Definitions

(1) All definitions as they appear in T.C.A. 70-4-402 and the October 1, 2023, published edition of Title 50 Code of Federal Regulations Part 21 and 22 shall apply. (2) “Bate” or “bating” means to flutter off the gauntlet (glove) or perch in an attempt to fly when the bird is restrained by jesses or leash. (3) “Brancher” is a young raptor which has left the nest or eyrie, but which has not yet left the immediate vicinity. (4) “Eyass” means a young raptor which is still in the eyrie (nest) and is not yet capable of flying. (5) “Haggard” means a wild raptor which is greater than one year old. (6) “Imping” means using a molted feather, or feather from a deceased raptor, to replace a broken feather of a raptor. (7) “MBTA” means the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 (16 U.S.C. 703-712). (8) “Mews” means the building or room in which falconry raptors are kept, i.e., housing facilities. RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE POSSESSION CHAPTER 1660-01-37 AND USE OF RAPTORS (9) “Passager” or “Passage” means a raptor from the wild which is less than one year old and is not a nestling, brancher, or haggard. (10) “Raptor” means a live migratory bird of the Order Accipitriformes, the Order Falconiformes, or the Order Strigiformes listed in 50 C.F.R. § 10.13, including the bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) and the golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos). (11) “Sponsor” means a person who possesses a current General or Master falconry permit with at least two years experience at the General falconry permit level and who is responsible for individually instructing and training an apprentice falconer in the fundamentals of falconry. (12) “Possession” and short-term handling of a falconry raptor. We do not consider short-term handling, such as letting any other person hold or practice flying a raptor you possess under your permit, to be possession for the purposes of this section if you are present and the person is under your supervision. (13) “Take” means to trap or capture or attempt to trap or capture a raptor for the purpose of falconry. (14) “Transfer" means the change of possession of a raptor from one permittee to another by mutual agreement, i.e., the transfer of ownership in contrast to loaning a raptor. (15) “Weathering area” means an outdoor facility that exposes raptors to environmental conditions.