Sec.26-67e-17. Hunting requirements

(a) Hunting or training of a falconry bird shall only take place on:

(1) State-owned or managed lands identified by the commissioner as open to hunting; or,

(2) private land, provided that the falconer has obtained verbal permission from the landowner.

(b) A falconer shall abide by all current Connecticut hunting laws and season dates pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 490 of the Connecticut General Statutes and any regulations promulgated thereunder, while pursuing wildlife using a raptor and shall have in their possession:

(1) A Connecticut firearms hunting license;

(2) a federal and Connecticut migratory waterfowl stamp when hunting waterfowl;

(3) a harvest information permit when hunting migratory birds;

(4) a pheasant stamp when hunting pheasants; and,

(5) a valid Connecticut falconry permit.

(c) The commissioner may declare an area closed to hunting with a raptor at any time, in accordance with the provisions of section 26-68 of the Connecticut General Statutes.

(d) Any falconer whose raptor kills an animal for which there is no season or that is out of season shall leave the dead quarry where it lies, except that the raptor may feed upon the quarry prior to leaving the site of the kill. The falconer shall ensure that activities do not cause the take of wildlife listed as endangered or threatened pursuant to the federal Endangered Species (Public Law 93-205), or a species listed as endangered, threatened or of special concern pursuant to section 26-310 of the Connecticut General Statutes.

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