R657-9-33. Migratory Game Bird Harvest Information Program (HIP)

  (1) A person must obtain an annual Migratory Game Bird Harvest Information Program (HIP) registration number to hunt migratory game birds.

  (2)(a) A person must call the telephone number published in the guidebook of the Wildlife Board for taking waterfowl, Wilson's snipe and coot, or register online at the address published in the guidebook of the Wildlife Board for taking waterfowl, Wilson's snipe and coot to obtain their HIP registration number.

  (b) A person must write their HIP registration number on their current year's hunting license.

  (3) Any person obtaining a HIP registration number will be required to provide their:

  (a) hunting license number;

  (b) hunting license type;

  (c) name;

  (d) address;

  (e) phone number;

  (f) birth date; and

  (g) information about the previous year's migratory bird hunts.

  (4) Lifetime license holders will receive a sticker every three years from the division to write their HIP number on and place on their lifetime license card.

  (5) Any person hunting migratory birds will be required, while in the field, to prove that they have registered and provided information for the HIP program.