Section 1590.100  Transfer, Temporary Care and Reporting Requirements

a)         Permittees shall not purchase or sell any raptor except as specified in Section 1590.80(e) or 1590.100(e).

b)         Any change in the status of a raptor shall be reported, in writing, to the Department within five days, as determined by the postmark, on the State's copy of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Form 3-186A.  A change in status shall include, but is not limited to, death, escape, release, theft, gift, loan, sale, transfer, capture, and re-banding.  The carcasses of dead raptors shall be disposed of at the direction of the Department, and markers shall be turned over to the Department.

c)         Non-native raptors, hybrids, and golden eagles may not be permanently released in Illinois.  Raptors to be released must be banded with an official U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service aluminum bird band by the Department or an authorized bird bander whenever possible and have the permanent marker removed and surrendered to the Department.

d)         Falconry permit holders of the appropriate class may temporarily care for the raptor(s) of another permittee in accordance with the following:

1)         Each raptor must be accompanied at all times by a copy of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Form 3-186A (See Appendix A) which shows that the raptor was legally acquired and possessed by the owner.

2)         The permittee providing temporary care for the raptor(s) must possess a signed, dated letter of authorization from the owner which includes the names, addresses, and permit numbers of the owner and persons providing care, the marker number(s) of the raptor(s) which are being cared for, and the location at which the raptors will be held during the temporary care period.

e)         Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a falconry permittee from purchasing, selling, or bartering a captive-bred raptor provided that the transaction is in accordance with federal regulations (50 CFR 21.28, effective September 14, 1989) (no incorporation in this Part includes later amendments or editions), this Part, and the laws of the jurisdiction in which the captive-bred raptor is purchased, sold, or bartered, the captive-bred raptor is of a species which may be legally held by the permittee (see Section 1590.80), and the captive-bred raptor was legally acquired by the person from whom it is being purchased as demonstrated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service forms.

(Source:  Amended at 16 Ill. Reg. 11052, effective June 30, 1992)