Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies
(a) Any falconer while engaging in hunting shall have in their possession a valid Connecticut firearms hunting license.
(b) Hunting or training of falconry birds shall only take place on:
(1) State-owned or managed lands identified by the commissioner as open to hunting; or
(2) private land, provided that the falconer has obtained verbal permission from the landowner.
(c) A falconer shall abide by all current Connecticut hunting laws and season dates pursuant to Chapter 490 of the Connecticut General Statutes and any regulations promulgated thereunder, while pursuing wildlife using a raptor and shall have in their possession:
(1) A federal and Connecticut migratory waterfowl stamp when hunting waterfowl;
(2) a harvest information permit when hunting migratory birds;
(3) pheasant tags when hunting pheasants during the open season; and,
(4) a valid Connecticut falconry permit.
(d) The commissioner may declare an area closed to hunting with raptors at any time, in accordance with the provisions of section 26-68 of the Connecticut General Statutes.
(e) Any falconer whose raptor kills an animal for which there is no season or that is out of season shall leave the dead quarry where it lies, except that the raptor may feed upon the quarry prior to leaving the site of the kill.
(Adopted effective March 1, 2004)