[Ansteorra] falcons

[Susan McMahill]

All raptors are protected under the Migratory Bird Act. Unless you are a licensed rehabilitator, you can be cited for having one, even a rescued one in your possession. The penalties are pretty stiff, so do not try and do it (falconry) yourself, without following all of the regs.  
 
Lyneya 
 
http://www.gpnc.org/raptors1.htm
 
The precise language in the MBTA states:
“Unless and except as permitted by regulations made as hereinafter provided, it shall    be unlawful at any time, by any means or in any manner, to pursue, hunt, take, capture,    kill, attempt to take, capture, or kill, possess, offer for sale, sell, offer to barter,    barter, offer to purchase, purchase, deliver for shipment, ship, export, import, cause to    be shipped, exported, or imported, deliver for transportation, transport or cause to be    transported, carry or cause to be carried, or receive for shipment, transportation,    carriage, or export, any migratory bird, any part, nest, or egg of any such bird, or any    product, whether or not manufactured, which consists, or is composed in whole or in part,    of any such bird or any part, nest or egg.”

As you can see from the above stated legal language, migratory birds are highly regulated.    While some, such as waterfowl, can be legally hunted and possessed, there is no such    provision for raptors. Eagles, ospreys, hawks, falcons, kites, owls, vultures and all    other native North American birds of prey are strictly protected, to include a prohibition    against the taking or possession of their parts such as feathers or talons. The only    exceptions generally allowed for individuals to these prohibitions require permits from    the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Educational and scientific institutions are exempted    from most permit requirements.

    Penalties for violations of the MBTA can go up to $15,000 and 6 months imprisonment for    common violations. The sale or barter of migratory birds is a felony with penalties up to    $500,000 and 2 years imprisonment. Some raptors, such as the bald eagle, are also    protected under the Endangered Species Act, and both the bald and golden eagles are also    protected under the Eagle Act.


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> Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2013 11:21:56 -0700
> From: thundercavman at yahoo.com
> To: ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org
> Subject: [Ansteorra] falcons
> 
> 	* yes there is you must be sponsored by a state licensed falconer for a least two yrs as well as pass a state exam to own one.  plus have a area that one or more birds can be kept at. the two birds I had were at different times the first one I saw fall out of the nest at a local store the second one was at work in a stack of wood pallets. both were raised to the point were they were ready to fly and I returned them to the wild areas outside of town these are not household birds they do need to be worked and trained .and there's no sure way to know if they  will come back some falconers have there birds with a radio tracker
> 	*  to follow there birds.  yis LD Harold
> 	*   graybear 
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