- (1) Youth groups may collect and rear pheasants from eggs in nests destroyed by normal hay mowing operations. The administrator of the youth group shall first apply for and obtain a certificate of registration for this activity.
- (2) Landowners or operators of mowing equipment may collect the eggs and possess them for no more than 24 hours for pick up by a person with a certificate of registration.
- (3) Pheasants must be released by 16 weeks of age.
- (4) These pheasants remain the property of the state.
KEY: wildlife, birds, rabbits, game laws
Date of Last Change: October 22, 2025
Notice of Continuation: April 1, 2025
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 23A-2-304; 23A-2-305