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 VII - RELEASE, LOSS AND DISPOSITION
Section 620 - ESCAPE, THEFT, DEATH AND DISPOSITION
Universal Citation: 400 CO Code Regs 620
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 17, September 10, 2024
A. Any licensee who loses a raptor through escape, theft or death must report such action as required by these regulations. Falconry raptors that die must be dealt with in one of the following ways:
1.
They must be frozen immediately after death and preserved in this manner for 20
days and, upon request, delivered to the Division, or;
2. They must be necropsied by a qualified
pathologist or Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. If necropsied, the necropsy
report, which shall include a statement on destruction or disposition of the
carcass, shall be sent to the Division within 10 days of the
necropsy.
B. Once the above provisions have been met, the licensee may dispose of the carcass of a falconry raptor in the following manner:
1.
The carcass may be burned, buried, or otherwise destroyed. In all cases, a
licensee must take appropriate precautions to prevent any euthanized raptor
from secondarily poisoning any other animal.
2. A licensee may donate the carcass or
feathers of any captive-bred raptor possessed for falconry to any person or
institution legally authorized to acquire and possess such parts or
feathers.
3. If a captive-bred
raptor was banded prior to its death, a licensee may keep the carcass. Feathers
of such carcasses may be used for imping purposes. Carcasses of captive-bred
raptors may be mounted by a taxidermist for use in conservation education
programs so long as the band remains in place.
4. For imping, a licensee may possess flight
feathers for each species of raptor legally possessed or previously held for as
long as they hold a valid falconry license, subject to the following
restrictions:
a. A licensee may give and/or
receive feathers only to/from other licensed falconers who legally possess a
raptor of the same species, wildlife rehabilitators, or propagators for
imping.
b. No person shall buy,
sell or barter such feathers.
c. A
licensee may donate feathers from a falconry raptor, except golden eagle
feathers, to any person or institution with a valid permit to have them, or to
anyone exempt from federal permit requirements.
d. A licensee must collect all molted flight
feathers and retrices from a golden eagle possessed by them as a falconry
raptor. Such feathers must be kept for imping or sent to the National Eagle
Repository.
e. A licensee must
retain records documenting acquisition of each raptor so long as feathers from
that raptor are in possession. If a person no longer holds a valid Colorado
falconry license, they must either destroy all falconry feathers they possess
or donate them to a person or institution who is authorized to legally possess
them.
5. A licensee must
send the carcass of any golden eagle possessed for falconry to the National
Eagle Repository, including all feathers, talons and other
parts.
C. Except as otherwise provided by these regulations, the band from any dead raptor must be removed and surrendered to the Division within 10 days of such death.
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