Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a)
Falconry and raptor lectures. General or Master class
permittees may engage in noncommercial educational lecture activities using
live raptors subject to the following conditions:
(1) The educational lecture activities shall
be focused on the natural history of raptors, the conservation of raptors, the
sport of falconry and other related topics.
(2) Raptors used in educational lecture
activities may not have physical contact with members of the audience or
general public.
(3) Raptors used in
educational lecture activities shall be maintained either tethered and on the
permittee's gloved hand or in a transport carrier. No flight is
permitted.
(4) The permittee may
not receive any form of compensation for the lecture.
(5) The permittee is encouraged, but not
required, to notify the regional office in advance of conducting any scheduled
educational lecture activities.
(b)
Falconry demonstrations.
General or Master class permittees may engage in noncommercial falconry
demonstrations using live raptors subject to the following conditions:
(1) Raptors used in falconry demonstrations
activities may not have any physical contact with members of the audience or
general public.
(2) Outdoor raptor
free-flight demonstrations may be conducted only by Master class
permittees.
(3) Indoor raptor
flight demonstrations shall be conducted with the raptor tethered in a manner
that prevents physical contact with the audience or general public or with
physical structures such as walls, windows or furniture. Indoor raptor
free-flight demonstrations are prohibited.
(4) The permittee may not receive any form of
compensation for the falconry demonstration.
(5) The permittee shall notify the regional
office in writing at least 5 days in advance of conducting any scheduled
falconry demonstration activities.
(c)
Other education uses of
raptors. Permittees may engage in other forms of noncommercial
educational activities using live raptors, such as photography or filming,
subject to the following conditions:
(1) The
activities shall be focused on the natural history of raptors, the conservation
of raptors, the sport of falconry and other related topics.
(2) The permittee may not receive any form of
compensation for the activity.
(3)
The permittee may not use raptors for entertainment, advertisements, promotion
or endorsements of any products, merchandise, goods, services, meetings, fairs
or as a representation of any business, company, corporation or other
organization.
The provisions of this §147.110b issued under the
Game and Wildlife Code,
34 Pa.C.S. §§
2102(a) and
2901(b).
