2021 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest Information, Entry Form and Regulations

OMB Control No. 1018-0172 Expiration Date 12/31/2021 U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2021 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest Information, Entry Form and Regulations

Dear Artist:

Please read all of the enclosed information very carefully and follow the instructions. If you do not follow the instructions completely, your entry may be disqualified from the contest.

All entries must be postmarked by midnight on August 15, 2021. No 2020 Federal Duck Stamp Contest Winner entries can be accepted prior Artist: Richard Clifton to June 1. Species: Lesser Scaup

Please submit your entry to: Federal Duck Stamp Contest U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Duck Stamp Office MS:MB 5275 Leesburg Pike Falls Church, VA 22041 Summary of Key Points

Who can enter the Federal Duck When do I send in my entry? What does the winning artist receive? Stamp Contest? Entries are accepted beginning June 1 of The artist will receive publicity and media All U.S. citizens, nationals or resident aliens each year and must be postmarked no later recognition. He/she will also travel and be are eligible to participate. However, all than midnight on August 15. There are no recognized as guest speaker at several entrants must be at least 18 years of age by exceptions made for holidays and prestigious national waterfowl festivals and June 1. Contest judges and their relatives, weekends. Entries are cataloged and wildlife art events. The artist receives a pane and employees of the Federal Duck Stamp assigned numbers based on date of receipt of his or her Duck Stamps signed by the Office are ineligible to submit entries. in the Federal Duck Stamp Office. Entries Secretary of the Interior. Finally, the winner will be returned after the contest in can choose to market the winning image Why do you have a contest? packaging determined by the Federal Duck and any other works as “by the Federal Duck The Federal Duck Stamp Contest is Stamp Office. No packaging materials will Stamp artist.” (Note: Any publishing mandated by law and carried out by the U.S. be returned. contract that might be offered to the Fish and Wildlife Service. It offers this winning artist is between the artist and country’s wildlife artists the opportunity to Where do I send my entry? publisher. The Federal Government does have their designs considered to grace the All entries must be sent to the address listed not guarantee any contract will be offered. Federal Duck Stamp. Winning the Federal below: The Government assumes no liability, Duck Stamp Contest not only lends prestige responsibility, nor claims any interest in to the chosen artist, but also can serve as a Federal Duck Stamp Contest resulting publishing contracts.) catalyst in building a successful career in U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service MS:MB wildlife art. 5275 Leesburg Pike Why is this important and why should Falls Church, VA 22041 I enter? What can I send to the contest? The Federal Duck Stamp Program raises A Federal Duck Stamp Contest art entry How do I prepare my entry? approximately $40 million each year to help consists of a two-dimensional design. The Each artist should have a working protect vital wetland habitat in our National regulations for the contest do not specify knowledge in three major areas of special Wildlife Refuge System. Since 1934, the sale a medium. interest to Federal Duck Stamp Contest of Federal Duck Stamps has raised over judges: $1.1 billion to help purchase over 6 million Judges are instructed to look for scenes acres of wetlands, land that everyone can depicting live birds in their natural habitat. • Basic Waterfowl Biology—for example, if enjoy for generations to come. Enter the Beginning in 2020 judges will also be you choose to depict a spring scene, contest and you may become a part of this instructed to choose an entry that best is the bird’s plumage correct for that season? legacy. Each entry exemplifies art for illustrates the theme "celebrating our conservation’s sake. waterfowl hunting heritage." It will be • Artistic Composition—is the image mandatory for your image to include one artistically interesting and does it “pop” or more appropriate hunting-related accessories and/or scenes to reflect this. when you look at it? This could include decoys, dogs, hunting Design Checklist blinds or other hunting images. One of the • Suitability for Printing at a Reduced Size five eligible species must be the dominant —the image provides the design for a 1.75” Have you included one or more feature in the design and must be L x 1.5” W stamp. Considering the amount of the 2021 eligible species? Is it portrayed as alive. This means it must be of detail you wish to include, do you think it noticeably larger than any other element will show well in this reduced size? portrayed alive and is it the you wish to include. dominant part of your entry? Additionally your image must portray the Judges will also be looking for images that theme "celebrating our waterfowl hunting will reproduce well as a stamp. heritage" and contain a waterfowl hunting Have you included an accessory or waterfowl hunting scene. Each entry must be accompanied by the appropriate hunting-related Display, Participation & Reproduction Judges are looking for positive messages to Rights Agreement (see page 7) and an entry help celebrate waterfowl hunters' accessory or scene that fee of $125. The fee must be a certified contributions to conservation. check, cashier’s check, or money order illustrates the theme made payable to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. No personal checks or cash will be "celebrating our waterfowl accepted. If you send a personal check or hunting heritage"? cash your entry will be disqualified. What are the 2021 eligible Entries must be uniform in size. Each entry Is your entry free of all writing must be 7” x 10” and matted over with species? bright white matting. The matting must be on its face? This includes • Greater White-fronted Goose 1” wide. Total size (entry with matting) must numbers on bird bands, words be 9” x 12”. (See the diagram on page 5.) We • Ross's Goose recommend you use a 1/8” masonite board • Blue-winged Teal on signs, and signatures!!! No or foamcore with 1⁄8” matting to equal the • writing is allowed on the front total width of 1/4” thick. Any entry Redhead exceeding 1/4” thick will be disqualified. • King Eider of your entry.

2 Federal Duck Stamp Contest Regulations Contest Qualifying entry—each original work of (h) Mergansers. art submitted to the contest that satisfies the (1) Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes requirements outlined in Subpart B. cucullatus) regulations Reproduction rights agreement—a (2) Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) document that each contestant must sign and (3) Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus ParT 91—MIgraTory BIrD HUnTIng anD submit with the entry. The signed agreement serrator) ConServaTIon STaMP ConTeST certifies that the entry is an original work of (i) Stiff Tails. Subpart a—Introduction art and stipulates how the Fish and Wildlife Sec. Service may use the winning entry. (1) Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis ) 91.1 Purpose of regulations. §91.3 Public attendance at contest. 91.2 Definitions. SUBParT B—ProCeDUreS For enTerIng All phases of the voting process will be open 91.3 Public attendance at contest. THe ConTeST for viewing by the general public. 91.4 Eligible species. §91.11 Contest opening date and entry deadline. §91.4 eligible species. The contest officially opens on June 1 of each year. Subpart B—Procedures for entering the Contest Entries must be postmarked no later than midnight, 91.11 Contest deadlines. Five or fewer of the species listed below will August 15. 91.12 Contest eligibility. be identified as eligible each year, those eligible species will be provided to each con- 91.13 Technical requirements for design and §91.12 Contest eligibility. submission of entry. testant with the information provided in §91.1. U nited States citizens, nationals, or resident aliens are 91.14 Restrictions on subject matter of entry. (a) Whistling-Ducks. eligible to participate in the contest. Any person who 91.16 Submission procedures for entry. (1) Fulvous Whistling-Duck has won the federal contest during the preceding 91.17 Property insurance for entries. (Dendrocygna bicolor) 91.18 Failure to comply with contest three years will not be eligible to submit an entry in (2) Black-bellied Whistling-Duck the current year’s contest. All entrants must be 18 regulations. (Dendrocygna autumnalis) years of age as of June 1 to participate in the Federal Subpart C—Procedures for administering the (b) Geese. Duck Stamp Contest. Contest judges and their Contest (1) Emperor Goose (Anser canagica) relatives are ineligible to submit an entry. All entrants (2) Snow Goose (including "white" and "blue" 91.21 Selection and qualification of contest must submit a non-refundable fee of $125.00 by a morphs) (Anser caerulescens) judges. cashier's check, certified check, or money order 91.22 Display of entries for contest. (3) Ross’s Goose (Anser rossii) made payable to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 91.23 Scoring criteria for contest. (4) Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser (Personal checks will not be accepted.) All entrants 91.24 Contest procedures. albifrons) must submit signed Reproduction Rights and (5) Brant (Branta bernicla) Subpart D—Post-Contest Procedures (6) Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii) Display and Participation Agreements. 91.31 Return of entries after contest. (7) Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) §91.13 Technical requirements for design and Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 16 U.S.C. 718j; (c) Swans. submission of entry. 31 U.S.C. 9701. (1) Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator) The design must be a horizontal drawing or (2) Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) painting seven (7) inches high and ten (10) inches (d) Dabbling Ducks. wide. The entry may be drawn in any medium SUBParT a—InTroDUCTIon (1) Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) desired by the contestant and may be in either multicolor or black and white. No scrollwork, §91.1 Purpose of regulations. (2) Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) (3) Cinnamon Teal (Spatula cyanoptera) lettering, bird band numbers, signatures or (a) The purpose of these regulations is to (4) Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) initials may appear on the design. Each entry establish procedures for selecting a design (5) Gadwall (Mareca strepera) must be matted over only with a nine (9) inch by that will be used for the annual Migratory (6) American Widgeon (Mareca americana ) twelve (12) inch white mat, one (1) inch wide, and Bird Hunting and Conser vation Stamp (7) Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) the entire entry cannot exceed one quarter (1/4) (Federal Duck Stamp). (8) American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) inch in total thickness. Entries must not be framed, under glass, or have a protective (b) All individuals entering the contest (9) Mottled Duck (Anas fulvigula) covering that is attached to the entry. must comply with these regulations. A copy (10)Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) of the regulations along with the reproduction (11)Green-winged Teal (Anas creca) §91.14 restrictions on subject matter of entry. rights and display and participation agree- (e) Diving Ducks. ments may be requested from the Federal (1) Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) (a) A live portrayal of any bird(s) of the five or Duck Stamp Office, U.S. Fish & Wildlife (2) Redhead (Aythya americana) fewer identified eligible waterfowl species must Service MS:MB, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls (3) Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris ) be the dominant feature of the design. The Church, VA 22041. (4) Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) design may depict more than one of the eligible §91.2 Definitions. (5) Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) species. The judges’ overall mandate is to select (f) the best design that will make an interesting, Contest Coordinator—the contest official Sea-Ducks. responsible for overseeing the judges’ scores (1) Steller’s Eider (Polysticta stelleri) useful, and attractive duck stamp that will be for each entry. The contest coordinator will be (2) Spectacled Eider (Somateria fischeri) accepted and prized by hunters, stamp named by the Secretary of the Interior and (3) King Eider (Somateria spectabilis) collectors, conservationists, and others. will not be a past or present employee of the (4) Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) The design must be the contestant’s original Fish and Wildlife Service. (5) Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) hand-drawn creation. The entry design may not Display and participation agreement— (6) Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) be copied or duplicated from previously a document that each contestant must (7) White-winged Scoter (Melanitta fusca) published art, including photographs, or from complete, sign and submit with the entry. (8) Black Scoter (Melanitta americana) images in any format published on the Internet. The signed agreement permits the Service (9) Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) Photographs, computer-generated art, or art to display the entry at var ious locations for (10) Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) produced from a computer printer or other promotional purposes, and requires the art- (11) Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) computer/mechanical output device (airbrush ist to participate in events on behalf of the (12) Barrow’s Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica) method excepted) are not eligible to be entered. Federal Duck Stamp Program. 2014 Federal Duck Stamp Contest Regulations 33 into the contest and will be disqualified. An (b) Qualiications: from one to five for each entry. The scores will be entry submitted in a prior contest that was not (1) The panel of five judges will comprise of totaled to provide the entry score. The entries selected for a Federal or State stamp design may individuals, all of whom have one or more of the receiving the five highest scores will be advanced be submitted in the current contest if the entry following prerequisites: recognized art to the third round of judging. meets the criteria set forth in this section. credentials, knowledge of the anatomical make (h) In the third round of judging, the judges (b) Mandatory waterfowl hunting components. up and the natural habitat of the eligible will vote on the remaining entries using the same In addition to the restrictions set forth in waterfowl species, an understanding of the method as in round two, except they will indicate a paragraph (a) of this section, designs will also be wildlife sporting world in which the Duck Stamp numerical score from 3 to 5 for each entry. The required to include appropriate waterfowl is used, an awareness of philately and the role the Contest Coordinator will tabulate the final votes hunting-related accessories or elements Duck Stamp plays in stamp collecting, and present them to the Director, U.S. Fish and celebrating the Federal Duck Stamp’s demonstrated support for the conservation of Wildlife Service, who will announce the winning longstanding connection as part of our Nation’s waterfowl and wetlands through active entry as well as the entries that placed second and waterfowl hunting heritage and the involvement in the conservation community, and third. contributions to conservation made by waterfowl an understanding and appreciation of waterfowl (i) In case of a tie vote for first, second, or third hunters. Designs may include, but are not hunting heritage and the ability to recognize place in the third round, the judges will vote again limited to, hunting dogs, hunting scenes, hunting waterfowl hunting accessories. on the entries that are tied. The judges will vote equipment, waterfowl decoys, managed using the same method as in round three. waterfowl areas as the background of habitat (j) The selection of the winning entry §91.22 Display of entries for contest. scenes, or other designs that represent our by the judges will be final. Each contestant will be All eligible entries will be publicly displayed waterfowl hunting heritage. The design chosen notified of the winning artist and the design. The in numerical order. The only visible will clearly meet the theme of “celebrating our winning artist will receive a pane of Duck identification on each entry will be the num- waterfowl hunting heritage.” Stamps ber assigned to it in chronological order when , or similar quality memento portraying their current Federal Duck Stamp, signed by the Secretary it is received and processed by the Service. §91.16 Submission procedures for entry. of the Interior at the Federal Duck Stamp Contest the (a) Each contestant may submit only one following year. At the discretion of the Service, other §91.23 Scoring criteria for contest. entry. Each entry must be accompanied by a artists who substantially assist with the design of the non-refundable entrance fee and a completed (a) Entries will be judged on the basis of final stamp will receive formal recognition during the and signed Reproduc tion Rights Agreement anatomical accuracy, artistic composition, and following year’s contest. At the discretion of the and a completed and signed Display and suitability for reduction in the production of a Service, artists placing in Round 3 may receive a Participation Agreement. The bottom portion stamp. Entries will also be judged on how well nonmonetary award to acknowledge their of the Reproduction Rights Agreement must they illustrate the theme "celebrating our participation and success in this prestigious art be attached to the back of the entry. waterfowl hunting heritage." contest. (b) Each entry should be appropriately wrapped to protect the artwork and sent by §91.24 Contest procedures. SUBParT D—PoST-ConTeST ProCeDUreS registered mail, certified mail, express mail, (a) The day before the judging begins, the §91.31 return of entries after contest. overnight delivery service, or hand delivered to: judges will be briefed on all aspects of the judging procedures and other details of the All entries will be returned by commercial shipping Federal Duck Stamp Contest competition, and will preview all eligible service to the participating artists within 120 days U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service MS:MB artwork entered. after the contest unless the artwork is selected to 5275 Leesburg Pike (b) Prior to the first round of judging, and appear at one or more wildlife art expositions. Falls Church, VA 22041 prior to the opening of the contest to the Entries will be returned in packaging determined public, the judges will spend additional time by the Federal Duck Stamp Office. No specialty in the auditorium reviewing the entries on boxes or art cases will be returned. If artwork is §91.17 Property insurance for entries. the day of the contest. returned to the Service because it is undelivered or Each contestant is responsible for obtaining (c) In the first round of judging all quali- adequate insurance coverage for his/her entry. fied entries will be shown one at a time to unclaimed (this may happen if an artist changes The Department of the Interior will not insure the judges by the Contest Coordinator or a address), the Service will not the entries it receives. The Department of the con-test staff member. The judges will vote be obligated to trace the location of the artist Interior is not responsible for loss or damage “in” or “out” on each entry; those entries to return the artwork. Any artist who changes his unless it is caused by its negligence or willful receiving a majority of votes “in” will be or her address is responsible for notifying the misconduct; in any event, the liability of the eligible for the second round of judging. The Service of the change. All unclaimed entries will be Department of the Interior will not exceed the remaining entries will be placed on display destroyed one year from the date of the contest. amount of the entry fee as specified in Section as a group for public viewing. 91.12. (d) Prior to the second round of judg ing, each judge may select not more than five §91.18 Failure to comply with contest regulations. entries from those eliminated in the first Any entry that does not comply with the round. Those additional en tries selected by the judges will be eligible to be judged in the requirements of Subpart B will be disqualified second round. from the contest. Entry fees for disqualified (e) Prior to the second round of judging, the entries will not be returned. entries selected by the judges under the procedures of paragraphs (c) and (d) of this SUBParT C—ProCeDUreS For section will be displayed in numerical order in the front of the auditorium. aDMInISTerIng THe ConTeST (f) The technical advisors from the §91.21 Selection and qualification of contest Department of the Interior and the U.S. Postal judges. Service will do a critical analysis of the entries (a) Selection: Five voting judges and one that will be judged in the second round and alternate judge will be selected annually by the advise the judges of any serious anatomical Secretary of the Interior. Current employees of problems. the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service and their (g) In the second round of judging, each entry selected in the first round, plus the relatives are ineligible to serve as judges for the additional entries selected by judges, will be contest. The judges will be reimbursed for shown one at a time to the judges by the Contest reasonable travel expenses. The judges will be Coordinator or by a contest staff member. The announced on the first day of the contest. judges will vote by indicating a numerical score

4 Federal Duck Stamp Contest Regulations Duck Stamp Contest 2012 Federal Duck Stamp Contest DuckSubmission Stamp Contest Format Entry must be "matted over" and the matting affixed to the front of the painting. The painting will be placed in a carrier that covers the information on the back of the painting to providey must anonymity. be matted In order “over” to ensure and that we 12" are able to place the paintings in the carriers, do not make your entry any thicker than 1/4" or it willrier be thatdisqualified covers the information on the Suggestion: Use a 1/8" thick Masomitnite anonymity. or 10" foamcore for your entry, then use a 1/8" thick mat to place on top to form 1/4" totalriers, thickness do not 9" of entry. y any thicker than ¼" or 7" For purposes of stability of your entry, use both a 9" x 12" art board and 9" x 12" mat rather than a 7" x 10" art :board Use covered1/8"″thick by a masonite 9" x 12" mat. 1" y, then use 1/8"″thick mat to Be sure to allow amplem time, 1/4 prior" total to shipping,thickness for varnish and paint to fully dry to avoid damage to 1" y. your artwork. < 1/4" Also,When for mailing purposes your entryof stability to the Federal of the Duck entry,Stamp please Office, use please 9" ×pack 12 your" art artwork board carefully with a 9and"″× use 12 stiff"″mat, packing not amaterial 7" × 10to ensure"″art board that the coveredart will bynot abe 9 bent" × or12 damaged"″ mat. in transit. Bubble wrap or mailing pouches should be Beplaced sure into hard allow sided ample boxes time to protect for varnish artwork. andIt ispaint recommended to dry to that avoid you damageship your packageto your artwork.through a shipping company the provides tracking services and insure it under a home or Whenbusiness mailing policy. your entry to the Federal Duck Stamp Office, Please pack your artwork carefully and use a All attempts will be made to have stiff packaging material to insure that the annual brochure available by the art will not be bent or damaged in transit. Bubble wrap or bubble wrap January of the year in which the mailing pouches must be placed in hard contest is to be held. sided boxes to protect the artwork. It is recommended that you ship your Tentative eligible species for upcoming years: package through a shipping company that provides tracking services. 2022: Tundra Swan, Mottled Duck, Green-winged Teal, Americaneligible Wigeon, and Barrow'sSpecies Goldeneye for Upcoming 2023: Snow Goose, American Black Duck, Northern Pintail, Ring-neckedFederal Duck, and Duck Harlequin Duck Stamp Contests Please note2012 that these species are 2015 tentative.(1) Brant You must check the The four remaining from 2013; plus the Trumpeter Swan* annual rules(2) Northern brochure Shoveler for any (3) Ruddy Duck changes to eligible species, annual 2016 (4) Canada Goose forms, and all current regulations. The four remaining from 2014; plus the (5) Common Goldeneye Steller's Eider

2013 2017 (1) Mallard 2014The Federalfour remaining Duck Stamp from Contest 201 Regulations5; plus the 5 (2) Canvasback Harlequin Duck (3) Gadwall (4) Cinnamon Teal 2018 (5) Blue-winged Teal The four remaining from 2016; plus the Black Scoter 2014 The four remaining from 2012; plus the *change from 2011 published species Red-breasted Merganser

Red-breasted Merganser the Black Scoter 5 Display and Participation Agreement

The Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) The winning artist must agree to participate It is required, at a minimum, that the artist continues to promote greater public in the following events to help promote the spend one peak attendance day (as awareness of the Federal Duck Stamp and its Federal Duck Stamp Program. Some determined by the Federal Duck Stamp many contributions to wetland and transportation and lodging will be paid by the Office) at each of these events. waterfowl conservation. To assist in and organizations indicated. facilitate this promotional effort, the FWS The winning artist will assist in promoting has sought out the participation and Easton Waterfowl Festival, Easton, MD, the Federal Duck Stamp Program by cooperation of various wildlife-oriented art second full weekend of November. The Festival providing autographs without charge to the exhibitions for the purpose of displaying will pay for lodging; the Federal Duck Stamp public or the Federal Government. selected entries during the year following the Program will pay for transportation. Four contest. The artist’s name, city, and state will days. be shown next to each entry. No effort will be www.waterfowlfestival.org The Federal Government will assume no made to sell any entry. If an artist’s entry is responsibility for the safekeeping selected to be on display, it may mean that The Wildlife Art Festival, San Bernardino or loss of the entries once accepted by the the entry will not be returned to the artist County, CA, mid-November or mid-January. management of the exhibitions and until within the 120 days after the contest The Festival will pay for transportation and returned from the exhibitions in which all other entries are normally lodging. Three days. to Government custody. It is strongly returned. suggested that each artist insure his/her art National Junior Duck Stamp Art before sending it to the Federal Duck Approximately 15-20 of the highest ranked Contest, location to be determined, April. Stamp Office. entries from the Federal Duck Stamp The Federal Duck Stamp Program Contest may appear on display at special will pay for transportation and lodging The winning artist will be required events throughout the country. Please check according to current Federal Government per to provide the following artwork by February our web site at http://www.fws.gov/birds/ diem rates. One day. (a) a line drawing for the postal cancellation get-involved/duck-stamp/federal-duck- for the first day of sale of the Federal Duck stamp-art-exhibit-tour.php for the latest First Day Ceremony, location to be Stamp; (b) if the artist decides to have a touring exhibit schedule. determined, end of June. The Federal Duck hometown sales event, another line drawing Stamp Program will pay for transportation will be required for the postal cancellation and lodging according to current Federal for that event; (c) two remarques to be Government per diem rates. One day. depicted on the first and third year of the Artist’s Hometown Event, date and individual Artist’s Appreciation Card. location to be determined. All expenses paid by the artist or partners. Signature on this agreement is a prerequisite for entering any Federal Duck Stamp Following Year Federal Duck Stamp Contest; failure to sign will result in the Contest, location to be determined, disqualification of your entry. September. The Federal Duck Stamp Program will pay for transportation and lodging NOTE: All requirements cited above according to current Federal Government per will be subject to negotiation when diem rates. Three days. extenuating circumstances exist for the artist. Although all extenuating J.N. “Ding” Darling Birthday Event, J.N. circumstances are not listed in this “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge, document, some examples are: (1) Sanibel, FL, mid-October. The J.N. “Ding” health of the artist does not permit the Darling Society will pay for transportation. artist to travel to some or any of the Lodging is at the artist’s expense. events identified; (2) the home of the www.dingdarlingsociety.org/dingdarlingdays artist is located in an area so remote as to make attendance at the scheduled The winning artist may be asked to event impossible; and (3) emergencies participate in several annual stamp events at prohibit the artist from participating. the artist’s expense to support the Federal Duck Stamp Program. Local, state or federal closures may affect participation in events. Under The winning artist may be asked to make these circumstances, there is no brief remarks at several events guarantee that an event will be to promote the Federal Duck Stamp Program. rescheduled or the artist compensated by invitation to a replacement event.

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The prints will be retained by the Director of the FWS and will be 11.to Itthe is mutally Artist’s agreed original that no Memberdesign ofat or the Delegate discretion to Cong ressof theshall ––—––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– paragraph 1 of this Agreement. partandicipate agrees in any that part of in the doing contract/agreement so, changes or may receive be any made benefit Stamp1.its contrI agree ibutionsContest that to waterfowlmymay entry be conservationdisplayed in the Federal underat the the DuckFish conditions and 5.u sIfed ttheo promote Artist the decides Program. to reproduce the original stampto the printer.Artist’s original design at the discretion of the WildlifeStampdescribed Contest Service’sin the Display may discretion and be Participation displayed and Agreement.for at thethe purposeFish I waive and any of artwork5. If the inArtist the form decides of prints, to reproduce he/she theagrees original to fromstamp this agreementprinter. (41 U.S.C. Section 22). promotingWildlifeclaims for damageService’s public or loss awareness discretion that might otherwise ofand the for Federal lie the against purpose Duckthe Federal of provideartwork6. If the Artist at in noand/or the cost form his/her twenty-five of publisher prints, decide he/she(25) toto reproduce agreesthe FWS. theto original The 11. It is mutually agreed that no Member of or Stamp Program and its contributions to waterfowl prints will be retained by the Director of the FWS promotingGovernment duringpublic the awareness time my entry of is inthe the Federal custody of Duck the provideartwork in atthe noform cost of mini twenty-five prints, decoys, (25) postcards, to the or otherFWS. sa lesThe items, 12.Delegate11. The It artist is mutuallytoagree Congresss to provide agreed shall his/her that participate signature no Member for use in on any ofall Stamporpart of conservation, under the conditions described in and will be used to promote the Federal Duck Stamp this contract/agreement or receive any benefit from Stampmanagement Program of those and exhibitions. its contributions to waterfowl printshe/she agrees will tobe provide retained the FWS by withthe tenDirector (10) of any of of the the articlesFWS at no productsDelegate at no to cost Congress to the Federal shall Government. participate in any part of theconservation, Display and under Participation the conditions Agreement described and in Program.and will be used to promote the Federal Duck Stamp this agreement (41 U.S.C. Section 22). waive any claims for damage or loss that might this contract/agreement or receive any benefit from the Display and Participation Agreement and Program.cost to the FWS. (The FWS shall choose which item.) The items will be this agreement (41 U.S.C. Section 22). otherwisewaive2. I understand any lie claims thatagainst if my for entry thedamage isUnited selected or for Statesloss display that Government it maymight not be 6.u sIfed ttheo promote Artist the and/or Program. his/her publisher decide to 112.3. The The information artist agrees below will to be provide contained his/her in an electronic signature database for duringotherwisereturned the to me timelie within against my the entry 120-day the Unitedis period in the stipulated States custody inGovernment the of regulations. the I reproduce the original artwork in the form of mini maintaineduse on all by Federal the FWS andDuck will Stampnot be used products by the FWS at for no any cost to managements of those exhibitions. 6. If the Artist and/or his/her publisher decide to 12. The artist agrees to provide his/her signature for during the time my entry is in the custody of the prints,reproduce decoys, the postcards,original artwork and other in the sales form items, of mini purposethe Federal other than Government. to register the Artist, or, if needed, to respond to a further agree that in the event I am the winning artist in the Federal Duck he/7. Ifshe the Artist agrees and/or to his/herprovide publisher at no decide cost toten reproduce of any the one original of use on all Federal Duck Stamp products at no cost to managements of those exhibitions. prints, decoys, postcards, and other sales items, publtheic Federalinformation Government. request under the Freedom of Information Act 2.Stamp I understand Contest, I will thatparticipate if my in theentry events is as selected stipulated forin the Display theartwork articles in the formto the of posters,FWS. he/she (The agrees FWS to provideshall choose the FWS which with 13. The information below will be contained in the an display,it may not be returned to me within the 120 he/she agrees to provide at no cost ten of any one of (FOIA). and2. I Participation understand Agreement. that if my entry is selected for item.)the200 posters articles The at itemsno to cost. the will The FWS. postersbe used (The will tobe FWS usedpromote to shall prom the chooseote theFederal Program. which electronic database maintained by the U.S. Fish and day period stipulated in the regulations. Further, I Duck Stamp Program. 13. The information below will be contained in the an display,it may not be returned to me within the 120 item.) The items will be used to promote the Federal Wildlifeelectronic Service database (FWS) maintained and will notby the be usedU.S. Fishby the and agreeday period that in stipulated the event in I amthe theregulations. winning artistFurther, in the I U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for any other purpose Federal3. The original Duck design, Stamp as prepared Contest, by the I Artistwill andparticipate submitted toin the Duck8. Any and Stamp all reproduction Program. of either the original design or the stamp Wildlife Service (FWS) and will not be used by the agreeFWS, ma thaty be retainedin the eventby the FWS I am until the the winning modeling andartist printing in the of the 7.d esignIf the made Artist or authorized and/or by his/her the FWS publisher under the terms decide of this other than to register the Artist or, if needed, to the events as stipulated in the Display and to reproduce the original artwork in the form of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for any other purpose Federal Duck Stamp Contest, I will participate in 7. If the Artist and/or his/her publisher decide respondother than to ato public register information the Artist request or, if needed, under tothe ParticipationtheStamp events has been as completed.Agreement. stipulated The in stamp the design,Display based and on the Artist’s posters,Agreement, he/she except theagrees modeling to provideand printing the of theFWS Migratory with Bird Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

to reproduce the original artwork in the form of e nclose this part with your contest entry 3.original The design,design, may as be prepared copied and reproduced,by the Artist and copies and and 200Hun postersting and Conservation at no cost. Stamp, The postersand reproductions will be thereof used to respond to a public information request under the Participation Agreement. posters, he/she agrees to provide the FWS with NFreedomOTE: The fields of Information marked below with Act an (FOIA). asterisk (*) are the only submittedrep3. rTheoductions design, to may the asbe FWS, published prepared may and bybe distributed retainedthe Artist by the by and FWS the toFWS others promoteauthorized thepursuant Federal to 16 U Duck.S.C. Section Stamp 718e(c), Program. specifically shall Note: The fields marked with an asterisk* are the e nclose this part with your contest entry until the modeling and printing of the Migratory Bird 200 posters at no cost. The posters will be used to required fields. The Artist may provide additional information they submittedfor reproduction, to thecopying FWS, and publishingmay be retainedfor educational by orthe information FWS promoteindicate that the the original Federal has beenDuck designed Stamp by Program.the Artist. only required fields. Though the participant may Hunting and Conservation Stamp has been completed. 8. Any and all reproduction of either the original deem Note: necessary The so fields that the FWSmarked may contactwith an him/her, asterisk it is* not are required the untilal purposes the .modeling In addition, theand stamp printing design mayof the be madeMigratory available, Bird provideonly required additional fields. information Though thethey participant deem necessary may TheHunting stamp and design Conservation basedon theStamp Artist’s has originalbeen completed. design design or the stamp design made or authorized byit theis not FWS required to participate. by Out the of FWS. respect for Out your of personal respect privacy, for maywith obeut compensationcopied and to reproduced, the Artist, for reproduction and copies for and commercial 8.9. T Anyhe A rtistand affirms all reproduction that his/her entry of is a either drawing the of his/her original own provide additional information they deem necessary The stamp design basedon the Artist’s original design bydesign the FWS or the under stamp the design terms made of this or Agreement, authorized FWSyour only personal collects the privacy, minimum FWS information ONLY necessary COLLECTS and does not reproductionsand other purposes may pursuant be published to 16 U.S.C. Sectionand distributed 718e(c). by exceptcreation, the neither modeling copied nor and duplicated printing from ofpreviously the Migratory published art, it is not required by the FWS. Out of respect for may be copied and reproduced, and copies and by the FWS under the terms of this Agreement, THEyour MINIMUMpersonal privacy, INFORMATION FWS ONLY COLLECTSNECESSARY. thereproductions FWS to others may for be reproduction,published and copying distributed and by Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp, and share information outside the FWS. publishing for educational or informational purposes. except the modeling and printing of the Migratory THE MINIMUM INFORMATION NECESSARY. the*artist FWS Signatureto others for reproduction, copying and reproductionsBird Hunting thereofand Conservation authorized Stamp, pursuant and to 16 *Date publishing for educational or informational purposes. reproductions thereof authorized pursuant to 16 Failure to sign this form will result in disqualification (No P.O. Boxes) artist*Street Signature Address *Species*Date *City,Failure State, to sign and Zipthis form will result in disqualification *Telephone*Street Address (Home) (No P.O. Boxes) *Species

In*City, accordance State, with the and Paperwork Zip Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service collects information necessary to consider your submission for the Federal Duck Stamp Contest. Information requested in this form is purely voluntary. Failure to provide all required information may be sufficient cause for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to reject your submission. According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. OMB has approved this collection of information and assigned Control No. 1018-0172. We *Telephone (Home)

estimate public reporting for this collection of information to average 5 minutes, including time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining data and completing and reviewing the form. Direct comments regarding the ––—––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– burden estimate or any other aspect of the form to the Service Information Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS:BPHC, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803, or via email at [email protected]. Please do not send your completed form to this address. Cut––—––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– HereCut Entry Form for 2021 Federal Duck Stamp Contest To be used by FWS only Here Attachentry this part toForm the back of yourfor entry, 201 and send5 your Fede entry, entryral fee and Duck the Display, Participation Stamp & Reproduction Contest Rights Entry Number AgreementAttach this to: partFederal to the Duck back Stampof your Contest, entry, andU.S. sendFish &your Wildlife entry Service and the MS:MB, Display, 5275 Participation Leesburg Pike, & Reproduction Falls Church, RightsVA 22041 . Agreement to: PrintFederal or DuckType Stamp Contest, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service MS:MB, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041. *Name *Species Print or Type *Street Address (No P.O. Boxes) *Medium Used *Name *Species

*City,*Street State, Address and Zip (No P.O. Boxes) *Medium Used

*Telephone*City, State, (Home) and Zip (Work) (Cell)

Email*Telephone Address (Home) (Work) *Date(Cell) of Birth – Email Address *Date of Birth month – year Press Coverage: Name of Hometown Newspaper month year EnclosedPress Coverage: find $125 Name non-refundable of Hometown Newspaper entry fee in the form of a cashier’s check, certified check, or money order, payable to: U.S. Fish & attach this part to the back of entry attach this part to the back of entry Wildlifeenclosed Service. find $125 Personal non-refundable checks early and/or entry cash fee postmarare NOTked accepted.by August 15, 2015 (cashier's check, certified check or money order payable to: Postmark between June 1, 2021 and midnight August 15, 2021. 2014 Federal Duck Stamp Contest Regulations 7

(wherever you can be reached on the final day of the contest.) (wherever you can be reached on the final day of the contest.(Cell)) (Work) (Cell) (Work) Federal Duck Stamp Office Phone: 703/358 2145 Fax: 703/358 2282 http://www.fws.gov/birds/get-involved/duck-stamp.php

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Scoring criteria for contest: Keep the design simple. Don’t forget to: Entries will be judged on the basis of anatomical accuracy, artistic composition Remember, this art is going to be used to Afﬁx the Entry Form to the back of and suitability for reduction in the produce a stamp — look at your finished your entry production of a stamp. Entries will also product at a reduced size so that you will be judged on how well they illustrate the see what the judges see when they are Sign the Display, Participation & theme "celebrating our waterfowl making a final decision. Reproduction Rights Agreement hunting heritage." Include your $125 entry fee Leave room for required stamp (cashier’s check, certiﬁed check or Use bright, bold, pleasing, warm colors. language and the denomination. money order - NO PERSONAL CHECKS ACCEPTED) Portray your eligible species alive and as Do not include any writing on the front the dominant, main focus of your entry. of your entry. This includes lettering on signs and numbers on bands. Make sure the habitat is appropriate for the species and its plumage. Finally, remember that the first impression a judge has of your entry is a lasting one.

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