Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 46 - USE OF WILDLIFE IN COMPETITIVE HUNTING DOG TRIALS AND THE TRAINING OF HUNTING DOGS AND RAPTORS › Section 635-046-0050 - Use of Wildlife for Hunting Dog and Raptor Training

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Upland game birds, except sage grouse,
			 sharp-tailed grouse, and spruce grouse, may be pursued to train hunting dogs
			 from September through January, or as permitted by these rules.
(2) No person may release any
			 domestically-raised game birds without first obtaining a "Game Bird Release
			 Permit for Hunting Dog and Raptor Training" from the Department. With such a
			 permit, the Department authorizes the permittee and his or her designees to
			 release domestically-raised game birds for the sole purpose of training hunting
			 dogs and raptors and to operate recall pens on private lands to recapture those
			 same game birds.
(a) A designee(s) must
			 possess a copy of the permittee's permit or written authorization from the
			 permittee to release domestically-raised game birds on his or her
			 behalf.
(b) The permit is
			 immediately valid upon completion of the application when signed by the
			 permittee. A copy of the completed permit must be submitted to the Department
			 as indicated on the permit.
(c)
			 There is no cost for this permit and there will be no limit to the number of
			 permits that will be available.
(d)
			 Permits are valid from date of issue through December 31.
(e) On Department owned or managed lands, the
			 release of domestically-raised game birds for hunting dog or raptor training is
			 prohibited except in designated dog training areas where release is
			 specifically allowed by wildlife area rule, and, if required by the wildlife
			 area, the individual has a special permit specific to that wildlife area for
			 activities allowed under these rules.
(f) The following species are permitted for
			 release under this permit: common pheasant (all races of Phasianus colchicus,
			 most commonly ring-necked); California (valley), bobwhite and Coturnix quail;
			 Hungarian (gray), chukar, and red-legged partridge; or mallards, provided such
			 birds were lawfully acquired and, except for bobwhite and Coturnix quail, are
			 marked birds.
(g) If at any time
			 one or more people are training hunting dogs or raptors with
			 domestically-raised game birds released under a valid Game Bird Release Permit
			 for Hunting Dog and Raptor Training, the following items must be in the
			 possession of at least one of those persons:
(i) At least one valid Game Bird Release
			 Permit for Hunting Dog and Raptor Training.
(ii) A sales receipt from the propagator or a
			 written note of origin containing the name and address of the person from whom
			 the birds were acquired, which specifies the number and species of game birds
			 which have been or are going to be released.
(iii) One or more hunting dogs or
			 raptors.
(h) A holder of
			 a Game Bird Release Permit for Hunting Dog and Raptor Training must annually
			 report to the Department the number and species of game birds released by
			 county.