WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                            Ch. 500

(1)      A permit from the Department; and

(2)     The written permission of the owner of the land or other person
designated by the owner to lease the land, if the land is owned or leased by a person other
than the applicant for a permit under this section.

(b)     (1) The Department may issue a regulated shooting ground permit on
payment of a $100 permit fee or a permit fee determined by the Department, whichever
is greater, and after determining that the establishment and operation of it does not
conflict with any reasonable prior public interest.

(2) THE DEPARTMENT MAY NOT ISSUE A NEW PERMIT FOR A
REGULATED SHOOTING GROUND TO AN EXISTING PERMIT HOLDER UNLESS THE
REPORT REQUIRED UNDER SUBSECTION (C) (3) OF THIS SECTION HAS BEEN FILED.

(c)      (1) The Department, by regulation, shall govern and prescribe the size of
the area, the method of hunting, the open and closed seasons, the release, possession, and
use of propagated wildlife, and any reports the Department deems necessary.

(2)      (I) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS
PARAGRAPH, EACH PERSON HOLDING A REGULATED SHOOTING GROUND PERMIT
OR GUEST OF THAT PERSON MAY NOT TAKE BY SHOOTING ON A REGULATED
SHOOTING GROUND MORE THAN SIX 8 MALLARD DUCKS, INCLUDING PEN-REARED
MALLARD DUCKS, MALLARD DUCKS RELEASED BY THE STATE, AND WILD MALLARD
DUCKS.

(II) FOR TOWER SHOT FLIGHTED MALLARD DUCKS, THE DAILY
BAG LIMIT IS 12 DUCKS PER HUNTER.

(II) (III) THE SIX 8 AND 12 BIRD BAG LIMIT LIMITS SET FORTH IN
SUBPARAGRAPH (I) SUBPARAGRAPHS (I) AND (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH DOES DO
NOT AFFECT EXISTING STATE AND FEDERAL DAILY OR SEASONAL BAG LIMITS FOR
MALLARD DUCKS.

(3)      THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REQUIRE EACH PERSON HOLDING A
REGULATED SHOOTING GROUND PERMIT TO FILE A REPORT WITH THE
DEPARTMENT, ON FORMS PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT, BY APRIL 30 OF EACH
YEAR FOR THE MOST RECENTLY CONCLUDED HUNTING SEASON. THE REPORT
SHALL INCLUDE:

(I)       THE NUMBER AND SPECIES OF CAPTIVE RAISED BIRDS THAT
HAVE BEEN RELEASED, KILLED, OR RECAPTURED ON THE REGULATED SHOOTING
GROUND EACH DAY;

(II)     THE NUMBER AND SPECIES OF ALL WILD WATERFOWL THAT
HAVE BEEN KILLED ON THE REGULATED SHOOTING GROUND EXCLUDING ANY OF
THE CAPTIVE RAISED BIRDS LISTED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH;

(III)    AN ESTIMATE OF HOW MANY CAPTIVE RAISED BIRDS BY
SPECIES WERE RELEASED AND NOT CAPTURED; AND

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