SUBCHAPTER 10H – REGULATED ACTIVITIES

SECTION .0100 ‑ CONTROLLED HUNTING PRESERVES FOR DOMESTICALLY RAISED GAME BIRDS

15A NCAC 10H .0101      general requirements

(a)  It shall be unlawful to operate a controlled hunting preserve without first obtaining a controlled hunting operator's license from the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (Commission).

(b)  A controlled hunting preserve operator's license shall authorize an operator, guest, or customer to take the following:

(1)           Mallard Ducks (in accordance with 50 CFR 21.45);

(2)           Chukar Partridges;

(3)           Hungarian Partridges; and

(4)           Other domestically raised game birds, except Wild Turkey.

(c)  The following conditions shall apply to the take of birds on a controlled hunting preserve:

(1)           take shall be by shooting, which may include the use of dogs;

(2)           there shall be no bag limits or sex restrictions; and

(3)           take shall be authorized from October 1 to March 31.

(4)           domestically raised migratory gamebirds shall be marked by one of the methods provided in 50 CFR 21.45, all other domestically raised game birds, except Chukar Partridges and Hungarian Partridges, shall be individually marked on one leg with a band imprinted with the propagator's license number.

(d)  Application for a controlled hunting preserve operator's license shall be made on a form available from the Commission online at www.ncwildlife.org or at the Commission headquarters located at 1751 Varsity Drive, Raleigh, NC 27606-2576. The application shall include the following information:

(1)           The applicant's name, mailing address, residence address, telephone number, and date of birth;

(2)           The preserve name and address;

(3)           GPS coordinates of preserve entrance;

(4)           The total preserve acres owned or leased;

(5)           The name, address, and telephone number of the landowner, if applicable;

(6)           The type of preserve; and

(7)           The species of domestically raised game birds to be offered for hunting.

(e)  Applicants shall certify and demonstrate ownership or proof of lease of the land for the license period and for the operation of a controlled hunting preserve.

(f)  A licensed controlled hunting preserve operator shall be authorized to purchase, possess, propagate, sell, transport, and release propagated migratory game birds, their eggs, and propagated upland game birds, except for wild turkey, subject to limitations in Section .0900 of this Subchapter.

(g)  Representatives of the Commission shall be permitted to enter the premises upon request or during business hours for inspection, enforcement, or scientific purposes.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 113-134; 113-273;

Eff. February 1, 1976;

Amended Eff. August 1, 2010; May 1, 2008; July 1, 1994; November 1, 1990; July 1, 1988; July 1, 1987;

Readopted Eff. April 1, 2020;

Amended Eff. February 1, 2023.