Conn. Agencies Regs. § 26-48a-1 - Pheasant season, bag limits, tags, use and reporting
(a)
(1) The open season for taking pheasant shall
be from the third Saturday in October through the last day in
February.
(2) The second Saturday
in October shall be designated as junior pheasant hunting training day. On this
day, only hunters having a valid Connecticut junior firearms hunting license
and pheasant harvest stamp may hunt. The accompanying adult mentor shall have
in his/her possession a valid Connecticut hunting license. The adult mentor
shall not carry a firearm.
(3) The
daily bag limit shall not exceed two pheasants and the season bag limit shall
not exceed ten pheasants, except as provided in subsection (f) of this
section.
(b) No person,
required to be licensed per Section
26-27
of the Connecticut General Statutes as amended, shall kill, take, possess or
transport any pheasant without a valid pheasant stamp, except as provided in
subsection (j) of this section.
(c)
No person shall allow another to have or use such stamp issued to himself or
use any stamp issued to another.
(d) Pheasants taken under the provisions of
Sections
26-48,
26-49
and
26-52
of the Connecticut General Statutes shall not be subject to regulations
provided under this section.
(e)
All stamp holders who are contacted by the department for the purposes of
surveying pheasant hunting activity shall complete a hunting season activity
report by the method specified in the hunting and trapping guide published
annually by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
(f)
(1)
Members and guests of a private hunting club shall not be subject to state
pheasant stamp requirements or seasonal bag limitations under subsections (a)
and (b) of this section when hunting on club lands provided such club has
qualified for an exemption pursuant to this subdivision. Members and guests of
a private hunting club shall not be subject to daily bag limitations if a club
tag is affixed to each pheasant taken on club lands. The club tag shall be
affixed to the pheasant immediately upon kill and remain attached to the
pheasant until it is prepared for consumption or mounted for display. The
following information shall be printed legibly on each club tag: the name of
the exempted club, date of taking, and the hunter's current hunting license
number. To qualify for an exemption, under this subdivision, a private hunting
club shall:
(A) Obtain an application form for
exemption from the Wildlife Division of the Department;
(B) Secure the signature of the local
Department Conservation Officer on the completed application form prior to
submitting it to the Wildlife Division;
(C) Submit the completed form to the Wildlife
Division;
(D) Purchase and/or raise
pheasants for liberation on club lands; and
(E) Post the boundaries of all club lands to
be subject to such exemption in accordance with instructions from the Wildlife
Division.
(2) The
exemption shall be effective when the completed application form is signed by
an authorized representative of the Wildlife Division.
(3) For the purposes of this section, "club
lands" shall be defined as those lands which are closed to the public and which
the club owns, leases or uses for hunting pursuant to an agreement with a
private landowner. "Club lands" shall exclude lands on which pheasants are
released under any state cooperative program.
(4) The Commissioner may revoke an exemption
for submission of false or misleading statements on the application form or
violation of the requirements of section
26-48a-1(j)(1)(C)
or (D). Revocation shall be effective when the hunting club receives written
notice of revocation.
Notes
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