Utah Admin. Code R657-20-27 - Use of Feathers and Carcasses
(1)
(a)
Feathers that a falconry bird or birds molt may be used for imping.
(b) Flight feathers for each species of
raptor currently in possession or previously held may be kept for imping for as
long as needed by a falconer with a valid falconry COR.
(c) Feathers for imping purposes may be
received from or provided to other licensed falconers, wildlife rehabilitators,
or propagators in the United States.
(d) Licensed falconers may not buy, sell, or
barter molted raptor feathers.
(e)
Molted feathers from a falconry bird, except Golden Eagle feathers, may be
donated to any person or institution with a valid permit for
possession.
(f) Except for primary
or secondary wing feathers or rectrix (tail) feathers from a Golden Eagle, a
falconer is not required to gather feathers that are molted or otherwise lost
by a falconry bird held under a valid COR.
(g) Molted feathers may be left where they
fall, stored for imping, or destroyed.
(h)
(i) A
licensed falconer possessing a Golden Eagle must collect any molted flight
feathers and rectrices.
(ii)
Collected Golden Eagle feathers that are not to be retained for imping must be
sent to the National Eagle Repository at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
National Eagle Repository, Rocky Mountain Arsenal, 6550 Gateway Road, Building
128, Commerce City, Colorado 80022 (303-287-2110).
(j) Once a falconry COR expires and is not
renewed or is revoked, the falconer must donate molted feathers of any species
of falconry raptor to any person or institution authorized by permit to acquire
and possess the feathers.
(k)
Molted feathers that are not donated must be burned, buried, or otherwise
destroyed.
(2)
Disposition of carcasses of falconry birds that die.
(a) The entire carcass of a Golden Eagle held
for falconry that dies, including all feathers, talons, and other parts, must
be sent to the National Eagle Repository at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
National Eagle Repository, 6550 Gateway Road, Rocky Mountain Arsenal, Building
128, Commerce City, Colorado 80022 (303-287-2110).
(b) The body or feathers of any other species
of falconry raptor may be donated to any person or institution authorized by
permit to acquire and possess raptor parts or raptor feathers.
(c) A falconry raptor, except a Golden Eagle,
that was either banded or micro chipped prior to its death may be retained by
the licensed falconer.
(d)
(i) The body of the raptor may be kept so
that the feathers are available for imping, or the body may be mounted by a
taxidermist.
(ii) The mounted
raptor may be used in conservation education programs.
(iii) If the falconry raptor was banded, the
band must be left in place on the mounted raptor body.
(iv) If the falconry raptor has an implanted
microchip, the microchip must be left in place on the mounted raptor
body.
(e) The body and
feathers of a deceased falconry raptor that are not donated or retained must be
burned, buried, or otherwise destroyed within 10 calendar days of the death of
the bird or after final examination by a veterinarian to determine cause of
death.
(f) A licensed falconer that
does not wish to donate or destroy the flight feathers of a deceased raptor or
have the body mounted by a taxidermist, may possess the flight feathers for as
long as they possess a valid falconry COR, provided:
(i) the feathers are not be bought, sold, or
bartered; and
(ii) the paperwork
documenting lawful possession of the deceased raptor is retained.
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