Notification requirements

(a) A falconer shall submit to the commissioner a United States Fish & Wildlife Service form 3-186A (Migratory Bird Acquisition/Disposition Report) not more than five calendar days after the acquisition, recovery, transfer, loss, including death, escape, or euthanization intentional release of a raptor. (b) A falconer shall submit a written request to and receive approval from the commissioner before release of a raptor into the wild in accordance with section 26-55 of the Connecticut General Statutes.