31 Tex. Admin. Code § 65.269 - Marking, Banding, and Telemetry
(a)
Markers and bands.
(1) No person may possess
an unmarked goshawk, Harris's hawk, peregrine falcon, or gyrfalcon under a
permit issued pursuant to this subchapter unless the person has notified the
department within ten days of acquisition. Upon notification, the department
shall issue a Type 1 leg band, which must be attached to the raptor immediately
upon receipt.
(2) A person who
takes a goshawk, Harris's hawk, peregrine falcon, or gyrfalcon from the wild or
acquires one from a rehabilitator must band the raptor with a Type 1 leg band.
Within ten days from the date of take, the person shall report the take of the
bird by entering the required information (including the band number) in the
electronic database maintained by the FWS for that purpose. Upon request, the
department will supply a band in advance of capture.
(3) A person who possesses a raptor bred in
captivity must band the bird with a Type 2 leg band. If the band required by
this subsection is removed or lost, it must be reported within ten days of
removal or loss by contacting the department. The department shall issue a
replacement band upon notification. The person shall band the bird with the
replacement band immediately upon receipt of the band and immediately upon
rebanding shall submit all required information electronically to the database
maintained by the FWS for that purpose.
(4) If a band is removed or lost from a
raptor that is not captive-bred, the person in whose name the raptor is
possessed must report the removal or loss within five days and request a
replacement band from the department. The person shall band the bird with the
replacement band immediately upon receipt and shall submit the required
information electronically immediately upon rebanding to the database
maintained by the FWS for that purpose.
(5) The department may exempt a permittee
from the banding requirements of this section for a raptor upon submission of
documentation proving that banding has caused health or injury problems for the
raptor. In such cases, the department will provide the exemption in writing,
and the permittee must:
(A) maintain the
exemption notice at the permitted facility where the raptor is kept;
and
(B) possess the exemption
notice on their person when in possession of the raptor away from the permitted
facility where the raptor is kept.
(6) A wild-caught raptor may not be banded
with a Type 2 band.
(7) It is
unlawful for any person to alter, counterfeit, or deface a marker, except that
a permit holder may remove the rear tab on markers and smooth an imperfect
surface, provided the integrity of the marker and numbering are not
affected.
(b) Telemetry.
No person authorized to fly a hybrid raptor may free-fly the raptor unless at
least two radio transmitters are attached to the raptor.
Notes
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