Renew Permit

A Federal Bird Banding and Marking Permit is required by the Bird Banding Laboratory (BBL) whenever someone wants to place a bird band or any type of marker on a wild bird protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act or on a Federally-protected bird that will be released into the wild.

Master banders can request the reactivation of an inactive banding permit at any time.

Master banding permits are normally renewed for a 3-year period although shorter renewal cycles may be required at the discretion of the BBL. Sixty days before the banding permit will expire, the BBL will automatically send via email a renewal notification to the master bander. If the banding permit is not renewed, then another renewal notification will be sent by email 30 days before the permit...