Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 158 - Natural Resources Department
Chapter 6244 - CAPTIVE WILDLIFE
PERMIT REQUIREMENTS
Part 6244.0410 - PERMIT CLASSES
Universal Citation: MN Rules 6244.0410
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Subpart 1. Scope.
There are three classes of wildlife rehabilitation permits, as outlined in subparts 2 to 4.
Subp. 2. Novice class.
A.
Requirements:
(1) must be at least 18 years
of age;
(2) must have experience at
handling and caring for animals according to criteria established by the
commissioner in part 6244.0420, subpart 3;
(3) must pass a written test for the novice
class with a score of at least 80 percent;
(4) must maintain satisfactory applicable
facility requirements as described in parts 6244.0440 and 6244.0900;
(5) must identify a licensed veterinarian who
has agreed to assist and consult with the applicant on the treatment and care
of animals being rehabilitated; and
(6) must have at all times a master level
permit holder who has agreed to act as an advisor/mentor for the
applicant.
B.
Privileges:
(1) may possess an orphaned,
sick, or injured wild animal up to 48 hours for transport to another novice,
general, or master class permittee authorized to possess for rehabilitation the
particular animal, or to a licensed veterinarian;
(2) may provide emergency care for a sick or
injured wild animal designated on the permit and transport within 48 hours to a
general or master class permittee authorized to possess for rehabilitation the
particular animal, or to a licensed veterinarian;
(3) may possess for rehabilitation only
healthy orphaned wild animals subject to the following restrictions:
(a) no possession for rehabilitation is
allowed of any species of endangered or threatened wild animal other than for
transport or emergency care as described in subitems (1) and (2);
(b) no possession for rehabilitation is
allowed of any species of bird belonging to the orders
Falconiformes (hawks, eagles, harriers, osprey, and falcons)
and Strigiformes (owls); and
(c) the only mammals that may be possessed
for rehabilitation are those belonging to the orders
Lagomorpha (rabbits and hares) and Rodentia
(squirrels, pocket gophers, rats, mice, voles, lemmings, beaver, and
porcupine); and
(4) may
designate no more than five persons as in-shelter assistants who may work in
the facility of the permittee to assist with care and feeding of animals being
rehabilitated. The permittee is responsible to notify the wildlife section, in
writing, of the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of in-shelter
assistants.
Subp. 3. General class.
A. Requirements:
(1) must be at least 18 years of
age;
(2) must have been a novice
class permit holder for at least two years;
(3) as a novice class permit holder, must
demonstrate ongoing animal rehabilitation activities;
(4) as a novice class permit holder, must
have successfully completed continuing education and training as defined in
parts 6244.0700 and 6244.1600;
(5)
must pass a written test for the general class with a score of at least 80
percent;
(6) must maintain
satisfactory applicable facility requirements based on criteria as described in
parts 6244.0440 and 6244.0900;
(7)
must identify a licensed veterinarian who has agreed to assist and consult with
the applicant on the treatment and care of animals being rehabilitated;
and
(8) must have a letter from the
applicant's advisor at the novice class recommending the applicant for a
general class permit.
B.
Privileges:
(1) may possess an orphaned,
sick, or injured wild animal up to 48 hours for transport to a novice, general,
or master class permittee authorized to possess for rehabilitation the
particular animal, or to a licensed veterinarian;
(2) may provide emergency care for a sick or
injured wild animal designated on the permit and transport within 48 hours to
another general or master class permittee authorized to possess for
rehabilitation the particular animal, or to a licensed veterinarian;
(3) may possess for rehabilitation healthy
orphaned, sick, or injured wild animals, subject to the following restrictions:
(a) no possession is allowed of any species
of endangered or threatened wild animal other than for transport or emergency
care as described in this subitem and subitem (2);
(b) except for American kestrels, no bird
belonging to the order Falconiformes may be possessed for
rehabilitation;
(c) except for
saw-whet and screech owls, no bird belonging to the order
Strigiformes may be possessed for rehabilitation;
and
(d) except for deer and bear,
as specifically authorized in the permit, no species of big game may be
possessed for rehabilitation; and
(4) may designate no more than ten persons as
in-shelter assistants who may work in the facility of the permittee to assist
with care and feeding of animals being rehabilitated. The permittee is
responsible to notify the wildlife section, in writing, of the names,
addresses, and telephone numbers of in-shelter assistants.
Subp. 4. Master class.
A. Requirements:
(1) must be at least 18 years of
age;
(2) must have been a general
class permit holder for at least four years;
(3) as a general class permit holder, must
have demonstrated ongoing animal rehabilitation activities;
(4) as a general class permit holder, must
have successfully completed continuing education and training as defined in
parts 6244.0700 and 6244.1600;
(5)
must pass a written test for the master class with a score of at least 80
percent;
(6) must maintain
satisfactory applicable facility requirements as described in parts 6244.0440
and 6244.0900; and
(7) must
identify a licensed veterinarian who has agreed to assist and consult with the
applicant on the treatment and care of animals being rehabilitated.
B. Privileges:
(1) may possess an orphaned, sick, or injured
wild animal up to 48 hours for transport to a novice, general, or master class
permittee authorized to possess for rehabilitation the particular animal, or to
a licensed veterinarian;
(2) may
provide emergency care for a sick or injured wild animal and transport within
48 hours to a general or master class permittee authorized to possess for
rehabilitation the particular animal, or to a licensed veterinarian;
(3) may possess for rehabilitation healthy
orphaned, sick, or injured wild animals, subject to the following restrictions:
(a) except as may be specifically authorized
in the permit, no possession is allowed of any species of endangered or
threatened wild animal other than for transport or emergency care as described
in subitems (1) and (2); and
(b)
except for deer and bear, as specifically authorized in the permit, no species
of big game may be possessed for rehabilitation;
(4) may serve voluntarily as an advisor of
novice permit holders. Master class permit holders who desire to serve as
advisors to novice class permittees must:
(a)
submit a written request to the commissioner requesting designation as a novice
advisor; and
(b) have experience
rehabilitating the species of animals that novice class permit holders are
allowed to possess as described in subpart 2, item B, subitem (3), units (b)
and (c); and
(5) may
designate no more than 15 persons as in-shelter assistants who may work in the
facility of the permittee to assist with care and feeding of animals being
rehabilitated. The permittee is responsible to notify the wildlife section, in
writing, of the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of in-shelter
assistants.
Statutory Authority: MS s 97A.401; 97A.418
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