N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 11-1005: Falconry advisory board

§ 11-1005. Falconry advisory board.

The commissioner shall appoint a falconry advisory board of not less

than five members who are residents of the state and who shall serve at

the pleasure of the commissioner and who shall be qualified by reason of

their association with state or national organizations or institutions

with primary interests in ornithology, falconry or wildlife

conservation. The duties of the falconry advisory board shall include

(i) recommending qualifications for eligibility of applicants for

falconry licenses, (ii) reviewing and screening applications for

falconry licenses and recommending action to be taken on each

application, (iii) recommending the species and number of raptors which

may be possessed or taken from the wild by each applicant and the manner

of such taking, and (iv) recommending falconry hunting seasons and

regulations for various game species.