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Oklahoma Regulations « Thread Started on Feb 28, 2006, 7:22pm »
***Taken from the state falconry information packet given as of 2/28/06*** ----------------------------------------------------
Part 7. Falconry
800:25-7-27 General provisions Any person licensed for falconry in the State of Oklahoma, must also possess a federal falconry permit, and be in full compliance of federal and state falconry regulations [Title 50, Sections 21.28 and 21.29 and Title 29 O.S., Sections 4-108 and 5-206].
800:25-7-28. Dates, open areas, bag limit, hunting hours and legal means of taking The following hunting dates, open areas, hunting hours, bag limits and legal means of taking apply to licensed falconers hunting with legal raptors. (1) Dates and open areas. The following species are permitted to be hunted with legal raptors: (A) Pheasant: The season is open statewide from October 1 through March 31. (B) Rabbit: The season is open year-round; statewide. (C) Prairie Chicken: The season will be open at the most liberal level allowed by the Falconry and Archery Adaptive Harvest Management Strategy (AHMS) for Prairie Chickens in Oklahoma. Season dates, open areas and bag limits are defined in the AHMS. (2) Bag limit. The bag limit shall be two animals of each species daily, four in possession after the first day, except prairie chickens, for which the bag limit is defined in the Falconry and Archery Adaptive Harvest Management Strategy for Prairie Chickens in Oklahoma. (3) Hunting hours. The hunting period shall be sunrise to sunset. (4) Legal means of taking. The legal means of taking shall be with legal raptors only.
[Source: Amended at 15 Ok Reg 2450, eff 6-15-98; Amended at 17 Ok Reg 1794, eff 6-1-00]
800:25-7-29. License requirements (a) No person may take, transport or possess any raptor without having first obtained an Oklahoma Falconer's license. A raptor is defined as any live migratory bird of the Order Falconiformes or the order Strigformes, except bald or golden eagles. (b) Said license permits the possession and use of designated legal raptors in hunting during the regular and special falconry upland game and migratory bird seasons. (c) A falconry license may be issued to any person 14 or more years of age, who has successfully passed a written examination covering basic biology, diseases, care and handling of raptors, literature, laws, regulations, or other appropriate subject matter, with a minimum score of at least 80 percent and who has satisified the minimum requirements for keeping raptors as determined by inspection of the applicant's facilities. Individuals failing the examination may reapply after a period of six months. (d) Licenses may be renewed upon expiration wihtout examination following submission of annual reports and provided the Director of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation is satisfied with the competency of the applicant whos license has expired.
[Source: Amended at 9 Ok Reg 1291, eff 11-15-91 (emergency); Amended at 9 Ok Reg 3075, eff 7-13-92]
800:25-7-30. Facilities and inspection (a) Before any individual shall be issued a falconry license, the applicant's housing facilities and falconry equipment shall be inspected and certified by a representative of the Department. (b) All raptor facilities and equipment shall be available for inspection by representatives of the Department at all reasonable hours.
800:25-7-31. Taking provisions (a) Eyas: Young birds not yet capable of flight (eyases) may only be taken from the wild by a General or Master Falconer during the period May 15 through June 30. No more than two eyases may be taken by the same licensee during the taking period. At least two birsd must be left in any nest form which one or more birds is removed, except in the case of birds of the genus Buteo where a minimum of one bird must be left in the nest. Removal of eggs from nests is prohibited. Taking is limited to spring period. (b) Passage: First-year (passage) birds, on first fall migration and still in immature plumage, ma be taken only from September 15 through January 25. (c) Haggard: An adult bird in mature plumage is called a Haggard. (d) Raptors that are lost to the wild may be retrapped at any time. Raptors lost for more than 15 days shall be considered as lost and reported as such the Department. (e) Legal raptors: The following raptors may be taken from the wild in the State of Oklahoma only during the indicated status of development: (1) Great Horned Owl eyas passage haggard (2) American Kestrel eyas passage haggard (3) Red-tailed Hawk eyas passage (4) Harlan's Hawk eyas passage (5) Red-shouldered Hawk passage (6) Rough-legged Hawk passage (7) Cooper's Hawk eyas passage (8) Goshawk passage (9) Merlin passage (10) Prairie Falcon passage (11) Sharp-shinned Hawk passage (12) Marsh Hawk passage (f) Golden eagles may be taken with permission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation as allowed by pertinent state and federal statutes and regulations. (g) Haggard birds other than the Great Horned owls and Kestrels may be taken from the wild by General and Master Falconers and used for falconry when such taking has been accomplished under a Federal Depredation (or Special Purpose) Permit. This provision does not apply to threatened or endangered species. (h) The Director of the Department of Wildlife may authorize resident general and master falconer to take passage gyrfalcons.
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Re: Oklahoma Regulations « Reply #1 on Feb 28, 2006, 7:38pm »
800:25-7-32. Prohibited raptors (a) The taking of any raptor from the wild in Oklahoma that is not listed in 800:25-7-31 (e) is prohibited. (b) Those species not listed in 800:25-7-31 (e) as legal for taking in Oklahoma and any other species may be possessed and used for falconry provided the license holder can provide evidence that the bird was legally acquired. (c) The taking or possession of endangered species or exotic birds, the import of which has been banned by the Oklahoma Deparment of Wildlife Conservation Commission is prohibited at all times except endangered species legally held prior to November 10, 1978, or acquired through legal means such as from a breeding facility.
[Source: Amended at 9 Ok Reg 1291, eff 11-15-91 (emergency); Amended at 9 Ok Reg 3075, eff 7-13-92]
800:25-7-33. General stipulations (a) Nonresident General and Master falconers will be allowed to take legal raptors in Oklahoma provided that their state of residence reciprocates such approval for Oklahoma falconers. Nonresidents must make written application to the Department for a falconry license and hunting license. Nonresidents shall be limited to taking one raptor per year. (b) No licensee shall purchase, offer for sale, sell or barter any native raptor acquired from the wild of Oklahoma. (c) General and Master class falconers may buy, sell, or barter any lawfully possessed raptor which is bred in captivity under authority of a Federal Raptor Propagation Permit and banded witha numbered seamless marker issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. (d) Feathers that are molted may be retained and exchanged by licensees only for imping purposes. (e) Another falconry license holder may care for the birds of a licensee, if written authorization from the licensee accompanies the birds when they are transferred: Provided, that if the period of care will exceed fifteen days, the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation must be informed in writing where the birds are being held, the reason for the transfer, who is caring for them, and approximately how many days they will be in the care of the second person. (f) A falconry license holder shall obtain written authorization from the Department before any species not indigenous to this State is intentionally released into the wild. Resident species may be released at any time, however, the marker must be removed and surrendered as outlined above. A standard federal bird band shall be attached to such birds by the Department or a Service-authorized federal bird bander whenever possible. (g) A person who possesses a lawfully acquired raptor before September 14,1989 who fails to meet the license requirements shall be allowed to retain the raptor. Al such birds shall be identified with markers supplied by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and cannot be replaced if death, loss, release or escape occurs. (h)A person who has legally possessed raptors before September 14, 1989 in excess of the number allowed under his or her class permit or of species is not authorized under these regulations, shall be allowed to retain the extra raptors. All such raptors shall be identified with markers supplied by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and no replacement can occur, nor may an additional raptor be obtained, until the number in possession is at least one less than the total number authorized by the class of license held by the licensee. (i) Firearms are not permitted while hunting with raptors. (j) Falconers shall submit any permanent address change to the Department within 15 days. (k) Individuals currently holding an apprentice falconry license, who petition the Department to be advanced to a General class falconer, shall submit with their request a signed letter of recommendation from their sponsor.
[Source: Amended at 9 Ok Reg 1291, eff 11-15-91 (emergency); Amended at 9 Ok Reg 3075, eff 7-13-92, Amended at 11 Ok Reg 4289, eff 7-25-94; Amended at 22 Ok Reg 1628, eff 7-1-05]
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Re: Oklahoma Regulations « Reply #3 on Feb 28, 2006, 10:19pm »
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1) why are redtails and harlans listed seperatly? 2) are you sure they allow harriers? [aka marsh hawk] 3) Nice work getting that info!
1) I was curious about that myself. The fabricators of these regulations might be from the school of thought that says they are a "seperate species" instead of a subspecies. 2) That's what the paperwork in front of me says. 3) It was a lot of typing and I did it to kinda study the regs.
« Last Edit: Feb 28, 2006, 10:20pm by niolosoiale »
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Re: Oklahoma Regulations « Reply #8 on Mar 3, 2006, 10:16am »
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How are the DOE/DOW/DFG officers?
Are they looking to haul your tookus to jail at 3am for a paperwork violation.
I dunno, never interacted with one, seeing as I'm Pre-Apprentice and have never been involved with any sort of hunting activities. But I'll be finding out more in the weeks to come. The state rep seems nice enough... on the phone.
Re: Oklahoma Regulations « Reply #9 on Aug 7, 2006, 3:41pm »
I can vouch about this, I live right outside Oklahoma city and the Game Wildlife officials are absolutely understanding. They wont take you to the police for most things, and Out here theres lotsa prarie...Good falconry good falconry.
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