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I just received my official wildlife propagator permit and I am now officially blessed by the state of Maine to possess raise and breed Ringneck pheasant and Bobwhite quail. I am also permitted to use firearms during the training of sporting dogs. that part was surprising I expected more questions and inspections. but thats OK. I will take anything they want to give. I now have 3 licences from the state one to raise birds one to shoot them while training my dogs and one to sell the puppies my dogs have the last license is only good for about a month at a time though.
the only rules I see so far is any Birds imported in from out of state need to be documented . health cert npip etc.and if I release any birds they have to be banded and the band #s registered with the state.Never heard of a permit to sell puppies. crooks thats the way I feel the state had a couple of high profile puppy mill cases recently. real nasty stuff ignorant people. the powers that be decided that making anyone that sells more than a couple of dogs or cats within a one year period get what they call a temporary vendors license and that will solve all the problems. only thing is it;s only good for a little better than a month and with a litter of 9 or 10 pups it could take a while to sell them, and we are still reading about the same nasty abuse cases. had another one just the other day.
if I release any birds they have to be banded and the band #s registered with the state.
no we do not have to buy the bands from the state . (yet) but they will figure that out. they do list a supplier but they say any manufacturer is acceptable. and I have to register the #s with the state when I get them. as for having released birds banded. quote from the paperwork they gave me. q+a section. May I release wild birds from my pens? "only after obtaining written permission from the commissioner. this authorization commonly applies only to ringneck pheasant.additionally, the commissioner may require that an agent of the department prior to approval inspect the release site " after rereading the info I see I only have to band birds that I sell. as it states I" must mark wild birds or wild animals live or dressed prior to sale or shipment from the licensee's premises with a perminant numbered identifying mark or seal and register the mark seal or band with the commissioner prior to its use" they also go on to say that if i cannot find a supplier from Maine .( they list 3 suppliers in state ) that I may purchase wild bird stock including eggs from out of state dealers only after obtaining an importation permit from the commissioner I think I have to call the commissioner every day before I feed and water the birds to see if I need a permit for that.
only after obtaining written permission from the commissioner. this authorization commonly applies only to ringneck pheasant.additionally, the commissioner may require that an agent of the department prior to approval inspect the release site "
they also go on to say that if i cannot find a supplier from Maine .( they list 3 suppliers in state ) that I may purchase wild bird stock including eggs from out of state dealers only after obtaining an importation permit from the commissioner
Steve. thats right. they may.. but i am not to worried about that. I have 10 acres and one neighbor has almost 200 acres (all pastures with woodlines between and about 50 acres is recently cut forest in regrowth) and the neighbor on the other side has about 50 acres of old growth pine , beech, maple and oak so there is plenty of habitat. as far as pertaining only to pheasant they leave that open to interpretation by stating " quote.. this authorization commonly applies only to ringnecks that leaves a lot to the imagination leaves a lot of room for the com,s s53bugs as for dog training it says nothing about quail and all the bird dog clubs around use quail. . the state only releases stocking pheasant in the southernmost part of the state where all the money is.. my experience with the stocking program is first thing in the morning they release a bunch of birds. shortly thereafter the fields are full of hunters. dozen,t leave much. dog training using firearms is an addition to the $27.00 prop permit. does not cost any more just another box to check. yes there are only 3 suppliers listed as state approved. they also list 4 out of state suppliers as far as inspections go I had to be signed off by a game warden. as far as the birds I have now I gather they should be documented . but I only have a few right now and they are descendants of 3 separate MC Murray's orders from the last 5 years. and as for selling birds yes I am only supposed to sell birds and eggs to licensed propergators. I do not think this info has a direct Link but I will look. going by the rules is a pain
Steve. sorry for the slow reply , internet troubles.. I think what there getting at is they would rather not allow the release of any birds by private parties and pheasant do not do well here anyhow for some reason? they do OK in southern NH and all over Mass. any I would release would be for my own use with the dogs. and from the info I got I think they would all have to be banded. there is no mention of adult or juvenile birds. and yes once they are released they belong to the state. that is where my training permit comes into play on my own land only. as for buying they are pretty clear. I have to buy from a licensed breeder. but I am still unclear on the selling part. I will have to run that by someone at the dept of rules and regulations. they like to make things as vague as possible so one has to call and speak to an overworked underpaid stat worker between their breaks that is.that is why I am glad I am only in this for my dogs training and to sell enough birds to cover some of my costs. although I did speak with the owner of a resteraunt who stopped by and was interested in putting pheasant on his menu. but that would mean another set of permits and inspections from an entirely different department of rules and regulations