§ 147.110. Marking of certain raptors.

 Marking of certain raptors shall be as follows:

   (1)  No Peregrine Falcon, Gyrfalcon or Harris Hawk may be taken, possessed or transported for falconry purposes unless the raptor is banded by either a seamless numbered band or by a permanent, numbered, nonreusable band supplied by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Permanent, numbered, nonreusable bands may be obtained by directing a written request to the Harrisburg headquarters of the Commission. The band shall be attached to the raptor immediately upon capture. A band is not transferable.

   (2)  A band which is required for Peregrine Falcons, Gyrfalcons, Harris Hawks and captive bred raptors that has been mutilated, become illegible or lost shall be reported within 72 hours to the Harrisburg headquarters of the Commission. A band which is mutilated or no longer legible shall be returned with the request for replacement. Replacement bands will be issued only for Peregrine Falcons, Gyrfalcons, Harris Hawks and captive bred raptors. A rebanding shall be reported to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service on a Form 3-186A, submitted within 5-calendar days from the date of the rebanding.

   (3)  A United States Fish and Wildlife Service Form 3-186A shall be completed for each other raptor which no longer requires banding when the presently attached band becomes mutilated, illegible or lost. The Form 3-186A shall be submitted directly to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service within 5-calendar days of the mutilation, illegibility or loss of the band. Bands removed as a result of mutilation or illegibility shall be returned to the Harrisburg headquarters of the Commission within 5-calendar days following their removal.

   (4)  It is unlawful for a person to alter or deface a band. A permittee may remove the rear tab and smooth an imperfect surface, if the integrity of the band and numbering is not affected. It is unlawful to use or possess a counterfeit band.

   (5)  A band shall be removed from a raptor which dies or is intentionally released into the wild and shall be forwarded to the Harrisburg headquarters of the Commission, within 5-calendar days, along with a report of the probable cause of death or the area of release.

   (6)  Unused bands in possession on July 16 or January 1 shall be returned to the Harrisburg headquarters of the Commission within 72 hours.

   The provisions of this §  147.110 issued under The Game Law (34 P. S. § §  1311.101—1311.1502) (Repealed); and the Game and Wildlife Code, 34 Pa.C.S. § §  101—2965.

   The provisions of this §  147.110 adopted June 19, 1987, effective July 1, 1987, 17 Pa.B. 2464; amended August 24, 1990, effective September 24, 1990, 20 Pa.B. 4488. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (135251) to (135252).