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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
321 CMR 3.02: Hunting Particular Game
Date:
October 7, 2009 at 3:00 PM at the new location for the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife Western District Office, 88 Old Windsor Road, Dalton.
In accordance with the Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 131, Section 5, and Chapter 30A, Section 2, NOTICE is hereby given of a public hearing to be held at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 7, 2009, at the Division of Fisheries & Wildlife Western District Office, 88 Old Windsor Road, Dalton, Mass., relative to rules and regulations pertaining to the bobcat harvest quota and the time period for sealing of harvested bobcats.
Directions
Plain Language Summary of Hearing Proposal:
The proposed change would remove the requirement that the Director
of Fisheries and Wildlife close the bobcat hunting and trapping seasons
when 50 bobcat have been taken by hunting, trapping, or a combination
of both. A concurrent change would remove the requirement that any harvested
bobcat be brought to an official checking station within 4 working days
of the taking of the animal, and allow such animals to be checked within
4 working days of the close of the season (as is required for other
harvested furbearers).
Proposed Regulatory Language:
Below are links to the proposed regulations text. Red text indicates proposed new language, strike-through indicates proposed text deletion.
Fisheries and Wildlife Board Action---