Section Fis 813.08 - Additional Restrictions and Requirements(a) A falconry permit holder shall not intentionally release to the wild any raptor without first obtaining a permit to release wildlife specified in Fis 805.02.(b) Feathers that are molted or those feathers from birds held in captivity that die may be retained and exchanged by permittees only for imping purposes. "Imping" means damaged feather replacement.(c) Permittees shall maintain complete records of information required in the migratory bird acquisition and deposition reports of all raptors acquired, transferred, lost or released.(d) Raptors which die shall be reported on a properly completed form 3-186A submitted to the United States Fish and Wildlife service as required. Carcasses of dead raptors shall be buried unless otherwise authorized by written permission from the US Fish and Wildlife Service.(e) Permittees, while practicing falconry, shall comply with all provisions of Title XVIII of the New Hampshire statutes and all applicable department rules pertaining to hunting seasons and bag limits for wildlife.(f) When any raptor used in falconry kills any species of wildlife for which there is no open season or a species of wildlife for which the season is closed, the permittees using the raptor shall not take the dead wildlife into the permittee's possession but shall leave it where it lies. The raptor shall be allowed to feed on such dead wildlife before leaving the site of the kill.(g) Raptors held under authority of a falconry permit shall only be used for falconry, except they may be used for falconry demonstrations, which may include the actual flying of the raptor.(h) Raptors which have been captured from the wild shall not be bought, sold, bartered or offered for sale or barter under a falconry permit.(i) Captive bred progeny of lawfully acquired raptors may be bought, sold, bartered and offered for sale or barter under a falconry permit.N.H. Code Admin. R. Fis 813.08
#8220, INTERIM, eff 11-30-04, EXPIRED: 5-29-05 (formerly Fis 1108.08 )
New. #8431, eff 9-20-05; ss by #10485, eff 1-1-14
Amended by Volume XXXV Number 27, Filed July 9, 2015 , Proposed by #10868, Effective 6/25/2015, Expires12/22/2015.Amended by Volume XXXVI Number 06, Filed February 11, 2016, Proposed by #11029, Effective 1/26/2016, Expires 1/26/2026.