§17.7. Raptor exemption.
50 C.F.R. § 17.7
The prohibitions found in §§ 17.21 and 17.31 do not apply to any raptor [a live migratory bird of the Order Falconiformes or the Order Strigiformes, other than a bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) or a golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)] legally held in captivity or in a controlled environment on November 10, 1978, or to any of its progeny, which is:
Possessed and banded in compliance with the terms of a valid permit issued under part 21 of this chapter; and
Identified in the earliest applicable annual report required to be filed by a permittee under part 21 of this chapter as in a permittee's possession on November 10, 1978, or as the progeny of such a raptor.
This section does not apply to any raptor intentionally returned to the wild.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[48 FR 31607, July 8, 1983]
Authority
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1361-1407; 1531-1544; and 4201-4245, unless otherwise noted.
Source
Source: 40 FR 44415, Sept. 26, 1975, unless otherwise noted.
Source
Source: 40 FR 44415, Sept. 26, 1975, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 85 FR 82388, Dec. 18, 2020, and further redesignated at 87 FR 43447, July 21, 2022, and further redesignated at 91 FR 45682, July 21, 2026.
Source
Source: 40 FR 44415, Sept. 26, 1975. Redesignated at 85 FR 82388, Dec. 18, 2020, and further redesignated at 87 FR 43447, July 21, 2022, and further redesignated at 91 FR 45682, July 21, 2026.
Amendments
[48 FR 31607, July 8, 1983]