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ATTACHMENT 8 State of California -The Resources Agency ~ ~ DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME -~ your P10WER FALCONRY LAWS AND REGULATIONS This document is designed to provide essential information about falconry. It does not provide complete coverage of all falconry laws and regulations. Although this document contains excerpts from the Fish and Game Code, Title 14, of the California Code of Regulations and Part 21, Title 50, of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) it is the licensee's responsibility to know and obey all laws and regulations in effect while he/she is participating in falconry activity. Changes to any code may occur at any time during the year. Any discrepancies between this document and the code(s) from which it was prepared will be enforced and adjudicated according to the official code(s) in effect on the date the activity takes place. Fish and Game Code Excerpts §395. Regulations relating to falconry; licensing. (a) The commission may adopt regulations for the possession or training, and the capture, importation, exportation, or intrastate transfer, of any bird in the orders Falconiformes and Strigiformes (birds-of-prey) used in the practice of falconry and may authorize the issuance and provide for the revocation of licenses and permits to persons for the practice of falconry. (b) It is unlawful to capture, possess, or train any bird in the orders Falconiformes and Strigiformes (birds-of--prey) in the practice of falconry without procuring a falconry license. §396. Licensing fee. (a) The falconry license shall be valid for a license year beginning on March 1 and ending on the last day of February of the next succeeding calendar year. If issued after March 1 of any year, a falconry license is valid for the remainder of that license year. (b) The fee for a falconry license shall be as follows: (1) For the license year beginning March 1, 1986, the fee is thirty dollars ($30). (2) For the license years beginning on or after March 1, 1987, the fee is a base fee of thirty dollars ($30) as adjusted under Section 713. (c) Upon the filing of an affidavit showing the loss or destruction of an unexpired falconry license and the payment of a fee of eight dollars ($8), a replacement license may be issued for the remainder of the license period. California Code of Regulations, Title 14 Excerpts §670. Practice of Falconry. (a) General Provisions. No person shall engage in any falconry activity except as provided by the Fish and Game Code and regulations provided herein. Applicable regulations adopted by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior pursuant to the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and published in Title 50, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 21 (Revised 9/14/89) are hereby incorporated and made a part of these regulations. Federal regulations shall be made available upon request from the Department of Fish and Game License and Revenue Branch, 3211 S Street, Sacramento, CA 95816. (b) Take of Game or Nongame Birds or Mammals. Any person using raptors to take game or nongame birds or mammals shall abide by all laws and regulations related to hunting, including but not limited to licenses, seasons, bag limits, and hunting hours. Any protected bird or mammal inadvertently taken by a raptor must be removed from the raptor, as soon as practical, and left at the site. (c)Additional State Regulations. State regulations included herein complement current federal regulations and are cross-referenced by use of the respective federal Title 50 CFR section numbers boldfaced and placed in parentheses. (1) LICENSINCx (A) Application for License. The department shall provide information on application procedures. This information may be obtained by contacting the department (address given in subsection (a) above). (B) Co-sign Requirement. (§21.28 CFR) Persons under the age of 18 shall have a parent or guardian co-sign their license application. (C) Substitution of Experience. (§21.29 CFR) The department shall consider an applicant's experience acquired in another state or country when evaluating an Visit our Web site at www.dfg.ca.gov lAS 9056 FG 359 (10/02)