N.M. Admin. Code § 19.35.8.14 - RELEASE OF RAPTORS
A permittee who wishes to release a raptor must notify the department 10 days before the intended release date.
A. The department will respond to the request
within the 10 day period, and the raptor may be released back into the wild in
accordance with approval and instruction from the department.
B. The department may require a period of
hacking the raptor back to the wild at an appropriate time of year and an
appropriate location.
C. The
intentional permanent release of hybrid raptors is
prohibited.
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