- (a) The trapping season for raptors begins September 15 and ends December 31. The season for taking eyasses begins May 1 and ends June 30. A marked raptor may be retrapped at any time.
- (b) Except as expressly authorized in writing by the department, raptors shall not be trapped at any time in Brewster, Culberson, El Paso, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Presidio, or Terrell Counties.
- (c) No eggs may be taken from raptor nests.
- (d) Eyasses shall be taken only by a general or master falconer. No person shall take more than two eyasses during the season for taking eyasses.
- (e) Only American kestrels (Falco sparverius) and great-horned owls (Bubo virginianus) may be taken when over one year old.
- (f) Any raptor other than an endangered species taken under a federal depredation (or special purpose depredation) permit may be used for falconry by a general or master falconer. Endangered species taken under a depredation permit shall not be released to the wild without prior department approval of the release site.
- (g) Nonresidents in possession of a valid Nonresident Trapping Permit may trap raptors from the wild according to the terms of the permit.
Source Note:The provisions of this §65.269 adopted to be effective March 10, 1998, 23 TexReg 2328.