Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 45 - WILDLIFE REHABILITATION › Section 45-7 - Minimum Qualifications and Application Required to Obtain a Permit

Current through July 13, 2024
Upon receipt of an application, the Department shall review
				  the application and inspect the facility(ies). Approval or disapproval by the
				  Department shall be based on compliance with the permitting and facility(ies)
				  criteria in this regulation. Written notification of the approval or
				  disapproval, including the reason for disapproval, shall be made within sixty
				  (60) days of the Department receipt of the application. In order to be
				  considered for a wildlife rehabilitation permit, a person shall submit a
				  written application on a form provided by the Department and the applicant
				  shall provide the following information:
(a) The applicant's name, address, and
				telephone number where the applicant can be reached between the hours of 8:00
				a.m. to 5:00 p.m.;
(b) The species
				and categories (such as small game, protected birds, migratory birds, game
				birds, nongame mammals, forbearing animals, reptiles, amphibians) of wildlife
				that the applicant is qualified for and has the facility(ies) to
				rehabilitate;
(c) Certification
				that the applicant is at least eighteen (18) years of age and domiciled within
				the state;
(d) A description of the
				facility(ies) and location of facility(ies) and a statement that the applicant
				can possess and maintain the facility(ies) at a location(s) that is not
				contrary to the laws of the appropriate county or municipality, or any other
				applicable laws or subdivision covenants;
(e) If the applicant proposes to rehabilitate
				birds, a copy of a special purpose rehabilitation permit to rehabilitate
				migratory game birds and protected birds is required in compliance with
				50 CFR
				21.27, revised as of October 1, 2012, and
				does not include any later amendments or editions of the incorporated matter. A
				copy of
				50 CFR
				21.27 can be viewed at any Department
				Regional Office or the Department's Headquarters Office.
(f) A letter from a DVM in which the DVM
				agrees to examine and treat injured wildlife. The Department shall not be
				responsible for reimbursement to the DVM for services rendered;
(g) A certificate of training specifying the
				hours of training completed and the course curriculum signed by the entity
				providing the training and indicating the details of the training. The
				certification shall specify completion of a basic wildlife rehabilitation
				curriculum that includes basic animal care concepts, zoonotic disease
				information, preferred euthanasia practices, wildlife rehabilitation laws and
				ethics, and other general rehabilitation information. Provisional wildlife
				rehabilitators shall not be required to complete the course prior to their
				second license renewal. The Department reserves the right to accept or reject
				the training completed as meeting the requirements of this
				regulation;
(h) Certification that
				the proposed possession and treatment of wildlife is not contrary to the laws
				of the appropriate county or municipality, or any other applicable
				laws;
(i) Certification from
				another wildlife rehabilitator permitted by the Department that the person
				possesses the necessary skills and abilities to be permitted as a wildlife
				rehabilitator. This requirement pertains to applicants who apply for Wildlife
				Rehabilitation Permits when the applicant has not previously been issued a
				Wildlife Rehabilitation Permit by the Department;
(j) Certification that the applicant has
				within five (5) consecutive years immediately preceding the date of application
				not been assessed a civil or administrative penalty for, or been convicted of a
				violation of any provision of this regulation, or of any provision of state
				statute, county or municipal ordinance involving cruelty to animals, or of any
				provision of any federal statute or regulation that is related to activity for
				which the permit is sought;
(k)
				Certification that the applicant shall possess an on-site holding facility(ies)
				that meets the Department's approval. The Department shall utilize the National
				Wildlife Rehabilitators Association and International Wildlife Rehabilitation
				Council's Minimum Standards for Wildlife Rehabilitation, dated 1993, and which
				does not include any later amendments or editions of the incorporated matter,
				as a guide to determine the adequacy of facility(ies). A copy of these
				Standards can be viewed at Department Regional Offices. A provisional wildlife
				rehabilitator may meet this requirement with facility(ies) available from the
				sponsor. A permit shall not be granted by the Department until such time as the
				applicant shall possess an approved facility(ies); and,
(l) The Department may inspect the
				facility(ies), wildlife held, and records during reasonable hours on any day of
				the week.