Migratory Bird Hunting; Regulations Designed To Reduce the Mid- Continent Light Goose Population
migratory-bird · US Fish and Wildlife Service · Published 1999-12-20 · Effective 1999-12-20 · 64 FR 71236
Document
Document number
99-32685
Federal Register citation
64 FR 71236
CFR reference
50 CFR 20
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
migratory-bird
Sub-agency
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication date
1999-12-20
Effective date
1999-12-20
Abstract
This rule amends the Fish and Wildlife Service regulations based on recent Congressional action that effectively reinstated regulations intended to reduce the population of mid-continent light geese (MCLG). The new law authorizes the use of additional hunting methods (electronic calls and unplugged shotguns) to increase take of MCLG. In addition, a conservation order for the reduction of the MCLG population was authorized.