- When any Commission regulation requires a person to carry a Commission-issued license, permit, stamp, or hunter education or boater certificate “on the person,” possession of any of the following will be sufficient to establish compliance:
- a physical or an electronic copy of said Commission-issued license, permit, stamp, or hunter education or boater education certificate; or
- a Commission-issued Conservation Card that is linked to the required license, permit, stamp, or hunter education or boater education certificate.
- For purposes of this regulation, “electronic copy” shall mean an electronic image produced on a person's own cellular phone or other type of portable electronic device that clearly displays and accurately reproduces all of the information found on a Commission-issued license, permit, stamp, or hunter education or boater education certificate.
- For a state migratory waterfowl hunting stamp, an electronic copy of a person’s Commission-issued hunting license coded DSR or DSN, or a Commission-issued Conservation Card linked to same, will be sufficient to establish compliance with Code 03.05
- For Federal Migratory Bird Hunting E-Stamp, an electronic copy of a person's Commission-issued hunting license coded FDE, or a Commission-issued Conservation Card linked to same, will be sufficient to establish compliance with Code 10.03.
- For a Snow, Blue, or Ross's Goose Registration Permit, the following will be sufficient to establish compliance with Code 04.04:
- an electronic copy of a person's Commission-issued hunting license coded with the Snow, Blue, or Ross's Goose Registration Permit number;
- separate electronic copies of both a person's Commission-issued hunting license and a person's Commission-issued Snow, Blue, or Ross's Goose Registration Permit; or
- a Commission-issued Conservation Card linked to one of the previous options.
- The presentment of proof of an electronic copy of a Commission-issued license, permit, stamp, or hunter education or boater education certificate does not:
- Authorize a search of any other content of an electronic device without a search warrant or probable cause; or
- Expand or restrict the authority of a Game Warden to conduct a search or investigation.
EXCEPTIONS:
- Neither a Commission-issued Conservation Card nor electronic proof of tags shall be sufficient to establish compliance with any Commission regulation requiring a person to carry a Commission-issued tag “on the person.”
- Neither a Commission-issued Conservation Card nor electronic proof of a Federal Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp coded DFS shall be sufficient to establish compliance with Code 10.03. A Federal Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp coded DFS must be possessed on the person in its original form and signed before harvesting waterfowl. See Code 10.03.
- Neither a Commission-issued Conservation Card nor electronic proof shall be sufficient to establish compliance with Chapter 09.00 or Code 10.02.