Section 1590.60  Examination and Application Procedures

a)         Each new applicant or person whose permit has been revoked or any apprentice class permittee whose permit has expired during the eleven months following the expiration date shall be required to answer correctly at least 80% of the questions on a closed-book examination approved by the Fish and Wildlife Service and monitored by the Department on the biology and care of raptors and hunting and training techniques.

b)         Applicants failing the required examination may repeat the exam after 45 days.  Should a second failure occur, a six month waiting period from the date of the second exam is required before the examination sequence may be repeated.

c)         When a holder of a falconry permit issued by another state applies for an Illinois falconry permit, the applicant shall submit a copy of his current falconry permit and information which consists of the number of raptors possessed and the species, age, sex, date of acquisition and source of each.  Provided such an applicant meets federal standards for issuance of a falconry permit (50 CFR 21.28, effective September 14, 1989), such applicant shall enter the same class or an equivalent class as held in the previous state.

(Source:  Amended at 16 Ill. Reg. 11052, effective June 30, 1992)