Guam Administrative Code

§ 1101. Permits for Importation. (a) Importations from Foreign Countries. All importations of domestic animals into the territory of Guam from foreign countries are subject to the regulations of the Animal Health Division of the United States Department of Agriculture and permits…

§ 1102. Inspection and Quarantine. (a) Animals Subject to Inspection. All animals, upon their arrival in the territory of Guam but prior to the entry of the same, shall be subject to inspection. (b) Animals Subject to Quarantine. All animals which shall have been exposed to, be s…

§ 1103. Landings and Entry into the Territory. (a) Local managers or agents or carriers or the commanding officer of any carrier transporting animals in transit through any port of the territory of Guam or for the purpose of landing the same at any port within the territory of Gu…

§ 1104. Importation of Horses. (a) Requirements Governing Entry. No horses shall be permitted entry into the territory of Guam unless the same have complied with requirements generally applicable to the introduction of all classes, types or species of animals into the territory o…

§ 1105. Importation of Cattle. (a) Requirements Governing Entry. No cattle shall be permitted entry into Guam unless the same have complied with requirements generally applicable to the introduction of all classes, types or species of animals into Guam and with each of the follow…

§ 1106. Importation of Sheep. (a) Requirements Governing Entry. No sheep shall be permitted entry into the territory of Guam unless the same have complied with requirements generally applicable to the introduction of all classes, types or species of animals into the territory of …

§ 1107. Importation of Goats. (a) Requirements Governing Entry. No goats shall be permitted entry into the territory of Guam unless the same have complied with requirements generally applicable to the introduction of all classes, types or species of animals into the territory of …

§ 1108. Importation of Swine. (a) Requirements Governing Entry. No swine shall be permitted entry into the territory of Guam unless the same have complied with requirements generally applicable to the introduction of all classes, types or species of animals into the territory of …

§ 1109. Importation of Dogs and Cats. (a) Requirements Governing Entry. No dogs or cats shall be permitted entry into the territory of Guam unless such entry is in compliance with the requirements generally applicable to the introduction of all classes, types or species of animal…

§ 1110. Importation of Poultry and Hatching Eggs. (a) Requirements Governing Entry. No poultry or hatching eggs shall be permitted entry into the territory of Guam unless the same have complied with requirements generally applicable to the introduction of all classes, types or sp…

§ 1111. Importation of Menagerie and Zoological Animals. (a) Requirements Governing Entry. No menagerie or zoological animals shall be permitted entry into the territory of Guam unless the same shall have complied with requirements generally applicable to the introduction of all …

§ 1112. Importation of Viruses, Pathogenic Organisms, Parasites. (a) No Importation Except Upon Written Approval. The importation of any living viruses, pathogenic organisms or fungus in culture tubes or by other means or parasites of any description, injurious to domestic animal…

§ 1113. Penalty. NOTE: Rule-making authority cited for formulation of regulations for introduction of all species of animals into the territory of Guam by the Department of Agriculture, 5 GCA § 60108. The Legislature has permitted a shorter quarantine for dogs and cats in certain…

§10101. Authority. Pursuant to the authority vested in the Director of Agriculture by 5 GCA §63205, The Endangered Species Act of Guam, the following list of endangered species is hereby approved.

§10102. Guam Endangered Species List. Chamorro Name Common Name Scientific Name Status Birds Koko Guam Rail Rallus Owstoni Endangered Pulattat Common Gallinula Moorhen chloropus guami Endangered Totot Marianas Ptilinopus Fruit Dove roseicapillus Endangered Paluman apaka/ White-th…

§ 11100. Authority. The following regulations are promulgated under the authority vested in the Director of Agriculture by 5 GCA § 63127, and in accordance with the rule-making procedures prescribed by 5 GCA §§ 9300-9311. These regulations become effective twenty working days fol…

§ 11101. Definitions. As used in these regulations: (a) Game means all native or introduced species of wild birds or wild animals; (b) Bag limit means the maximum number of a game species that may be legally taken in one day; (c) Season limit means the maximum number of a game sp…

§ 11102. Legal Shooting Time. It shall be legal to hunt wild game in season from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset.

§ 11103. Hunting License Required. It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt, pursue, catch, capture, trap, kill, wound, or shoot any protected wild mammal or bird without first obtaining a general hunting license from the Government of Guam, Department of Agriculture, or any a…

§ 11104. Hunting License Fee. The fee for a hunting license shall be fifteen dollars ($15.00). Only a single hunting license may be purchased each fiscal year by any one person.

§ 11105. Altering, Borrowing, Lending, or Transferring License. No person shall at any time alter, change, borrow, lend, or transfer to another, any hunting license or tag issued in accordance with the law.

§ 11106. License to be in Possession. Every hunter and/or trapper shall have on his person, while in the field, a valid Guam Hunting License.

§ 11107. Deer Tag Required. A hunter may purchase up to three (3) either-sex deer tags 3 each fiscal year at the Department of Agriculture in Mangilao or at authorized vendors. Each tag may be purchased for ten dollars ($10.00). All persons hunting deer must have a valid deer tag…

§ 11108. Tagging Deer. Upon taking a deer, the deer tag must be attached immediately to the carcass so it remains visible at all times and it must remain with the carcass until consumed. Tags must be inserted through any leg ligament upon taking of deer.…

§ 11109. Duplicate License and/or Tag. If a license and/or tag becomes lost, destroyed, or stolen, a duplicate license and tag may be issued by the Department of Agriculture for a ten dollar fee ($10.00), upon completion of an affidavit by the licensee.…

§ 11110. Safety Clothing. A hunter-orange hat and vest, shirt, jacket or similar exterior garment, visible from front and rear, must be worn above the waist by all hunters or anyone accompanying a hunter while pursuing game. “Orange- camo” designs may not be used.…

§ 11111. Hunter Report Cards. All persons obtaining a hunting license shall complete a harvest report questionnaire at the time they purchase the license. In addition, all licensed hunters shall participate in random telephone or mail surveys if selected.…

§ 11112. Inspection of License and Game Bag. The hunting license and game bag or kill are subject at all times to inspection by any Peace Officer of the Territory or Biologist of the Department of Agriculture. Hunters are obliged to stop at any check station established for that …

§ 11113. Hunting Age. Only persons 13 years of age or older may hunt. Persons between 13 and 17 years (prior to their 18th birthday) of age shall 4 be accompanied by a licensed hunter 18 years of age or older. Persons between 13 and 17 years of age who are hunting with firearms s…

§ 11114. Hunting on Private Property. Prior to hunting on private property, hunters must obtain written permission from the landowner or the owners agent in accordance with 9 GCA § 70.41 (d)(1-4).

§ 11115. Influence of Alcohol and Drugs. (a) It is unlawful for any person who is under the influence of alcohol or any controlled substance or under the combined influence to hunt or accompany a person who is hunting. For the purposes of this section, controlled substance is def…

§ 11116. Hunting From a Vehicle or Beast of Burden Prohibited. No person shall hunt, pursue, catch, molest, kill, or destroy any wild animal or bird at any time from an automobile, power- propelled vehicle, or other mechanical contrivance, or from an animal’s back. Vehicle includ…

§ 11117. Use of Lights and Fire Prohibited. The use of fire or artificial light of any kind as an aid to the taking of game is prohibited (5 GCA § 63125).

§ 11118. Areas Closed to Hunting. The firing of any gun or bow and arrow (for the taking of wildlife) within fifty (50) yards of any occupied dwelling, building or other structure without the prior consent of the owner thereof or his agent or of the person in lawful possession th…

§ 11119. Purchase and Sale Prohibited. The purchase or sale of wild mammals or birds or their eggs, or parts thereof, except as authorized by these regulations, is prohibited.

§ 11120. Picking Up Live Wild Animals or Birds. Taking or holding live wild animals or birds is unlawful with the exception of the Unprotected Wild Animals or Birds listed in 5 GCA §§ 63118 and 63119. Any wild animals or birds found abandoned or injured should be reported immedia…

§ 11121. Use of Dogs. Dogs may be used to hunt and retrieve game birds during the legal bird seasons only. They shall not be used to hunt, pursue, or kill any other game.

§ 11122. Taking of Deer, Wild Pigs, and Wild Goats. Only the following weapons are authorized for the taking of deer, wild pigs, and wild goats: (a) Shotguns no larger than 10 gauge and no smaller than 410 gauge, using rifled slugs or buckshot may be used. (b) Muzzle loading rifl…

§ 11123. Taking of Game Birds. (a) Lawful Hunting Weapons and Ammunitions. Only shotguns, including muzzle loading shotguns, no larger than 10 gauge, using shot no larger than No. 4, may be used for the taking of game birds. (b) Hunters must keep the fully feathered head and one …

§ 11124. Recovery of Game. In accordance with 5 GCA § 63117, it shall be unlawful for 7 any person to kill, maim or injure any game without making a reasonable effort to retrieve the game and to include it in his or her daily bag.…

§ 11125. Hunting Seasons and Bag Limits. Species Daily Limit Annual Season Limit Oct. 1 - (a) Deer (either-sex) 3 3 March 31 (b) Wild Pig No Limit No Limit Year-round (c) Wild Goats No Limit No Limit Year-round (d) Black Francolin 5 No limit Year-round (e) Philippine Turtle- Seas…

§ 11126. Special Designated Hunts. The Director of Agriculture may, from time to time, authorize special hunts for the purpose of controlling wildlife populations that cause economic hardship, environmental damage or that present a danger or safety hazard to man. The Director may…

§ 11127. Special Regulations. The Director of Agriculture may shorten or close hunting seasons or close certain areas to hunting or to specific types of weapons, when in his/her opinion it is necessary for the protection of natural resources or for the public safety and welfare. …

§ 11301. [Untitled Section]. The following regulations are promulgated under the authority vested in the Director of Agriculture by 5 GCA § 63127, and in accordance with the rule-making procedures prescribed by 5 GCA §§ 9300-9311. These regulations become effective ten working da…

§ 11302. Definitions. As used in these regulations: (a) Game means all native or introduced species of wild birds or wild or feral animals with the exception of the Unprotected Wild Animals or Birds listed in 5 GCA §§ 63118 and 63119; (b) Trap or trapping means to catch, capture …

§ 11303. Trapping License Required. It shall be unlawful for any person to trap any game without first obtaining a trapping license from the Government of Guam, Department of Agriculture, except as authorized by regulations made under 5GCA § 63122. The license is valid for the pe…

§ 11304. Altering, Borrowing, Lending, or Transferring License. No person shall at any time alter, change, borrow, lend, or transfer to another, any trapping license issued in accordance with the law.

§ 11305. License to be in Possession. 11 Every trapper shall have on his person, while in the field, a valid Guam Trapping License.

§ 11306. Trapping Age. Only persons 18 years of age or older may purchase a trapping license.

§ 11307. Trapping Assistants. Trappers possessing a non-commercial trapping license may utilize no more than 3 persons to assist with trapping efforts. Trappers possessing a commercial trapping license may utilize no more than 5 persons to assist with trapping efforts. The licens…