New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE
Chapter 35 - CAPTIVE WILDLIFE USES
Part 8 - FALCONRY
Section 19.35.8.14 - RELEASE OF RAPTORS

Universal Citation: 19 NM Admin Code 19.35.8.14

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024

A permittee who wishes to release a raptor must notify the department 10 days before the intended release date.

A. The department will respond to the request within the 10 day period, and the raptor may be released back into the wild in accordance with approval and instruction from the department.

B. The department may require a period of hacking the raptor back to the wild at an appropriate time of year and an appropriate location.

C. The intentional permanent release of hybrid raptors is prohibited.

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