Field dog trials at which birds or quadrupeds are not shot are subject to the following:
- (a) Due care shall be exercised to avoid injury to any protected wildlife.
- (b) If firearms are used, blank cartridges only shall be discharged.
- (c) Trials shall be run only during daylight hours except that when permission of the landowner is obtained, non-shooting raccoon trials may be held at night.
- (d) Only dogs duly entered and under judgment shall be permitted to run free on the area during the trial.
- (e) Upon the completion of the trial, no dogs shall be allowed to run free on the area until the morning of the following day.
- (f) Only birds in excellent physical condition shall be used for any bird dog or retriever trial. Birds with clipped wings or otherwise mutilated, shall not be used.
- (g) Field dog trials shall be held on lands suitable for the purpose and approved by the commissioner.
- (h) Beagle hound trials are permitted only between the dates of September first to May thirty-first, both dates inclusive.
- (i) A report on the trial on a form furnished by the commissioner must be submitted to the commissioner by the agent of the commissioner within one week of the end of the trial.
(Effective October 1, 1983)