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North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter H - REGULATED ACTIVITIES › Section .0100 - CONTROLLED HUNTING PRESERVES FOR DOMESTICALLY RAISED GAME BIRDS › Section 10H .0107 - REVOCATION OF LICENSE TO OPERATE

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) As
				  authorized in
				  G.S.
				  113-276.2, the Executive Director of the
				  Commission may revoke, suspend, or deny the renewal of the license of any
				  controlled hunting preserve operator upon violation of the rules in this
				  Section.
(b) The determination
				  whether to revoke, suspend, or deny a controlled hunting preserve operator
				  license shall be based upon the seriousness of the violation and any previous
				  violations.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 113-134;
					 113-273;
					 113-276.2;
Eff.
					 February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. November 1, 1990; January 1,
					 1981;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. December 6, 2016;
Amendment Eff.
					 April 1, 2020.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter H - REGULATED ACTIVITIES › Section .0100 - CONTROLLED HUNTING PRESERVES FOR DOMESTICALLY RAISED GAME BIRDS › Section 10H .0108 - FEEDING OF STOCKED BIRDS

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(a) Types of
				  Feeders. Bird feeders used on controlled hunting preserves shall meet the
				  following conditions:
(1) not disperse grain
				  or other food on the ground around the feeders; and
(2) be sheltered to protect the grain or
				  other food from dampness and precipitation.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter H - REGULATED ACTIVITIES › Section .0100 - CONTROLLED HUNTING PRESERVES FOR DOMESTICALLY RAISED GAME BIRDS › Section 10H .0109 - QUAIL CALL PEN TRAPS

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Licensed controlled hunting preserve operators that release
					 pen-raised quail for hunting or dog training shall be authorized to use quail
					 call-pen traps, between September 1 and April 30, to recover released quail,
					 subject to the following requirements:
(1) all traps shall have a weather-resistant
				  permanent tag attached with the operator's name and address written
				  legibly;
(2) no trap shall be
				  located within 100 yards of any boundary of the hunting preserve; and
(3) no trapped, unbanded quail shall be
				  retained.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 113-134;
					 113-291.1;
Eff.
					 September 1, 1980;
Amended Eff. May 1, 2009; December 1, 1993;
					 November 1, 1990; July 1, 1987;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. December 6, 2016;
Amended Eff.
					 April 1, 2020.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter H - REGULATED ACTIVITIES › Section .0100 - CONTROLLED HUNTING PRESERVES FOR DOMESTICALLY RAISED GAME BIRDS › Section 10H .0109 - QUAIL CALL-PEN TRAPS

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Licensed controlled hunting preserve operators that release
					 pen-raised quail for hunting or dog training shall be authorized to use quail
					 call-pen traps, between September 1 and April 30, to recover released
					 domestically raised quail, subject to the following requirements:
(1) traps shall have a weather-resistant
				  permanent tag attached with the operator's name and address written legibly;
				  and
(2) traps shall not be located
				  within 100 yards of any boundary of the hunting preserve.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 113-134;
					 113-291.1;
Eff.
					 September 1, 1980;
Amended Eff. May 1, 2009; December 1, 1993;
					 November 1, 1990; July 1, 1987;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. December 6, 2016;
Amended Eff.
					 April 1, 2020.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter H - REGULATED ACTIVITIES › Section .0100 - CONTROLLED HUNTING PRESERVES FOR DOMESTICALLY RAISED GAME BIRDS › Section 10H .0110 - REPEALED - SUPPLEMENTAL FEEDING

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Authority
					 G.S.
					 113-134;
					 113-273;
Eff. May 1,
					 2007;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. December 6, 2016;
Repealed Eff.
					 April 1, 2020.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter H - REGULATED ACTIVITIES › Section .0200 - SALE OF QUAIL FOR FOOD PURPOSES › Section 10H .0201-0210

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Authority
					 G.S.
					 113-134;
					 113-105.2;
Eff.
					 February 1, 1976;
Repealed Eff. March 10,
					 1978.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter H - REGULATED ACTIVITIES › Section .0300 - HOLDING WILDLIFE IN CAPTIVITY › Section 10H .0301 - REPEALED - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

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Authority
					 G.S.
					 106-549.97(b);
					 113-134;
					 113-272.5;
					 113-272.6;
					 113-274;
Eff.
					 February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. April 1, 1991; September 1, 1990;
					 June 1, 1990; July 1, 1988;
Temporary Amendment Eff. October 8,
					 2002; May 17, 2002(this temporary rule replaced the permanent rule approved by
					 RRC on June 21, 2001 to become effective in July 2002); July 1,
					 2001;
Amended Eff. May 1, 2010; May 1, 2008; December 1, 2005;
					 August 1, 2004;
Temporary Amendment Eff. December 2,
					 2014;
Temporary Amendment Expired September 11, 2015;
Temporary Amendment Eff. February 27, 2015;
Temporary Amendment
					 Expired December 11, 2015;
Repealed Eff. January 1,
					 2020.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter H - REGULATED ACTIVITIES › Section .0300 - HOLDING WILDLIFE IN CAPTIVITY › Section 10H .0302 - REPEALED - MINIMUM STANDARDS

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Authority
					 G.S.
					 19A-11;
					 106-549.97(b);
					 113-134;
					 113-272.5,
					 113-272.6;
Eff.
					 February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. December 1, 1990; June 1, 1990; July
					 1, 1988; November 9, 1980;
Temporary Amendment Eff. October 8,
					 2002;
Amended Eff. May 1, 2010; December 1, 2005; August 1,
					 2004;
Temporary Amendment Eff. February 27, 2015;
Temporary Amendment Expired December 11, 2015;
Repealed Eff.
					 January 1, 2020.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter H - REGULATED ACTIVITIES › Section .0300 - HOLDING WILDLIFE IN CAPTIVITY › Section 10H .0303 - REPEALED - FORFEITURE

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G.S.
					 106-549.97(b);
					 113-131;
					 113-134;
					 113-272.5;
					 113-276.2;
					 113-292;
					 150B-3;
Eff.
					 February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. February 7, 1979;
Temporary Amendment Eff. October 8, 2002;
Amended Eff. August 1,
					 2004;
Repealed Eff. January 1,
					 2020.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter H - REGULATED ACTIVITIES › Section .0300 - HOLDING WILDLIFE IN CAPTIVITY › Section 10H .0304 - REPEALED - CAPTIVE CERVID HERD CERTIFICATION PROGRAM

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Authority
					 G.S.
					 106-549.97(b);
					 113-134;
					 113-272.5;
					 113-272.6;
					 113-274;
					 113-292;
Eff. May 1,
					 2010;
Temporary Amendment Eff. February 27, 2015;
Temporary Amendment Expired December 11, 2015;
Repealed Eff.
					 January 1, 2020.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter H - REGULATED ACTIVITIES › Section .0400 - COMMERCIAL TROUT PONDS › Section 10H .0401-0402

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Authority
					 G.S.
					 113-134;
					 113-273;
Eff.
					 February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. January 1, 1981;
Repealed Eff. July 1, 1988.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter H - REGULATED ACTIVITIES › Section .0400 - COMMERCIAL TROUT PONDS › Section 10H .0403-0407

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Authority
					 G.S.
					 113-134;
					 113-273;
Eff.
					 February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. August 1, 1988; September 1, 1983;
					 August 1, 1983; January 1, 1981;
Repealed Eff. September 1,
					 1994.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter H - REGULATED ACTIVITIES › Section .0400 - COMMERCIAL TROUT PONDS › Section 10H .0408 - REPEALED - REVOCATION OF LICENSE

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Authority
					 G.S.
					 113-134;
					 113-273;
					 113-276.2;
Eff.
					 February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. January 1, 1981;
Repealed Eff. July 1, 1988.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter H - REGULATED ACTIVITIES › Section .0500 - SALE OF GAME FISH OTHER THAN TROUT FROM PRIVATE PONDS › Section 10H .0501-0505

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Authority
					 G.S.
					 113-134;
					 113-273;
Eff.
					 February 1, 1976;
Repealed Eff. January 1,
					 1981.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter H - REGULATED ACTIVITIES › Section .0600 - PRIVATELY OWNED PUBLIC HUNTING GROUNDS › Section 10H .0601-0609

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Authority
					 G.S.
					 113-134;
					 113-264;
					 113-291.2;
					 113-305;
					 113-306;
Eff.
					 September 25, 1976;
Repealed Eff. February 1,
					 1987.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter H - REGULATED ACTIVITIES › Section .0700 - FISH PROPAGATION › Section 10H .0701 - REPEALED - LICENSE REQUIRED

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Authority
					 G.S.
					 113-134;
					 113-273;
Eff. January
					 1, 1979;
Amended Eff. August 1, 1988;
Repealed Eff.
					 January 1, 1996.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter H - REGULATED ACTIVITIES › Section .0700 - FISH PROPAGATION › Section 10H .0702 - REPEALED - APPLICATION FOR AND TERM OF LICENSE

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Authority
					 G.S.
					 113-134;
					 113-273;
Eff. January
					 1, 1979;
Amended Eff. January 1, 1981;
Repealed Eff.
					 July 1, 1988.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter H - REGULATED ACTIVITIES › Section .0700 - FISH PROPAGATION › Section 10H .0703-0708

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Authority
					 G.S.
					 113-134;
					 113-273;
Eff. January
					 1, 1979;
Amended Eff. July 1, 1988; August 1, 1983;
Repealed Eff. January 1, 1996.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter H - REGULATED ACTIVITIES › Section .0700 - FISH PROPAGATION › Section 10H .0709 - REPEALED - REVOCATION AND NONRENEWAL OF LICENSE

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Authority
					 G.S.
					 113-134;
					 113-273;
					 113-276.2;
Eff.
					 January 1, 1979;
Amended Eff. January 1, 1981;
Repealed
					 Eff. July 1, 1988.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter H - REGULATED ACTIVITIES › Section .0800 - FALCONRY › Section 10H .0801 - DEFINITIONS

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(a) In addition to
				  the definitions contained in
				  G.S.
				  113-130, as used in
				  15A NCAC
				  10B .0216 and in this Section, the following
				  definitions apply:
(1) "Falconry permit" or
				  "permit" means a falconry permit or license issued by another state, tribe, or
				  territory that has been approved by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, as
				  meeting the federal falconry standards in
				  50 CFR
				  21.82.
(2) "Falconry license" means the annual
				  special purpose falconry license required by
				  G.S.
				  113-270.3(b)(4) and
				  referenced in the rules of this Section.
(3) "State" means the State of North
				  Carolina, except when the context indicates reference to another state of the
				  United States.
(4) "Commission"
				  means the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission.
(5) "Executive Director" means the Executive
				  Director of the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission.
(6) "Bred in captivity" or "captive-bred"
				  means raptors hatched in captivity from parents that mated or otherwise
				  transferred gametes in captivity.
(7) "Raptor" means a live migratory bird of
				  the Order Accipitriformes, Order Falconiformes, or the Order Strigiformes,
				  other than a bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus).
(8) "Wild-caught" and "wild" raptors means
				  any free-ranging wild raptor held in captivity regardless of its length of
				  captivity or ownership changes in accordance with
				  50 CFR
				  21.82 (f)(1).
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter H - REGULATED ACTIVITIES › Section .0800 - FALCONRY › Section 10H .0802 - PERMIT AND LICENSE REQUIREMENTS

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(a)
				  Non-residents of this State shall not take, possess, transport, or import a
				  raptor for falconry purposes or practice falconry in this State without first
				  obtaining the following:
(1) a falconry
				  license or permit from a state, tribe, or territory that has been approved by
				  the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as meeting federal falconry standards;
				  and
(2) a North Carolina falconry
				  license as required by
				  G.S.
				  113-270.3(b)(4), unless
				  traveling through North Carolina with no intention of practicing falconry while
				  in North Carolina.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter H - REGULATED ACTIVITIES › Section .0800 - FALCONRY › Section 10H .0803 - APPLICATION FOR LICENSE

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(a) Any individual
				  who wishes to take raptors or to practice falconry in this State shall apply
				  for a falconry license from the Commission, at
www.ncwildlife.org
, by providing the following
				  information: applicant's name, residence address, date of birth, and facility
				  address, if applicable. Applicants shall either have passed the examination as
				  described in Rule .0804 of this Section, or provide proof of a valid falconry
				  permit or license from another state, provided the state that issued the
				  falconry permit or license has been approved by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
				  Service.
(b) Individuals who have
				  relocated to North Carolina have 60 days from the date of relocation to apply
				  for a North Carolina falconry license. Until his or her license is issued by
				  the Commission, the individual may keep any lawfully obtained raptors in
				  facilities described in Rule .0808 of this Section, and may practice falconry
				  provided he or she has a permit or license from a state, tribe, or territory
				  that has been approved by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
(c) Apprentice license applications shall
				  include a letter from a sponsor as described in
				  50 CFR
				  21.82(c)(2)(i)(C).
(d) General license applications shall
				  include a letter from a General or Master falconer as described in
				  50 CFR
				  21.82(c)(2)(ii)(C).
(e) Any application submitted by an
				  individual less than 18 years of age shall be co-signed by that individual's
				  parent or legal guardian. The parent or legal guardian is responsible for the
				  underage falconer's activities.
(f)
				  A falconer with an expired license may apply for a new license at his or her
				  previous level, provided the license has not been expired for more than five
				  years, and the falconer can show he or she has previously met the requirements
				  for the level of license sought. A falconer whose license has been expired for
				  more than five years may apply for a new license, but he or she shall pass the
				  examination described in Rule .0804 of this Section and pass a facility
				  inspection described in Rule .0808 of this Section, in order to be reinstated
				  at his or her previous level. He or she shall provide records showing the
				  requirements for the level of license sought have been previously
				  met.
(g) Applications shall be
				  accompanied by a fee in the amount of ten dollars ($10.00).
Authority
					 G.S.
					 113-134;
					 113-270.3(b)(4);
					 50 C.F.R.
					 21.29;
Eff. September 1,
					 1979;
Amended Eff. January 1, 2012;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. December 6, 2016;
Amended Eff.
					 June 1, 2022; February 1, 2018.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter H - REGULATED ACTIVITIES › Section .0800 - FALCONRY › Section 10H .0804 - EXAMINATION

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(a) Prior to
				  applying for a falconry license, an applicant shall successfully pass, with a
				  score of at least 80 percent, a falconry examination administered by the
				  Commission, as detailed in 50 CFR
				  21.82(c)(3).
(b) The examination is not required of any
				  applicant who holds a valid permit from another state, tribe, or territory that
				  has been approved by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
(c) The examination shall not be required for
				  license renewal, provided the license has not been expired for more than five
				  years.
(d) The cost for taking the
				  examination is ten dollars ($10.00).
Authority
					 G.S.
					 113-134;
					 113-270.3(b)(4);
					 50 C.F.R.
					 21.29;
Eff. September 1,
					 1979;
Amended Eff. January 1, 2012;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. December 6, 2016;
Amended Eff.
					 June 1, 2022; February 1, 2018.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter H - REGULATED ACTIVITIES › Section .0800 - FALCONRY › Section 10H .0805 - DURATION OF LICENSE

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A falconry license shall be valid upon issuance and expires
					 on June 30 of each year.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 113-134;
					 113-270.3(b)(4);
					 50 C.F.R.
					 21.29;
Eff. September 1,
					 1979;
Amended Eff. January 1, 2012;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. December 6, 2016;
Amended Eff.
					 February 1, 2018.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter H - REGULATED ACTIVITIES › Section .0800 - FALCONRY › Section 10H .0806 - ACQUISITION, SALE AND STATUS CHANGE

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(a) A licensee
				  may transfer a wild-caught raptor to another licensee if no money, goods, or
				  services are exchanged. A licensee may purchase, sell, trade, or barter any
				  lawfully possessed raptor that is bred in captivity under a federal raptor
				  propagation permit and banded with a numbered seamless marker issued by the
				  Commission, provided that the parties involved in the transaction are
				  authorized to possess the raptor under this Section,
				  50 CFR
				  21, or the foreign country of his or her
				  residence or domicile, in accordance with
				  50 CFR
				  21.82(f)(15).
(b) A licensee may acquire a raptor from a
				  permitted rehabilitator subject to the restrictions and conditions set forth in
				  50 CFR
				  21.82(e)(7).
(c) A licensee shall not take, possess, or
				  transport a raptor in violation of the restrictions, conditions, and
				  requirements of 50 CFR
				  21.82,
				  G.S.
				  113-270.3, and this Section.
(d) Upon the death of a licensee, any
				  lawfully held raptors shall be transferred in accordance with
				  50 CFR
				  21.82(f)(21).
(e) Any status change of a raptor, including
				  death of the raptor or the licensee, loss due to theft, acquisition, sale,
				  transfer, intentional release, and rebanding shall be reported to the U.S. Fish
				  and Wildlife Service, as set forth in 5
				  50 CFR
				  21.82(e)(6).
(f) Dead birds shall be disposed of in a
				  manner described in 50 CFR
				  21.82(f)(13).
Authority
					 G.S.
					 113-134;
					 113-270.3(b)(4);
					 50 C.F.R.
					 21.29;
Eff. September 1,
					 1979;
Amended Eff. January 1, 2012; February 1, 1994; April 1,
					 1991; February 1, 1985;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. December 6, 2016;
Amended Eff.
					 June 1, 2022; February 1, 2018.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter H - REGULATED ACTIVITIES › Section .0800 - FALCONRY › Section 10H .0807 - LEVELS OF LICENSES

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(a) Falconry
				  licenses shall be issued at three levels based upon the age and experience of
				  the falconer.
(b) Apprentice level
				  falconry licenses shall be subject to the conditions, requirements, and
				  limitations set forth in 50
				  CFR 21.82(c)(2)(i). In
				  addition to the requirements of
				  50 CFR
				  21.82(c)(2)(i), the
				  following conditions apply:
(1) the
				  apprentice's sponsor shall live within 200 miles of the apprentice;
(2) a sponsor shall not have more than three
				  apprentices at any one time; and
(3) a sponsor shall provide written
				  notification to the Commission when he or she decides to stop sponsoring an
				  apprentice. The Commission shall notify the apprentice, who must obtain another
				  sponsor and notify the Commission within 90 days.
(A) If after the 90-day period, the
				  apprentice fails to obtain another sponsor, the disposition of the raptor(s)
				  shall be determined on a case-by-case basis by the Commission and may include
				  release or transfer to another licensed falconer, and the apprentice's license
				  shall be suspended.
(B) If after
				  180 days, the apprentice fails to obtain another sponsor, the Commission shall
				  revoke his or her license and he or she shall be required to reapply for an
				  apprentice license.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter H - REGULATED ACTIVITIES › Section .0800 - FALCONRY › Section 10H .0808 - FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT

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(a) Prior
				  to initial issuance of a North Carolina falconry license to a resident of North
				  Carolina, the applicant's raptor housing facilities and falconry equipment
				  shall be inspected and approved by a representative of the Commission as
				  meeting the standards set forth in this Rule. Applicants shall have indoor or
				  outdoor holding facilities as described in Paragraph (b) of the Rule.
				  Applicants may have both types of facilities.
(b) The applicant shall have holding
				  facilities meeting the following standards, regardless of whether the
				  facilities are located on property owned by the licensee or owned by another:
(1) All facilities shall conform to the
				  standards in 50 CFR
				  21.82(d)(1)(ii)(A).
(2) Indoor facilities shall conform to the
				  standards in 50 CFR
				  21.82(d)(1)(ii)(B). In
				  addition to the incorporated CFR, the mew shall have a door that allows access
				  for maintenance, that is securable inside and outside, and closes
				  automatically. Mews shall be located away from disturbance and shade shall be
				  provided. The floor of the mew shall allow for cleaning and drainage. The
				  interior of the mew shall be free of obstructions that could be injurious to
				  the raptor. Any lighting fixtures shall be shielded or otherwise
				  protected.
(3) Outdoor facilities
				  shall conform to the standards in
				  50 CFR
				  21.82(d)(1)(ii)(D). In
				  addition to the incorporated CFR, covers or roofs shall not be less than seven
				  feet high. The enclosed area shall be large enough to ensure the raptor cannot
				  strike the sides, cover, or roof of the enclosure when flying from the perch.
				  The floor of the weathering area shall allow for drainage to prevent standing
				  water. At least two perches shall be provided for the raptor.
(4) Raptors may be brought inside a human
				  dwelling as needed to address health, training, and safety issues. The
				  residence shall conform to the standards in
				  50 CFR
				  21.82(d)(1)(ii)(C).
A licensee may have his or her raptors outside in the open
					 under the conditions set forth in
					 50 CFR
					 21.82(d)(1)(iii).
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter H - REGULATED ACTIVITIES › Section .0800 - FALCONRY › Section 10H .0809 - BANDING AND MARKING

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(a) All peregrine
				  falcons (Falco peregrinus), gyrfalcons (Falco rusticolus), Harris's hawks
				  (Parabuteo unicinctus), and goshawks removed from the wild or acquired from a
				  falconer or rehabilitator for falconry purposes shall be banded as set forth in
				  50 CFR
				  21.82(c)(6)(i).
(b) Raptors bred in captivity shall be banded
				  as set forth in 50 CFR
				  21.82(c)(6)(ii).
(c) Loss or removal of any band shall be
				  reported to the Commission within five days of the loss and shall be replaced
				  as described in 50 CFR
				  21.82(c)(6)(iii).
(d) No person shall counterfeit, alter, or
				  deface any band required by this Rule, except that licensees may remove the
				  rear tabs on bands and may smooth any surface imperfections, provided the
				  integrity of the bands and numbering are not affected.
(e) A raptor removed from the wild shall not
				  be marked with a seamless numbered band.
(f) A falconer may request and receive a band
				  exemption from the Commission for a raptor with documented health problems or
				  injuries caused by a band, but shall adhere to the restrictions set forth in
				  50 CFR
				  21.82(c)(6)(v).
Authority
					 G.S.
					 113-134;
					 113-270.3(b)(4);
					 50 C.F.R.
					 21.29;
Eff. September 1,
					 1979;
Amended Eff. January 1, 2012; April 1, 1991; July 1,
					 1988;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. December 6, 2016;
Amended Eff.
					 June 1, 2022; February 1, 2018.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter H - REGULATED ACTIVITIES › Section .0800 - FALCONRY › Section 10H .0810 - TAKING RAPTORS

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(a) No raptor shall
				  be taken from the wild in this State except by an individual holding a current
				  falconry license as defined in Rule .0801 of this Section, or a falconry permit
				  or license from the individual's state of residence if the individual is a
				  non-resident of North Carolina. Falconers may only take species of raptors from
				  the wild that are authorized under their level of permit or license. If a
				  falconer captures an unauthorized species of raptor or other bird, he or she
				  must release that bird immediately upon capture.
(b) All levels of licensees may take up to
				  two raptors from the wild annually, subject to the conditions and restrictions
				  set forth in 50 CFR
				  21.82(e)(2). Apprentices may
				  keep only one bird at a time.
(c)
				  Apprentices may take any species of raptor from the wild except for those
				  species specified in 50 CFR
				  21.82(c)(2)(i)(E).
(d) Any raptor native to this State may be
				  taken from the wild subject to the restrictions on species and license level as
				  follows:
(1) Only persons holding General or
				  Master level falconry licenses may take nestlings. Nestlings may only be taken
				  from May 1 through June 30. No more than two nestlings may be taken by the same
				  licensee. At least one nestling shall be left in the nest or aerie.
(2) First year (passage) birds may be taken
				  from August 1 through the last day of February, except that marked raptors may
				  be retrapped at any time.
(3)
				  American kestrels (Falco sparverius) and great horned owls (Bubo Virginianus)
				  may only be taken when over one year old. Only General and Master falconers may
				  take this age class in accordance with
				  50 CFR
				  21.82(e)(3)(i). The time
				  period for taking is from August 1 through the last day of February.
(4) Only General and Master falconers may
				  take a federally threatened species and the falconer shall follow the
				  restrictions in 50 CFR
				  21.82(e)(3)(ix).
(5) A falconer shall obtain a North Carolina
				  endangered species permit before taking any raptors listed in
				  15A NCAC
				  10I .0103,
				  15A NCAC
				  10I .0104, or
				  15A NCAC
				  10I .0105. Furthermore, a falconer shall
				  possess a special hunt permit to take a passage peregrine falcon (Falco
				  peregrinus tundrius).
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter H - REGULATED ACTIVITIES › Section .0800 - FALCONRY › Section 10H .0811 - OTHER RESTRICTIONS AND CONDITIONS

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(a) Every
				  falconer shall carry his or her license on his or her person when conducting
				  any falconry activities away from approved facilities as described in Rule
				  .0808 of this Section.
(b) Visitors
				  to the United States may practice falconry under the conditions set forth in
				  50 CFR
				  21.82(f)(14).
(c) A licensee may take his or her raptors to
				  another country to practice falconry under the conditions set forth in
				  50 CFR
				  21.82(f)(15).
(d) A licensee who practices falconry in the
				  vicinity of a federally listed species shall avoid take of the listed species
				  as described in 50 CFR
				  21.82(f)(17).
(e) If a licensee's raptor unintentionally
				  takes a species, the licensee may allow his or her bird to feed on the prey,
				  but shall not take the species into his or her possession.
(f) Feathers that are molted may be retained
				  and exchanged by falconry licensees only for imping purposes or otherwise
				  disposed of as set forth in 50 CFR
				  21.82(f)(12).
Authority
					 G.S.
					 113-134;
					 113-270.3(b)(4);
					 50 C.F.R.
					 21.29;
Eff. September 1,
					 1979;
Amended Eff. January 1, 2012;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. December 6, 2016;
Amended Eff.
					 June 1, 2022; February 1, 2018.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter H - REGULATED ACTIVITIES › Section .0800 - FALCONRY › Section 10H .0812 - REPEALED - INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION

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Authority
					 G.S.
					 113-134;
					 113-270.3(b)(4);
					 50 C.F.R.
					 21.29;
Eff. September 1,
					 1979;
Amended Eff. January 1, 2012;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. December 6, 2016;
Repealed Eff.
					 February 1, 2018.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter H - REGULATED ACTIVITIES › Section .0800 - FALCONRY › Section 10H .0813 - REPEALED - RAPTOR PROPAGATION PERMIT

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Authority
					 G.S.
					 113-134;
					 113-270.3(b)(5);
					 50 C.F.R.
					 21.29;
Eff. February 1,
					 1994;
Amended Eff. July 1, 1994;
Repealed Eff. January
					 1, 2012.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter H - REGULATED ACTIVITIES › Section .0800 - FALCONRY › Section 10H .0814 - RELEASE OF RAPTORS AND MOVING RAPTORS TO ANOTHER LICENSE OR PERMIT

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(a) Non-native and hybrid raptors shall not
				  be released into the wild. Native, captive-bred birds may only be released upon
				  written request and approval from the Commission and under the conditions set
				  forth in . 50 CFR
				  21.82(e)(9)(ii).
(b) Native wild birds may be released into
				  the wild under the conditions set forth in
				  50 CFR
				  21.82(e)(9)(iii).
(c) Wild-caught birds may be transferred to
				  another type of license or permit under the conditions set forth in
				  50 CFR
				  21.82(f)(5).
(d) Captive-bred birds may be transferred to
				  another type of license or permit under the conditions set forth in
				  50 CFR
				  21.82(f)(6).
(e) Hacking and other training and
				  conditioning techniques are allowed under conditions set for in
				  50 CFR
				  21.82(f)(2) and
				  (3).
Authority
					 G.S.
					 113-134;
					 113-270.3(b)(4);
					 50 C.F.R.
					 21.29;
Eff. January 1,
					 2012;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. December 6, 2016;
Amended Eff.
					 June 1, 2022; February 1, 2018.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter H - REGULATED ACTIVITIES › Section .0800 - FALCONRY › Section 10H .0815 - OTHER USES AND ALLOWED ACTIVITIES

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(a) Raptors
				  may be used in captive propagation as allowed under
				  50 CFR
				  21.82(f)(7).
(b) General and Master falconers may use
				  raptors in conservation education programs as set forth in
				  50 CFR
				  21.82(f)(8). Other
				  educational uses of raptors are restricted to those allowed in .
				  50 CFR
				  21.82(f)(9).
(c) General and Master falconers may use
				  raptors in abatement activities under the conditions set forth in
				  50 CFR
				  21.82(f)(11).
(d) General and Master falconers may assist
				  in raptor rehabilitation under the conditions set forth in
				  50 CFR
				  21.82(f)(10).
(e) Licensees may take bird species for which
				  there is a federal depredation order by means of falconry in accordance with
				  50 CFR
				  21.82(f)(20).
Authority
					 G.S.
					 113-134;
					 113-270.3(b)(4);
					 50 C.F.R.
					 21.29;
Eff. January 1,
					 2012;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. December 6, 2016;
Amended Eff.
					 June 1, 2022; February 1, 2018.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter H - REGULATED ACTIVITIES › Section .0900 - GAME BIRD PROPAGATORS › Section 10H .0901 - GAME BIRD PROPAGATION LICENSE

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(a) The game
				  bird propagation license shall authorize the purchase, possession, propagation,
				  sale, transportation, transfer, and release of propagated upland game birds,
				  except wild turkey, and migratory game birds and their eggs, subject to the
				  following limitations and conditions:
(1) The
				  sale of dead pen-raised quail for food is governed by the regulations of the
				  North Carolina Department of Agriculture; and
(2) The purchase, possession, sale,
				  transportation, and transfer of migratory game birds and their eggs is subject
				  to additional requirements in
				  50 CFR
				  21, which is hereby incorporated by
				  reference, including subsequent amendments and editions.
				  50 CFR
				  21 may be found free of charge at:
www.ecfr.gov
.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter H - REGULATED ACTIVITIES › Section .0900 - GAME BIRD PROPAGATORS › Section 10H .0901 - GAME BIRD PROPAGATION LICENSE

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(a) The game
				  bird propagation license is required for the propagation and sale, of
				  domestically raised waterfowl and game birds and their eggs, subject to the
				  following limitations and conditions:
(1) the
				  sale of dead pen-raised quail for food is governed by the regulations of the
				  North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; and
(2) the purchase, possession, sale,
				  transportation, and transfer of migratory game birds and their eggs is subject
				  to additional requirements in 50 CFR 21, which is hereby incorporated by
				  reference, including subsequent amendments and editions. 50 CFR 21 may be found
				  free of charge at:
www.ecfr.gov
.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter H - REGULATED ACTIVITIES › Section .0900 - GAME BIRD PROPAGATORS › Section 10H .0902 - REPEALED - APPLICATION FOR AND TERM OF LICENSE

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Authority
					 G.S.
					 113-134;
					 113-273;
Eff. January
					 1, 1981;
Repealed Eff. July 1,
					 1988.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter H - REGULATED ACTIVITIES › Section .0900 - GAME BIRD PROPAGATORS › Section 10H .0903 - ACQUISITION OF GAME BIRDS OR GAME BIRD EGGS

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(a) A game bird
				  propagation license holder shall not take game birds or game bird eggs from the
				  wild for the purpose of propagation or sale.
(b) License holders may purchase or acquire
				  live game birds or game bird eggs from other licensed game bird
				  propagators.
(c) The license holder
				  shall obtain a receipt of the transaction showing the date, names, and license
				  numbers of both parties, as well as the species and quantity of the game birds
				  or game bird eggs acquired. This receipt shall be retained by the license
				  holder as provided by Rule .0906 of this Section.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 113-134;
					 113-273;
Eff. January
					 1, 1981;
Readopted Eff. November 1,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter H - REGULATED ACTIVITIES › Section .0900 - GAME BIRD PROPAGATORS › Section 10H .0905 - TRANSPORTATION

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(a) Live Game
				  Birds or Game Bird Eggs
(1) Private Carriers.
				  Live propagated game birds or game bird eggs may be transported by private
				  carrier when accompanied by a copy of the receipt specified in Rules .0903 or
				  .0904 of this Section.
(2) Common
				  Carriers. When live propagated game birds or game bird eggs are transported by
				  common carrier, each separate container shall be tagged or labeled with the
				  name, address, and license number of the shipping propagator; the name,
				  address, and license or permit number of the consignee; and the number and
				  species of game birds or game bird eggs contained therein.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter H - REGULATED ACTIVITIES › Section .0900 - GAME BIRD PROPAGATORS › Section 10H .0905 - TRANSPORTATION

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(a) Live
				  Domestically Raised Waterfowl and Game Birds or Eggs
(1) Private Carriers. Live domestically
				  raised waterfowl and game birds or eggs may be transported by private carrier
				  when accompanied by a copy of the receipt specified in Rules .0903 or .0904 of
				  this Section.
(2) Common Carriers.
				  When live domestically raised waterfowl and game birds or eggs are transported
				  by common carrier, each separate container shall be tagged or labeled with the
				  following information:
(A) the name, address,
				  and license number of the shipping propagator;
(B) the name, address, and license or permit
				  number of the consignee; and
(C)
				  the number and species of domestically raised waterfowl or game birds or eggs
				  contained therein.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter H - REGULATED ACTIVITIES › Section .0900 - GAME BIRD PROPAGATORS › Section 10H .0906 - RECORDS

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(a) Licensed
				  game bird propagators shall maintain a file of receipts by calendar year with
				  the following information:
(1) The dates and
				  sources of acquisition of game birds and game bird eggs;
(2) The species and quantities of the game
				  birds and game bird eggs, as required by Rule .0903 of this Section;
				  and
(3) Receipts showing all
				  transfers of propagated game birds, except dead quail sold for food purposes,
				  and game bird eggs as required by Rule .0904 of this Section.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter H - REGULATED ACTIVITIES › Section .0900 - GAME BIRD PROPAGATORS › Section 10H .0906 - RECORDS

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(a) Licensed
				  game bird propagators that sell domestically raised waterfowl and game birds
				  shall maintain a file of receipts by calendar year with the following
				  information:
(1) the dates and sources of
				  acquisition of domestically raised waterfowl and game birds and eggs;
(2) the species and quantities of the
				  domestically raised waterfowl and game birds and eggs, as required by Rule
				  .0903 of this Section; and
(3)
				  receipts showing transfers of domestically raised waterfowl and game birds,
				  except dead quail sold for food purposes, and eggs as required by Rule .0904 of
				  this Section.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter H - REGULATED ACTIVITIES › Section .0900 - GAME BIRD PROPAGATORS › Section 10H .0907 - QUAIL CALL PEN TRAPS

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Licensed game bird propagators that raise and release
					 pen-raised quail on his or her property for dog training shall be authorized to
					 use quail call-pen traps to recover released quail, subject to the following
					 requirements:
(1) All traps shall be
				  marked with an attached, weather-resistant permanent tag that includes the
				  propagator's name and address written legibly on it;
(2) No trap shall be located within 100 yards
				  of any boundary of the property; and
(3) No trapped, unbanded quail shall be
				  retained.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 113-134;
					 113-273;
					 113-291.1;
Eff.
					 January 1, 1981;
Amended Eff. May 1, 2009; July 1,
					 1987;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. December 6, 2016;
Amended Eff.
					 November 1, 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter H - REGULATED ACTIVITIES › Section .1000 - TAXIDERMY › Section 10H .1001 - REPEALED - TAXIDERMY LICENSE

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Authority
					 G.S.
					 113-134;
					 113-273;
Eff. March
					 1, 1981;
Repealed Eff. July 1,
					 1988.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter H - REGULATED ACTIVITIES › Section .1000 - TAXIDERMY › Section 10H .1002 - DUTY OF A TAXIDERMIST

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(a) Prior to a
				  taxidermist accepting delivery of wildlife that has been taken in North
				  Carolina or in any other state, he or she shall make a reasonable effort to
				  determine that the wildlife was lawfully taken. The taxidermist may rely upon
				  the statement of the person delivering the wildlife or upon any applicable
				  license or permit that provides verification of entitlement to take or possess
				  the wildlife in question.
(b) A
				  taxidermist may accept delivery of wildlife resources killed accidentally or
				  found dead of natural causes as specified by
				  15A NCAC
				  10B .0127 for taxidermy purposes.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 113-134;
					 113-273;
Eff. March
					 1, 1981;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. December 6, 2016;
Amended Eff.
					 February 1, 2018.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter H - REGULATED ACTIVITIES › Section .1000 - TAXIDERMY › Section 10H .1003 - RECORDS AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

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(a)
				  Licensed taxidermists shall keep records of each wildlife specimen delivered
				  and contained within his or her place of business. Records shall include:
(1) the species and sex of the
				  specimen;
(2) the date the specimen
				  was delivered;
(3) the name and
				  address of the person delivering the specimen;
(4) the name and address of the person
				  responsible for take of the specimen, if different;
(5) the date and location of the
				  take;
(6) the big game harvest
				  authorization number, if applicable; and
(7) the date and disposition of the mounted
				  specimen.
Records shall be maintained chronologically by the date the
					 specimen was delivered. Records shall be retained by the taxidermist for one
					 year following expiration of the taxidermy license and shall be made available
					 for inspection by any agent of the Wildlife Resources
					 Commission.