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CHAPTER 20.1-04BIRDS, REGULATIONS20.1-04-01. General penalty. Any person violating a provision of this chapter for whicha penalty is not specifically provided is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.20.1-04-02. Game birds protected. No person may hunt, take, kill, possess, convey,ship, or cause to be shipped, by common or private carrier, sell, or barter any game bird or any<br>part thereof taken in this state, except as provided in this title.20.1-04-02.1. Game bird parts - Decorative purposes. Nothing in this title prohibits theuse of any part of a legally taken game bird for decorative purposes or in the making of art works<br>for private use or sale, except that any part of any legally taken migratory bird may not be sold or<br>bartered except as provided under federal regulations.20.1-04-03. Harmless wild birds protected - Imported songbirds as domestic petsmay be possessed and sold. No person, without a permit issued by the director, shall kill,<br>catch, take, ship, cause to be shipped, purchase, offer, or expose for sale, sell, have in that<br>person's possession or under that person's control, any harmless wild bird, or any part thereof,<br>irrespective of whether the harmless wild bird was captured or killed in or out of this state.<br>Imported songbirds used and to be used as domestic pets may be bought, sold, shipped, or<br>possessed at any time.20.1-04-04.Nests and eggs of protected birds protected.No person, without apermit issued by the director, may take, have in that person's possession or under that person's<br>control, or needlessly break up or destroy, or in any manner interfere with, the nest or the eggs of<br>any kind of bird, the killing of which is prohibited.20.1-04-05.Golden eagle, bald eagle protected.No person may take, kill, hunt,possess, sell, purchase, pursue, shoot at, disturb, capture, or destroy any golden eagle, bald<br>eagle, or any nest or egg thereof, within North Dakota.20.1-04-06. Possession limit of game birds. A person may not possess, control, ship,transport, or store, can, or otherwise preserve, more than the number authorized in the<br>governor's proclamation of any species of game bird mentioned in this chapter.However,properly tagged game birds legally taken out of state or taken on Indian land may be possessed,<br>transported, or shipped in state.20.1-04-07.Governor's proclamation concerning the taking of wild turkeys -National wild turkey federation raffle - Youth spring wild turkey licenses. By proclamation<br>the governor may provide for a permit season to take wild turkeys in the manner, number,<br>places, and times deemed in the state's best interests; however:1.By proclamation the governor may make available to the national wild turkey<br>federation one license per year to hunt wild turkeys in the spring in the manner,<br>places, and times as the governor prescribes. The national wild turkey federation<br>shall hold a raffle or may auction to the highest bidder, whether resident or<br>nonresident, a license to hunt wild turkeys. If an individual receives a wild turkey<br>license through the raffle or the auction, the individual is not eligible to apply for a<br>wild turkey license through the game and fish department that year. No more than<br>ten percent of the gross proceeds of the raffle may be used to promote the raffle.<br>Ten percent of the net proceeds of the raffle or auction may be retained by the local,<br>state, or national wild turkey federation entity conducting the raffle or auction. All<br>remaining net proceeds must be deposited in the national wild turkey federation<br>superfund and used for wild turkey management and related projects in this state.<br>The national wild turkey federation shall submit reports concerning the raffle or<br>auction as the director requires.Page No. 12.By proclamation the governor also may allow individuals who are first-time youth<br>spring wild turkey hunters to receive one spring wild turkey license valid for the<br>regular spring wild turkey season. To be eligible to receive a spring wild turkey<br>license, an individual must be fifteen years of age or younger on the opening day of<br>the spring wild turkey season and have never received a spring wild turkey license.The governor shall make available to residents and nonresidents any permits remaining after the<br>resident fall drawing.20.1-04-08. Red, yellow, or orange color to be displayed by hunters of wild turkeys- Exception. 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