---
kind: "section"
citation: "50 C.F.R. § 22.70"
title: "50"
number: "22.70"
heading: "Eagle falconry permits."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/50/22.70"
---

# §22.70. Eagle falconry permits.

- (a) **Use of golden eagles in falconry.** If you meet the conditions outlined in [§ 21.82(c)(3)(iv)](/cfr/50/21.82.md?p=c-3-iv) of this part, and you have a permit to possess a golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) from your State, tribe, or territory, we consider your permit sufficient for the purposes of the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act ([16 U.S.C. 668-668d](/usc/16/668-668d.md)), subject to the requirement that take of golden eagles for falconry is compatible with the preservation of the golden eagle.
- (b) **Transfer of golden eagles trapped by government employees to other permittees.** If you have the necessary permit(s) from your State, tribe, or territory, a government employee who has trapped a golden eagle under a Federal depredation permit or under a depredation control order may transfer the bird to you if he or she cannot release the eagle in an appropriate location. A golden eagle may only be taken from a livestock or wildlife depredation area declared by USDA Wildlife Services and permitted under [§ 22.100](/cfr/50/22.100.md), or from a livestock depredation area authorized in accordance with [Subpart D](/cfr/50/subpartD.md)—Provisions for Depredating Eagles.

## Notes

### Amendments

[73 FR 59477, Oct. 8, 2008, as amended at 75 FR 932, Jan. 7, 2010. Redesignated and amended at 87 FR 884, Jan. 7, 2022] Redesignated and amended at 87 FR 884, Jan. 7, 2022]

### Source

Source: 39 FR 1183, Jan. 4, 1974, as amended at 87 FR 884, Jan. 7, 2022 unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 668-668d; 703-712; 1531-1544.

### Source

Source: 39 FR 1183, Jan. 4, 1974, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[73 FR 59477, Oct. 8, 2008, as amended at 75 FR 932, Jan. 7, 2010. Redesignated and amended at 87 FR 884, Jan. 7, 2022] Redesignated and amended at 87 FR 884, Jan. 7, 2022]