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Chapter 18.1.

(VR 325-02-23.)

Falconry. - Amend R18.1-1 (S1) to read as follows R18.1-1 (S1 ) Definitions As used in this regulation: 1 "Raptor" means any live migratory bird of the order Falconiformes or the order Strigiformes, other than a bald eagle (Haliacetus leucocephalus)

2. "Permittee" means any holder of a valid falconry permit issued by Virginia or any other state or federal agency authorized to issue such permits or licenses. 3 'Take" means to trap, capture or attempt to trap or capture a raptor for the purposes of falconry.

Amend R18 1-2 (S 2) by adding a new subsection (d) (D), to read as follows: (d) (D.) A person who is a nonresident of the state may engage in falconry in Virginia provided he possesses a valid Virginia nonresident hunting license and satisfactory evidence that such person legally possesses the raptor and a valid falconry permit issued by the state of residence

Amend R18.1-3 (S 3). paragraph (a)(4) (A 4 ), to read as follows: (4) (4 ) Permittee shall possess only the following raptors, which must be taken from the wild. An American Kestrel: a red-tailed or a red-shouldered hawk

Amend R18 1-3 (S 3), paragraph (c) (2) (C 2). to read as follows: (2) (2) Permittee may not possess more than three raptors and may not obtain more than two raptors taken from (he wild for replacement birds during any 12-month period.

Amend R18.1-5 (S 5) by adding thereto a new subsection (d) (D), to read as follows (d) (D ) A permittee may replace the numbered seamless band on a captive bred bird with a standard adjustable yellow marker furnished by the Fish and Wildlife Service: how'Continued

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