Raptor exemption.

§ 17.7 Raptor exemption. (a) The prohibitions found in §§ 17.21 and 17.31 do not apply to any raptor [a live migratory bird of the Order Falconiformes or the Order Strigiformes, other than a bald eagle ( Haliaeetus leucocephalus ) or a golden eagle ( Aquila chrysaetos )] legally held in captivity or in a controlled environment on November 10, 1978, or to any of its progeny, which is: (1) Possessed and banded in compliance with the terms of a valid permit issued under part 21 of this chapter; and (2) Identified in the earliest applicable annual report required to be filed by a permittee under part 21 of this chapter as in a permittee's possession on November 10, 1978, or as the progeny of such a raptor. (b) This section does not apply to any raptor intentionally returned to the wild. [48 FR 31607, July 8, 1983]