# Title 30 — Game and Fish Department

## Article 30-02 — Wildlife Management

## Chapter 30-02-01 — Aircraft Hunting Permits

### § 30-02-01-01. Aircraft hunting prohibited.

Except as herein provided, no person shall use an aircraft to hunt or harass any wildlife, or to
knowingly participate in hunting or harassing any wildlife with an aircraft.
General Authority: NDCC 20.1-02-05(15)
Law Implemented: NDCC 20.1-01-11
### § 30-02-01-02. Permit may be issued.

A permit to use an aircraft in the hunting of predatory animals may be issued to any person who
complies with this chapter, upon determination by the director of the game and fish department that
such a permit is necessary for the protection of livestock, domesticated animals, wildlife, or human life,
and that aircraft hunting is the preferred method of predatory animal control under the circumstances
involved.
History: Amended effective October 1, 1991.
General Authority: NDCC 20.1-02-05(15)
Law Implemented: NDCC 20.1-02-05(15)
### § 30-02-01-03. Permit conditions.

The permit shall only be valid for taking a specified number and species from a specified permit
area, for a specified period of time.
History: Amended effective October 1, 1991.
General Authority: NDCC 20.1-02-05(15)
Law Implemented: NDCC 20.1-02-05(15)

### § 30-02-01-04. Permit application.

The application for a permit shall be made on forms prescribed and provided by the game and fish
department, and shall include a petition containing the signatures of all the landowners or operators
within the proposed permit area, giving a legal description of the land involved, and stating the reasons
for the necessity of issuance of a permit. Such signatures shall also constitute permission for the
permittee to hunt upon the land in question.
General Authority: NDCC 20.1-02-05(15)
Law Implemented: NDCC 20.1-02-05(15)
### § 30-02-01-05. Low-flying waiver required.

The applicant shall obtain a low-flying waiver from the North Dakota aeronautics commission and
the federal aviation administration prior to making application for an aircraft hunting permit. The permit
shall only be valid when used in conjunction and in compliance with a valid low-flying waiver.
General Authority: NDCC 20.1-02-05(15)
Law Implemented: NDCC 20.1-02-05(15)
### § 30-02-01-06. Report of kill required.

The permittee shall, within one week of the end of the term of the permit, file a complete report that
includes information deemed necessary by the director. Failure to so report shall make the permittee
ineligible to receive another permit for one year.
History: Amended effective October 1, 1991.
General Authority: NDCC 20.1-02-05(15)
Law Implemented: NDCC 20.1-02-05(15)
### § 30-02-01-07. Hunting dates.

The days and months of hunting will be determined by the director and included in the permit.
History: Amended effective October 1, 1991.
General Authority: NDCC 20.1-02-05(15)
Law Implemented: NDCC 20.1-02-05(15)
