New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION › Chapter I - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Subchapter I - Miscellaneous Licenses › Part 173 - Falconry › Section 173.1 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
As used in this Part, the following terms shall
					 mean:
(a) Abatement means the use of
				  trained raptors to scare, herd, flush, haze and pursue (and in some cases to
				  take) depredating migratory birds or other wildlife where allowed, to mitigate
				  depredation problems, including threats to human health or safety.
(b) Capture means the act of taking or
				  attempting to take a raptor alive from the wild.
(c) Conservation education means display of
				  legally held raptors in educational programs presented in public venues which
				  provide information about the biology, ecological roles, and conservation needs
				  of raptors and other migratory birds.
(d) Department means the Department of
				  Environmental Conservation.
(e)
				  Environmental Conservation Law means chapter 43-B of the Consolidated Laws of
				  New York.
(f) Falconer means a
				  person who possesses a valid apprentice, general or master falconry
				  license.
(g) Falconry means the
				  sport of hunting by the use of trained raptors, and includes the training,
				  feeding, and handling of such birds and their recapture after being released
				  for hunting or training. Falconry does not include the propagation of
				  raptors.
(h) First year passage
				  bird means a raptor less than one year old which is neither a nestling nor in
				  adult plumage.
(i) Hacking (hack)
				  means the temporary release of a raptor held for falconry to the wild so that
				  it may adjust to the wild at an appropriate time of year and appropriate
				  location. Hacking may be used to prepare the raptor to become an independent
				  hunter for either release to the wild or recapture for further training for use
				  in falconry.
(j) Hybrid means
				  offspring of birds listed as two or more distinct species.
(k) Imping means repair of feathers on live
				  birds by replacing a damaged feather with a molted feather.
(l) Nestling means a young raptor which is
				  still in the nest and is not yet capable of flying.
(m) Native means any species which spends
				  some portion of its life cycle within New York State, has occurred in New York
				  State on a regular basis for many years, and was not the result of intentional
				  or accidental introduction.
(n)
				  Raptors means all species and hybrids defined in section 11-1001 of the New
				  York State Environmental Conservation Law.
(o) Sponsor means a person who possesses a
				  valid general or master falconry license and who agrees with the department, in
				  writing, to be responsible for individually instructing and training an
				  apprentice falconer under his/her direct supervision in the fundamentals of
				  falconry. A sponsor must work directly with his or her apprentice to determine
				  if the apprentice is eligible to advance to the general license or if the
				  apprentice license should be terminated by the department upon expiration. A
				  sponsor must provide written recommendations concerning his or her apprentice
				  to the department upon request.