Falconry: American peregrine falcons.

Existing law authorizes the Fish and Game Commission to adopt regulations for the possession or training, and the capture, importation, exportation, or intrastate transfer, of birds in the orders Falconiformes and Strigiformes (birds-of-prey) used in the practice of falconry. Existing law authorizes the commission to authorize the issuance and provide for the revocation of licenses and permits to persons for the practice of falconry. Existing law also prohibits the taking or possession at any time of fully protected birds, as specified. Existing law designates the American peregrine falcon as a fully protected bird.