Conn. Agencies Regs. § 26-49-2 - Hunting Dog Training Areas
(a) The size of the
area where dog training is permitted shall be not more than 300 acres; however,
the area where the shooting of birds will be permitted in connection with dog
training shall be not less than five acres nor more than ten acres in size and
shall be in a single block.
(b) The
external boundaries of the dog training area shall be conspicuously posted and
the area where the shooting of birds is permitted in connection with dog
training shall be adequately posted by the permittee at intervals of not more
than 100 feet with conspicuous signs of a size not less than 11" X 16". These
signs shall include the name of the permittee and the words "Regulated Dog
Training Area ... Authorized under regulations of the Department of Energy and
Environmental Protection."
(c) The
area where the shooting of birds is permitted in connection with dog training
shall be in a location that does not conflict with any reasonable prior public
interest, shall be suitable for the purpose, where the discharge of firearms
will not endanger public safety, and shall be on or in close proximity to the
private shooting preserve, game farm or commercial kennel of the
permittee.
(d) Only artificially
propagated pheasant, chukar partridge, quail, ducks and pigeons of either sex
may be liberated and shot.
(e) All
birds liberated shall be full-winged and capable of maintaining normal flight
and shall be in a condition suitable to maintain themselves in the
wild.
(f) No game bird or pigeon
shall be permanently confined on the area where shooting is permitted in
connection with the training of dogs by use of any device.
(g) All birds after they are shot in
connection with dog training, shall be identified with a tag furnished at no
cost by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection upon which the
permittee shall have written their name and the date of taking. The department
shall furnish said tags to any such permittee electronically through the
department's website and in the applicable annual Connecticut Hunting and
Trapping Guide.
(h) The permittee
shall keep accurate written daily records which shall be open to inspection by
any duly authorized representative of the department at any reasonable time.
These records shall include:
(1) The name of
each person hunting on the area, the day the person was hunting and amount of
game, pheasant, quail, chukar partridge and ducks taken each day.
(2) The number of all pheasants, quail,
chukar partridge, and ducks liberated on the area included in the permit,
together with the dates when such birds were liberated. Not later than thirty
days following the period for which the permit was issued, the permittee shall
submit to the department, a true copy of his records on forms provided by the
department.
Notes
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