[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 50, Volume 6]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 50CFR21.23]



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                    TITLE 50--WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES

 

 CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE 

                          INTERIOR--(Continued)

 

PART 21_MIGRATORY BIRD PERMITS--Table of Contents

 

                  Subpart C_Specific Permit Provisions

 

Sec. 21.23  Scientific collecting permits.



    (a) Permit requirement. A scientific collecting permit is required 

before any person may take, transport, or possess migratory birds, their 

parts, nests, or eggs for scientific research or educational purposes.

    (b) Application procedures. Submit applications for scientific 

permits to the appropriate Regional Director (Attention: Migratory bird 

permit office). You can find addresses for the Regional Directors in 50 

CFR 2.2. Each application must contain the general information and 

certification required in Sec. 13.12(a) of this subchapter, and the 

following additional information:

    (1) Species and numbers of migratory birds or their parts, nests, or 

eggs to be taken or acquired when it is possible to determine same in 

advance;

    (2) Location or locations where such scientific collecting is 

proposed;

    (3) Statement of the purpose and justification for granting such a 

permit, including an outline of any research project involved;



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    (4) Name and address of the public, scientific, or educational 

institution to which all specimens ultimately will be donated; and

    (5) If a State permit is required by State law, a statement as to 

whether or not the applicant possesses such State permit, giving its 

number and expiration date.

    (c) Additional permit conditions. In addition to the general 

conditions set forth in part 13 of this subchapter B, scientific 

collecting permits shall be subject to the following conditions:

    (1) All specimens taken and possessed under authority of a 

scientific collecting permit must be donated and transferred to the 

public scientific, or educational institution designated in the permit 

application within 60 days following the date such permit expires or is 

revoked, unless the permittee has been issued a special purpose permit 

(See Sec. 21.27) authorizing possession for a longer period of time.

    (2) Unless otherwise provided on the permit, all migratory game 

birds taken pursuant to a scientific collecting permit during the open 

hunting season for such birds must be in conformance with part 20 of 

this subchapter;

    (3) Unless specifically stated on the permit, a scientific 

collecting permit does not authorize the taking of live migratory birds 

from the wild.

    (4) In addition to any reporting requirement set forth in the 

permit, a report of the scientific collecting activities conducted under 

authority of such permit shall be submitted to the issuing officer on or 

before January 10 of each calendar year following the year of issue 

unless a different date is stated in the permit.

    (d) Term of permit. A scientific collecting permit issued or renewed 

under this part expires on the date designated on the face of the permit 

unless amended or revoked, but the term of the permit shall not exceed 

three (3) years from the date of issuance or renewal.



[39 FR 1178, Jan. 4, 1974, as amended at 54 FR 38151, Sept. 14, 1989; 63 

FR 52637, Oct. 1, 1998]