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Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies (Last Updated: June 14,2023) |
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Title26 Fisheries and Game |
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SubTitle26-52. Shooting Field Dog Trials |
| Sec. 26-52-1. Permits for Shooting Birds Liberated at Field Dog Trials |
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The commissioner will issue permits for field dog trials at which birds may be shot subject to the following regulations: (a) Birds may be shot at all field dog training trials, and other trials which are licensed or sanctioned by the AKC, CASDFTA or NAVHDA. (b) Field dog trials at which birds may be shot may be held during daylight hours, any time, including Sunday. (c) The location where such field dog trial is held shall be suitable for that purpose and such trial shall not endanger the public safety. State-owned lands approved for shooting field dog trials are the Nod Brook Management Area, Dr. John E. Flaherty Field Trial Area, Mansfield Hollow Dam, and Sugarbrook Field Trial Area. (d) Only pheasant, quail, chukar partridge, ducks and pigeons of either sex shall be liberated and shot at field dog trials. (e) A minimum of five of any of the following species, pheasant, quail, chukar partridge, ducks or pigeons shall be liberated at each field dog trial. (f) All pheasants, quail, chukar partridge, ducks or pigeons liberated at field dog trials for the purpose of their being shot shall have complete wing feathers, shall be capable of maintaining normal flight and shall not be confined to the field trial area by use of any device. (g) No pheasant, quail, chukar partridge, or duck shall be liberated unless it was obtained from the same source of supply as that stated in the permit, except with the permission of the commissioner. (h) All pheasant, quail, chukar partridge or ducks shot 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. (i) A report on the trial, on a form furnished by the commissioner, must be submitted to the commissioner by the agent of the commissioner within one week of the end of the trial. (j) Birds escaping from the trial course shall not be hunted further by trial participants or spectators on the same day as the trial. Shooting by trial participants off the bird field area as designated by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is prohibited. (k) A permit to hold a field dog trial at which birds may be shot shall cost thirty five dollars ($35.00) if held at the Nod Brook Management Area, Dr. John E. Flaherty Field Trial Area or Mansfield Hollow Dam and sanctioned by the AKC, CASDFTA or NAVHDA, and eighteen dollars ($18.00) if held on private lands. |
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(Effective January 1, 1992; Amended September 9, 2013) |