Persons desiring to take, transport, receive or possess any raptor(s) shall make written application for a falconry permit to the Department in accordance with the following provisions:
(a) An application for a falconry permit shall include proof of successful completion of a falconry examination administered by the Department or proof of a previously held falconry permit for the class applied for.
(b) Falconry Permit Conditions. - (i) A Wyoming falconry permit or a falconry permit from another state, tribe, or territory meeting federal falconry standards shall be required before any person may take, transport, receive or possess any raptor for falconry purposes or practice falconry in Wyoming. A falconry permit expires five (5) years from the date of issuance or renewal unless otherwise restricted or revoked in writing by the Department or suspended by court action. The Department may revoke any falconry permit for failure to comply with any condition of the permit or this regulation. A permittee dissatisfied with the Department's decision to revoke a permit may request a hearing before the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission. A request for hearing shall be made in writing to the Chief of the Wildlife Division within ten (10) business days after receipt of the notice from the Department revoking the permit. The hearing shall be conducted in accordance with commission Regulation Chapter 27, Rules of Practice Governing Contested Cases before the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission, revised as of January 22, 2014, and which does not include any later amendments or editions of the incorporated matter. A copy of all Commission regulations can be viewed at any Department Regional Office or the Headquarters Office.
- (A) If a falconry permit has lapsed for less than five (5) years, it may be reinstated at the previous class the permittee held if proof of falconry certification for that class is furnished to the Department.
- (B) If a falconry permit has lapsed for five (5) years or more, it may be reinstated at the previous class the permittee held if proof of certification at that class is furnished to the Department and the permittee correctly answers at least eighty percent (80%) of the questions on a supervised falconry examination administered by the Department. The permittee's facilities shall pass inspection by the Department prior to possessing any raptor(s).
- (C) In cases where a permit has been revoked or suspended by the Department for failing to comply with conditions of the permit or this regulation, the Department shall reissue a permit after the applicant has provided satisfactory documentation that the conditions which resulted in the revocation or suspension have been corrected and the revocation/suspension period has ended.
- (ii) No permittee may take, purchase, receive or otherwise acquire, sell, barter, transfer or otherwise dispose of any raptor unless such permittee enters the required information, including band number or microchip information, in the electronic database at http://permits.fws.gov/186A or by submitting Service Form 3 -186A to the Department within ten (10) calendar days of any such transaction.
- (iii) Permittee(s) shall be in immediate possession of their falconry permit(s) or legible copies of their falconry permit(s), if not at the location of their falconry facilities while trapping, transporting, working with, or flying falconry raptor(s).
- (iv) Applicants who have experience in falconry and are visiting the United States or are a new resident in the United States shall qualify for a falconry permit appropriate for their experience. To demonstrate knowledge of U.S. falconry laws and regulations, applicants must correctly answer at least eighty percent (80%) of the questions on the supervised examination for falconers administered by the Department. The Department shall determine which class of falconry permit the applicant is qualified for, consistent with the class requirements in Sections 3 and 4. To do so, the Department shall base its decision on the applicant's documentation of his experience. The applicant's falconry facilities shall meet the standards in Section 6(a) before keeping any raptors for falconry.
- (A) A visitor may use any raptor for falconry that he possesses legally in his country of residence for that purpose, provided import of that species to the United States is not prohibited and provided he has met all permitting requirements of his country of residence.
- (B) If a raptor brought into the United States dies or is lost while in Wyoming, the visitor shall report the loss to the Department before leaving Wyoming.
- (C) When flown free, any raptor brought to this country temporarily shall have two (2) attached radio transmitters that will allow the falconer to locate it.
- (v) A permittee shall notify the Department within thirty (30) days of moving outside of the state of Wyoming with raptors in possession.
- (vi) A falconer permitted in another state or jurisdiction who moves to Wyoming with raptors in possession shall notify the Department within thirty (30) days.
040-25 Wyo. Code R. § 25-3