permit from another State that meets Federal falconry standards and is listed in appropriate Federal regulations.
7.3. Nonresident falconers shall obtain an importation permit as required by West Virginia code §20-2-13, prior to bringing raptors into West Virginia.
§58-65-8. Reporting.
8.1. The permittee may not take, purchase, receive, or otherwise acquire, sell, barter, transfer, or otherwise dispose of any raptor unless he or she submits a Federal form 3-1 86A (Migratory Bird Acquisition/Disposition Report), completed and filed in accordance with the instructions on the form, to the Division office within five (5) calendar days of any transaction.
8.2. A pennittee may not possess a raptor, unless the permittee has a properly completed Federal form 3-186A (Migratory Bird Acquisition/Disposition Report) for each bird possessed.
§58-65-9. Marking.
9.1. The Division shall conduct an inventory of all raptors held within the State, except those held for scientific or zoological purposes.
9.2. Any raptor taken, possessed or transported for falconry purposes, except a captive bred raptor lawfully marked by a numbered, seamless band issued by the Division or the US Fish and Wildlife Service, shall be banded with a permanent, non-reusable numbered band issued by the Division or the US Fish and Wildlife Service.
9.3. Raptors removed from the wild shall not be banded with a seamless numbered band.
9.4. A permittee shall report the loss or removal of any band to the issuing office within five (5) working days of the loss. The lost band shall be replaced by a permanent, non-reusable numbered band supplied by the Division orby the US Fish and Wildlife Service. The perrnittee shall file a Federal form 3-1 86A (Migratory Bird Acquisition/Disposition Report) in accordance with the instructions on the form reporting the loss of the band and the rebanding.
9.5. Alteration, counterfeiting or defacing ofamarkcris prohibited except that apermittee may remove the rear tab on markers and may smooth an imperfect surface provided the integrity of the marker and numbering are not affected.
§58-65-10. Restrictions.
10.1. Taking Restrictions.