Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation
Chapter NR 18 - Falconry
Section NR 18.16 - Permit conditions

Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง NR 18.16

Current through August 26, 2024

In addition to the general conditions in this chapter, every falconry permit and nonresident raptor trapping permit issued shall be subject to all of the following special conditions:

(1) PROHIBITIONS. A permittee may not take, possess or transport a raptor nor assist any other person in taking, possessing or transporting a raptor in violation of the restrictions, conditions and requirements contained in this chapter.

(2) TRANSFER OF RAPTORS.

(a) In state transfer. A permittee may transfer a raptor to another permittee if the transaction occurs entirely within the state and no money or other consideration is involved, except that properly marked captive-bred raptors may be sold to another permittee.

(b) Out-of-state Transfer. A permittee may transfer a raptor taken from the wild to another permittee in an interstate transaction if prior written approval of the state agency that issued the falconry permit is obtained and no money or other consideration is involved, except that properly marked captive-bred raptors may be sold to another permittee.

(3) ANNUAL REPORT REQUIREMENT.

(a) No later than August 31 of each year, a permittee shall submit to the bureau a falconry report for the preceding August 1 to July 31 year.

(b) The report shall either be on a paper forms provided by the bureau or reported electronically via the bureau's falconry webpage. The report shall contain all of the following information:
1. Name, address and telephone number of the permittee.

2. State permit number or nonresident trapping permit number.

3. Information on each raptor taken from the wild during the year including all of the following:
a. Species.

b. Age.

c. Sex.

d. Band number.

e. Details of acquisition including date, previous owner by name and address.

f. Date raptor taken and date active nest checked for presence of an eyas.

g. Location by township, range, section, quarter section and quarter-quarter section of nest tree from which an eyas is taken or checked for the presence of an eyas.

h. Number of northern goshawk eyasses in the nest from which an eyas was taken.

i. Details of disposal including date, type of disposal or to whom transferred.

4. Information on each captive-produced raptor acquired during the previous year including all of the following:
a. Species.

b. Age.

c. Sex.

d. Marker [Band] number.

Note: The correct term is shown in brackets.

e. Details of acquisition including date, previous owner by name and address.

f. Details of disposal including date, type of disposal or to whom transferred.

g. Date raptor taken and date active nest checked for presence of an eyas.

h. Location by either: township, range, section, quarter section, and quarter-quarter section of nest tree from which an eyas is taken or checked for the presence of an eyas; or by latitude/longitude using a hand-held GPS locator.

(4) CHANGE OF ADDRESS.

(a) A permittee shall report a change of mailing address to the bureau within 10 days of the change.

(b) A permittee shall report a change of location of falconry facilities to the bureau within 10 days of the change.

The Annual Report form can be accessed online at the bureau's falconry website: http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/EndangeredResources/permits.html.Paper copies of the Annual Report form can also be obtained by contacting the Falconry Coordinator at the Bureau of Endangered Resources, P.O. Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707-7921.

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