Connecticut Administrative Code
Title 26 - Fisheries and Game
67e - Implementation of a Falconry Program
Section 26-67e-6 - Classes of permits
Universal Citation: CT Reg of State Agencies 26-67e-6
Current through September 9, 2024
(a) There shall be four classes of falconry permits: Apprentice, general, and master; and non-resident.
(b) Apprentice class.
(1) The commissioner may issue an apprentice
class permit to any resident who meets the requirements specified in section
26-67e-3(a)
of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies if the applicant:
(A) is at least 14 years old;
(B) has written approval of a parent or legal
guardian, if less than 18 years of age;
(C) has a sponsor who meets the requirements
of section
26-67e-7
of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies;
(D) provides the commissioner with a letter
from the sponsor stating that assistance will be provided to the applicant for
learning about the husbandry and training of a raptor held for falconry and
about relevant wildlife laws and regulations;
(E) certifies on a form prescribed by the
commissioner, that the applicant has read and is familiar with the regulations
in 50 CFR 13 and other applicable definitions in 50 CFR 10, Subpart B;
and,
(F) certifies that the
information provided in the application is complete and accurate;
(2) an apprentice falconer may
possess no more than one raptor at any time;
(3) an apprentice falconer shall only possess
the species of red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis);
(4) an apprentice falconer may not possess a
raptor that is imprinted, taken from the wild as a nestling or taken from the
wild in adult plumage;
(5) an
apprentice falconer shall not obtain more than two wild red-tailed hawks during
any twelve-month period beginning on July 1 and ending on June 30;
(6) an apprentice falconer shall maintain a
written log describing the instruction provided by their sponsor, and make such
log available for inspection by the commissioner or the commissioner's duly
designated agents. Instruction shall include care and handling of a raptor,
live-trapping techniques, teaching a raptor to hunt, and all applicable laws
and regulations governing falconry; and,
(7) an apprentice falconer shall not fly or
hunt a red-tailed hawk without the presence of the sponsor until the sponsor
provides written notification to the apprentice stating that the apprentice is
competent to handle the bird without direct supervision. Such written
notification shall be carried while in the field with a bird.
(c) General class.
(1) The commissioner may issue a general
class permit to any resident who meets the requirements in section
26-67e-3(a)
of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies if the applicant:
(A) is at least 16 years old;
(B) has written approval of a parent or legal
guardian, if less than 18 years of age;
(C) submits a summary of each species held
and how long each bird was held;
(D) submits proof of a minimum of two years
experience in the practice of falconry at the apprentice class level;
(E) has practiced falconry with the
applicant's own raptor for at least two hunting seasons that total at least
four months each; and,
(F) submits
written certification from the applicant's sponsor verifying that the applicant
practiced falconry at the apprentice falconer level for at least two years
including maintaining, training, flying and hunting a raptor at least four
months in each year;
(2)
a general falconer may possess up to three raptors at any time;
(3) a general falconer may possess raptors
from any category specified under section
26-67e-13
of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies;
(4) a general falconer shall not obtain more
than two wild raptors during any twelve-month period beginning on July 1 and
ending on June 30; and,
(5)
notwithstanding section
26-67e-6(c)(2)
of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, a general falconer may
possess the raptors of another custodial falconer for purposes of providing
temporary care for such raptors pursuant to section
26-67e-12
of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(d) Master class.
(1) The commissioner may issue a master class
permit to any resident who meets the requirements in section
26-67e-3(a)
of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies if the applicant:
(A) submits proof of having at least five
years experience in the practice of falconry at the general class
level;
(B) has practiced falconry
with the applicant's own raptor for at least five hunting seasons that total at
least four months each season; and,
(C) submits written recommendations from
three master falconers stating that the applicant meets the qualifications of a
master class falconer;
(2) a master falconer may possess up to five
raptors at any time;
(3) a master
falconer may possess raptors from any category specified in section
26-67e-13
of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies;
(4) a master falconer shall not obtain more
than two wild raptors during any twelve-month period beginning on July 1 and
ending on June 30; and,
(5)
notwithstanding section
26-67e-6(d)(2)
of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, a master falconer may possess
the raptors of another custodial falconer for purposes of providing temporary
care to such raptors pursuant to section
26-67e-12
of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(e) Non-resident class.
(1) The commissioner may issue a non-resident
class permit to any non-resident who meets the requirements of section
26-67e-3(b)
of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(2) A non-resident falconer shall only
possess, while in Connecticut, the raptor species specified in section
26-67e-13
of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies and which are identified on
the falconry license or permit issued by the jurisdiction of the United States
in which the non-resident falconer is a resident.
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