50 CFR § 22.70 - Eagle falconry permits.

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title: "50 CFR § 22.70 - Eagle falconry permits."
title_number: 50
title_name: "Wildlife and Fisheries"
section_number: "22.70"
section_name: "Eagle falconry permits."
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "TAKING, POSSESSION, TRANSPORTATION, SALE, PURCHASE, BARTER, EXPORTATION, AND IMPORTATION OF WILDLIFE AND PLANTS"
part_number: "22"
part_name: "EAGLE PERMITS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "16 U.S.C. 668-668d; 703-712; 1531-1544."
regulatory_source: "39 FR 1183, Jan. 4, 1974, unless otherwise noted."
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# 22.70 Eagle falconry permits.

(a) *Use of golden eagles in falconry.* If you meet the conditions outlined in § 21.82(c)(3)(iv) of this part, and you have a permit to possess a golden eagle (*Aquila chrysaetos*) from your State, tribe, or territory, we consider your permit sufficient for the purposes of the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 668-668d), subject to the requirement that take of golden eagles for falconry is compatible with the preservation of the golden eagle.

(b) *Transfer of golden eagles trapped by government employees to other permittees.* If you have the necessary permit(s) from your State, tribe, or territory, a government employee who has trapped a golden eagle under a Federal depredation permit or under a depredation control order may transfer the bird to you if he or she cannot release the eagle in an appropriate location. A golden eagle may only be taken from a livestock or wildlife depredation area declared by USDA Wildlife Services and permitted under § 22.100, or from a livestock depredation area authorized in accordance with Subpart D—Provisions for Depredating Eagles.

[73 FR 59477, Oct. 8, 2008, as amended at 75 FR 932, Jan. 7, 2010. Redesignated and amended at 87 FR 884, Jan. 7, 2022]

 Redesignated and amended at 87 FR 884, Jan. 7, 2022]