6.1.2.c. Weighing device — An applicant shall possess a reliable scale or balance suitable for weighing the raptors held and graduated to increments of not more than 1/2 ounce (15 gram);
6.1.2.d. Bath container — An applicant shall possess at least 1 suitable container, 2 to 6 inches deep and wider than the length of the raptor, for drinking and bathing for each raptor; and
6.1 .2.e. Outdoor perches -- An applicant shall possess at least 1 weathering area perch of an acceptable design for each raptor.
6.1.3. Maintenance.
6.1 .3.a. All facilities and equipment shall meet or exceed the standards listed in Subsections 6.1.1 and 6.1.2 of this rule at all times.
6.1.4. Transportation and temporary holding.
6.1 .4.a. A raptor possessed under authority of a West Virginia falconry permit may be temporarily held by a person other than the permittee only if that person is otherwise authorized to possess raptors, and then only if the raptor is accompanied at all times by the properly completed Federal form 3-1 86A (Migratory Bird Acquisition/Disposition Report) designating the permittee as the possessor of record and by a signed, dated statement from the permittee authorizing the temporary possession.
6.1 .4.b. Raptors may be transported or held for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days in a temporary facility, if it is equipped with a perch and is protected from extreme temperatures and excessive disturbance.
6.1.4.c. Raptors legally held under a valid West Virginia
falconers permit may be transported to other states for meets,
trials, and hunting and may be returned to West Virginia by the
permittee without having to obtain an importation permit. Nothing
in this rule exempts the falconer from having to obtain the
necessary pennits or licenses before transporting any raptor into
another state.
§58-65-7. Nonresident Permits.
7.1. Nonresident falconers shall possess both a West Virginia falconry permit and the appropriate nonresident hunting licenses to hunt with a raptor in West Virginia.
7.2. Nonresident falconers are not subject to the examination and facilities and equipment conditions outlined in Sections 5 and 6 of this rule, but must show proof of possession of a valid