Approved raptor species

(a) The following species of raptors may be used for falconry in Connecticut: (1) Raptors taken from the wild: Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis); Merlin (Falco Columbarius); Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus); and Harris's Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus). (2) any captive-bred raptor species; and, (3) any species of hybrid raptors, provided that the hybrid is sterile or unable to breed with wild native raptors. (b) No species of raptor, identified in subsection (a), that is listed as threatened, endangered, or of special concern pursuant to section 26-306 of the Connecticut General Statutes or any species listed as threatened or endangered by the federal government shall be used for falconry in Connecticut.