37-4,102 Raptors; capture; rules and regulations; license required. - Nebraska Statutes

37-4,102. Raptors; capture; rules and regulations; license required.(1) The commission may establish regulations governing the time, location, and method of capture and may establish any other regulations necessary for conservation of raptor populations.(2) Persons possessing a falconry license required for possession of raptors may take or trap young-of-the-year raptors, not to exceed two raptors in any one year, but when nestlings are taken a minimum of two nestlings shall be left in the nest. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to permit the taking of more raptors than is permitted by section 37-499 and authorized under the rules and regulations adopted and promulgated under section 37-497.(3) Prior to capturing or attempting to capture any raptors, a person shall obtain from the commission a falconry license permitting the possession of raptors. SourceLaws 1971, LB 733, § 6; Laws 1987, LB 154, § 7; Laws 1990, LB 940, § 3; R.S.1943, (1993), § 37-725; Laws 1998, LB 922, § 212.