2007 Design Contest Entry Form

Junior Duck Stamp Design Contest Entry Requirements

Entries must be postmarked by midnight, March 15, 2009, and addressed to your state's receiving site. The exceptions to the March 15th deadline are: South Carolina's deadline is January 30, 2009 and Ohio's deadline is March 1, 2009. Do not send art to the national office
in Arlington, VA.

Permited Species: Entries are limited to the following North American species (except for entries from the U.S. Territories; they may include species of waterfowl that naturally occur in the specific territory): Tundra Swan, Trumpeter Swan, Greater White-fronted Goose, Snow Goose, Ross Goose, Brant, Canada Goose, Emperor Goose, Fulvous Whistling Duck, Black-bellied Whistling Duck, Wood Duck, Green-winged Teal, Blue-winged Teal, Cinnamon Teal,
Mottled Duck, Northern Pintail, Gadwall, American Black Duck, Mallard, Northern Shoveler, American Wigeon, Canvas Back, Redhead, Ring-necked Duck, Greater Scaup, Lesser Scaup,
Common Eider, Spectacled Eider, King Eider, Steller's Eider, Harlequin Duck, Long-tailed Duck (formerly Oldsquaw), Black Scoter, Surf Scoter, White-winged Scoter, Common Goldeneye, Barrow's Goldeneye, Bufflehead, Hooded Merganser, Common Merganser, Redbreasted
Merganser, Ruddy Duck, Hawaiian Species: Koloa, Nene Goose, Laysan Duck. Mute Swans and Loons are not permitted.

Official entry form must be completed, names printed and signed, and glued on the back of each entry. Only one entry per student.

Entries must be horizontal and must be 9" X12". Entries may not exceed 1/4" in
total thickness. If size requirements are not met, entries may be disqualified. Entries may not be sent in with a mat, glass, frame, fixed cover sheet or border (chalk and pastel entries must be sprayed with a fixative). Do not make the design look like a stamp. A loose cover sheet may be laid over the art face to protect it during shipping. No lettering, signatures or initials may appear on the front of the design. To do so will result in disqualification.

Design entry must be contestant's original, hand done creation and may not be traced from photographs or other artists' published works. Photographs taken by the student may be used as reference in the development of the design. Computers or other mechanical devices may not be used in creating the art. Air brush is allowed.

K-12 students attending public, private, or home schools in the United States and
the U.S. Territories are eligible to enter, so long as they are U.S. citizens, resident aliens, or nationals. Any person who has won First Place in the National Junior Duck Stamp Contest during the preceding year may not submit an entry in the current year's contest.

Liability

The U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service:

Will not insure the entries it receives or be responsible for loss or damage of the entries.

Will make every effort to return artwork safely to the teachers and to winning students. It is the student’s responsibility to inform the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service of any change in address.

Reserves the exclusive right to authorize the reproduction of the National First Place winning design, including stamps and various licensed products and to photograph the winning stamp design without compensation to the student. The winning artist will provide autographs without charge to the public or Federal Government. Autographs will be requested on Junior Duck Stamps and Junior Duck Stamp products.

Has the right to use the student names for promotional purposes without compensation to the student.

Has the right to destroy unclaimed artwork after one year.

Has the right to disqualify any entry submitted into the Junior Duck Stamp Competition that has the appearance of a plagarized submission.

Entry Form

Click here for a copy of the Federal Junior Duck Stamp Design Contest entry form.