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E State of California-The Resources Agency DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME REQUIREMENTS FOR OBTAINING A FALCONRY LICENSE If you are applying for your first falconry license, you will be required to take and pass a supervised written examina- tion. This examination is designed to test your knowledge of the California laws pertaining to falconry, your compe- tency incaring for raptors, and your knowledge of the life history of birds of prey. You must be at least 14 years of age or olderto.be issued an apprentice license. As an apprentice, you may possess only ared-tailed hawk or an American kestrel. You will also be required to provide adequate facilities to care for raptors. Your sponsor or Fish and Game Warden must inspect and approve your raptor housing facilities before a falconry license can be issued. If you fail the examination, your request for a license will be denied. Pursuant to Section 670 (c)(I)(E)(2), Title 14, of the California Code of Regulations (CCR), you must wait three months before reapplying. To become qualified for a falconry license: 1. STUDY STATE AND FEDERAL I_AwS ANn RFC;i a aTInnIS pFRTaInIINr rn f=ai rnWov The enclosed laws pertaining to falconry are found in California Fish and Game Code Sections 395 and 396; Section 670, Title 14, of the CCR; and part 21, Title 50, of the Code of Federal Regulations. 2. BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THE DARE OF RAPTORS AND THE ART OF FALCONRY. References are available at your library or book store which will acquaint you with caring for a raptor as well as how to go about training it for falconry. Particular attention should be directed to the diseases and the sanitary problems you will face in keeping a bird in captivity. 3. BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THE NATURAL HISTORY OF RAPTORS. It is important to know as much as pos- sibleconcerning identification of raptors and their habits. Much can be learned from reading but nothing replaces many hours in the field observing birds in the wild. If you are unable to locate literature on falconry at your local library or book store, you may be able to locate vendors by accessing the California Hawding Club's web site at www.calhawkingclub.org. 4. FALCONRY EXAMINATION. When you are ready to take the falconry examination, notify the nearest Depart- ment of Fish and Game office (listed on the back of this form), and ask for an appointment to take the examination. Take the completed Falconry LicenseApplication (FG 361) and the Raptor Facilities and Falconry Equipment Inspec- tion Report (FG 361 b) along with the appropriate application fee to the Fish and Game office and present them to the examination proctor on the day of your examination. You will be required to provide photo identification at the time of the test. The examination will be a supervised, closed book, maximum 2-hour examination, covering information relating to sections 1, 2, and 3 listed above. The test will be corrected at the time of the examination and you will be given information regarding the test results and the rest of the application process. 5. FACILITIES TO HOUSE YOUR RAPTOR. Proper housing is one of the most essential ingredients of successful falconry. Mews (hawk houses) vary in size and construction. References on falconry contain descriptions and provide specifications. Injured birds, damaged flight feathers, and disease are indicative of poor housing. Weathering areas are optional unless the warden determines that the climate conditions require such an area. The indoor facility (mew) must provide the following: Space for easy access and maintenance Windows with vertical bars/rods on inside Space for raptorto fully extend wings Dry Orwell-drained floor-easily cleaned At lease one window and one secure door A perch of acceptable design for each raptor Protection must be provided from excessive heat, high winds and winter storms, avian and ground predators, and disturbances which could cause injury. LAS 9051 FG 361a (Rev. 9i0~