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paragraph, "baiting" shall mean the placing, exposing, depositing, distributing, or 

 scattering of shelled, shucked, or unshucked corn, wheat or other grain, salt, or other 

 feed so as to constitute for such birds lure, attraction or enticement to, on, or over any 

 areas where hunters are attempting to take them; and "baited area" means any area 

 where shelled, shucked, or unshucked corn, wheat or other grain, salt, or other feed 

 whatsoever capable of luring, attracting, or enticing such birds is directly or indirectly 

 placed, exposed, deposited, distributed, or scattered, and such area shall remain 

 baited area for 10 days following complete removal of all such corn, wheat or other 

 grain, salt, or other feed. However, nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit; 



(1 ) The taking of all migratory birds, including waterfowl, on or over standing 

 crops, flooded standing crops (including aquatics), flooded harvested croplands, grain 

 crops properly shucked on the field where grown, or grains found scattered solely as 

 the result of normal agricultural planting or harvesting where normal agricultural 

 planting or harvesting shall include planting or harvesting practices otherwise 

 employed by agricultural operators for agricultural purposes in the state or, in states 

 where hunting zones are established, in the hunting zone; and 



(2) The taking of all migratory game birds, including waterfowl, on or over native 

 vegetation that has been manipulated provided that such native vegetation has grown 

 on the area as result of natural regeneration or site preparation and was not planted 

 and provided that manipulation does not include the distributing or scattering of grain or 

 other feed once it has been removed from or stored on the field where grown; and 



(3) The taking of all migratory game birds, except waterfowl, on or over any 

 lands where shelled, shucked, or unshucked corn, wheat or other grain, salt, or other 

 feed has been distributed or manipulation of crop or other feed on the land where 

 grown for^wildlife-management purposes;- Provided, That manipulation for wildlife 

 management purposes does not include the distributing or scattering of grain or other 

 feed once it has been removed from or stored on the field where grown; 



(j) While possessing shot (either in shotshells or as loose shot for muzzle 

 loading) other than steel shot or such hot approved as nontoxic by the Director 

 pursuant to procedures set forth in 20.134, Provided, That: 



(1 ) While this restriction applies only to the taking of Anatidae (Ducks, geese 

 [including brant] and swans), coots (Fulica americana) and any species that make up 

 aggregate bag limits during concurrent seasons with the former in areas described in 

 20 108 as nontoxic shot zones, and 



(2) Nontoxic shot restrictions for muzzle loading (loose shot) become effective 

 on September 1, 1988 



[38 FR 22021, Aug. 15, 1973, as amended at 38 PR 22896, Aug 27, 1973; 44 PR 

 2599, Jan. 12, 1979, 45 FR 70275, Oct. 23, 1980, 49 FR 4079, Peb 2, 1984, 52 PR 

 27364, July 21, 1987, 53 PR 24290, June 28, 1< 



