N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 6 § 173.8

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 50, December 11, 2024

Section 173.8 - Marking of raptors

(a) All raptors bred in captivity must be banded with a seamless metal band or have an implanted International Organization for Standardization (ISO) compliant (134.2 kHz) microchip.

(b) If a band must be removed from a captive bred raptor or if the band is lost, the falconer must, within ten days from the day he or she removes the seamless band or note the loss of the band, report it and either request a replacement USFWS non-reusable leg band from the department to replace the lost or removed band, or implant an ISO compliant (134.2 kHz) microchip in the bird.

(c) Any peregrine falcon (Falcon peregrinus), gyrfalcon (F. rusticolus), goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) or Harris' hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus), except a captive bred raptor lawfully marked by a numbered, seamless band, must be banded with a permanent, non-reusable, numbered USFWS leg band or have an implanted ISO compliant (134.2 kHz) microchip.

(d) If a band must be removed from a wild raptor, the falconer must, within five days from the day the band is removed or loss is noted, report it and either request a replacement USFWS non-reusable leg band from the department to replace the lost or removed band, or implant an ISO compliant (134.2 kHz) microchip in the bird.

(e) Upon rebanding or microchipping a raptor the falconer must immediately enter the required information in the USFWS electronic database at http:// permits.fws.gov/186A or submit a paper Federal form 3-186A to the department.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 6 § 173.8