Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 36, September 6, 2024
Section 58-65-2 - Definitions2.1. "Director" means the Director of the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources.2.2. "Division" means the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources.2.3. "Eyas" means an immature raptor that is not yet capable of flight.2.4. "Falconry" means the sport of taking quarry by means of a trained raptor.2.5. "Hacking" means the temporary release of a raptor held for falconry to the wild to facilitate the bird's acquisition of necessary hunting skills.2.6. "Hybrid" means any bird meeting the definition of hybrid in Migratory Bird Permits, 50 C.F.R. § 21.3.2.7. "Imprint" for the purposes of falconry, means a bird that is hand raised in isolation from the sight of other raptors from two weeks of age until it is fledged. An imprint bird remains such for its entire lifetime.2.8. "Raptor" means a live migratory bird of the Order Falconiformes, Order Accipitriformes, or the Order Strigiformes.2.9. "Passage" means a first-year raptor that is no longer dependent upon parental care.