Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1660-01-37-.02 - DEFINITIONS
(1) All definitions as they appear in T.C.A.
70-4-402 and the October 1, 2023, published edition of Title 50 Code of Federal
Regulations Part 21 and 22 shall apply.
(2) "Bate" or "bating" means to flutter off
the gauntlet (glove) or perch in an attempt to fly when the bird is restrained
by jesses or leash.
(3) "Brancher"
is a young raptor which has left the nest or eyrie, but which has not yet left
the immediate vicinity.
(4) "Eyass"
means a young raptor which is still in the eyrie (nest) and is not yet capable
of flying.
(5) "Haggard" means a
wild raptor which is greater than one year old.
(6) "Imping" means using a molted feather, or
feather from a deceased raptor, to replace a broken feather of a
raptor.
(8) "Mews" means the building or room in
which falconry raptors are kept, i.e., housing facilities.
(9) "Passager" or "Passage" means a raptor
from the wild which is less than one year old and is not a nestling, brancher,
or haggard.
(10) "Raptor" means a
live migratory bird of the Order Accipitriformes, the Order Falconiformes, or
the Order Strigiformes listed in
50 C.F.R. §
10.13, including the bald eagle
(Haliaeetus leucocephalus) and the golden eagle
(Aquila chrysaetos).
(11) "Sponsor" means a person who possesses a
current General or Master falconry permit with at least two years experience at
the General falconry permit level and who is responsible for individually
instructing and training an apprentice falconer in the fundamentals of
falconry.
(12) "Possession" and
short-term handling of a falconry raptor. We do not consider short-term
handling, such as letting any other person hold or practice flying a raptor you
possess under your permit, to be possession for the purposes of this section if
you are present and the person is under your supervision.
(13) "Take" means to trap or capture or
attempt to trap or capture a raptor for the purpose of falconry.
(14) "Transfer" means the change of
possession of a raptor from one permittee to another by mutual agreement, i.e.,
the transfer of ownership in contrast to loaning a raptor.
(15) "Weathering area" means an outdoor
facility that exposes raptors to environmental conditions.
Notes
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 70-1-206, 70-4-402, and 70-4-414.
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