W. Va. Code R. § 58-65-8 - Nonresident and Temporary Resident Falconry
8.1. A nonresident falconer shall possess a
valid falconry permit from another sate that meets Federal falconry standards
to participate in falconry activities in West Virginia.
8.2. Nonresident falconers shall possess
appropriate nonresident hunting licenses to hunt with a raptor in West
Virginia.
8.3. A falconer with a
valid falconry permit from another state who temporarily resides in West
Virginia for 120 days or longer must obtain a West Virginia falconry permit.
8.3.1. The holder of a valid falconry permit
from another state who applies for a West Virginia falconry permit is not
required to take the West Virginia falconry examination, but is subject to all
facility, equipment and inspection requirements of this rule.
8.3.2. Upon payment of the initial
application fee by the applicant and the certification of his or her facilities
and equipment, the Division shall issue the applicant a permit in the same
class held by the applicant in another state provided the applicant provides
proof of licensure or permit at that class.
8.4. A legal immigrant to the United States,
with falconry experience in another country, who assumes residency in West
Virginia and wishes to practice falconry shall follow all the standard
application procedures established in this rule. The Division may issue a
permit in a class consistent with the applicant's documented experience in his
or her country of origin.
8.5. A
nonresident licensed falconer may transport lawfully possessed raptors through
West Virginia.
8.6. The Division
may allow a nonresident falconer to take raptors from the wild in West
Virginia, if the falconer's home state allows reciprocal nonresident taking of
raptors. Nonresident taking of raptors, if allowed, is subject to the
provisions of section 11 of this rule.
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8.1. A nonresident falconer shall possess a valid falconry permit from another sate that meets Federal falconry standards to participate in falconry activities in West Virginia.
8.2. Nonresident falconers shall possess appropriate nonresident hunting licenses to hunt with a raptor in West Virginia.
8.3. A falconer with a valid falconry permit from another state who temporarily resides in West Virginia for 120 days or longer must obtain a West Virginia falconry permit.
8.3.1. The holder of a valid falconry permit from another state who applies for a West Virginia falconry permit is not required to take the West Virginia falconry examination, but is subject to all facility, equipment and inspection requirements of this rule.
8.3.2. Upon payment of the initial application fee by the applicant and the certification of his or her facilities and equipment, the Division shall issue the applicant a permit in the same class held by the applicant in another state provided the applicant provides proof of licensure or permit at that class.
8.4. A legal immigrant to the United States, with falconry experience in another country, who assumes residency in West Virginia and wishes to practice falconry shall follow all the standard application procedures established in this rule. The Division may issue a permit in a class consistent with the applicant 's documented experience in his or her country of origin.
8.5. A nonresident licensed falconer may transport lawfully possessed raptors through West Virginia.
8.6. The Division may allow a nonresident falconer to take raptors from the wild in West Virginia, if the falconer's home state allows reciprocal nonresident taking of raptors. Nonresident taking of raptors, if allowed, is subject to the provisions of section 11 of this rule.