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The applicant has recently advanced from a licensed Class 1 falconry apprentice to a <br />Class 2 general falconer and has received all applicable federal and State agency <br />licensing for keeping the hawk. The keeping of the hawk is for sporting purposes. <br />Keeping the red-tail hawk allows the applicant to progress in her expertise in falconry. <br />State licensing requirements limit the number of hawks that can be kept based on the <br />licenses that are held. For instance, the State would allow a "general" falconer to retain <br />two hawks. However, the applicant is only requesting approval for one hawk and is fully <br />aware that retaining two would require securing new licenses and a new animal use <br />permit from the City. The applicant has also received a resident hunting license for the <br />hawk; hunting is allowed only in designated locations and may require additional <br />permits from an agency. Hunting locations are open space areas away from urban or <br />suburban developments that allow for a clear visual line of sight that can be maintained <br />between the hawk and the falconer. <br />Figures 1 and 2 below are pictures of red-tailed hawks, and Figure 3 is a picture of the <br />applicant with her hawk. <br />These inserted photos <br />are examples of a red- <br />tailed hawk. <br />Leather straps, jesses, attached at legs <br />Page 3 of 7 <br />Fiyu~e 1: Recl tailed hawk wiU~out~esses <br />