15A NCAC 10H .0105      RECORDS and reporting requirements

(a)  The controlled hunting preserve operator shall maintain a written record of each hunter using the controlled hunting preserve. This record shall contain the following information:

(1)           name, address, and license number of the preserve;

(2)           the name, address, and state hunting license number of each hunter using the preserve;

(3)           the date(s) of the hunt;

(4)           the number and species of each bird harvested by the hunter on the preserve; and

(5)           the signature of the operator.

This record shall be executed in duplicate. The original record shall be given to the hunter to serve as a receipt for birds harvested on the preserve as required in Rule .0103 of this Section. The duplicate record shall be retained by the operator for 12 months after the date(s) of the hunt. It shall be unlawful for a person to possess game birds harvested on controlled hunting preserves without a receipt as described in this Rule.

(b)  The operator shall maintain a written record of each bird species released on the preserve. This record shall include the number and species of each bird released and the date of the release.

(c)  The records required by this Rule shall be available for inspection at the request of the Commission.

(d)  Licensed operators that release birds shall report the number released, the species of the birds released, and the county where the release occurred to renew their operator's license. This reporting requirement shall be limited to those birds released during the time period of the operator's current valid license or last valid license and shall be reported on the Controlled Shooting Preserve Game Birds Report Form found online at www.ncwildlife.org or at the Commission headquarters.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 113‑134; 113‑273; 113-274;

Eff. February 1, 1976;

Amended Eff. November 1, 1990; April 15, 1979;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. December 6, 2016;

Amended Eff. April 1, 2020.