Code of Colorado Regulations
400 - Department of Natural Resources
406 - Colorado Parks and Wildlife (406 Series, Wildlife)
2 CCR 406-6 - CHAPTER W-6 - RAPTORS
Part I - REQUIREMENTS FOR POSSESSION OF RAPTORS
Article III - CAPTURING AND BANDING RAPTORS
Section 608 - BANDING REQUIREMENTS
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 17, September 10, 2024
A. Any licensee who captures or traps a wild raptor or who removes a wild raptor from a nest shall report such action as required by these regulations.
B. Except as otherwise provided by these regulations, all wild-caught raptors shall be marked at all times with black non-reusable numbered bands provided to the Division by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
C. Except as otherwise provided in these regulations, captive-bred raptors shall be marked at all times with non-removable numbered seamless bands provided directly to propagators by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, or with yellow non-reusable numbered bands provided to the Division by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
D. No one shall remove, alter, counterfeit or deface any band, except that the licensee may remove the rear tab on the band and may smooth any imperfect surface provided the integrity of the band or the numbering is not altered. A band that is causing damage to a raptor may be removed to prevent such damage. Any such removal or any lost band must be reported by the licensee as required by these regulations. The band shall then be placed on the raptor's other leg by a Division representative or by the licensee in the presence of a Division representative.
