What is this Permit For?
A Federal Migratory Bird Special Purpose Game Bird permit is required to acquire, purchase, possess, transfer, sell, donate, or otherwise dispose of to another person, migratory game birds- excluding waterfowl- that are captive-reared and properly marked, including their eggs. Game birds may not be taken from the wild.
Game birds include pigeons, doves, coots, rails, and similar species:
| Family | Common Names |
| Scolopacidae | Common snipe and American woodcock |
| Columbidae | Band-tailed pigeon, Bridled quail-dove, Common ground-dove, Inca dove, Key West quail dove, Mourning dove, Plain pigeon, Red-billed pigeon, Ruddy ground-dove, Ruddy quail-dove, Scaly-naped pigeon, White-crowned pigeon, White-tipped dove, White-winged dove, Zenaida dove |
| Gruidae | Sandhill crane (except Mississippi subspecies) |
| Rallidae | Clapper rail, King rail, Virginia rail, Sora rail, Purple gallinule, American coot and Common moorhen |
For waterfowl, see the Migratory Bird Waterfowl Sale and Disposal permit.
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