NAC503.385. Housing of raptors: Outdoor facilities.  


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  • An outdoor facility that houses a raptor must:

         1. Be totally enclosed;

         2. Be constructed of heavy-gauge wire, heavy-duty plastic mesh, slats, pipe, wood or any other similar material suitable for enclosing the raptor;

         3. Have a roof that covers the facility;

         4. Have a covered perch that is suitable for the raptor and protects the raptor from wild and domesticated predators and from extreme or inclement weather; and

         5. Be of sufficient size to ensure that the raptor can fly from the perch without striking the roof or walls of the facility.

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