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Note: This requirement has been in effect for many years. The current release of <br />domestically - raised wildlife without a permit from ODFW is unlawful. <br />• Why is a permit needed to shoot domestically raised wildlife for dog training? <br />• Since domestically- raised game birds are considered wildlife, they can only be <br />taken as authorized by ODFW. Currently, ODFW only authorizes game birds to <br />be taken during authorized hunting seasons (regular and preserve) and during <br />permitted competitive field dog trials. <br />• There currently is no lawful way to take a domestically- raised game bird which <br />has been released, even if the release is permitted, unless the take occurs during <br />an authorized hunting season or as part of a permitted competitive trial. <br />• Why does someone need to be licensed to shoot released game birds? <br />• State statute requires persons taking or attempting to take wildlife to meet the <br />hunting license requirements prescribed by ODFW for that species. <br />• Note: This is not a new requirement and currently anyone taking released, <br />domestically- raised game birds must meet the hunting license requirements, <br />including gunners at competitive trials. <br />• Why must I mark birds I intend to release? <br />o Unmarked birds would be indistinguishable from wild -born birds. Take of wild - <br />born birds outside of a season is not, and will not be, permitted. <br />• Why is there a limit on the number of birds I can release for training? <br />o ODFW has concerns that the unregulated release and take of domestically- raised <br />game birds could result in situations that would circumvent hunting season <br />closures. These rules are intended to only permit the release and take of <br />domestically - raised game birds for dog and raptor training. Licensed commercial <br />shooting preserves are available for people wishing to hunt game birds outside of <br />regular hunting seasons. <br />• Birds used in training are sometimes not fit for human consumption. Why do the <br />draft rules state they may not be wasted? <br />o State statute says wildlife may not be wasted. However, the Commission does <br />have the authority to define edible portions and these revised rules define <br />domestically- raised birds used for training as inedible. <br />• What will the cost of the permit be? <br />o Free, under ODFW's proposed rules. <br />• How do these revisions relate to the prohibition on dogs running or the training of <br />dogs in game bird nesting habitat during the months of April -July? <br />o The revised draft rules end this prohibition. <br />• The requirement to have National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) certified birds <br />or a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI) is too difficult to meet. <br />