Sec.26-67e-1. Definitions

(a) For the purposes of sections 26-67e-1 to 26-67e-18, inclusive of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies:

(1) “Bate” means an attempt to fly a raptor while tethered;

(2) “Cable band” means a non-reusable, numbered United States Fish and Wildlife Service band used to uniquely identify a raptor taken from the wild for falconry;

(3) "Captive-bred raptor" means a raptor, including a hybrid, born and raised in captivity;

(4) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection;

(5) “Custodial falconer” means the falconer of record with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, pursuant to section 26-67e-14 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, as possessing a specific raptor for purposes of falconry;

(6) "Department" means the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection;

(7) "Falconer" means a person who engages in falconry and who holds a valid Connecticut falconry permit;

(8) "Falconry" means "falconry" as defined in section 26-67d of the Connecticut General Statutes;

(9) “Hacking” means the temporary release of a falconry bird to the wild to survive on its own;

(10) “Harass” means any act that may injure wildlife by disrupting normal behavior;

(11) “Harm” means an act that results in death or injury;

(12) "Hybrid" means the offspring of two or more distinct species;

(13) "Imping" means the process of grafting feathers onto the wing or tail of a bird to repair damage or to increase flying capacity;

(14) “Imprint” means a bird that is hand-raised in isolation from the sight of another raptor from two weeks of age until it has developed the plumage necessary for flight. An imprinted bird is considered to be so for its lifetime;

(15) “Jurisdiction of the United States” means the state of Connecticut, any other state, the District of Columbia, and any tribe or territory of the United States;

(16) “Microchip” means an identifying integrated circuit placed under the skin of a raptor that uses passive Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology and is ISO (International Organization for Standardization) compliant (134.2 kHz);

(17) "Non-resident" means any person who is a resident of a jurisdiction of the United States other than Connecticut;

(18) “Raptor” has the same meaning, as provided in section 26-67d of the Connecticut General Statutes;

(19) "Resident" means any person who is a Connecticut resident;

(20) “Seamless band” means a uniquely numbered, seamless, metal band issued by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to be affixed to the leg of a captive-bred raptor;

(21) “Standard band” means a numbered, aluminum, lock-on or butt-end band issued by the United States Geological Survey Bird Banding Laboratory to be affixed to the leg of a raptor released to the wild; and

(22) “Take” means to harass, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture or collect or attempt to engage in any such conduct involving wildlife.

(Adopted effective March 1, 2004; Amended August 3, 2009; Amended December 9, 2013)