NAC503.210. Practice of falconry: General requirements.

     1. When practicing falconry on game species, a falconry licensee shall comply with the provisions of title 45 of NRS and all regulations of the Commission. A species of wildlife which is classified as protected and further classified as threatened or endangered by the Commission, or as threatened or endangered by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, that is taken incidentally by a raptor may not be retained or possessed by a falconry licensee and the falconry licensee shall report the taking to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service not later than 72 hours after the taking. A species of wildlife which is classified as a game species by the Department that is taken incidentally by a raptor during the closed season may not be retained or possessed by the falconry licensee, except that the falconry licensee may allow the raptor to feed on the game species. A falconry licensee shall not intentionally release a raptor after any wildlife which is in a refuge or in a state or national park or is on privately owned property where the falconry licensee does not have permission to hunt. A falconry licensee may fly a raptor at an animal raised in captivity and at any species of bird that is not listed as a protected species by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, as amended, 16 U.S.C. §§ 703 et seq.

     2. A falconry licensee may train or condition a raptor using any method, including, without limitation, a balloon, kite or lure and any creance or tethered flying.

     [Bd. of Fish & Game Comm’rs, No. 15 § 25.11, eff. 12-15-76; A 12-30-77]—(NAC A by Bd. of Wildlife Comm’rs, 7-1-97; R093-05, 10-31-2005; R047-11, 4-5-2013)