Wildlife Service Renews Animal Damage Control Reporting Forms
Published Date: 4/1/2026
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is renewing a paperwork process about controlling animals that cause damage, without making any changes. This affects farmers, landowners, and wildlife managers who deal with animal damage and need to report info. You’ve got until June 1, 2026, to share your thoughts, and there’s no new cost or extra hassle coming your way.
Analyzed Economic Effects
8 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 7 costs, 0 mixed.
Nonhour Costs: $78,000 Per State/Tribe
The information collection estimates a Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost of $78,000 that each participating State or Tribe will incur for overhead (materials, printing, postage) associated with mailing surveys to conservation order participants.
Annual Depredation Reporting Required
If you operate under a depredation or control order, you must submit an annual report on Form 3-2436 listing species taken, number taken, method of take, months/years, State(s) and county(ies), purpose of take, and disposition of nontarget species. Capture and disposition of all nontarget migratory birds (including endangered, threatened, or candidate species) must also be reported on the annual report.
Canada Goose Nest/Egg Registration Rules
Landowners operating under the Canada geese nest and egg depredation order must register via the Service's web-based ePermits system; the registration is valid for 1 year and must be renewed annually. Registrants must complete an annual report summarizing date (month), numbers, and locations of nests and eggs taken by October 31.
Conservation Order Reporting for Light Geese
States and Tribes operating under the Conservation Order for light geese must keep annual records and submit an annual report by September 15 each year. Required information includes number of persons participating, number of participation days, number of light geese shot and retrieved, and number shot but not retrieved.
Population Control Program Reporting Deadlines
States and Tribes that run population control programs for resident Canada geese may request program approval and must submit an annual program report by June 1 that summarizes activities and assesses continuation of injuries. They also must provide by August 1 an annual estimate of the breeding population and distribution for their State.
Paperwork Renewed Without Changes
The Fish and Wildlife Service is renewing an existing information collection (OMB Control Number 1018-0146) without changes, so current reporting and recordkeeping requirements continue in force. The agency is accepting public comments through June 1, 2026.
Agricultural Producers Must Keep 3-Year Logs
Authorized agricultural producers under the agricultural depredation order must keep a log showing the date and number of birds killed and the date and number of nests and eggs taken; the log must be kept for 3 years and records for three previous years of takings must be maintained at all times thereafter. Logs and related records must be made available to Federal, State, or Tribal wildlife enforcement officers.
Immediate Reporting and Record Location Rules
If a take under an order involves a nontarget species listed under the Endangered Species Act, the bird must be delivered to a rehabilitator and immediately reported by phone or email to the nearest Service Field Office or Special Agent. Persons or entities residing outside the United States who conduct commercial activities in the U.S. must maintain records at a location in the United States where they are available for inspection.
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