CALIFORNIA FALCONRY REGULATIONS
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
If you move or have a name change you must notify the Dept within
A) 5 days
B) 10 days
C) immediately
D) 30 days - Answer- A
All falconers must report all raptors acquired or disposed of using the Resident Faloner
Raptor Capture or Recapture & Release Report within _____ days
A) 7
B) 5
C) 30
D) 10 - Answer- D
T/F: If unable to report via online system, you must mail it to the Dept or report it over
the telephone - a fee will apply. - Answer- T
Every year the general/master falconer renews his license he must also submit an
annual report by using which form?
A) Migratory Bird Treaty Act
B) Resident Falconer Capture
C) Falconry Hunting Take Report
D) Apprentice Falconry Hunting Take Report - Answer- C
Every year that the apprentice renews his license he must also submit an annual report
by using which form?
A) Recapture & Release
B) Falconry Hunting Take
C) Apprentice Falconry Hunting Take
D) all of the above - Answer- C
T/F: The Sponsor does not have to sign the Apprentice's annual Apprentice Falconry
Hunting Take report. - Answer- F
How many raptors may a non-resident falconer catch from the wild in CA?
A) 3
B) 2
C) 5
D) 1 - Answer- D
,T/F: Non-resident Falconers do not need a special permit to capture a wild raptor within
CA - Answer- F
T/F: Non US Citizens are forbidden to capture a wild raptor within CA - Answer- T
Some traps need to checked on every _____ hours, except for snare traps which must
be watched at all times.
A) 0
B) 10
C) 12
D) 24 - Answer- C
T/F: Another general/master falconer may capture a raptor from the wild for another
falconer, but this falconer must be present at time of capture, unless he is permanently
disabled. - Answer- T
Which raptors may be captured from the wild?
A) Goshawks, Cooper's Hawks & Red-tail Hawks
B) Sharped Shinned Hawks & Red shouldered Hawks
C) Merlins, American Kestrels, Pairie Falcons
D) Barred owls & Great Horned owls
E) all of the above - Answer- E
Only ____ Goshawk(s) can be captured in the Lake Tahoe Basin area, per licensed
year.
A) 3
B) 0
C) 1
D) 5 - Answer- D
Which raptor may only be caught in the wild during Aug 15 - Feb 28?
A) Goshawk
B) Merlin
C) Prairie Falcon
D) none of the above - Answer- B
How many Prairie Falcons can be captured during a license year?
A) 2
B) 10
C) 7
D) 14 - Answer- D
, There is a yearly special capture permit lottery drawing for these raptors who have a
limited number of quotas for capture.
A) Goshawks
B) Prairie Falcons
C) Merlins
D) A & B - Answer- D
A non-resident may submit 1 application into the special capture permit lottery drawing,
while a resident may submit how many?
A) 1
B) 5
C) 2
D) 7 - Answer- C
Special Capture permit applications must be in by 11:59pm on
A) June 30
B) May 15
C) Feb 15
D) Dec 31 - Answer- B
Successful Special Capture permit applicants will be notified within 10 days. They have
til 5:00pm on __________ along with fee, to claim permit.
A) July 1
B) May 31
C) June 30
D) non of the above - Answer- C
T/F: Any class of falconer (Apprentice, General or Master) may apply for a special
capture permit. - Answer- F
How many days does a falconer have to report the successful or unsuccessful capture
of the raptor for the special capture permit?
A)5
B) 3
C) 7
D) 10 - Answer- D
T/F: You must return your special capture permit whether you caught the raptor or not. -
Answer- T
If you capture a raptor with a band and transmitter you must
A) report it to the Federal Bird Banding Lab
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
If you move or have a name change you must notify the Dept within
A) 5 days
B) 10 days
C) immediately
D) 30 days - Answer- A
All falconers must report all raptors acquired or disposed of using the Resident Faloner
Raptor Capture or Recapture & Release Report within _____ days
A) 7
B) 5
C) 30
D) 10 - Answer- D
T/F: If unable to report via online system, you must mail it to the Dept or report it over
the telephone - a fee will apply. - Answer- T
Every year the general/master falconer renews his license he must also submit an
annual report by using which form?
A) Migratory Bird Treaty Act
B) Resident Falconer Capture
C) Falconry Hunting Take Report
D) Apprentice Falconry Hunting Take Report - Answer- C
Every year that the apprentice renews his license he must also submit an annual report
by using which form?
A) Recapture & Release
B) Falconry Hunting Take
C) Apprentice Falconry Hunting Take
D) all of the above - Answer- C
T/F: The Sponsor does not have to sign the Apprentice's annual Apprentice Falconry
Hunting Take report. - Answer- F
How many raptors may a non-resident falconer catch from the wild in CA?
A) 3
B) 2
C) 5
D) 1 - Answer- D
,T/F: Non-resident Falconers do not need a special permit to capture a wild raptor within
CA - Answer- F
T/F: Non US Citizens are forbidden to capture a wild raptor within CA - Answer- T
Some traps need to checked on every _____ hours, except for snare traps which must
be watched at all times.
A) 0
B) 10
C) 12
D) 24 - Answer- C
T/F: Another general/master falconer may capture a raptor from the wild for another
falconer, but this falconer must be present at time of capture, unless he is permanently
disabled. - Answer- T
Which raptors may be captured from the wild?
A) Goshawks, Cooper's Hawks & Red-tail Hawks
B) Sharped Shinned Hawks & Red shouldered Hawks
C) Merlins, American Kestrels, Pairie Falcons
D) Barred owls & Great Horned owls
E) all of the above - Answer- E
Only ____ Goshawk(s) can be captured in the Lake Tahoe Basin area, per licensed
year.
A) 3
B) 0
C) 1
D) 5 - Answer- D
Which raptor may only be caught in the wild during Aug 15 - Feb 28?
A) Goshawk
B) Merlin
C) Prairie Falcon
D) none of the above - Answer- B
How many Prairie Falcons can be captured during a license year?
A) 2
B) 10
C) 7
D) 14 - Answer- D
, There is a yearly special capture permit lottery drawing for these raptors who have a
limited number of quotas for capture.
A) Goshawks
B) Prairie Falcons
C) Merlins
D) A & B - Answer- D
A non-resident may submit 1 application into the special capture permit lottery drawing,
while a resident may submit how many?
A) 1
B) 5
C) 2
D) 7 - Answer- C
Special Capture permit applications must be in by 11:59pm on
A) June 30
B) May 15
C) Feb 15
D) Dec 31 - Answer- B
Successful Special Capture permit applicants will be notified within 10 days. They have
til 5:00pm on __________ along with fee, to claim permit.
A) July 1
B) May 31
C) June 30
D) non of the above - Answer- C
T/F: Any class of falconer (Apprentice, General or Master) may apply for a special
capture permit. - Answer- F
How many days does a falconer have to report the successful or unsuccessful capture
of the raptor for the special capture permit?
A)5
B) 3
C) 7
D) 10 - Answer- D
T/F: You must return your special capture permit whether you caught the raptor or not. -
Answer- T
If you capture a raptor with a band and transmitter you must
A) report it to the Federal Bird Banding Lab
