Connecticut Administrative Code
Title 26 - Fisheries and Game
67e - Implementation of a Falconry Program
Section 26-67e-7 - Sponsorship requirements
Universal Citation: CT Reg of State Agencies 26-67e-7
Current through September 9, 2024
(a) Any person who would like to sponsor an apprentice falconer shall certify, on a form prescribed by the commissioner, that such person:
(1) Has a valid master falconry or general
falconry permit with a minimum of three years experience as a general falconer;
and,
(2) has not been convicted of
violating the falconry laws and regulations of any jurisdiction of the United
States or any federal migratory bird statutes or regulations within a three
year period preceding the start of the sponsorship.
(b) The sponsor shall:
(1) Act as a source of advice and information
for the apprentice;
(2) provide a
minimum of twenty hours of field instruction annually;
(3) provide training as described in the
regulations in 50 CFR 21 and sections
26-67e-1
through
26-67e-18,
inclusive of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies and oversee the
care, maintenance, and training of the apprentice's raptor;
(4) reside within 400 miles of the
apprentice's residence;
(5) sponsor
no more than three apprentices at any one time;
(6) notify the commissioner, in writing,
within ten days after the sponsorship has been discontinued with an explanation
of the reasons for discontinuing the sponsorship; and,
(7) maintain a written log of the instruction
provided to each apprentice falconer.
(c) An apprentice falconer may submit, at any time, a written request to the commissioner to change sponsors. Said request shall describe the reasons or circumstances for changing sponsors and the name and address of the new sponsor. The commissioner, in the commissioner's sole discretion, may authorize an apprentice falconer to resume falconry activities with a new sponsor.
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