NAC503.460. Disposition of dead raptor.

     1. An owner of a raptor that dies may, without limitation:

     (a) Keep or donate the feathers of the raptor pursuant to subsection 6 of NAC 503.205;

     (b) Donate the body of the raptor to any person authorized by permit to acquire and possess the body of a raptor or to any person or institution exempt from that requirement pursuant to 50 C.F.R. § 21.12;

     (c) If a leg band was attached to the raptor or the raptor had a microchip implanted in its body, have the raptor mounted by a taxidermist; or

     (d) Dispose of the body and feathers of the raptor.

     2. If a taxidermist mounts the raptor:

     (a) The mount may be used in a conservation education program; and

     (b) The leg band must remain on the raptor or the microchip must remain in place.

     3. If a taxidermist does not keep, donate or mount the body and feathers of the raptor, they must be burned, buried or otherwise destroyed not later than 10 days after:

     (a) The final examination by a veterinarian to determine the cause of death; or

     (b) If such an examination is not conducted, the death of the raptor.

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