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SUMMARY OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS NOTICE : The material below is only a summary of Federal rules . Each hunter should also consult the actual Federal regulations , which may be found in Title 50 , code of Federal Regulations , Part 20 .
RESTRICTIONS . No person shall harvest migratory game birds :
A . While possessing shot ( either in shot shells or as loose shot for muzzleloading ) other than steel shot or such shot approved as nontoxic while taking Anatidae ( ducks , geese , and brant ), coots and any species that make up aggregate bag limits during concurrent seasons .
B . With a trap , snare , net , rifle , pistol , swivel gun , shotgun larger than 10-gauge , punt gun , battery gun , machine gun , fishhook , poison , drug , explosive , or stupefying substance .
C . With a shotgun capable of holding more than three shells , unless it is plugged with a one-piece filler that cannot be removed without disassembling the gun .
D . From a sink box ( a low floating device , having a depression affording the hunter a means of concealment beneath the surface of the water ).
E . From or with the aid or use of a car or other motor-driven land conveyance , or any aircraft , except that paraplegics and single or double amputees of the legs may take from any stationary motor vehicle or stationary motor-driven land conveyance . “ Paraplegic ” means an
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individual afflicted with paralysis of the lower half of the body with involvement of both legs , usually due to disease of or injury to the spinal cord .
F . By the use or aid of live decoys . All live , tame or captive ducks and geese shall be removed for a period of 10 consecutive days prior to hunting , and confined within an enclosure which substantially reduces the audibility of their calls and totally conceals such tame birds from the sight of migratory waterfowl .
G . Using records or tapes of migratory bird calls or sounds , or electrically amplified imitations of bird calls .
H . By means or aid of any motor driven land , water , or air conveyance , or any sailboat used for the purpose of or resulting in the concentrating , driving , rallying , or stirring up of any migratory bird .
I . By the aid of baiting or on or over any baited area , where a person knows or reasonably should know that the area is or has been baited . However , nothing in this paragraph prohibits the taking of migratory game birds on or over the following lands or areas that are not otherwise baited areas : a ) standing crops or flooded standing crops ; standing , flooded , or manipulated natural vegetation ; flooded harvested croplands ; or lands or areas where seeds or grains have been scattered solely as a result of a normal agricultural planting , harvesting , post-harvest manipulation or normal
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soil stabilization practice ; b ) from a blind or other place of concealment camouflaged with natural vegetation ; c ) from a blind or other place of concealment camouflaged with vegetation from agricultural crops , as long as such camouflaging does not result in the exposing , depositing , distributing or scattering of grain or other feed .
J . A person must also retain the bird in their actual custody , at the place where harvested or between that place and either ( a ) their automobile or principle means of land transportation ; or ( b ) their personal abode or temporary or transient place of lodging .
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Aquatic Invasive Species
HELP US KEEP IT MAINE : PROTECT OUR WATERS FROM AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES
1 CLEAN
• Clean off plants , animals , and mud from gear and equipment including decoys , waders , footwear , boat , paddles , ropes , anchors , and field gear before leaving water access .
• Scrub off any visible material on footwear with a stiff brush .
• Dispose of debris in a trash reciprocal or a responsible location away from the water .
2 DRAIN
• Drain water from watercraft , motor , bilge , bladder tanks , and live well away from the water before leaving water access .
3 DRY
• Dry completely before reuse .
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