to waive evaluation 

requirements for special Canada goose 

seasons between September 16’30 in 

east-tier States south of North Dakota 

(see 4.A. Special Seasons) resulted in 

the Council withdrawing this 

recommendation from the early-season 

regulatory process. 

9. Sandhill Cranes 

Council Recommendations: The 

Central and Pacific Flyway Councils 

recommended using the 2006 Rocky 

Mountain Population sandhill crane 

harvest allocation of 1,321 birds as 

proposed in the allocation formula 

using the 2003–2005 3-year running 

average. 

The Pacific Flyway Council 

recommended initiating a limited hunt 

for Lower Colorado River sandhill 

cranes in Arizona, with the goal of the 

hunt being a limited harvest of 10 

cranes in January. To limit harvest, 

Arizona would issue permit tags to 

hunters and require mandatory check of 

all harvested cranes. To limit 

disturbance of wintering cranes, 

Arizona would restrict the hunt to one 

3-day period. Arizona would also 

coordinate with the National Wildlife 

Refuges where cranes occur. 

Service Response: We are in general 

support of allowing a very limited, 

carefully controlled harvest of sandhill 

cranes from this population, and we 

note that the management plan allows 

for such harvest. However, we do not 

believe that this limited harvest is of 

immediate concern, and recommend 

that prior to instituting such a season, 

which would be the first time harvest 

has been permitted for this population, 

a more detailed harvest strategy be 

developed by the Flyway Council. The 

harvest strategy should address: (1) How 

the number of permits will be 

determined each year to ensure a 

sustainable harvest, (2) the allocation of 

these permits between the States and 

other political entities that may be 

interested in sharing this harvest (i.e., 

Idaho, Utah, Nevada, California, 

Arizona, and the Colorado River Indian 

Tribe), and (3) appropriate population 

levels for season closure and 

reinstatement. This approach is 

consistent with harvest strategies 

already in place for other harvested 

populations of sandhill cranes. We 

believe that this harvest strategy should 

be developed and included as an 

appendix to the management plan prior 

to any hunting season being instituted. 

11. Moorhens and Gallinules 

Council Recommendations: The 

Atlantic Flyway Council recommended 

changing the framework closing date for 

moorhens and gallinules from January 

20 to January 31 to help standardize the 

framework ending dates for those 

webless species that are found in the 

same areas as waterfowl. 

Service Response: We concur with the 

recommendation to align the framework 

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closing date for duck seasons, which is 

the last Sunday in January. 

12. Rails 

Council Recommendations: The 

Atlantic Flyway Council recommended 

changing the framework closing date for 

rails from January 20 to January 31 to 

help standardize the framework ending 

dates for those webless species that are 

found in the same areas as waterfowl. 

Service Response: We concur with the 

recommendation to align the framework 

closing date with the latest framework 

closing date for duck seasons, which is 

the last Sunday in January. 

16. Mourning Doves 

Council Recommendations: The 

Atlantic and Mississippi Flyway 

Councils supported the Service’s 

recommended guidelines for dove zones 

and split seasons in the Eastern 

Management Unit. The recommended 

guidelines consisted of the following: 

1. A zone is a geographic area or 

portion of a State, with a contiguous 

boundary, for which independent dates 

may be selected for the dove season. 

2. States in management units 

approved for zoning may select a zone/ 

split option during an open season. It 

must remain in place for a 5-year 

period. 

3. Zoning periods for dove hunting 

will conform to those years used for 

ducks, e.g., 2006–2010. 

4. The zone/split configuration 

consists of two zones with the option for 

3-way (3-segment) split seasons in one 

or both zones. As a grandfathered 

arrangement, Texas will have three 

zones with the option for 2-way (2 

segments) split seasons in one, two, or 

all three zones. 

5. States that do not wish to zone for 

dove hunting may split their seasons 

into no more than three segments. 

The Central Flyway Council endorsed 

the guidelines with the exception that 

they recommended allowing a State to 

revert back to the 2005 zone and split 

configuration in any year. 

The Atlantic and Mississippi Flyway 

Councils also recommended allowing 

States in the Eastern Management Unit 

(EMU) to adopt hunting seasons and 

daily bag limits that include an 

aggregate daily bag limit composed of 

mourning doves and white-winged 

doves, singly or in combination. The 

Councils further recommended that 

States be allowed to begin mourning 

dove seasons as early as September 1, 

regardless of zones. 

Service Response: Regarding the zone/ 

split guidelines for dove seasons, we 

concur with the Central Flyway 

Council’s recommendation to modify 

the proposed guidelines by allowing a 

State to make a one-time change and 

revert back to the previous zone/split 

configuration. 

Regarding the recommendation for an 

opening date of September 1 

management-unit-wide, we concur with 

the recommendation from the Atlantic 

and Mississippi Flyway Councils to 

make September 1 the framework 

opening date for dove hunting in all 

zones in the Eastern Management Unit. 

While we note that the Eastern 

Management Unit Dove Technical 

Committee reviewed current 

information and determined that there 

was no biological basis for the 

September 20 initiation date based on 

latitudinal lines, our concurrence is 

provisional with respect to Florida. 

Information from nesting studies in 

Texas suggest that a delayed framework 

opening date in the southern portion of 

that State may be warranted. Due to its 

similar latitude, we request that Florida 

provide any information it may have 

that would help determine an 

appropriate opening date for dove 

seasons in that State. 

17. White-Winged and White-Tipped 

Doves 

Council Recommendations: The 

Atlantic and Mississippi Flyway 

Councils recommended allowing States 

in the Eastern Management Unit (EMU) 

to adopt hunting seasons and daily bag 

limits that include an aggregate daily 

bag limit composed of mourning doves 

and white-winged doves, singly or in 

combination. 

Service Response: We concur. Whitewinged doves appear similar to 

mourning doves in the field and may 

occur in mixed feeding flocks. Further, 

data indicates that whitewing 

populations are increasing and 

becoming more widespread in some 

portions of the EMU. The expected 

incidental harvest is not expected to 

adversely impact these expanding 

whitewing populations. 

18. Alaska 

Council Recommendations: The 

Pacific Flyway Council recommended 

maintaining status quo in the Alaska 

early-season frameworks, except for the 

following changes: (1) An increase in 

the daily bag limit for white geese from 

3 to 4, consistent with other Pacific 

Flyway States; and (2) that the brant 

season length be restored to 107 days. 

Service Response: We support the 

Council’s recommendation for Alaska’s 

migratory bird seasons. The 

recommended increase in the daily bag 

limit for white geese is consistent with 

that for the other Pacific Flyway States. 

While the recommended 107-day brant 

season is consistent with the Pacific 

brant management plan, we have some 

concern with provisions in the 

management plan for changes between 

the harvest levels. We request that the 

Flyway Council review these provisions 

in order to reduce the potential 

frequency of annual changes. 

NEPA Consideration 

NEPA considerations are covered by 

the programmatic document ‘‘Final 

Supplemental Environmental Impact 

Statement: Issuance of Annual 

Regulations Permitting the Sport 

Hunting of Migratory Birds (FSES 88–

14),’’ filed with the Environmental 

Protection Agency on June 9, 1988. We 

published a Notice of Availability in the 

Federal Register on June 16, 1988 (53 

FR 22582). We published our Record of 

Decision on August 18, 1988 (53 FR 

31341). In addition, an August 1985 

environmental assessment entitled 

‘‘Guidelines for Migratory Bird Hunting 

Regulations on Federal Indian 

Reservations and Ceded Lands’’ is 

available from the address indicated 

under the caption ADDRESSES. In a 

notice published in the September 8, 

2005, Federal Register (70 FR 53376), 

we announced our intent to develop a 

new Supplemental Environmental 

Impact Statement for the migratory bird 

hunting program. Public scoping 

meetings were held in the spring of 

2006, and we announced in a March 9, 

2006, Federal Register notice (71 FR 

12216). 

Endangered Species Act Consideration 

Section 7 of the Endangered Species 

Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531–1543; 

87 Stat. 884), provides that, ‘‘The 

Secretary shall review other programs 

administered by him and utilize such 

programs in furtherance of the purposes 

of this Act’’ (and) shall ‘‘insure that any 

action authorized, funded, or carried out 

* * * is not likely to jeopardize the 

continued existence of any endangered 

species or threatened species or result in 

the destruction or adverse modification 

of [critical] habitat. * * *’’

Consequently, we conducted formal 

consultations to ensure that actions 

resulting from these regulations would 

not likely jeopardize the continued 

existence of endangered or threatened 

species or result in the destruction or 

adverse modification of their critical 

habitat. Findings from these 

consultations are included in a 

biological opinion, which concluded 

that the regulations are not likely to 

adversely affect any endangered or 

threatened species. Additionally, these 

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of some regulatory measures previously 

proposed, and the final frameworks 

reflect any such modifications. Our 

biological opinions resulting from this 

Section 7 consultation are public 

documents available for public 

inspection at the address indicated 

under ADDRESSES. 

Executive Order 12866 

The migratory bird hunting 

regulations are economically significant 

and were reviewed by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) under 

Executive Order 12866. As such, a cost/ 

benefit analysis was initially prepared 

in 1981. This analysis was subsequently 

revised annually from 1990–96, updated 

in 1998, and updated again in 2004. It 

is further discussed under the heading 

Regulatory Flexibility Act. Results from 

the 2004 analysis indicate that the 

expected welfare benefit of the annual 

migratory bird hunting frameworks is on 

the order of $734 to $1,064 million, with 

a mid-point estimate of $899 million. 

Copies of the cost/benefit analysis are 

available upon request from the address 

indicated under ADDRESSES or from our 

Web site at www.migratorybirds.gov. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

These regulations have a significant 

economic impact on substantial 

numbers of small entities under the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 

et seq.). We analyzed the economic 

impacts of the annual hunting 

regulations on small business entities in 

detail as part of the 1981 cost-benefit 

analysis discussed under Executive 

Order 12866. This analysis was revised 

annually from 1990–95. In 1995, the 

Service issued a Small Entity Flexibility 

Analysis (Analysis), which was 

subsequently updated in 1996, 1998, 

and 2004. The primary source of 

information about hunter expenditures 

for migratory game bird hunting is the 

National Hunting and Fishing Survey, 

which is conducted at 5-year intervals. 

The 2004 Analysis was based on the 

2001 National Hunting and Fishing 

Survey and the U.S. Department of 

Commerce’s County Business Patterns, 

from which it was estimated that 

migratory bird hunters would spend 

between $481 million and $1.2 billion at 

small businesses in 2004. Copies of the 

Analysis are available upon request 

from the address indicated under 

ADDRESSES or from our Web site at 

http://www.migratorybirds.gov. 

Small Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act 

This rule is a major rule under 5 

U.S.C. 804(2), the Small Business 

Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act. 

For the reasons outlined above, this rule 

has an annual effect on the economy of 

$100 million or more. However, because 

it establishes hunting seasons, we do 

not plan to defer the effective date 

required by 5 U.S.C. 801 under the 

exemption contained in 5 U.S.C. 808(1). 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

We examined these regulations under 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

The various recordkeeping and 

reporting requirements imposed under 

regulations established in 50 CFR part 

20, Subpart K, are utilized in the 

formulation of migratory game bird 

hunting regulations. Specifically, OMB 

has approved the information collection 

requirements of the surveys associated 

with the Migratory Bird Harvest 

Information Program and assigned 

clearance number 1018–0015 (expires 

2/29/2008). This information is used to 

provide a sampling frame for voluntary 

national surveys to improve our harvest 

estimates for all migratory game birds in 

order to better manage these 

populations. OMB has also approved 

the information collection requirements 

of the Sandhill Crane Harvest Survey 

and assigned clearance number 1018–

0023 (expires 11/30/2007). The 

information from this survey is used to 

estimate the magnitude and the 

geographical and temporal distribution 

of the harvest, and the portion it 

constitutes of the total population. 

A Federal agency may not conduct or 

sponsor and a person is not required to 

respond to a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

We have determined and certify, in 

compliance with the requirements of the 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act, 2 

U.S.C. 1502 et seq., that this rulemaking 

will not impose a cost of $100 million 

or more in any given year on local or 

State government or private entities. 

Therefore, this rule is not a ‘‘significant 

regulatory action’’ under the Unfunded 

Mandates Reform Act. 

Civil Justice Reform—Executive Order 

12988 

In promulgating this rule, we have 

determined that it will not unduly 

burden the judicial system and that it 

meets the requirements of sections 3(a) 

and 3(b)(2) of Executive Order 12988. 

Takings Implication Assessment 

In accordance with Executive Order 

12630, this rule, authorized by the 

Migratory Bird Treaty Act, does not 

have significant takings implications 

and does not affect any constitutionally 

protected property rights. This rule will 

not result in the physical occupancy of 

property, the physical invasion of 

property, or the regulatory taking of any 

property. In fact, these rules allow 

hunters to exercise otherwise 

unavailable privileges and, therefore, 

reduce restrictions on the use of private 

and public property. 

Energy Effects—Executive Order 13211 

On May 18, 2001, the President issued 

Executive Order 13211 on regulations 

that significantly affect energy supply, 

distribution, and use. Executive Order 

13211 requires agencies to prepare 

Statements of Energy Effects when 

undertaking certain actions. While this 

rule is a significant regulatory action 

under Executive Order 12866, it is not 

expected to adversely affect energy 

supplies, distribution, or use. Therefore, 

this action is not a significant energy 

action and no Statement of Energy 

Effects is required. 

Government-to-Government 

Relationship with Tribes 

Due to the migratory nature of certain 

species of birds, the Federal 

Government has been given 

responsibility over these species by the 

Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Thus, in 

accordance with the President’s 

memorandum of April 29, 1994, 

‘‘Government-to-Government Relations 

with Native American Tribal 

Governments’’ (59 FR 22951), Executive 

Order 13175, and 512 DM 2, we have 

evaluated possible effects on Federally 

recognized Indian tribes and have 

determined that there are no effects on 

Indian trust resources. However, in the 

April 11 proposed rule we solicited 

proposals for special migratory bird 

hunting regulations for certain Tribes on 

Federal Indian reservations, offreservation trust lands, and ceded lands 

for the 2006–07 migratory bird hunting 

season. The resulting proposals will be 

contained in a separate proposed rule. 

By virtue of these actions, we have 

consulted with all the Tribes affected by 

this rule. 

Federalism Effects 

Due to the migratory nature of certain 

species of birds, the Federal 

Government has been given 

responsibility over these species by the 

Migratory Bird Treaty Act. We annually 

prescribe frameworks from which the 

States make selections regarding the 

hunting of migratory birds, and we 

employ guidelines to establish special 

regulations on Federal Indian 

reservations and ceded lands. This 

process preserves the ability of the 

States and tribes to determine which 


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seasons meet their individual needs. 

Any State or tribe may be more 

restrictive than the Federal frameworks 

at any time. The frameworks are 

developed in a cooperative process with 

the States and the Flyway Councils. 

This process allows States to participate 

in the development of frameworks from 

which they will make selections, 

thereby having an influence on their 

own regulations. These rules do not 

have a substantial direct effect on fiscal 

capacity, change the roles or 

responsibilities of Federal or State 

governments, or intrude on State policy 

or administration. Therefore, in 

accordance with Executive Order 13132, 

these regulations do not have significant 

federalism effects and do not have 

sufficient federalism implications to 

warrant the preparation of a Federalism 

Assessment. 

Regulations Promulgation 

The rulemaking process for migratory 

game bird hunting must, by its nature, 

operate under severe time constraints. 

However, we intend that the public be 

given the greatest possible opportunity 

to comment. Thus, when the 

preliminary proposed rulemaking was 

published, we established what we 

believed were the longest periods 

possible for public comment. In doing 

this, we recognized that when the 

comment period closed, time would be 

of the essence. That is, if there were a 

delay in the effective date of these 

regulations after this final rulemaking, 

States would have insufficient time to 

select season dates and limits; to 

communicate those selections to us; and 

to establish and publicize the necessary 

regulations and procedures to 

implement their decisions. We therefore 

find that ‘‘good cause’’ exists, within the 

terms of 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) of the 

Administrative Procedure Act, and 

these frameworks will, therefore, take 

effect immediately upon publication. 

Therefore, under authority of the 

Migratory Bird Treaty Act (July 3, 1918), 

as amended (16 U.S.C. 703–711), we 

prescribe final frameworks setting forth 

the species to be hunted, the daily bag 

and possession limits, the shooting 

hours, the season lengths, the earliest 

opening and latest closing season dates, 

and hunting areas, from which State 

conservation agency officials will select 

hunting season dates and other options. 

Upon receipt of season selections from 

these officials, we will publish a final 

rulemaking amending 50 CFR part 20 to 

reflect seasons, limits, and shooting 

hours for the conterminous United 

States for the 2006–07 season. 

List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 20 

Exports, Hunting, Imports, Reporting 

and recordkeeping requirements, 

Transportation, Wildlife. 

The rules that eventually will be 

promulgated for the 2006–07 hunting 

season are authorized under 16 U.S.C. 

703–712 and 16 U.S.C. 742 a–j. 

Dated: August 11, 2006. 

David M. Verhey, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish and 

Wildlife and Parks. 

Final Regulations Frameworks for 

2006–07 Early Hunting Seasons on 

Certain Migratory Game Birds 

Pursuant to the Migratory Bird Treaty 

Act and delegated authorities, the 

Department of the Interior approved the 

following frameworks, which prescribe 

season lengths, bag limits, shooting 

hours, and outside dates within which 

States may select hunting seasons for 

certain migratory game birds between 

September 1, 2006, and March 10, 2007. 

General 

Dates: All outside dates noted below 

are inclusive. 

Shooting and Hawking (taking by 

falconry) Hours: Unless otherwise 

specified, from one-half hour before 

sunrise to sunset daily. 

Possession Limits: Unless otherwise 

specified, possession limits are twice 

the daily bag limit. 

Flyways and Management Units 

Waterfowl Flyways 

Atlantic Flyway—includes 

Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, 

Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New 

Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, 

North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode 

Island, South Carolina, Vermont, 

Virginia, and West Virginia. 

Mississippi Flyway—includes 

Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, 

Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, 

Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, 

Tennessee, and Wisconsin. 

Central Flyway—includes Colorado 

(east of the Continental Divide), Kansas, 

Montana (Counties of Blaine, Carbon, 

Fergus, Judith Basin, Stillwater, 

Sweetgrass, Wheatland, and all counties 

east thereof), Nebraska, New Mexico 

(east of the Continental Divide except 

the Jicarilla Apache Indian Reservation), 

North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, 

Texas, and Wyoming (east of the 

Continental Divide). 

Pacific Flyway—includes Alaska, 

Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, 

Oregon, Utah, Washington, and those 

portions of Colorado, Montana, New 

Mexico, and Wyoming not included in 

the Central Flyway. 

Management Units 

Mourning Dove Management Units 

Eastern Management Unit—All States 

east of the Mississippi River, and 

Louisiana. 

Central Management Unit—Arkansas, 

Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, 

Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New 

Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South 

Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming. 

Western Management Unit—Arizona, 

California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, 

and Washington. 

Woodcock Management Regions 

Eastern Management Region—

Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, 

Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New 

Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, 

North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode 

Island, South Carolina, Vermont, 

Virginia, and West Virginia. 

Central Management Region—

Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, 

Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, 

Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, 

Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, 

Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, 

Texas, and Wisconsin. 

Other geographic descriptions are 

contained in a later portion of this 

document. 

Compensatory Days in the Atlantic 

Flyway: In the Atlantic Flyway States of 

Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, 

Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, 

North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and 

Virginia, where Sunday hunting is 

prohibited statewide by State law, all 

Sundays are closed to all take of 

migratory waterfowl (including 

mergansers and coots). 

Special September Teal Season 

Outside Dates: Between September 1 

and September 30, an open season on 

all species of teal may be selected by the 

following States in areas delineated by 

State regulations: 

Atlantic Flyway—Delaware, Florida, 

Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, 

South Carolina, and Virginia. 

Mississippi Flyway—Alabama, 

Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, 

Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, 

and Tennessee. 

Central Flyway—Colorado (part), 

Kansas, Nebraska (part), New Mexico 

(part), Oklahoma, and Texas. 

Hunting Seasons and Daily Bag 

Limits: Not to exceed 9 consecutive days 

in the Atlantic Flyway and 16 

consecutive days in the Mississippi and 

Central Flyways. The daily bag limit is 

4 teal. 


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Shooting Hours 

Atlantic Flyway—One-half hour 

before sunrise to sunset except in 

Maryland, where the hours are from 

sunrise to sunset. 

Mississippi and Central Flyways—

One-half hour before sunrise to sunset, 

except in the States of Arkansas, 

Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, and Ohio, 

where the hours are from sunrise to 

sunset. 

Special September Duck Seasons 

Florida, Kentucky and Tennessee: In 

lieu of a special September teal season, 

a 5-consecutive-day season may be 

selected in September. The daily bag 

limit may not exceed 4 teal and wood 

ducks in the aggregate, of which no 

more than 2 may be wood ducks. 

Iowa: Iowa may hold up to 5 days of 

its regular duck hunting season in 

September. All ducks that are legal 

during the regular duck season may be 

taken during the September segment of 

the season. The September season 

segment may commence no earlier than 

the Saturday nearest September 20 

(September 23). The daily bag and 

possession limits will be the same as 

those in effect last year, but are subject 

to change during the late-season 

regulations process. The remainder of 

the regular duck season may not begin 

before October 10. 

Special Youth Waterfowl Hunting Days 

Outside Dates: States may select two 

consecutive days (hunting days in 

Atlantic Flyway States with 

compensatory days) per duck-hunting 

zone, designated as ‘‘Youth Waterfowl 

Hunting Days,’’ in addition to their 

regular duck seasons. The days must be 

held outside any regular duck season on 

a weekend, holidays, or other nonschool days when youth hunters would 

have the maximum opportunity to 

participate. The days may be held up to 

14 days before or after any regular duckseason frameworks or within any split 

of a regular duck season, or within any 

other open season on migratory birds. 

Daily Bag Limits: The daily bag limits 

may include ducks, geese, mergansers, 

coots, moorhens, and gallinules and 

would be the same as those allowed in 

the regular season. Flyway species and 

area restrictions would remain in effect. 

Shooting Hours: One-half hour before 

sunrise to sunset. 

Participation Restrictions: Youth 

hunters must be 15 years of age or 

younger. In addition, an adult at least 18 

years of age must accompany the youth 

hunter into the field. This adult may not 

duck hunt but may participate in other 

seasons that are open on the special 

youth day. 

Scoter, Eider, and Oldsquaw Ducks 

(Atlantic Flyway) 

Outside Dates: Between September 15 

and January 31. 

Hunting Seasons and Daily Bag 

Limits: Not to exceed 107 days, with a 

daily bag limit of 7, singly or in the 

aggregate, of the listed sea-duck species, 

of which no more than 4 may be scoters. 

Daily Bag Limits During the Regular 

Duck Season: Within the special sea 

duck areas, during the regular duck 

season in the Atlantic Flyway, States 

may choose to allow the above sea duck 

limits in addition to the limits applying 

to other ducks during the regular duck 

season. In all other areas, sea ducks may 

be taken only during the regular open 

season for ducks and are part of the 

regular duck season daily bag (not to 

exceed 4 scoters) and possession limits. 

Areas: In all coastal waters and all 

waters of rivers and streams seaward 

from the first upstream bridge in Maine, 

New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode 

Island, Connecticut, and New York; in 

any waters of the Atlantic Ocean and in 

any tidal waters of any bay which are 

separated by at least 1 mile of open 

water from any shore, island, and 

emergent vegetation in New Jersey, 

South Carolina, and Georgia; and in any 

waters of the Atlantic Ocean and in any 

tidal waters of any bay which are 

separated by at least 800 yards of open 

water from any shore, island, and 

emergent vegetation in Delaware, 

Maryland, North Carolina, and Virginia; 

and provided that any such areas have 

been described, delineated, and 

designated as special sea-duck hunting 

areas under the hunting regulations 

adopted by the respective States. 

Special Early Canada Goose Seasons 

Atlantic Flyway 

General Seasons 

Canada goose seasons of up to 15 days 

during September 1–15 may be selected 

for the Eastern Unit of Maryland and 

Delaware. Seasons not to exceed 30 days 

during September 1–30 may be selected 

for Connecticut, the Northeast Hunt 

Unit of North Carolina, New Jersey, and 

Rhode Island. Except for experimental 

seasons described below, seasons may 

not exceed 25 days during September 1–

25 in the remainder of the Flyway. 

Areas open to the hunting of Canada 

geese must be described, delineated, 

and designated as such in each State’s 

hunting regulations. 

Daily Bag Limits: Not to exceed 15 

Canada geese. 

Experimental Seasons 

Experimental Canada goose seasons of 

up to 25 days during September 1–25 

may be selected for the Montezuma 

Region of New York and the Lake 

Champlain Region of New York and 

Vermont. Experimental seasons of up to 

30 days during September 1–30 may be 

selected by Florida, Georgia, New York 

(Long Island Zone), North Carolina 

(except in the Northeast Hunt Unit), and 

South Carolina. Areas open to the 

hunting of Canada geese must be 

described, delineated, and designated as 

such in each State’s hunting regulations. 

Daily Bag Limits: Not to exceed 15 

Canada geese. 

Mississippi Flyway 

General Seasons 

Canada goose seasons of up to 15 days 

during September 1–15 may be selected, 

except in the Upper Peninsula in 

Michigan, where the season may not 

extend beyond September 10, and in 

Minnesota (except in the Northwest 

Goose Zone), where a season of up to 22 

days during September 1–22 may be 

selected. The daily bag limit may not 

exceed 5 Canada geese. Areas open to 

the hunting of Canada geese must be 

described, delineated, and designated as 

such in each State’s hunting regulations. 

A Canada goose season of up to 10 

consecutive days during September 1–

10 may be selected by Michigan for 

Huron, Saginaw, and Tuscola Counties, 

except that the Shiawassee National 

Wildlife Refuge, Shiawassee River State 

Game Area Refuge, and the Fish Point 

Wildlife Area Refuge will remain 

closed. The daily bag limit may not 

exceed 5 Canada geese. 

Central Flyway 

General Seasons 

In Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, 

South Dakota, and Texas, Canada goose 

seasons of up to 30 days during 

September 1–30 may be selected. In 

Colorado, New Mexico, North Dakota, 

Montana, and Wyoming, Canada goose 

seasons of up to 15 days during 

September 1–15 may be selected. The 

daily bag limit may not exceed 5 Canada 

geese. Areas open to the hunting of 

Canada geese must be described, 

delineated, and designated as such in 

each State’s hunting regulations. 

Pacific Flyway 

General Seasons 

California may select a 9-day season 

in Humboldt County during the period 

September 1–15. The daily bag limit is 

2. 

Colorado may select a 9-day season 

during the period of September 1–15. 

The daily bag limit is 3. 

Oregon may select a special Canada 

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period September 1–15. In addition, in 

the NW goose management zone in 

Oregon, a 15-day season may be selected 

during the period September 1–20. 

Daily bag limits may not exceed 5 

Canada geese. 

Idaho may select a 7-day season 

during the period September 1–15. The 

daily bag limit is 2 and the possession 

limit is 4. 

Washington may select a special 

Canada goose season of up to 15 days 

during the period September 1–15. 

Daily bag limits may not exceed 5 

Canada geese. 

Wyoming may select an 8-day season 

on Canada geese between September 1–

15. This season is subject to the 

following conditions: 

1. Where applicable, the season must 

be concurrent with the September 

portion of the sandhill crane season. 

2. A daily bag limit of 2, with season 

and possession limits of 4, will apply to 

the special season. 

Areas open to hunting of Canada 

geese in each State must be described, 

delineated, and designated as such in 

each State’s hunting regulations. 

Regular Goose Seasons 

Regular goose seasons may open as 

early as September 16 in Wisconsin and 

Michigan. Season lengths, bag and 

possession limits, and other provisions 

will be established during the lateseason regulations process. 

Sandhill Cranes 

Regular Seasons in the Central Flyway 

Outside Dates: Between September 1 

and February 28. 

Hunting Seasons: Seasons not to 

exceed 37 consecutive days may be 

selected in designated portions of North 

Dakota (Area 2) and Texas (Area 2). 

Seasons not to exceed 58 consecutive 

days may be selected in designated 

portions of the following States: 

Colorado, Kansas, Montana, North 

Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming. 

Seasons not to exceed 93 consecutive 

days may be selected in designated 

portions of the following States: New 

Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. 

Daily Bag Limits: 3 sandhill cranes, 

except 2 sandhill cranes in designated 

portions of North Dakota (Area 2) and 

Texas (Area 2). 

Permits: Each person participating in 

the regular sandhill crane seasons must 

have a valid Federal sandhill crane 

hunting permit and/or, in those States 

where a Federal sandhill crane permit is 

not issued, a State-issued Harvest 

Information Survey Program (HIP) 

certification for game bird hunting in 

their possession while hunting. 

Special Seasons in the Central and 

Pacific Flyways 

Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, 

New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming may 

select seasons for hunting sandhill 

cranes within the range of the Rocky 

Mountain Population (RMP) subject to 

the following conditions: 

Outside Dates: Between September 1 

and January 31. 

Hunting Seasons: The season in any 

State or zone may not exceed 30 days. 

Bag limits: Not to exceed 3 daily and 

9 per season. 

Permits: Participants must have a 

valid permit, issued by the appropriate 

State, in their possession while hunting. 

Other provisions: Numbers of permits, 

open areas, season dates, protection 

plans for other species, and other 

provisions of seasons must be consistent 

with the management plan and 

approved by the Central and Pacific 

Flyway Councils with the following 

exceptions: 

1. In Utah, the requirement for 

monitoring the racial composition of the 

harvest in the experimental season is 

waived, and 100 percent of the harvest 

will be assigned to the RMP quota; 

2. In Arizona, monitoring the racial 

composition of the harvest must be 

conducted at 3 year intervals; 

3. In Idaho, seasons are experimental, 

and the requirement for monitoring the 

racial composition of the harvest is 

waived; 100 percent of the harvest will 

be assigned to the RMP quota; and 

4. In New Mexico, the season in the 

Estancia Valley is experimental, with a 

requirement to monitor the level and 

racial composition of the harvest; 

greater sandhill cranes in the harvest 

will be assigned to the RMP quota. 

Common Moorhens and Purple 

Gallinules 

Outside Dates: Between September 1 

and the last Sunday in January (January 

28) in the Atlantic, Mississippi and 

Central Flyways. States in the Pacific 

Flyway have been allowed to select 

their hunting seasons between the 

outside dates for the season on ducks; 

therefore, they are late-season 

frameworks, and no frameworks are 

provided in this document. 

Hunting Seasons and Daily Bag 

Limits: Seasons may not exceed 70 days 

in the Atlantic, Mississippi, and Central 

Flyways. Seasons may be split into 2 

segments. The daily bag limit is 15 

common moorhens and purple 

gallinules, singly or in the aggregate of 

the two species. 

Zoning: Seasons may be selected by 

zones established for duck hunting. 

Rails 

Outside Dates: States included herein 

may select seasons between September 

1 and the last Sunday in January 

(January 28) on clapper, king, sora, and 

Virginia rails. 

Hunting Seasons: The season may not 

exceed 70 days, and may be split into 

2 segments. 

Daily Bag Limits: Clapper and King 

Rails—In Rhode Island, Connecticut, 

New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland, 

10, singly or in the aggregate of the two 

species. In Texas, Louisiana, 

Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, 

South Carolina, North Carolina, and 

Virginia, 15, singly or in the aggregate 

of the two species. 

Sora and Virginia Rails—In the 

Atlantic, Mississippi, and Central 

Flyways and the Pacific-Flyway 

portions of Colorado, Montana, New 

Mexico, and Wyoming, 25 daily and 25 

in possession, singly or in the aggregate 

of the two species. The season is closed 

in the remainder of the Pacific Flyway. 

Common Snipe 

Outside Dates: Between September 1 

and February 28, except in Maine, 

Vermont, New Hampshire, 

Massachusetts, Rhode Island, 

Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, 

Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia, 

where the season must end no later than 

January 31. 

Hunting Seasons and Daily Bag 

Limits: Seasons may not exceed 107 

days and may be split into two 

segments. The daily bag limit is 8 snipe. 

Zoning: Seasons may be selected by 

zones established for duck hunting. 

American Woodcock 

Outside Dates: States in the Eastern 

Management Region may select hunting 

seasons between October 1 and January 

31. States in the Central Management 

Region may select hunting seasons 

between the Saturday nearest September 

22 (September 23) and January 31. 

Hunting Seasons and Daily Bag 

Limits: Seasons may not exceed 30 days 

in the Eastern Region and 45 days in the 

Central Region. The daily bag limit is 3. 

Seasons may be split into two segments. 

Zoning: New Jersey may select 

seasons in each of two zones. The 

season in each zone may not exceed 24 

days. 

Band-Tailed Pigeons 

Pacific Coast States (California, Oregon, 

Washington, and Nevada) 

Outside Dates: Between September 15 

and January 1. 

Hunting Seasons and Daily Bag 

Limits: Not more than 9 consecutive 


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days, with a daily bag limit of 2 bandtailed pigeons. 

Zoning: California may select hunting 

seasons not to exceed 9 consecutive 

days in each of two zones. The season 

in the North Zone must close by October 

3. 

Four-Corners States (Arizona, Colorado, 

New Mexico, and Utah) 

Outside Dates: Between September 1 

and November 30. 

Hunting Seasons and Daily Bag 

Limits: Not more than 30 consecutive 

days, with a daily bag limit of 5 bandtailed pigeons. 

Zoning: New Mexico may select 

hunting seasons not to exceed 20 

consecutive days in each of two zones. 

The season in the South Zone may not 

open until October 1. 

Mourning Doves 

Outside Dates: Between September 1 

and January 15, except as otherwise 

provided, States may select hunting 

seasons and daily bag limits as follows: 

Eastern Management Unit 

Hunting Seasons and Daily Bag 

Limits: Not more than 70 days with a 

daily bag limit of 12 mourning and 

white-winged doves in the aggregate, or 

not more than 60 days with a bag limit 

of 15 mourning and white-winged doves 

in the aggregate. 

Zoning and Split Seasons: States may 

select hunting seasons in each of two 

zones. The season within each zone may 

be split into not more than three 

periods. Regulations for bag and 

possession limits, season length, and 

shooting hours must be uniform within 

specific hunting zones. 

Central Management Unit 

Hunting Seasons and Daily Bag 

Limits: Not more than 70 days with a 

daily bag limit of 12 mourning and 

white-winged doves in the aggregate, or 

not more than 60 days with a bag limit 

of 15 mourning and white-winged doves 

in the aggregate. 

Zoning and Split Seasons 

States may select hunting seasons in 

each of two zones. The season within 

each zone may be split into not more 

than three periods. 

Texas may select hunting seasons for 

each of three zones subject to the 

following conditions: 

A. The hunting season may be split 

into not more than two periods, except 

in that portion of Texas in which the 

special white-winged dove season is 

allowed, where a limited mourning 

dove season may be held concurrently 

with that special season (see whitewinged dove frameworks). 

B. A season may be selected for the 

North and Central Zones between 

September 1 and January 25; and for the 

South Zone between September 20 and 

January 25. 

C. Daily bag limits are aggregate bag 

limits with mourning, white-winged, 

and white-tipped doves (see whitewinged dove frameworks for specific 

daily bag limit restrictions). 

D. Except as noted above, regulations 

for bag and possession limits, season 

length, and shooting hours must be 

uniform within each hunting zone. 

Western Management Unit 

Hunting Seasons and Daily Bag 

Limits: 

Idaho, Oregon, and Washington—Not 

more than 30 consecutive days with a 

daily bag limit of 10 mourning doves. 

Utah—Not more than 30 consecutive 

days with a daily bag limit that may not 

exceed 10 mourning doves and whitewinged doves in the aggregate. 

Nevada—Not more than 30 

consecutive days with a daily bag limit 

of 10 mourning doves, except in Clark 

and Nye Counties, where the daily bag 

limit may not exceed 10 mourning and 

white-winged doves in the aggregate. 

Arizona and California—Not more 

than 60 days, which may be split 

between two periods, September 1–15 

and November 1–January 15. In 

Arizona, during the first segment of the 

season, the daily bag limit is 10 

mourning and white-winged doves in 

the aggregate, of which no more than 6 

may be white-winged doves. During the 

remainder of the season, the daily bag 

limit is 10 mourning doves. In 

California, the daily bag limit is 10 

mourning doves, except in Imperial, 

Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties, 

where the daily bag limit may not 

exceed 10 mourning and white-winged 

doves in the aggregate. 

White-Winged and White-Tipped Doves 

Hunting Seasons and Daily Bag 

Limits: Except as shown below, seasons 

must be concurrent with mourning dove 

seasons. 

Eastern Management Unit: The daily 

bag limit may not exceed 12 (15 under 

the alternative) mourning and whitewinged doves in the aggregate. 

Central Management Unit: In Texas, 

the daily bag limit may not exceed 12 

mourning, white-winged, and whitetipped doves (15 under the alternative) 

in the aggregate, of which no more than 

2 may be white-tipped doves. In 

addition, Texas also may select a 

hunting season of not more than 4 days 

for the special white-winged dove area 

of the South Zone between September 1 

and September 19. The daily bag limit 

may not exceed 12 white-winged, 

mourning, and white-tipped doves in 

the aggregate, of which no more than 4 

may be mourning doves and 2 may be 

white-tipped doves. 

In the remainder of the Central 

Management Unit, the daily bag limit 

may not exceed 12 (15 under the 

alternative) mourning and white-winged 

doves in the aggregate. 

Western Management Unit: Arizona 

may select a hunting season of not more 

than 30 consecutive days, running 

concurrently with the first segment of 

the mourning dove season. The daily 

bag limit may not exceed 10 mourning 

and white-winged doves in the 

aggregate, of which no more than 6 may 

be white-winged doves. 

In Utah, the Nevada Counties of Clark 

and Nye, and in the California Counties 

of Imperial, Riverside, and San 

Bernardino, the daily bag limit may not 

exceed 10 mourning and white-winged 

doves in the aggregate. 

In the remainder of the Western 

Management Unit, the season is closed. 

Alaska 

Outside Dates: Between September 1 

and January 26. 

Hunting Seasons: Alaska may select 

107 consecutive days for waterfowl, 

sandhill cranes, and common snipe in 

each of 5 zones. The season may be split 

without penalty in the Kodiak Zone. 

The seasons in each zone must be 

concurrent. 

Closures: The hunting season is 

closed on emperor geese, spectacled 

eiders, and Steller’s eiders. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits 

Ducks—Except as noted, a basic daily 

bag limit of 7 and a possession limit of 

21 ducks. Daily bag and possession 

limits in the North Zone are 10 and 30, 

and in the Gulf Coast Zone, they are 8 

and 24. The basic limits may include no 

more than 1 canvasback daily and 3 in 

possession and may not include sea 

ducks. 

In addition to the basic duck limits, 

Alaska may select sea duck limits of 10 

daily, 20 in possession, singly or in the 

aggregate, including no more than 6 

each of either harlequin or long-tailed 

ducks. Sea ducks include scoters, 

common and king eiders, harlequin 

ducks, long-tailed ducks, and common 

and red-breasted mergansers. 

Light Geese—A basic daily bag limit 

of 4 and a possession limit of 8. 

Dark Geese—A basic daily bag limit of 

4 and a possession limit of 8. 

Dark-goose seasons are subject to the 

following exceptions: 

1. In Units 5 and 6, the taking of 

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September 28 through December 16. A 

special, permit-only Canada goose 

season may be offered on Middleton 

Island. No more than 10 permits can be 

issued. A mandatory goose 

identification class is required. Hunters 

must check in and check out. The bag 

limit is 1 daily and 1 in possession. The 

season will close if incidental harvest 

includes 5 dusky Canada geese. A dusky 

Canada goose is any dark-breasted 

Canada goose (Munsell 10 YR color 

value five or less) with a bill length 

between 40 and 50 millimeters. 

2. In Unit 9(D) and the Unimak Island 

portion of Unit 10, the limits for dark 

geese are 6 daily and 12 in possession. 

3. In Units 9(E) and 18, the limit for 

dark geese is 4 daily, including no more 

than 2 Canada geese. 

4. In Unit 9, season length for brant 

is 107 days. 

Brant—A daily bag limit of 2. 

Common snipe—A daily bag limit of 

8. 

Sandhill cranes—Bag and possession 

limits of 2 and 4, respectively, in the 

Southeast, Gulf Coast, Kodiak, and 

Aleutian Zones, and Unit 17 in the 

Northern Zone. In the remainder of the 

Northern Zone (outside Unit 17), bag 

and possession limits of 3 and 6, 

respectively. 

Tundra Swans—Open seasons for 

tundra swans may be selected subject to 

the following conditions: 

1. All seasons are by registration 

permit only. 

2. All season framework dates are 

September 1–October 31. 

3. In Game Management Unit (GMU) 

17, no more than 200 permits may be 

issued during this operational season. 

No more than 3 tundra swans may be 

authorized per permit with no more 

than 1 permit issued per hunter per 

season. 

4. In Game Management Unit (GMU) 

18, no more than 500 permits may be 

issued during the operational season. 

Up to 3 tundra swans may be authorized 

per permit. No more than 1 permit may 

be issued per hunter per season. 

5. In GMU 22, no more than 300 

permits may be issued during the 

operational season. Each permittee may 

be authorized to take up to 3 tundra 

swan per permit. No more than 1 permit 

may be issued per hunter per season. 

6. In GMU 23, no more than 300 

permits may be issued during the 

operational season. No more than 3 

tundra swans may be authorized per 

permit with no more than 1 permit 

issued per hunter per season. 

Hawaii 

Outside Dates: Between October 1 and 

January 31. 

Hunting Seasons: Not more than 65 

days (75 under the alternative) for 

mourning doves. 

Bag Limits: Not to exceed 15 (12 

under the alternative) mourning doves. 

Note: Mourning doves may be taken 

in Hawaii in accordance with shooting 

hours and other regulations set by the 

State of Hawaii, and subject to the 

applicable provisions of 50 CFR part 20. 

Puerto Rico 

Doves and Pigeons 

Outside Dates: Between September 1 

and January 15. 

Hunting Seasons: Not more than 60 

days. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Not 

to exceed 15 Zenaida, mourning, and 

white-winged doves in the aggregate, of 

which not more than 3 may be 

mourning doves. Not to exceed 5 scalynaped pigeons. 

Closed Areas: There is no open season 

on doves or pigeons in the following 

areas: Municipality of Culebra, 

Desecheo Island, Mona Island, El Verde 

Closure Area, and Cidra Municipality 

and adjacent areas. 

Ducks, Coots, Moorhens, Gallinules, and 

Snipe 

Outside Dates: Between October 1 and 

January 31. 

Hunting Seasons: Not more than 55 

days may be selected for hunting ducks, 

common moorhens, and common snipe. 

The season may be split into two 

segments. 

Daily Bag Limits: 

Ducks—Not to exceed 6. 

Common moorhens—Not to exceed 6. 

Common snipe—Not to exceed 8. 

Closed Seasons: The season is closed 

on the ruddy duck, white-cheeked 

pintail, West Indian whistling duck, 

fulvous whistling duck, and masked 

duck, which are protected by the 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The 

season also is closed on the purple 

gallinule, American coot, and Caribbean 

coot. 

Closed Areas: There is no open season 

on ducks, common moorhens, and 

common snipe in the Municipality of 

Culebra and on Desecheo Island. 

Virgin Islands 

Doves and Pigeons 

Outside Dates: Between September 1 

and January 15. 

Hunting Seasons: Not more than 60 

days for Zenaida doves. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Not 

to exceed 10 Zenaida doves. 

Closed Seasons: No open season is 

prescribed for ground or quail doves, or 

pigeons in the Virgin Islands. 

Closed Areas: There is no open season 

for migratory game birds on Ruth Cay 

(just south of St. Croix). 

Local Names for Certain Birds: 

Zenaida dove, also known as mountain 

dove; bridled quail-dove, also known as 

Barbary dove or partridge; Common 

ground-dove, also known as stone dove, 

tobacco dove, rola, or tortolita; scalynaped pigeon, also known as red-necked 

or scaled pigeon. 

Ducks 

Outside Dates: Between December 1 

and January 31. 

Hunting Seasons: Not more than 55 

consecutive days. 

Daily Bag Limits: Not to exceed 6. 

Closed Seasons: The season is closed 

on the ruddy duck, white-cheeked 

pintail, West Indian whistling duck, 

fulvous whistling duck, and masked 

duck. 

Special Falconry Regulations 

Falconry is a permitted means of 

taking migratory game birds in any State 

meeting Federal falconry standards in 

50 CFR 21.29(k). These States may 

select an extended season for taking 

migratory game birds in accordance 

with the following: 

Extended Seasons: For all hunting 

methods combined, the combined 

length of the extended season, regular 

season, and any special or experimental 

seasons must not exceed 107 days for 

any species or group of species in a 

geographical area. Each extended season 

may be divided into a maximum of 3 

segments. 

Framework Dates: Seasons must fall 

between September 1 and March 10. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 

Falconry daily bag and possession limits 

for all permitted migratory game birds 

must not exceed 3 and 6 birds, 

respectively, singly or in the aggregate, 

during extended falconry seasons, any 

special or experimental seasons, and 

regular hunting seasons in all States, 

including those that do not select an 

extended falconry season. 

Regular Seasons: General hunting 

regulations, including seasons and 

hunting hours, apply to falconry in each 

State listed in 50 CFR 21.29(k). Regularseason bag and possession limits do not 

apply to falconry. The falconry bag limit 

is not in addition to gun limits. 

Area, Unit, and Zone Descriptions 

Mourning and White-winged Doves 

Alabama 

South Zone—Baldwin, Barbour, 

Coffee, Covington, Dale, Escambia, 

Geneva, Henry, Houston, and Mobile 

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North Zone—Remainder of the State. 

California 

White-winged Dove Open Areas—

Imperial, Riverside, and San Bernardino 

Counties. 

Florida 

Northwest Zone—The Counties of 

Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Franklin, 

Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, 

Liberty, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton, 

Washington, Leon (except that portion 

north of U.S. 27 and east of State Road 

155), Jefferson (south of U.S. 27, west of 

State Road 59 and north of U.S. 98), and 

Wakulla (except that portion south of 

U.S. 98 and east of the St. Marks River). 

South Zone—Remainder of State. 

Louisiana 

North Zone—That portion of the State 

north of Interstate Highway 10 from the 

Texas State line to Baton Rouge, 

Interstate Highway 12 from Baton Rouge 

to Slidell and Interstate Highway 10 

from Slidell to the Mississippi State 

line. 

South Zone—The remainder of the 

State. 

Mississippi 

North Zone—That portion of the State 

north and west of a line extending west 

from the Alabama State line along U.S. 

Highway 84 to its junction with State 

Highway 35, then south along State 

Highway 35 to the Louisiana State line. 

South Zone—The remainder of 

Mississippi. 

Nevada 

White-winged Dove Open Areas—

Clark and Nye Counties. 

Texas 

North Zone—That portion of the State 

north of a line beginning at the 

International Bridge south of Fort 

Hancock; north along FM 1088 to TX 20; 

west along TX 20 to TX 148; north along 

TX 148 to I–10 at Fort Hancock; east 

along I–10 to I–20; northeast along I–20 

to I–30 at Fort Worth; northeast along I–

30 to the Texas-Arkansas State line. 

South Zone—That portion of the State 

south and west of a line beginning at the 

International Bridge south of Del Rio, 

proceeding east on U.S. 90 to State Loop 

1604 west of San Antonio; then south, 

east, and north along Loop 1604 to 

Interstate Highway 10 east of San 

Antonio; then east on I–10 to Orange, 

Texas. 

Special White-winged Dove Area in 

the South Zone—That portion of the 

State south and west of a line beginning 

at the International Bridge south of Del 

Rio, proceeding east on U.S. 90 to State 

Loop 1604 west of San Antonio, 

southeast on State Loop 1604 to 

Interstate Highway 35, southwest on 

Interstate Highway 35 to TX 44; east 

along TX 44 to TX 16 at Freer; south 

along TX 16 to TX 285 at Hebbronville; 

east along TX 285 to FM 1017; 

southwest along FM 1017 to TX 186 at 

Linn; east along TX 186 to the Mansfield 

Channel at Port Mansfield; east along 

the Mansfield Channel to the Gulf of 

Mexico. 

Area with additional restrictions—

Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, and Willacy 

Counties. 

Central Zone—That portion of the 

State lying between the North and South 

Zones. 

Band-tailed Pigeons 

California 

North Zone—Alpine, Butte, Del Norte, 

Glenn, Humboldt, Lassen, Mendocino, 

Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, 

Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties. 

South Zone—The remainder of the 

State. 

New Mexico 

North Zone—North of a line following 

U.S. 60 from the Arizona State line east 

to I–25 at Socorro and then south along 

I–25 from Socorro to the Texas State 

line. 

South Zone—Remainder of the State. 

Washington 

Western Washington—The State of 

Washington excluding those portions 

lying east of the Pacific Crest Trail and 

east of the Big White Salmon River in 

Klickitat County. 

Woodcock 

New Jersey 

North Zone—That portion of the State 

north of NJ 70. 

South Zone—The remainder of the 

State. 

Special September Canada Goose 

Seasons 

Atlantic Flyway 

Connecticut 

North Zone—That portion of the State 

north of I–95. 

South Zone—Remainder of the State. 

Maryland 

Eastern Unit—Anne Arundel, Calvert, 

Caroline, Cecil, Charles, Dorchester, 

Harford, Kent, Queen Anne’s, St. 

Mary’s, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, 

and Worcester Counties; that portion of 

Prince George’s, Howard, and Baltimore 

Counties east of Interstate 95. 

Western Unit—Allegany, Carroll, 

Frederick, Garrett, Montgomery, and 

Washington Counties; that portion of 

Prince George’s, Howard, and Baltimore 

Counties west of Interstate 95. 

Massachusetts 

Western Zone—That portion of the 

State west of a line extending south 

from the Vermont border on I–91 to MA 

9, west on MA 9 to MA 10, south on MA 

10 to U.S. 202, south on U.S. 202 to the 

Connecticut border. 

Central Zone—That portion of the 

State east of the Berkshire Zone and 

west of a line extending south from the 

New Hampshire border on I–95 to U.S. 

1, south on U.S. 1 to I–93, south on I–

93 to MA 3, south on MA 3 to U.S. 6, 

west on U.S. 6 to MA 28, west on MA 

28 to I–195, west to the Rhode Island 

border; except the waters, and the lands 

150 yards inland from the high-water 

mark, of the Assonet River upstream to 

the MA 24 bridge, and the Taunton 

River upstream to the Center St.-Elm St. 

bridge will be in the Coastal Zone. 

Coastal Zone—That portion of 

Massachusetts east and south of the 

Central Zone. 

New York 

Lake Champlain Zone—The U.S. 

portion of Lake Champlain and that area 

east and north of a line extending along 

NY 9B from the Canadian border to U.S. 

9, south along U.S. 9 to NY 22 south of 

Keesville; south along NY 22 to the west 

shore of South Bay, along and around 

the shoreline of South Bay to NY 22 on 

the east shore of South Bay; southeast 

along NY 22 to U.S. 4, northeast along 

U.S. 4 to the Vermont border. 

Long Island Zone—That area 

consisting of Nassau County, Suffolk 

County, that area of Westchester County 

southeast of I–95, and their tidal waters. 

Western Zone—That area west of a 

line extending from Lake Ontario east 

along the north shore of the Salmon 

River to I–81, and south along I–81 to 

the Pennsylvania border, except for the 

Montezuma Zone. 

Montezuma Zone—Those portions of 

Cayuga, Seneca, Ontario, Wayne, and 

Oswego Counties north of U.S. Route 

20, east of NYS Route 14, south of NYS 

Route 104, and west of NYS Route 34. 

Northeastern Zone—That area north 

of a line extending from Lake Ontario 

east along the north shore of the Salmon 

River to I–81, south along I–81 to NY 49, 

east along NY 49 to NY 365, east along 

NY 365 to NY 28, east along NY 28 to 

NY 29, east along NY 29 to I–87, north 

along I–87 to U.S. 9 (at Exit 20), north 

along U.S. 9 to NY 149, east along NY 

149 to U.S. 4, north along U.S. 4 to the 

Vermont border, exclusive of the Lake 

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Southeastern Zone—The remaining 

portion of New York. 

North Carolina 

Northeast Hunt Unit—Camden, 

Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Hyde, 

Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and 

Washington Counties; that portion of 

Bertie County north and east of a line 

formed by NC 45 at the Washington 

County line to U.S. 17 in Midway, U.S. 

17 in Midway to U.S. 13 in Windsor to 

the Hertford County line; and that 

portion of Northampton County that is 

north of U.S. 158 and east of NC 35. 

Vermont 

Lake Champlain Zone: The U.S. 

portion of Lake Champlain and that area 

north and west of the line extending 

from the New York border along U.S. 4 

to VT 22A at Fair Haven; VT 22A to U.S. 

7 at Vergennes; U.S. 7 to the Canadian 

border. 

Interior Zone: That portion of 

Vermont west of the Lake Champlain 

Zone and eastward of a line extending 

from the Massachusetts border at 

Interstate 91; north along Interstate 91 to 

U.S. 2; east along U.S. 2 to VT 102; 

north along VT 102 to VT 253; north 

along VT 253 to the Canadian border. 

Connecticut River Zone: The 

remaining portion of Vermont east of 

the Interior Zone. 

Mississippi Flyway 

Illinois 

Northeast Canada Goose Zone—Cook, 

Du Page, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, 

Kendall, Lake, McHenry, and Will 

Counties. 

North Zone: That portion of the state 

outside the Northeast Canada Goose 

Zone and north of a line extending west 

from the Indiana border along PeotoneBeecher Road to Illinois Route 50, south 

along Illinois Route 50 to WilmingtonPeotone Road, west along WilmingtonPeotone Road to Illinois Route 53, north 

along Illinois Route 53 to New River 

Road, northwest along New River Road 

to Interstate Highway 55, south along I–

55 to Pine Bluff—Lorenzo Road, west 

along Pine Bluff—Lorenzo Road to 

Illinois Route 47, north along Illinois 

Route 47 to I–80, west along I–80 to I–

39, south along I–39 to Illinois Route 18, 

west along Illinois Route 18 to Illinois 

Route 29, south along Illinois Route 29 

to Illinois Route 17, west along Illinois 

Route 17 to the Mississippi River, and 

due south across the Mississippi River 

to the Iowa border. 

Central Zone: That portion of the state 

outside the Northeast Canada Goose 

Zone and south of the North Zone to a 

line extending west from the Indiana 

border along Interstate Highway 70 to 

Illinois Route 4, south along Illinois 

Route 4 to Illinois Route 161, west along 

Illinois Route 161 to Illinois Route 158, 

south and west along Illinois Route 158 

to Illinois Route 159, south along 

Illinois Route 159 to Illinois Route 156, 

west along Illinois Route 156 to A Road, 

north and west on A Road to Levee 

Road, north on Levee Road to the south 

shore of New Fountain Creek, west 

along the south shore of New Fountain 

Creek to the Mississippi River, and due 

west across the Mississippi River to the 

Missouri border. 

South Zone: The remainder of Illinois. 

Iowa 

North Zone: That portion of the State 

north of U.S. Highway 20. 

South Zone: The remainder of Iowa. 

Cedar Rapids/Iowa City Goose Zone. 

Includes portions of Linn and Johnson 

Counties bounded as follows: Beginning 

at the intersection of the west border of 

Linn County and Linn County Road 

E2W; thence south and east along 

County Road E2W to Highway 920; 

thence north along Highway 920 to 

County Road E16; thence east along 

County Road E16 to County Road W58; 

thence south along County Road W58 to 

County Road E34; thence east along 

County Road E34 to Highway 13; thence 

south along Highway 13 to Highway 30; 

thence east along Highway 30 to 

Highway 1; thence south along Highway 

1 to Morse Road in Johnson County; 

thence east along Morse Road to Wapsi 

Avenue; thence south along Wapsi 

Avenue to Lower West Branch Road; 

thence west along Lower West Branch 

Road to Taft Avenue; thence south along 

Taft Avenue to County Road F62; thence 

west along County Road F62 to Kansas 

Avenue; thence north along Kansas 

Avenue to Black Diamond Road; thence 

west on Black Diamond Road to Jasper 

Avenue; thence north along Jasper 

Avenue to Rohert Road; thence west 

along Rohert Road to Ivy Avenue; 

thence north along Ivy Avenue to 340th 

Street; thence west along 340th Street to 

Half Moon Avenue; thence north along 

Half Moon Avenue to Highway 6; 

thence west along Highway 6 to Echo 

Avenue; thence north along Echo 

Avenue to 250th Street; thence east on 

250th Street to Green Castle Avenue; 

thence north along Green Castle Avenue 

to County Road F12; thence west along 

County Road F12 to County Road W30; 

thence north along County Road W30 to 

Highway 151; thence north along the 

Linn-Benton County line to the point of 

beginning. 

Des Moines Goose Zone. Includes 

those portions of Polk, Warren, Madison 

and Dallas Counties bounded as follows: 

Beginning at the intersection of 

Northwest 158th Avenue and County 

Road R38 in Polk County; thence south 

along R38 to Northwest 142nd Avenue; 

thence east along Northwest 142nd 

Avenue to Northeast 126th Avenue; 

thence east along Northeast 126th 

Avenue to Northeast 46th Street; thence 

south along Northeast 46th Street to 

Highway 931; thence east along 

Highway 931 to Northeast 80th Street; 

thence south along Northeast 80th Street 

to Southeast 6th Avenue; thence west 

along Southeast 6th Avenue to Highway 

65; thence south and west along 

Highway 65 to Highway 69 in Warren 

County; thence south along Highway 69 

to County Road G24; thence west along 

County Road G24 to Highway 28; thence 

southwest along Highway 28 to 43rd 

Avenue; thence north along 43rd 

Avenue to Ford Street; thence west 

along Ford Street to Filmore Street; 

thence west along Filmore Street to 10th 

Avenue; thence south along 10th 

Avenue to 155th Street in Madison 

County; thence west along 155th Street 

to Cumming Road; thence north along 

Cumming Road to Badger Creek 

Avenue; thence north along Badger 

Creek Avenue to County Road F90 in 

Dallas County; thence east along County 

Road F90 to County Road R22; thence 

north along County Road R22 to 

Highway 44; thence east along Highway 

44 to County Road R30; thence north 

along County Road R30 to County Road 

F31; thence east along County Road F31 

to Highway 17; thence north along 

Highway 17 to Highway 415 in Polk 

County; thence east along Highway 415 

to Northwest 158th Avenue; thence east 

along Northwest 158th Avenue to the 

point of beginning. 

Michigan 

North Zone: The Upper Peninsula. 

Middle Zone: That portion of the 

Lower Peninsula north of a line 

beginning at the Wisconsin border in 

Lake Michigan due west of the mouth of 

Stony Creek in Oceana County; then due 

east to, and easterly and southerly along 

the south shore of, Stony Creek to 

Scenic Drive, easterly and southerly 

along Scenic Drive to Stony Lake Road, 

easterly along Stony Lake and Garfield 

Roads to Michigan Highway 20, east 

along Michigan 20 to U.S. Highway 10 

Business Route (BR) in the city of 

Midland, east along U.S. 10 BR to U.S. 

10, east along U.S. 10 to Interstate 

Highway 75/U.S. Highway 23, north 

along I–75/U.S. 23 to the U.S. 23 exit at 

Standish, east along U.S. 23 to Shore 

Road in Arenac County, east along 

Shore Road to the tip of Point Lookout, 

then on a line directly east 10 miles into 

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line directly northeast to the Canada 

border. 

South Zone: The remainder of 

Michigan. 

Minnesota 

Twin Cities Metropolitan Canada 

Goose Zone— 

A. All of Hennepin and Ramsey 

Counties. 

B. In Anoka County, all of Columbus 

Township lying south of County State 

Aid Highway (CSAH) 18, Anoka 

County; all of the cities of Ramsey, 

Andover, Anoka, Coon Rapids, Spring 

Lake Park, Fridley, Hilltop, Columbia 

Heights, Blaine, Lexington, Circle Pines, 

Lino Lakes, and Centerville; and all of 

the city of Ham Lake except that portion 

lying north of CSAH 18 and east of U.S. 

Highway 65. 

C. That part of Carver County lying 

north and east of the following 

described line: Beginning at the 

northeast corner of San Francisco 

Township; thence west along the north 

boundary of San Francisco Township to 

the east boundary of Dahlgren 

Township; thence north along the east 

boundary of Dahlgren Township to U.S. 

Highway 212; thence west along U.S. 

Highway 212 to State Trunk Highway 

(STH) 284; thence north on STH 284 to 

County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 10; 

thence north and west on CSAH 10 to 

CSAH 30; thence north and west on 

CSAH 30 to STH 25; thence east and 

north on STH 25 to CSAH 10; thence 

north on CSAH 10 to the Carver County 

line. 

D. In Scott County, all of the cities of 

Shakopee, Savage, Prior Lake, and 

Jordan, and all of the Townships of 

Jackson, Louisville, St. Lawrence, Sand 

Creek, Spring Lake, and Credit River. 

E. In Dakota County, all of the cities 

of Burnsville, Eagan, Mendota Heights, 

Mendota, Sunfish Lake, Inver Grove 

Heights, Apple Valley, Lakeville, 

Rosemount, Farmington, Hastings, 

Lilydale, West St. Paul, and South St. 

Paul, and all of the Township of 

Nininger. 

F. That portion of Washington County 

lying south of the following described 

line: Beginning at County State Aid 

Highway (CSAH) 2 on the west 

boundary of the county; thence east on 

CSAH 2 to U.S. Highway 61; thence 

south on U.S. Highway 61 to State 

Trunk Highway (STH) 97; thence east 

on STH 97 to the intersection of STH 97 

and STH 95; thence due east to the east 

boundary of the State. 

Northwest Goose Zone—That portion 

of the State encompassed by a line 

extending east from the North Dakota 

border along U.S. Highway 2 to State 

Trunk Highway (STH) 32, north along 

STH 32 to STH 92, east along STH 92 

to County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 2 

in Polk County, north along CSAH 2 to 

CSAH 27 in Pennington County, north 

along CSAH 27 to STH 1, east along 

STH 1 to CSAH 28 in Pennington 

County, north along CSAH 28 to CSAH 

54 in Marshall County, north along 

CSAH 54 to CSAH 9 in Roseau County, 

north along CSAH 9 to STH 11, west 

along STH 11 to STH 310, and north 

along STH 310 to the Manitoba border. 

Southeast Goose Zone—That part of 

the State within the following described 

boundaries: beginning at the 

intersection of U.S. Highway 52 and the 

south boundary of the Twin Cities 

Metro Canada Goose Zone; thence along 

the U.S. Highway 52 to State Trunk 

Highway (STH) 57; thence along STH 57 

to the municipal boundary of Kasson; 

thence along the municipal boundary of 

Kasson County State Aid Highway 

(CSAH) 13, Dodge County; thence along 

CSAH 13 to STH 30; thence along STH 

30 to U.S. Highway 63; thence along 

U.S. Highway 63 to the south boundary 

of the State; thence along the south and 

east boundaries of the State to the south 

boundary of the Twin Cities Metro 

Canada Goose Zone; thence along said 

boundary to the point of beginning. 

Five Goose Zone—That portion of the 

State not included in the Twin Cities 

Metropolitan Canada Goose Zone, the 

Northwest Goose Zone, or the Southeast 

Goose Zone. 

West Zone—That portion of the State 

encompassed by a line beginning at the 

junction of State Trunk Highway (STH) 

60 and the Iowa border, then north and 

east along STH 60 to U.S. Highway 71, 

north along U.S. 71 to Interstate 

Highway 94, then north and west along 

I–94 to the North Dakota border. 

Tennessee 

Middle Tennessee Zone—Those 

portions of Houston, Humphreys, 

Montgomery, Perry, and Wayne 

Counties east of State Highway 13; and 

Bedford, Cannon, Cheatham, Coffee, 

Davidson, Dickson, Franklin, Giles, 

Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, 

Macon, Marshall, Maury, Moore, 

Robertson, Rutherford, Smith, Sumner, 

Trousdale, Williamson, and Wilson 

Counties. 

East Tennessee Zone—Anderson, 

Bledsoe, Bradley, Blount, Campbell, 

Carter, Claiborne, Clay, Cocke, 

Cumberland, DeKalb, Fentress, 

Grainger, Greene, Grundy, Hamblen, 

Hamilton, Hancock, Hawkins, Jackson, 

Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Loudon, 

Marion, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe, 

Morgan, Overton, Pickett, Polk, Putnam, 

Rhea, Roane, Scott, Sequatchie, Sevier, 

Sullivan, Unicoi, Union, Van Buren, 

Warren, Washington, and White 

Counties. 

Wisconsin 

Early-Season Subzone A—That 

portion of the State encompassed by a 

line beginning at the intersection of U.S. 

Highway 141 and the Michigan border 

near Niagara, then south along U.S. 141 

to State Highway 22, west and 

southwest along State 22 to U.S. 45, 

south along U.S. 45 to State 22, west 

and south along State 22 to State 110, 

south along State 110 to U.S. 10, south 

along U.S. 10 to State 49, south along 

State 49 to State 23, west along State 23 

to State 73, south along State 73 to State 

60, west along State 60 to State 23, 

south along State 23 to State 11, east 

along State 11 to State 78, then south 

along State 78 to the Illinois border. 

Early-Season Subzone B—The 

remainder of the State. 

Central Flyway 

Kansas 

September Canada Goose Unit—That 

area of Kansas east of U.S. 183 and 

north of KS 96. 

Nebraska 

September Canada Goose Unit—That 

part of Nebraska bounded by a line from 

the Nebraska-Iowa State line west on 

U.S. Highway 30 to U.S. Highway 81, 

then south on U.S. Highway 81 to NE 

Highway 64, then east on NE Highway 

64 to NE Highway 15, then south on NE 

Highway 15 to NE Highway 41, then 

east on NE Highway 41 to NE Highway 

50, then north on NE Highway 50 to NE 

Highway 2, then east on NE Highway 2 

to the Nebraska-Iowa State line. 

South Dakota 

September Canada Goose Unit A— 

Brown, Campbell, Edmunds, Faulk, 

McPherson, Spink, and Walworth 

Counties. 

September Canada Goose Unit B— 

Clark, Codington, Day, Deuel, Grant, 

Hamlin, Marshall, and Roberts Counties. 

September Canada Goose Unit C— 

Beadle, Brookings, Hanson, Kingsbury, 

Lake, Lincoln, McCook, Miner, 

Minnehaha, Moody, Sanborn, Turner, 

and Union Counties. 

Pacific Flyway 

Idaho 

East Zone—Bonneville, Caribou, 

Fremont, and Teton Counties. 

Oregon 

Northwest Zone—Benton, Clackamas, 

Clatsop, Columbia, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, 

Marion, Polk, Multnomah, Tillamook, 

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Southwest Zone—Coos, Curry, 

Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, and 

Klamath Counties. 

East Zone—Baker, Gilliam, Malheur, 

Morrow, Sherman, Umatilla, Union, and 

Wasco Counties. 

Washington 

Area 1—Skagit, Island, and 

Snohomish Counties. 

Area 2A (SW Quota Zone)—Clark 

County, except portions south of the 

Washougal River; Cowlitz, and 

Wahkiakum Counties. 

Area 2B (SW Quota Zone)—Pacific 

County. 

Area 3—All areas west of the Pacific 

Crest Trail and west of the Big White 

Salmon River that are not included in 

Areas 1, 2A, and 2B. 

Area 4—Adams, Benton, Chelan, 

Douglas, Franklin, Grant, Kittitas, 

Lincoln, Okanogan, Spokane, and Walla 

Walla Counties. 

Area 5—All areas east of the Pacific 

Crest Trail and east of the Big White 

Salmon River that are not included in 

Area 4. 

Ducks 

Atlantic Flyway 

New York 

Lake Champlain Zone: The U.S. 

portion of Lake Champlain and that area 

east and north of a line extending along 

NY 9B from the Canadian border to U.S. 

9, south along U.S. 9 to NY 22 south of 

Keesville; south along NY 22 to the west 

shore of South Bay, along and around 

the shoreline of South Bay to NY 22 on 

the east shore of South Bay; southeast 

along NY 22 to U.S. 4, northeast along 

U.S. 4 to the Vermont border. 

Long Island Zone: That area 

consisting of Nassau County, Suffolk 

County, that area of Westchester County 

southeast of I–95, and their tidal waters. 

Western Zone: That area west of a line 

extending from Lake Ontario east along 

the north shore of the Salmon River to 

I–81, and south along I–81 to the 

Pennsylvania border. 

Northeastern Zone: That area north of 

a line extending from Lake Ontario east 

along the north shore of the Salmon 

River to I–81, south along I–81 to NY 49, 

east along NY 49 to NY 365, east along 

NY 365 to NY 28, east along NY 28 to 

NY 29, east along NY 29 to I–87, north 

along I–87 to U.S. 9 (at Exit 20), north 

along U.S. 9 to NY 149, east along NY 

149 to U.S. 4, north along U.S. 4 to the 

Vermont border, exclusive of the Lake 

Champlain Zone. 

Southeastern Zone: The remaining 

portion of New York. 

Mississippi Flyway 

Indiana 

North Zone: That portion of the State 

north of a line extending east from the 

Illinois border along State Road 18 to 

U.S. Highway 31, north along U.S. 31 to 

U.S. 24, east along U.S. 24 to 

Huntington, then southeast along U.S. 

224 to the Ohio border. 

Ohio River Zone: That portion of the 

State south of a line extending east from 

the Illinois border along Interstate 

Highway 64 to New Albany, east along 

State Road 62 to State 56, east along 

State 56 to Vevay, east and north on 

State 156 along the Ohio River to North 

Landing, north along State 56 to U.S. 

Highway 50, then northeast along U.S. 

50 to the Ohio border. 

South Zone: That portion of the State 

between the North and Ohio River Zone 

boundaries. 

Iowa 

North Zone: That portion of the State 

north of a line extending east from the 

Nebraska border along State Highway 

175 to State Highway 37, southeast 

along State Highway 37 to State 

Highway 183, northeast along State 

Highway 183 to State Highway 141, east 

along State Highway 141 to U.S. 

Highway 30, then east along U.S. 

Highway 30 to the Illinois border. 

South Zone: The remainder of Iowa. 

Central Flyway 

Colorado 

Special Teal Season Area: Lake and 

Chaffee Counties and that portion of the 

State east of Interstate Highway 25. 

Kansas 

High Plains Zone: That portion of the 

State west of U.S. 283. 

Low Plains Early Zone: That area of 

Kansas east of U.S. 283, and generally 

west of a line beginning at the Junction 

of the Nebraska State line and KS 28; 

south on KS 28 to U.S. 36; east on U.S. 

36 to KS 199; south on KS 199 to 

Republic Co. Road 563; south on 

Republic Co. Road 563 to KS 148; east 

on KS 148 to Republic Co. Road 138; 

south on Republic Co. Road 138 to 

Cloud Co. Road 765; south on Cloud Co. 

Road 765 to KS 9; west on KS 9 to U.S. 

24; west on U.S. 24 to U.S. 281; north 

on U.S. 281 to U.S. 36; west on U.S. 36 

to U.S. 183; south on U.S. 183 to U.S. 

24; west on U.S. 24 to KS 18; southeast 

on KS 18 to U.S. 183; south on U.S. 183 

to KS 4; east on KS 4 to I–135; south on 

I–135 to KS 61; southwest on KS 61 to 

KS 96; northwest on KS 96 to U.S. 56; 

west on U.S. 56 to U.S. 281; south on 

U.S. 281 to U.S. 54; west on U.S. 54 to 

U.S. 183; north on U.S. 183 to U.S. 56; 

and southwest on U.S. 56 to U.S. 283. 

Low Plains Late Zone: The remainder 

of Kansas. 

Nebraska 

Special Teal Season Area: That 

portion of the State south of a line 

beginning at the Wyoming State line; 

east along U.S. 26 to Nebraska Highway 

L62A east to U.S. 385; south to U.S. 26; 

east to NE 92; east along NE 92 to NE 

61; south along NE 61 to U.S. 30; east 

along U.S. 30 to the Iowa border. 

New Mexico (Central Flyway Portion) 

North Zone: That portion of the State 

north of I–40 and U.S. 54. 

South Zone: The remainder of New 

Mexico. 

Pacific Flyway 

California 

Northeastern Zone: Northeastern 

Zone: In that portion of California lying 

east and north of a line beginning at the 

intersection of Interstate 5 with the 

California–Oregon line; south along 

Interstate 5 to its junction with Walters 

Lane south of the town of Yreka; west 

along Walters Lane to its junction with 

Easy Street; south along Easy Street to 

the junction with Old Highway 99; 

south along Old Highway 99 to the 

point of intersection with Interstate 5 

north of the town of Weed; south along 

Interstate 5 to its junction with Highway 

89; east and south along Highway 89 to 

Main Street Greenville; north and east to 

its junction with North Valley Road; 

south to its junction of Diamond 

Mountain Road; north and east to its 

junction with North Arm Road; south 

and west to the junction of North Valley 

Road; south to the junction with 

Arlington Road (A22); west to the 

junction of Highway 89; south and west 

to the junction of Highway 70; east on 

Highway 70 to Highway 395; south and 

east on Highway 395 to the point of 

intersection with the California–Nevada 

state line; north along the California–

Nevada state line to the junction of the 

California–Nevada–Oregon state lines 

west along the California–Oregon line 

state to the point of origin. 

Colorado River Zone: Those portions 

of San Bernardino, Riverside, and 

Imperial Counties east of a line 

extending from the Nevada border south 

along U.S. 95 to Vidal Junction; south 

on a road known as ‘‘Aqueduct Road’’

in San Bernardino County through the 

town of Rice to the San Bernardino–

Riverside County line; south on a road 

known in Riverside County as the 

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I–10 to the Wiley Well Road; south on 

this road to Wiley Well; southeast along 

the Army–Milpitas Road to the Blythe, 

Brawley, Davis Lake intersections; south 

on the Blythe–Brawley paved road to 

the Ogilby and Tumco Mine Road; south 

on this road to U.S. 80; east 7 miles on 

U.S. 80 to the Andrade-Algodones Road; 

south on this paved road to the Mexican 

border at Algodones, Mexico. 

Southern Zone: That portion of 

southern California (but excluding the 

Colorado River Zone) south and east of 

a line extending from the Pacific Ocean 

east along the Santa Maria River to CA 

166 near the City of Santa Maria; east on 

CA 166 to CA 99; south on CA 99 to the 

crest of the Tehachapi Mountains at 

Tejon Pass; east and north along the 

crest of the Tehachapi Mountains to CA 

178 at Walker Pass; east on CA 178 to 

U.S. 395 at the town of Inyokern; south 

on U.S. 395 to CA 58; east on CA 58 to 

I–15; east on I–15 to CA 127; north on 

CA 127 to the Nevada border. 

Southern San Joaquin Valley 

Temporary Zone: All of Kings and 

Tulare Counties and that portion of 

Kern County north of the Southern 

Zone. 

Balance-of-the-State Zone: The 

remainder of California not included in 

the Northeastern, Southern, and 

Colorado River Zones, and the Southern 

San Joaquin Valley Temporary Zone. 

Canada Geese 

Michigan 

MVP—Upper Peninsula Zone: The 

MVP—Upper Peninsula Zone consists 

of the entire Upper Peninsula of 

Michigan. 

MVP—Lower Peninsula Zone: The 

MVP—Lower Peninsula Zone consists 

of the area within the Lower Peninsula 

of Michigan that is north and west of the 

point beginning at the southwest corner 

of Branch county, north continuing 

along the western border of Branch and 

Calhoun counties to the northwest 

corner of Calhoun county, then east to 

the southwest corner of Eaton county, 

then north to the southern border of 

Ionia county, then east to the southwest 

corner of Clinton county, then north 

along the western border of Clinton 

County continuing north along the 

county border of Gratiot and Montcalm 

counties to the southern border of 

Isabella county, then east to the 

southwest corner of Midland county, 

then north along the west Midland 

county border to Highway M–20, then 

easterly to U.S. Highway 10, then 

easterly to U.S. Interstate 75/U.S. 

Highway 23, then northerly along I–75/ 

U.S. 23 and easterly on U.S. 23 to the 

centerline of the Au Gres River, then 

southerly along the centerline of the Au 

Gres River to Saginaw Bay, then on a 

line directly east 10 miles into Saginaw 

Bay, and from that point on a line 

directly northeast to the Canadian 

border. 

SJBP Zone is the rest of the State, that 

area south and east of the boundary 

described above. 

Sandhill Cranes 

Central Flyway 

Colorado 

The Central Flyway portion of the 

State except the San Luis Valley 

(Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Hinsdale, 

Mineral, Rio Grande, and Saguache 

Counties east of the Continental Divide) 

and North Park (Jackson County). 

Kansas 

That portion of the State west of a line 

beginning at the Oklahoma border, 

north on I–35 to Wichita, north on I–135 

to Salina, and north on U.S. 81 to the 

Nebraska border. 

Montana 

The Central Flyway portion of the 

State except for that area south and west 

of Interstate 90, which is closed to 

sandhill crane hunting. 

New Mexico 

Regular-Season Open Area—Chaves, 

Curry, De Baca, Eddy, Lea, Quay, and 

Roosevelt Counties. 

Middle Rio Grande Valley Area—The 

Central Flyway portion of New Mexico 

in Socorro and Valencia Counties. 

Estancia Valley Area—Those portions 

of Santa Fe, Torrance and Bernallilo 

Counties within an area bounded on the 

west by New Mexico Highway 55 

beginning at Mountainair north to NM 

337, north to NM 14, north to I–25; on 

the north by I–25 east to U.S. 285; on 

the east by U.S. 285 south to U.S. 60; 

and on the south by U.S. 60 from U.S. 

285 west to NM 55 in Mountainair. 

Southwest Zone—Sierra, Luna, Dona 

Ana Counties, and those portions of 

Grant and Hidalgo Counties south of I–

10. 

North Dakota 

Area 1—That portion of the State west 

of U.S. 281. 

Area 2—That portion of the State east 

of U.S. 281. 

Oklahoma 

That portion of the State west of I–35. 

South Dakota 

That portion of the State west of U.S. 

281. 

Texas 

Zone A—That portion of Texas lying 

west of a line beginning at the 

international toll bridge at Laredo, 

thence northeast along U.S. Highway 81 

to its junction with Interstate Highway 

35 in Laredo, thence north along 

Interstate Highway 35 to its junction 

with Interstate Highway 10 in San 

Antonio, thence northwest along 

Interstate Highway 10 to its junction 

with U.S. Highway 83 at Junction, 

thence north along U.S. Highway 83 to 

its junction with U.S. Highway 62, 16 

miles north of Childress, thence east 

along U.S. Highway 62 to the TexasOklahoma State line. 

Zone B—That portion of Texas lying 

within boundaries beginning at the 

junction of U.S. Highway 81 and the 

Texas-Oklahoma State line, thence 

southeast along U.S. Highway 81 to its 

junction with U.S. Highway 287 in 

Montague County, thence southeast 

along U.S. Highway 287 to its junction 

with Interstate Highway 35W in Fort 

Worth, thence southwest along 

Interstate Highway 35 to its junction 

with Interstate Highway 10 in San 

Antonio, thence northwest along 

Interstate Highway 10 to its junction 

with U.S. Highway 83 in Junction, 

thence north along U.S. Highway 83 to 

its junction with U.S. Highway 62, 16 

miles north of Childress, thence east 

along U.S. Highway 62 to the Texas–

Oklahoma State line, thence south along 

the Texas–Oklahoma state line to the 

south bank of the Red River, thence 

eastward along the vegetation line on 

the south bank of the Red River to U.S. 

Highway 81. 

Zone C—The remainder of the State, 

except for the closed areas. 

Closed areas—(A) That portion of the 

State lying east and north of a line 

beginning at the junction of U.S. 

Highway 81 and the Texas–Oklahoma 

State line, thence southeast along U.S. 

Highway 81 to its junction with U.S. 

Highway 287 in Montague County, 

thence southeast along U.S. Highway 

287 to its junction with Interstate 

Highway 35W in Fort Worth, thence 

southwest along Interstate Highway 35 

to its junction with U.S. Highway 290 

East in Austin, thence east along U.S. 

Highway 290 to its junction with 

Interstate Loop 610 in Harris County, 

thence south and east along Interstate 

Loop 610 to its junction with Interstate 

Highway 45 in Houston, thence south 

on Interstate Highway 45 to State 

Highway 342, thence to the shore of the 

Gulf of Mexico, and thence north and 

east along the shore of the Gulf of 

Mexico to the Texas-Louisiana State 

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(B) That portion of the State lying 

within the boundaries of a line 

beginning at the Kleberg-Nueces County 

line and the shore of the Gulf of Mexico, 

thence west along the County line to 

Park Road 22 in Nueces County, thence 

north and west along Park Road 22 to 

its junction with State Highway 358 in 

Corpus Christi, thence west and north 

along State Highway 358 to its junction 

with State Highway 286, thence north 

along State Highway 286 to its junction 

with Interstate Highway 37, thence east 

along Interstate Highway 37 to its 

junction with U.S. Highway 181, thence 

north and west along U.S. Highway 181 

to its junction with U.S. Highway 77 in 

Sinton, thence north and east along U.S. 

Highway 77 to its junction with U.S. 

Highway 87 in Victoria, thence south 

and east along U.S. Highway 87 to its 

junction with State Highway 35 at Port 

Lavaca, thence north and east along 

State Highway 35 to the south end of the 

Lavaca Bay Causeway, thence south and 

east along the shore of Lavaca Bay to its 

junction with the Port Lavaca Ship 

Channel, thence south and east along 

the Lavaca Bay Ship Channel to the Gulf 

of Mexico, and thence south and west 

along the shore of the Gulf of Mexico to 

the Kleberg-Nueces County line. 

Wyoming 

Regular-Season Open Area—

Campbell, Converse, Crook, Goshen, 

Laramie, Niobrara, Platte, and Weston 

Counties. 

Riverton-Boysen Unit—Portions of 

Fremont County. 

Park and Big Horn County Unit—

Portions of Park and Big Horn Counties. 

Pacific Flyway 

Arizona 

Special-Season Area—Game 

Management Units 30A, 30B, 31, and 

32. 

Montana 

Special-Season Area—See State 

regulations. 

Utah 

Special-Season Area—Rich, Cache, 

and Unitah Counties and that portion of 

Box Elder County beginning on the 

Utah-Idaho State line at the Box Elder–

Cache County line; west on the State 

line to the Pocatello Valley County 

Road; south on the Pocatello Valley 

County Road to I–15; southeast on I–15 

to SR–83; south on SR–83 to Lamp 

Junction; west and south on the 

Promontory Point County Road to the 

tip of Promontory Point; south from 

Promontory Point to the Box Elder–

Weber County line; east on the Box 

Elder–Weber County line to the Box 

Elder–Cache County line; north on the 

Box Elder–Cache County line to the 

Utah–Idaho State line. 

Wyoming 

Bear River Area—That portion of 

Lincoln County described in State 

regulations. 

Salt River Area—That portion of 

Lincoln County described in State 

regulations. 

Farson-Eden Area—Those portions of 

Sweetwater and Sublette Counties 

described in State regulations. 

All Migratory Game Birds in Alaska 

North Zone—State Game Management 

Units 11–13 and 17–26. 

Gulf Coast Zone—State Game 

Management Units 5–7, 9, 14–16, and 

10 (Unimak Island only). 

Southeast Zone—State Game 

Management Units 1–4. 

Pribilof and Aleutian Islands Zone—

State Game Management Unit 10 (except 

Unimak Island). 

Kodiak Zone—State Game 

Management Unit 8. 

All Migratory Game Birds in the Virgin 

Islands 

Ruth Cay Closure Area—The island of 

Ruth Cay, just south of St. Croix. 

All Migratory Game Birds in Puerto 

Rico 

Municipality of Culebra Closure 

Area—All of the municipality of 

Culebra. 

Desecheo Island Closure Area—All of 

Desecheo Island. 

Mona Island Closure Area—All of 

Mona Island. 

El Verde Closure Area—Those areas 

of the municipalities of Rio Grande and 

Loiza delineated as follows: (1) All 

lands between Routes 956 on the west 

and 186 on the east, from Route 3 on the 

north to the juncture of Routes 956 and 

186 (Km 13.2) in the south; (2) all lands 

between Routes 186 and 966 from the 

juncture of 186 and 966 on the north, to 

the Caribbean National Forest Boundary 

on the south; (3) all lands lying west of 

Route 186 for 1 kilometer from the 

juncture of Routes 186 and 956 south to 

Km 6 on Route 186; (4) all lands within 

Km 14 and Km 6 on the west and the 

Caribbean National Forest Boundary on 

the east; and (5) all lands within the 

Caribbean National Forest Boundary 

whether private or public. 

Cidra Municipality and adjacent 

areas—All of Cidra Municipality and 

portions of Aguas Buenas, Caguas, 

Cayey, and Comerio Municipalities as 

encompassed within the following 

boundary: beginning on Highway 172 as 

it leaves the municipality of Cidra on 

the west edge, north to Highway 156, 

east on Highway 156 to Highway 1, 

south on Highway 1 to Highway 765, 

south on Highway 765 to Highway 763, 

south on Highway 763 to the Rio 

Guavate, west along Rio Guavate to 

Highway 1, southwest on Highway 1 to 

Highway 14, west on Highway 14 to 

Highway 729, north on Highway 729 to 

Cidra Municipality boundary to the 

point of the beginning. 

[FR Doc. 06–7211 Filed 8–28–06; 8:45 am] 

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