# Federal Register 2026-17733 — effective 2026-08-31 — Process for Authorizing Seasonal Migratory Game Bird Hunting — Fish and Wildlife Service

For Federal Register 2026-17733, effective date is 2026-08-31; agency is Fish and Wildlife Service; published is 2026-08-31; cfr parts amended is 50 CFR 20; dates, as printed is This rule takes effect on August 31, 2026, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31; source re-checked 2026-09-16.

- **FR document number:** 2026-17733 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Rule:** Process for Authorizing Seasonal Migratory Game Bird Hunting _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Agency:** Fish and Wildlife Service _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Effective date:** 2026-08-31 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **DATES, as printed:** This rule takes effect on August 31, 2026. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **CFR parts amended:** 50 CFR 20 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Published:** 2026-08-31 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

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## Source

- https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents.json?per_page=1000&order=oldest&conditions%5Btype%5D%5B%5D=RULE&conditions%5Beffective_date%5D%5Bgte%5D=2026-08-31&conditions%5Beffective_date%5D%5Blte%5D=2026-12-31&fields%5B%5D=document_number&fields%5B%5D=title&fields%5B%5D=agency_names&fields%5B%5D=effective_on&fields%5B%5D=dates&fields%5B%5D=cfr_references&fields%5B%5D=publication_date&fields%5B%5D=html_url

Last verified: 2026-09-16. Review by: 2026-09-29.
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