Part 20 — Migratory Bird Hunting
Current through Jul 23, 2026
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 703 et seq. and 742a-j.
Source: 38 FR 22021, Aug. 15, 1973, unless otherwise noted.
Sections
- § 20.1 Scope of regulations.
- § 20.2 Relation to other provisions.
- § 20.11 What terms do I need to understand?
- § 20.20 Migratory Bird Harvest Information Program.
- § 20.21 What hunting methods are illegal?
- § 20.22 Closed seasons.
- § 20.23 Shooting and hawking hours.
- § 20.24 Daily limit.
- § 20.25 Wanton waste of migratory game birds.
- § 20.26 Emergency closures.
- § 20.31 Prohibited if taken in violation of subpart C.
- § 20.32 During closed season.
- § 20.33 Possession limit.
- § 20.34 Opening day of a season.
- § 20.35 Field possession limit.
- § 20.36 Tagging requirement.
- § 20.37 Custody of birds of another.
- § 20.38 Possession of live birds.
- § 20.39 Termination of possession.
- § 20.40 Gift of migratory game birds.
- § 20.41 Prohibited if taken in violation of subpart C.
- § 20.42 Transportation of birds of another.
- § 20.43 Species identification requirement.
- § 20.44 Marking package or container.
- § 20.51 Prohibited if taken in violation of subpart C.
- § 20.52 Species identification requirement.
- § 20.53 Marking package or container.
- § 20.61 Importation limits.
- § 20.62 Importation of birds of another.
- § 20.63 Species identification requirement.
- § 20.64 Foreign export permits.
- § 20.65 Processing requirement.
- § 20.66 Marking of package or container.
- § 20.71 Violation of Federal law.
- § 20.72 Violation of State and Tribal law.
- § 20.73 Violation of foreign law.
- § 20.81 Tagging requirement.
- § 20.82 Records required.
- § 20.83 Inspection of premises.
- § 20.91 Commercial use of feathers.
- § 20.92 Personal use of feathers or skins.
- § 20.100 General provisions.
- § 20.107 Definitions.
- § 20.108 Nontoxic shot zones.
- § 20.109 Extended seasons, limits, and hours for taking migratory game birds by falconry.
- § 20.110 Regulations for certain Federal Indian reservations and ceded lands.
- § 20.115 Duck and dove zone and split-season configurations.
- § 20.117 Duck season regulatory alternatives.
- § 20.119 Establishing the authorization conditions.
- § 20.121 Notification of the authorization conditions.
- § 20.123 Special and experimental seasons.
- § 20.125 Requirements for States.
- § 20.127 Requirements for hunters.
- § 20.129 Service Migratory Bird Regulations Committee.
- § 20.130 Flyway Councils.
- § 20.131 Extension of seasons.
- § 20.132 Subsistence use in Alaska.
- § 20.133 Hunting regulations for crows.
- § 20.134 Approval of nontoxic shot types and shot coatings.