NAC503.250. Possession and replacement of raptors by apprentice licensee, general licensee or master licensee.

     1. An apprentice falconry licensee:

     (a) Shall not possess more than one raptor nor obtain more than one raptor for replacement during any calendar year.

     (b) May possess a raptor of any species of the order Falconiformes or Strigiformes, including, without limitation, wild, captive-bred or hybrid raptors, except a raptor of the following species:

          (1) Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus);

          (2) Osprey (Pandion haliaetus);

          (3) White-tailed kite (Elanus leucurus);

          (4) Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos);

          (5) White-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla);

          (6) Steller’s sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus);

          (7) Any owl except a great horned owl (Bubo virginianus); or

          (8) Any species listed as endangered or threatened pursuant to the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, 16 U.S.C. §§ 1531 et seq.

     (c) Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (d) and (e), may possess a raptor which was originally taken from the wild.

     (d) Shall not possess a raptor which was taken from the wild as a nestling.

     (e) Shall not possess a raptor that is imprinted on humans.

     2. A general falconry licensee:

     (a) Shall not possess more than three raptors nor obtain more than two raptors for replacement during any calendar year.

     (b) May possess a raptor of any species of the order Falconiformes or Strigiformes, including, without limitation, a wild, captive-bred or hybrid raptor, except a raptor of a species listed or described in paragraph (b) of subsection 1.

     3. A master falconry licensee:

     (a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (b) and (c), shall not possess more than five raptors taken from the wild nor obtain more than two raptors taken from the wild for replacement during any calendar year.

     (b) May possess a raptor of any species of the order Falconiformes or Strigiformes, including, without limitation, wild, captive-bred or hybrid raptors, except a raptor of a species listed or described in paragraph (b) of subsection 1.

     (c) May possess any number of captive-bred raptors if the master falconry licensee is actively using the raptors for hunting or training the raptors in the pursuit of game birds or game mammals.

     [Bd. of Fish & Game Comm’rs Gen. Reg. No. 15 Part § 25.21, eff. 6-1-72; A 9-20-75; 12-15-76; 12-30-77]—(NAC A by Bd. of Wildlife Comm’rs, 7-1-97; R047-11, 4-5-2013)