N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 6 § 173.1

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 25, June 18, 2024

Section 173.1 - Definitions

As used in this Part, the following terms shall mean:

(a) Abatement means the use of trained raptors to scare, herd, flush, haze and pursue (and in some cases to take) depredating migratory birds or other wildlife where allowed, to mitigate depredation problems, including threats to human health or safety.

(b) Capture means the act of taking or attempting to take a raptor alive from the wild.

(c) Conservation education means display of legally held raptors in educational programs presented in public venues which provide information about the biology, ecological roles, and conservation needs of raptors and other migratory birds.

(d) Department means the Department of Environmental Conservation.

(e) Environmental Conservation Law means chapter 43-B of the Consolidated Laws of New York.

(f) Falconer means a person who possesses a valid apprentice, general or master falconry license.

(g) Falconry means the sport of hunting by the use of trained raptors, and includes the training, feeding, and handling of such birds and their recapture after being released for hunting or training. Falconry does not include the propagation of raptors.

(h) First year passage bird means a raptor less than one year old which is neither a nestling nor in adult plumage.

(i) Hacking (hack) means the temporary release of a raptor held for falconry to the wild so that it may adjust to the wild at an appropriate time of year and appropriate location. Hacking may be used to prepare the raptor to become an independent hunter for either release to the wild or recapture for further training for use in falconry.

(j) Hybrid means offspring of birds listed as two or more distinct species.

(k) Imping means repair of feathers on live birds by replacing a damaged feather with a molted feather.

(l) Nestling means a young raptor which is still in the nest and is not yet capable of flying.

(m) Native means any species which spends some portion of its life cycle within New York State, has occurred in New York State on a regular basis for many years, and was not the result of intentional or accidental introduction.

(n) Raptors means all species and hybrids defined in section 11-1001 of the New York State Environmental Conservation Law.

(o) Sponsor means a person who possesses a valid general or master falconry license and who agrees with the department, in writing, to be responsible for individually instructing and training an apprentice falconer under his/her direct supervision in the fundamentals of falconry. A sponsor must work directly with his or her apprentice to determine if the apprentice is eligible to advance to the general license or if the apprentice license should be terminated by the department upon expiration. A sponsor must provide written recommendations concerning his or her apprentice to the department upon request.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 6 § 173.1