After Meiji Restoration, Taka-gari was liberalized from the privilege of daimyo and came under control of a licensing system for nine years by 'Shuryo-kisoku (game law)' in 1892 and 'Shuryo-ho (Game Act)' in 1895, and after a revision of 'Shuryo-ho' 1901, Taka-gari has been liberalized except for the kinds and numbers of birds for hunting and the time and place for it.
明治維新後、鷹狩は大名特権から自由化され、明治25年の「狩猟規則」及び明治28年の「狩猟法」で9年間免許制の下に置かれたが、明治34年の改正「狩猟法」以後、狩猟対象鳥獣種・数と狩猟期間・場所の一般規制のみを受ける自由猟法として今日に至る。