Migratory Bird Harvest Permit

(a) No person required to be licensed under section 26-27 of the Connecticut General Statutes as amended shall hunt, possess or transport any migratory game bird, other than a crow, without also possessing a Migratory Bird Harvest Permit ("Permit") issued by the Commissioner. (b) The permit is valid for a calendar year, and expires December 31. (c) The permittee shall carry the permit at all times when hunting. (d) A permit may be purchased from any town clerk for two dollars. (e) For each permit sold, the town clerk shall retain one dollar and shall send one dollar to the Department in accordance with Section 26-36 of the Connecticut General Statutes. (f) Any person purchasing a permit shall possess a current hunting license issued per Section 26-27 of the Connecticut General Statutes and provide his or her name, date of birth, current mailing address, and complete a questionnaire regarding his or her hunting and harvest of migratory birds. (g) The town clerk shall mail the appropriate part of each Permit to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service within twenty-one (21) days of the date that the permit was purchased.