BC Rules and Regulations

[Archer]

Greetings, I have been seriously interested in falconry ever since I took a course on raptors a couple years ago. From then on I have been reading and researching as much as I possibly could. Unfortunately, the internet does not have any information on the rules and regulations here in British Columbia. I have been looking for information for about year now and haven't found anything helpful yet. Any information regarding the rules here would be greatly appreciated.   

[desertaire]

  Have you joined a falconry there? I did a quick search and found this online.   www.britishfalconersclub.co.uk/

[Falcon Boy]

Did you try google? These are two of the first three sites that came up when i searched bc falconry

www.falconry.ca/bcfalcon.htm

bcfalconry.ca

[Archer]

Thank you for the information! I've checked these websites before but they don't contain the information I want and need, such as what bird an apprentice can have, mew size, etc.(I assume that as a apprentice I would have a class 2 permit, but that would mean I could get anything but a peregrine or a gyrfalcon.) I haven't joined a club yet but I have attended 2 raptor camps and am going back for a third year (they talk about the care, handling, etc. But sadly, no one there is a falconer!) I have been researching for about a year and a half, but haven't gained much information about the regulations in BC. Only about 4 websites even talk about falconry in BC, the rest are all talking about when falconry started or the Bal Chatri trap.

[Falcon Boy]

This is on the first site I linked to:
Wildlife Division of the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, located at
200 - 10428 153rd Street, Surrey.
Their telephone number to the receptionist is 604-586-4400.

[Archer]

OK,thanks!

[Archer]

Just got permission to build my mew today. Hopefully won't be long until I get my licence. Thanks for everything.