NAC503.375. Housing of raptors: General requirements.

     1. Each raptor possessed pursuant to NAC 503.200 to 503.470, inclusive, must be housed in humane and healthful conditions.

     2. The owner of a raptor is responsible for the conditions in which the raptor is housed.

     3. A facility that houses raptors must:

     (a) Protect each raptor housed therein from wild and domesticated predators;

     (b) Have available for each raptor housed therein a perch that is suitable for the raptor;

     (c) Have at least one opening for sunlight; and

     (d) Provide a healthy environment for each raptor housed therein.

     4. Raptors that are not tethered while being housed may be housed in the same facility only if they are compatible with each other.

     5. A raptor that is not tethered while being housed must be housed in a facility of sufficient size to allow the raptor to fly.

     6. A raptor that is tethered while being housed must be tethered in a manner which allows the raptor to extend its wings fully or bate without damaging its wings or making contact with another raptor.

     7. Each raptor must have continuous access to a pan of clean water unless weather conditions, the type of perch used or another circumstance makes continuous access to a pan of clean water unsafe for the raptor.

     8. Subject to the provisions of this section, the owner of a raptor may house a raptor in a temporary facility for not more than 120 consecutive days.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Wildlife Comm’rs by R047-11, eff. 4-5-2013)