Permit Types and Forms | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

New Electronic Permitting System
We have launched our new ePermits permitting system. It is now possible to submit permit applications online, as well as pay the processing fee online through this system.

The Migratory Bird Permit Office administers over 20 permit types across the country. For more information about each permit type and how to apply, please click the links below. Don't know what kind of permit you need? Try searching the USFWS Permits page, using the Refine By Tool, to find the permit type that fits your needs. For processing fees associated with permits, check out our Processing Fees Table.

Permit Types (Apply Online)	Application Forms	FAQs	Instructions	Report Forms	Regulations
Abatement	3-200-79	3-200-79 FAQs	3-200-79 Instructions		50 CFR § 21.95
Depredation	3-200-13	3-200-13 FAQs	3-200-13 Instructions	3-202-9	50 CFR § 21.100
Eagle Aviary	3-200-78	3-200-78 FAQs	3-200-78 Instructions	3-202-14	50 CFR § 22.60
Eagle Depredation	3-200-16	3-200-16 FAQs	3-200-16 Instructions	3-202-11	50 CFR § 22.100
Eagle Exhibition - Live and Dead	3-200-14	3-200-14 FAQs	3-200-14 Instructions	3-202-13	50 CFR § 22.50
Eagle Nest Take	3-200-72	3-200-72 FAQs	3-200-72 Instructions	3-202-16	50 CFR § 22.85
Eagle Parts for Native American Religious Purposes (NOTE: This permit type is now administered by the National Eagle Repository)					50 CFR § 22.60
Eagle Scientific Collecting	3-200-7	3-200-7 FAQs	3-200-7 Instructions	3-202-1	50 CFR § 22.50
Eagle Take - Associated with, but not the Purpose of, and Activity (Incidental Take)	3-200-71	3-200-71 FAQs	3-200-71 Instructions	3-202-15	50 CFR § 22.80
Eagle Take of Golden Eagle Nests During Resource Development or Recovery	3-200-18	3-200-18 FAQs	3-200-18 Instructions		50 CFR § 22.75
Eagle Transport INTO the United States for Scientific or Exhibition Purposes	3-200-82	3-200-82 FAQs	3-200-82 Instructions		50 CFR § 22.50
Education	3-200-10c	3-200-10c FAQs	3-200-10c Instructions	3-202-5	50 CFR § 21.95
Import/Export	3-200-6	3-200-6 FAQs	3-200-6 Instructions		50 CFR §21.67
Migratory Bird Remains	3-200-10f	3-200-10f FAQs	3-200-10f Instructions	3-202-7	50 CFR § 21.95
Raptor Propagation	3-200-12	3-200-12 FAQs	3-200-12 Instructions	3-202-8	50 CFR §21.85
Rehabilitation	3-200-10b	3-200-10b FAQs	3-200-10b Instructions	3-202-4	50 CFR §21.76
Salvage	3-200-10a	3-200-10a FAQs	3-200-10a Instructions	3-202-3	50 CFR § 21.95
Scientific Collecting	3-200-7	3-200-7 FAQs	3-200-7 Instructions	3-202-1	50 CFR § 21.73
Special Canada Goose	3-200-67	3-200-67 FAQs	3-200-67 Instructions	3-202-10	50 CFR § 21.120
Special Double-crested Cormorant	3-200-90	3-200-90 FAQs	3-200-90 Instructions	3-202-56	50 CFR § 21.123
Gamebird - Special Purpose	3-200-10e	3-200-10e FAQs	3-200-10e Instructions	3-202-6	50 CFR § 21.95
Miscellaneous (Special Purpose)	3-200-10f	3-200-10f FAQs	3-200-10f Instructions	3-202-7	50 CFR § 21.95
Utility (Special Purpose)	3-200-81	3-200-81 FAQs	3-200-81 Instructions	3-202-17	50 CFR § 21.95
Taxidermy	3-200-8	3-200-8 FAQs	3-200-8 Instructions		50 CFR § 21.63
Waterfowl Sale & Disposal	3-200-9	3-200-9 FAQs	3-200-9 Instructions	3-202-2	50 CFR § 21.88
OTHER FORMS/DATABASES	FORM LINKS
Migratory Bird Acquisition and Disposition Report	3-186a
Notice of Transfer or Sale of Migratory Waterfowl	3-186
Special Purpose - Possession (Education) Permit Acquisition and Transfer Request	3-202-12
Guidance for Veterinarian Certification of Condition - Non-Releasable	Template Veterinarian Letter
Depredation and Control Orders - Annual Report	3-2436
Depredation Order for Blackbirds, Grackles, Cowbirds, Magpies, and Crows - Annual Report	3-200-21-2143
Falconry 3-186A Database

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