Non-game Birds -- All wild birds except game birds. Non-game Fish -- All fish found in inland fishing waters other than inland game fish. Raptor -- A migratory bird of prey authorized under federal law and regulations for the taking of quarry by falconry. Upland Game Birds -- Grouse, pheasant, quail, and wild turkey.
You see, stock trades actually settle three days after the fact, even if you're a frequent trader who buys and sells the same stock several times a day. That means that you need to buy a stock three days before the record date in order to qualify for the dividend. Further complicating matters, the ex-date falls two trading days before the date by which you need to be a shareholder of record. We've established that the must-own date falls three days before the record date, so simple subtraction means that you must buy a stock one day before it goes ex-dividend.
We make adjustments to the prior year for stock splits and stock dividends for the sake of comparability. Anyone who owns shares in year 1 gets additional shares in year 2 from a stock dividend or stock split. The shares are not issued only to specific investors. As a result, investors own the same percentage of the company before the split or dividend and after the split or dividend. This means that investors are entitled to the same share of company profits before the split or dividend as they are after the stock split or dividend.