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Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 52 - TAKE OF NONGAME WILDLIFE FROM WITHIN WYOMING › Section 52-2 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
For the purpose of this regulation, definitions shall be as
				  set forth in Title 23, Wyoming Statutes, Commission regulations and the
				  Commission also adopts the following definitions:
(a) "Exotic Species" means those animals as
				defined in W.S. §
									
										23-1-101(a)(ii).
(b) "Nongame wildlife" means:
(i) Wildlife not otherwise defined as exotic
				species as defined in W.S. §
										
											23-1-101(a)(ii);
(ii) Wildlife not otherwise defined as
				domestic or domesticated animals in Commission Regulation Chapter 10,
				Importation and Possession of Live Warm-Blooded Wildlife;
(iii) All amphibians and reptiles or parts
				thereof, their viable gametes (eggs and sperm), fertilized eggs, or any hybrid
				or any transgenic product thereof;
(iv) All mollusks and crustaceans or parts
				thereof, their viable gametes (eggs and sperm), fertilized eggs, or any hybrid
				or any transgenic product thereof;
(v) All fish not otherwise defined as game
				fish in Section 2 of Commission Regulation Chapter 46, Fishing Regulations,
				including fish parts, their viable gametes (eggs and sperm), fertilized eggs,
				or any hybrid or any transgenic product thereof;
(vi) All mammals not otherwise defined in
				W.S. §
										
											23-1-101(a) as a big game
				animal, furbearing animal, predatory animal, small game animal, or trophy game
				animal and any parts thereof, their viable gametes (eggs and sperm), fertilized
				eggs, or any hybrid or any transgenic product thereof; and,
(vii) All birds not otherwise defined in W.S.
				§
										
											23-1-101(a) as a game bird,
				migratory game bird, or predacious bird and any parts thereof, their viable
				gametes (eggs and sperm), fertilized eggs, or any hybrid or any transgenic
				product thereof.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 52 - TAKE OF NONGAME WILDLIFE FROM WITHIN WYOMING › Section 52-3 - Purpose

Current through July 13, 2024
The purpose of this regulation is to govern and regulate the
				  take of nongame wildlife from within the state of Wyoming. Such in-state take
				  may require a permit issued in accordance with Commission Regulations Chapter
				  10, Importation and Possession of Live Warm-Blooded Wildlife; Chapter 33,
				  Scientific Research, Educational or Special Purpose Permits; or Chapter 69,
				  Importation and Possession of Live Cold-Blooded Wildlife.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 52 - TAKE OF NONGAME WILDLIFE FROM WITHIN WYOMING › Section 52-4 - Controlling Regulation

Current through July 13, 2024
In the event of any conflict with this regulation involving
				  warm-blooded wildlife, the controlling regulation shall be Commission
				  Regulation Chapter 10, Importation and Possession of Live Warm-Blooded
				  Wildlife. In the event of any conflict with this regulation involving
				  cold-blooded wildlife, the controlling regulation shall be Commission
				  Regulation Chapter 69, Importation and Possession of Live Cold-Blooded
				  Wildlife.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 52 - TAKE OF NONGAME WILDLIFE FROM WITHIN WYOMING › Section 52-5 - Taking of Nongame Wildlife From Within Wyoming

Current through July 13, 2024
No person shall take any nongame wildlife except as provided
				  in this regulation.
(a) Scientific,
				educational or special purpose take of nongame wildlife species, or other
				species as specified in this regulation, shall only be authorized with a permit
				issued under, and in accordance with Commission Regulation Chapter 33,
				Scientific Research, Educational or Special Purpose Permits.
(b) Any take of a federally listed endangered
				or threatened species as listed in
				50 CFR
				§
										17.11, and which does not include any
				later amendments or editions of the incorporated matter, shall be in accordance
				with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regulations governing endangered or
				threatened species.
(c) Except for
				unintentional motor vehicle collisions, if any gray fox (
Urocyon
				cinereoargenteus
), or swift fox (
Vulpes velox
) that
				is otherwise unintentionally taken, or injured in such a way that the injury
				may result in death of the animal the person taking such wildlife shall notify
				a Department law enforcement officer as soon as is reasonably possible.
(i) Pelts from unintentionally taken gray fox
				or swift fox may be retained or sold if authorized by a Department law
				enforcement officer.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 52 - TAKE OF NONGAME WILDLIFE FROM WITHIN WYOMING › Section 52-6 - Commercial Use of Nongame Wildlife

Current through July 13, 2024
No person shall take any nongame wildlife from within Wyoming
				  for Commercial use except in accordance with Commission Regulations Chapter 10,
				  Importation and Possession of Live Warm-Blooded Wildlife; Chapter 46, Fishing
				  Regulation; and Chapter 69, Importation and Possession of Live Cold-Blooded
				  Wildlife.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 52 - TAKE OF NONGAME WILDLIFE FROM WITHIN WYOMING › Section 52-7 - Amphibians and Reptiles

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Scientific and Educational Take. Unless
				otherwise specified, amphibians or reptiles listed in this subsection shall
				only be taken with a permit issued in accordance with Commission Regulation
				Chapter 33, Scientific Research, Educational or Special Purpose Permits
Amphibian
Frog
Columbia Spotted Frog
Wood Frog
Rana luteiventris
Lithobates sylvaticus
Toad
Western Toad
Wyoming Toad
Anaxyrus boreas
Anaxyrus baxteri
Reptile
Lizard
Great Basin Skink
Northern Tree Lizard
Prairie Lizard
Plestiodon skiltonianus
								utahensis
Urosaurus ornatus wrighti
Sceloporus
								consobrinus
Snake
Desert Striped Whipsnake
Great Basin Gopher Snake
Midget Faded Rattlesnake
Northern Rubber Boa
Red-bellied Snake
Smooth Greensnake
Western (Pale) Milksnake
Coluber taeniatus taeniatus
Pituophis catenifer
								deserticola
Crotalus oreganus concolor
Charina bottae
Storeria occipitomaculata
Opheodrys vernalis
Lampropeltis gentilis
Turtle
Eastern Spiny Softshell
Plains Box Turtle
Apalone spinifera spinifera
Terrapene ornata
								ornata
(b)
				Take Without a Permit. All amphibians and reptiles not specifically referenced
				in subsection (a) may be taken for personal use without a permit and shall not
				be used as fishing bait in accordance with Commission Regulation Chapter 46,
				Fishing Regulations.
(i) Live amphibians and
				reptiles taken for personal use shall be confined at their final destination
				and shall not be released, abandoned or allowed to escape.
(ii) Any American bullfrog taken shall be
				killed immediately and shall not be possessed alive.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 52 - TAKE OF NONGAME WILDLIFE FROM WITHIN WYOMING › Section 52-8 - Birds

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Scientific and Educational Take. All
				nongame birds, except as otherwise specified, shall only be taken with a
				license or a permit issued in accordance with Commission Regulations Chapter
				10, Importation and Possession of Live Warm-Blooded Wildlife; Chapter 25,
				Falconry and Raptor Propagation; Chapter 33, Scientific Research, Educational
				or Special Purpose Permits; or Chapter 56, Regulation Governing Lethal Taking
				of Wildlife; or taken in accordance with federal regulations governing the
				depredation order for blackbirds, cowbirds, grackles, crows and magpies.
(i) Predacious birds, exotic species of
				birds, birds declared as pests in accordance with W.S. §
										
											11-5-101 through W.S. §
										
											11-5-119 (Weed and Pest Control Act of 1973)
				and birds listed in subsection (c) may be taken for scientific research,
				education or special purposes with a permit issued in accordance with
				Commission Regulation Chapter 33, Scientific Research, Educational or Special
				Purpose Permits.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 52 - TAKE OF NONGAME WILDLIFE FROM WITHIN WYOMING › Section 52-9 - Fishes

Current through July 13, 2024
The following section applies to nongame fish not otherwise
				  defined as Aquatic Invasive Species in Commission Regulation Chapter 52,
				  Regulation Governing Aquatic Invasive Species.
(a) Scientific and Educational Take. Unless
				otherwise specified, fishes listed in this subsection shall only be taken with
				a permit issued in accordance with Commission Regulation Chapter 33, Scientific
				Research, Educational or Special Purpose Permits.
Dace
Kendall Warm Springs Dace
Rhinichthys osculus
								thermalis
(b)
				Nongame fish not otherwise referenced in this section shall only be taken in
				accordance with W.S. §
									
										23-2-104(a), (Archery
				licenses); W.S. §
									
										23-2-201, (Fees; restrictions); W.S. §
									
										23-2-202, (Age restrictions; fishing); W.S.
				§
									
										23-2-206, (Underwater fishing); W. S. §
				232 - 207, (Special limited fishing permits); W.S. §
									
										23-2-208, (Landowner fishing); W.S. §
									
										23-4-102(h), (Operation of
				privately owned fish hatchery); W.S. §
									
										23-4-103, (License to seine; license for
				dealers in live bait); W.S. §
									
										23-5-204, (Permission to take fish from
				licensed fishing preserve waters); Commission Regulations Chapter 33,
				Scientific Research, Educational or Special Purpose Permits; Chapter 46,
				Fishing Regulations; and Chapter 69, Importation and Possession of Live
				Cold-Blooded Wildlife.
(c) Take of
				nongame fish for use as live or dead baitfish shall be in accordance with W.S.
				§
									
										23-4-103 (License to seine) and Commission
				Regulation Chapter 46, Fishing Regulations. Goldfish (
Carassius
				auratus
) and koi taken or purchased for use as bait shall be killed
				immediately. Live Goldfish or koi shall not be in possession while
				fishing.
(d) Take of nongame fish
				for display in aquaria or ornamental ponds shall be in accordance with
				Commission Regulation Chapter 69, Importation and Possession of Live Cold
				Blooded Wildlife. Nongame fish taken for display in aquaria or ornamental ponds
				shall not be released, abandoned or allowed to escape.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 52 - TAKE OF NONGAME WILDLIFE FROM WITHIN WYOMING › Section 52-10 - Mammals

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Scientific, Educational and Lethal Take.
				Unless otherwise specified, mammals defined as nongame wildlife in this
				regulation may be taken for scientific research, education or special purposes
				with a permit issued in accordance with Commission Regulation Chapter 33,
				Scientific Research, Educational or Special Purpose Permits and Chapter 56,
				Regulation Governing Lethal Taking of Wildlife
(b) Take Without a Permit. Mammals declared
				as pests in accordance with W. S. §
									
										11-5-101 through W.S. §
									
										11-5-119 (Weed and Pest Control Act of 1973)
				may be taken for personal or commercial use without a permit. Mammals listed in
				this subsection may be taken for personal use and their pelts may be sold.
Chipmunk
Least Chipmunk
Neotamias minimus
Marmot
Yellow-bellied Marmot
Marmota flaviveniris
Mouse
House Mouse
North American Deermouse
Northern Grasshopper Mouse
Western Harvest Mouse
Mus musculus
Peromyscus maniculatus
Onychomys leucogaster
Reithrodontomys
								megalotis
Opossum
Virginia Opossum
Didelphis virginiana
Pocket Gopher
Northern Pocket Gopher
Thomomys talpoides
Rat
Bushy-tailed Woodrat
Neotoma cinerea
Vole
Meadow Vole
Microtus
								pennsylvanicus
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 52 - TAKE OF NONGAME WILDLIFE FROM WITHIN WYOMING › Section 52-11 - Mollusks and Crustaceans

Current through July 13, 2024
The following section applies to mollusks and crustaceans not
				  defined as aquatic invasive species in Commission Regulation Chapter 62,
				  Regulation Governing Aquatic Invasive Species.
(a) Scientific and Educational Take. Unless
				otherwise specified, mollusks and crustaceans taken for scientific or
				educational purposes shall require a permit issued in accordance with
				Commission Regulation Chapter 33, Scientific Research, Educational or Special
				Purpose Permits.
(i) Mollusks and crustaceans
				listed in this subsection shall only be taken with a permit issued in
				accordance with Commission Regulation Chapter 33, Scientific Research,
				Educational or Special Purpose Permits:
California Floater
Anodonta
								californiensis
Plain Pocketbook
Lampsilis cardium
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 52 - TAKE OF NONGAME WILDLIFE FROM WITHIN WYOMING › Section 52-12 - Effective Date

Current through July 13, 2024
These regulations are effective January 1, 2023 and shall
				  remain in effect until modified or rescinded by the
				  Commission.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 53 - LANDOWNER FISHING LAKES OR PONDS › Section 53-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
These regulations are promulgated by authority of Wyoming
				  Statutes §
									
										23-1-302, §
									
										23-2-208 and §
									
										23-4-101.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 53 - LANDOWNER FISHING LAKES OR PONDS › Section 53-2 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
Definitions shall be as set forth in Title 23, Wyoming
				  Statutes, Commission regulations, and the Commission also adopts the following
				  definitions:
(a) "Individual" means
				one (1) person. It does not mean a partnership, corporation, trust, limited
				liability company, homeowners associations or similar type
				organizations.
(b) "Landowner
				Fishing Lake or Pond" means a lake, pond or ponds which derive their source of
				water from surface runoff, natural springs or wells; are wholly contained by
				the private land of an individual; and in which other game fish regulated by
				the Commission do not occur at the time of application by the
				individual.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 53 - LANDOWNER FISHING LAKES OR PONDS › Section 53-3 - Application for Landowner Fishing Lake or Pond

Current through July 13, 2024
Individuals desiring to have a lake or pond designated as a
				  landowner fishing lake or pond shall make application on a form provided by the
				  Wyoming Game and Fish Department (Department) and submit said application to
				  the Chief of Fisheries in Cheyenne. The Chief of Fisheries will notify the
				  applicant in writing within forty five (45) days of receipt of the application
				  as to whether or not said water(s) is designated as a landowners fishing lake
				  or pond.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 53 - LANDOWNER FISHING LAKES OR PONDS › Section 53-4 - Terms of Designation

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Stocking shall be conducted in accordance
				with Commission Regulation Chapter 49, Private Stocking of Cold-Blooded
				Wildlife.
(b) Fish may only be
				taken by legal fishing methods. The individual landowner and the landowner's
				spouse, children and grandchildren may fish in the lake, pond or ponds without
				first obtaining a fishing license. There shall be no creel limit for persons
				eligible to fish without a license. All other persons who may fish the
				landowner's fishing lake or pond shall take fish in accordance with Commission
				Regulation Chapter 46, Fishing Regulations.
(c) The individual landowner shall issue a
				written statement to any person removing fish from the landowner's fishing lake
				or pond. That statement shall include the species and number harvested, date
				harvested, landowner name, and name of person in possession of harvested fish.
				The person in possession of the harvested fish shall retain possession of the
				written statement while in possession of the fish.
(d) Designation as a landowner fishing lake
				or pond shall expire on the last day of the calendar year that is five (5)
				years after the date of designation or upon the sale or transfer of the land
				containing the designated lake, pond or ponds.
(e) The Department may deny or rescind the
				designation as a Landowner Fishing Lake or Pond if the landowner fails to
				comply with any portion of this regulation.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 53 - LANDOWNER FISHING LAKES OR PONDS › Section 53-5 - Requesting an Appeal to a Department Decision

Current through July 13, 2024
The applicant for designation of a water as a landowner
				  fishing lake or pond may appeal a Department decision made under the authority
				  of this regulation by submitting a written request for reconsideration to the
				  Chief of Fisheries at Department headquarters within thirty (30) consecutive
				  days from the date of receipt of their denial letter. If an applicant fails to
				  request an appeal within thirty (30) consecutive days from the date they
				  received notification that their application has been denied, the applicant
				  shall waive their ability to make any future appeal requests regarding the
				  Department's decision. Appeals shall be conducted in accordance with the
				  Department Decision Appeals Process described in Commission Regulation Chapter
				  51, Private Fish Hatcheries.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 54 - HOME STATE LICENSE SUSPENSION PROCEDURES FOR THE WILDLIFE VIOLATOR COMPACT › Section 54-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
These regulations are promulgated by authority of W.S. §
									
										23-1-302(xvi)(xxii) and
				  §
									
										23-6-302.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 54 - HOME STATE LICENSE SUSPENSION PROCEDURES FOR THE WILDLIFE VIOLATOR COMPACT › Section 54-2 - Regulation

Current through July 13, 2024
The Commission hereby adopts the following regulation
				  governing the home state license suspension procedures for the Wildlife
				  Violator Compact. This regulation shall remain in effect until modified or
				  repealed by the Commission.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 54 - HOME STATE LICENSE SUSPENSION PROCEDURES FOR THE WILDLIFE VIOLATOR COMPACT › Section 54-3 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
For the purpose of this regulation, definitions shall be set
				  forth as in Title 23, Wyoming Statutes and the Commission adopts the following
				  definitions:
(a) "Compact" means the
				Wildlife Violator Compact, which includes the states of Alabama, Alaska,
				Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho,
				Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan,
				Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico,
				New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
				South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia,
				Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming and any additional states that
				become members after the effective date of this regulation.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 54 - HOME STATE LICENSE SUSPENSION PROCEDURES FOR THE WILDLIFE VIOLATOR COMPACT › Section 54-4 - Contested Cases

Current through July 13, 2024
Contest of a
suspension pursuant to the
				  Wildlife Violator Compact Act
W.S. §
										
											23-6-301 through W. S. §
										
											23-6-304,
shall be conducted pursuant
				  to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act as outlined in W.S.
				  §
1
6-3-107 through W.S. §
									
										16-3-113 and pursuant to these
				  regulations.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 54 - HOME STATE LICENSE SUSPENSION PROCEDURES FOR THE WILDLIFE VIOLATOR COMPACT › Section 54-5 - Suspension Action

Current through July 13, 2024
The Department shall initiate license suspension action when
				  it receives one (1) or both of the following:
(a) Notice of failure to comply by residents
				of Wyoming in any state that is a member of the Compact.
(b) Notice of Suspension in any state that is
				a member of the Compact.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 54 - HOME STATE LICENSE SUSPENSION PROCEDURES FOR THE WILDLIFE VIOLATOR COMPACT › Section 54-6 - Notice of Suspension

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Upon receipt of a notice of failure to
				comply or upon receipt of a notice of suspension of a person who has a mailing
				address in Wyoming, a written notice of suspension shall be prepared by the
				Compact Administrator (Administrator) or their designee. Upon discovery by the
				Department of a person who has a mailing address outside of Wyoming, whose
				license privileges are under suspension in a compact member state, and who has
				obtained a license(s) in the State of Wyoming, a written notice of suspension
				shall be prepared by the Administrator or their designee.
(b) The written notice of suspension shall be
				sent to the violator by first class mail to the violator's last known
				address.
(c) The violator shall
				have twenty-three (23) days after the date listed in the notice to respond in
				writing to the Administrator and request a review of the notice of suspension.
				For the Administrator to consider the request for review, the violator shall
				provide documentary evidence that supports one (1) or more permissible violator
				defense outlined in subsection (d) or (e) of this section. Following the
				Administrator's consideration of the request for review and documentary
				evidence presented by the violator, the Administrator shall notify the violator
				in writing if the notice of suspension remains. If, upon consideration of the
				violator's request for review, the Administrator finds cause to support the
				suspension, the violator may request a hearing. To be timely, said request must
				be received by the Administrator within twenty-three (23) days from the date
				affixed to the Administrator's letter denying the review. Failure on the part
				of the violator to request a hearing under this section shall automatically
				result in suspension of license privileges in Wyoming.
(d) In cases of notice of suspension for the
				violator's failure to comply, the response shall only include one (1) or more
				of the following defenses:
(i) Want of
				authority of the State of Wyoming to suspend under the provisions of the
				Wildlife Violator Compact;
(ii)
				Failure of the issuing state to properly serve the violator;
(iii) A claim by the violator that the case
				has been resolved in the issuing state; or,
(iv) The alleged violator is not the proper
				party.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 54 - HOME STATE LICENSE SUSPENSION PROCEDURES FOR THE WILDLIFE VIOLATOR COMPACT › Section 54-8 - Hearing

Current through July 13, 2024
Upon receipt of request for a hearing, the Administrator
				  shall hold a contested case hearing within ninety (90) days. No hearing shall
				  be held unless the request for hearing is accompanied with at least one (1) of
				  the aforementioned defenses.
(a) Formal
				Hearing Procedures. Within at least twenty (20) days prior to the hearing the
				violator shall be advised of:
(i) The time,
				place, and nature of the hearing; and,
(ii) That the hearing is being held pursuant
				to the Wildlife Violator Compact W. S. §
										
											23-6-301 through W. S. §
										
											23-6-304.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 54 - HOME STATE LICENSE SUSPENSION PROCEDURES FOR THE WILDLIFE VIOLATOR COMPACT › Section 54-9 - Docket

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) When formal proceedings are initiated and
				notice has been afforded, the case shall be assigned a number and entered upon
				a docket provided for such purpose.
(b) There shall be established a separate
				file for each docketed case in which shall be systematically placed all papers,
				pleadings, documents, transcripts, evidence, and exhibits pertaining thereto,
				and all such items shall have noted thereon the docket number assigned, and the
				date of filing.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 54 - HOME STATE LICENSE SUSPENSION PROCEDURES FOR THE WILDLIFE VIOLATOR COMPACT › Section 54-11 - Default

Current through July 13, 2024
The Administrator may enter an order based on the allegations
				  in the notice of suspension when the violator has not answered in writing
				  within twenty-three (23) days, or in any case in which the violator or the
				  violator's representative has not appeared at a scheduled hearing of which the
				  violator had notice.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 54 - HOME STATE LICENSE SUSPENSION PROCEDURES FOR THE WILDLIFE VIOLATOR COMPACT › Section 54-13 - Discovery

Current through July 13, 2024
In all formal proceedings before the Administrator, discovery
				  shall be afforded in accordance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act,
				  however, said discovery shall normally be restricted to obtaining information
				  on Wyoming's jurisdiction to suspend under provisions of the Wildlife Violator
				  Compact; to obtaining information on whether the original citation was received
				  by the violator; to prove insufficient service of process of the original
				  citation; or, to obtaining information to prove the case has been
				  resolved.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 54 - HOME STATE LICENSE SUSPENSION PROCEDURES FOR THE WILDLIFE VIOLATOR COMPACT › Section 54-14 - Subpoenas

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Administrator or their designee may
				issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and for the production of
				books, records, documents and other evidence, and shall have the power to
				administer oaths.
(b) Service of a
				subpoena shall be made at the expense of the party applying for it and shall be
				made in the manner provided by law for service of subpoenas in civil
				actions.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 54 - HOME STATE LICENSE SUSPENSION PROCEDURES FOR THE WILDLIFE VIOLATOR COMPACT › Section 54-15 - Witnesses

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) All persons testifying at any hearing
				before the Administrator shall stand and be administered a standard
				oath.
(b) No testimony shall be
				received from a witness except under oath or affirmation.
(c) The party calling a witness shall bear
				the costs associated with witness's appearance.
(d) The Administrator or their designee shall
				retain the right and opportunity to examine any witness upon the conclusion of
				all testimony offered by a particular witness.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 54 - HOME STATE LICENSE SUSPENSION PROCEDURES FOR THE WILDLIFE VIOLATOR COMPACT › Section 54-16 - Representation

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Any respondents may represent themselves
				or be represented by counsel, provided that such counsel is licensed to
				practice law in the State of Wyoming, or associate at the hearing with one (1)
				or more attorneys licensed to practice law in the State of Wyoming.
(b) A request for withdrawal from
				representation shall be made by the attorney in writing to the Administrator
				and may be granted only upon good cause shown.
(c) In any case before the Administrator, an
				appearance in person or the filing of an answer shall constitute an appearance
				of record by an attorney.
(d) A
				representative of the Attorney General's office may present to the
				Administrator all matters enumerated and described in the notice.
(e) In all matters before the Administrator,
				the Administrator may request the Attorney General or a specially appointed
				person to be present throughout the hearing to assist and advise the
				representative or the Administrator conducting the hearing.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 54 - HOME STATE LICENSE SUSPENSION PROCEDURES FOR THE WILDLIFE VIOLATOR COMPACT › Section 54-17 - Pre-hearing Conference

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) At a time on or before the day of any
				hearing, the hearing officer may direct the parties to appear before the
				Administrator to consider:
(i) the
				simplification of the issues;
(ii)
				the necessity or desirability of amending the pleadings;
(iii) the possibility of obtaining admissions
				of fact and of documents to avoid unnecessary proof;
(iv) formulating procedures to govern the
				hearing; or,
(v) such other matters
				as may aid in the disposition of the case.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 54 - HOME STATE LICENSE SUSPENSION PROCEDURES FOR THE WILDLIFE VIOLATOR COMPACT › Section 54-18 - Rules of Civil Procedure

Current through July 13, 2024
The rules of practice and procedure contained in the Wyoming
				  Rules of Civil Procedure insofar as they are applicable and not inconsistent
				  with the matter before the Administrator and applicable to the rules and order
				  promulgated by the Commission shall apply.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 54 - HOME STATE LICENSE SUSPENSION PROCEDURES FOR THE WILDLIFE VIOLATOR COMPACT › Section 54-19 - Decisions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Proposed Decisions.
(i) At the discretion and direction of the
				Administrator, the parties may file proposed findings of fact, conclusions of
				law and order after the hearing and before the deadline announced in the
				hearing's closing announcements.
(ii) At the discretion and direction of the
				Administrator, the hearing officer shall file proposed findings of fact,
				conclusions of law and order.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 54 - HOME STATE LICENSE SUSPENSION PROCEDURES FOR THE WILDLIFE VIOLATOR COMPACT › Section 54-20 - Appeals to District Court

Current through July 13, 2024
Appeals from Administrator's decision shall be taken to the
				  district court having jurisdiction and proper venue in accordance with
				  applicable statutes and the Wyoming Rules of Appellate
				  Procedure.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 54 - HOME STATE LICENSE SUSPENSION PROCEDURES FOR THE WILDLIFE VIOLATOR COMPACT › Section 54-21 - Transcript in Case of Appeal

Current through July 13, 2024
In the case of an appeal to the district court, the
				  appellant shall pay and arrange for the transcript of the testimony. The
				  transcript shall be verified by the oath of the reporter who took the testimony
				  as a true and correct transcript of the testimony and other evidence in the
				  case or by oath of a transcriber who transcribed any tape
				  recording.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 54 - HOME STATE LICENSE SUSPENSION PROCEDURES FOR THE WILDLIFE VIOLATOR COMPACT › Section 54-22 - Reinstatement Procedures

Current through July 13, 2024
Where suspension is the result of failure to comply, the
				  burden of proof for reinstatement lies with the violator.
(a) The violator may apply for reinstatement
				under the following conditions.
(i) Evidence
				of compliance is shown to Wyoming by the following: All of these documents may
				be submitted to the Administrator by electronic transmission, excluding voice
				transmission.
(A) Certificate from the court
				of issuing state that laws have been complied with.
(B) Copy of court judgment that laws have
				been complied with.
(C) The issuing
				state issues a Notice of Compliance for Wyoming.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 54 - HOME STATE LICENSE SUSPENSION PROCEDURES FOR THE WILDLIFE VIOLATOR COMPACT › Section 54-23 - Violation of Commission Regulations

Current through July 13, 2024
Failure to abide by the provisions of this regulation shall
				  be punishable as provided by the Wyoming statutes for violations of Commission
				  regulations.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 54 - HOME STATE LICENSE SUSPENSION PROCEDURES FOR THE WILDLIFE VIOLATOR COMPACT › Section 54-24 - Savings Clause

Current through July 13, 2024
If any provision of these regulations is held to be illegal
				  or unconstitutional, such a ruling shall not affect other provisions of these
				  regulations which can be given effect without the illegal or unconstitutional
				  provisions; and, to this end, the provisions of the regulations are
				  severable.
WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION
By:
Jerry Sanders, President
Dated: September 9, 2003
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 55 - ABANDONMENT OF MEAT AT MEAT PROCESSING PLANTS › Section 55-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
These regulations are promulgated by authority of W.S.
				  § 23 - l-302(xvi)(xxii) and W.S. §
									
										23-3-303.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 55 - ABANDONMENT OF MEAT AT MEAT PROCESSING PLANTS › Section 55-2 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
Definitions shall be as set forth in Title 23, Wyoming
				  Statutes, Commission regulations, and the Commission also adopts the following
				  definitions:
(a) "Meat" shall mean meat
				from a big game animal or game bird.
(b) "Meat processing plant" shall mean a
				custom meat processor or custom game processor licensed by the state of Wyoming
				in accordance with W.S. §
									
										35-7-707.
(c) "Last known mailing address" shall mean
				the address of the license holder who harvested the meat, or if no address is
				given to the meat processing plant, the address which appears on the license
				which was utilized to harvest the meat.
(d) "Reasonable time" shall mean ten (10)
				calendar days following notification to enforcement personnel of the
				department.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 55 - ABANDONMENT OF MEAT AT MEAT PROCESSING PLANTS › Section 55-3 - Responsibility of Meat Processing Plant and Owner of Meat

Current through July 13, 2024
No person shall leave meat from a big game animal or game
				  bird at a meat processing plant for more than forty-five (45) days.
(a) Following the expiration of the
				forty-five (45) day period in this section, the owner or operator in charge of
				the meat processing plant shall send by first class mail a notice to the last
				known mailing address of the license holder who harvested the meat. The notice
				shall state that the meat must be removed from the meat processing plant within
				ten (10) calendar days following the postmarked date on the envelope containing
				the notice. The owner or operator in charge of the meat processing plant shall
				maintain a written record indicating the date the notice was postmarked, to
				whom the notice was mailed and the address to which the notice was
				mailed.
(b) The owner of the meat
				shall remove the meat from the meat processing plant within ten (10) calendar
				days following the date the written notification from the meat processing plant
				was postmarked.
(c) If the letter
				sent by the owner or operator in charge of the meat processing plant to the
				last known mailing address of the owner of the meat is returned as
				undeliverable, the owner or operator in charge of the meat processing plant
				shall maintain the returned letter indicating it was undeliverable.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 55 - ABANDONMENT OF MEAT AT MEAT PROCESSING PLANTS › Section 55-4 - Notification to the Department

Current through July 13, 2024
The owner or operator in charge of the meat processing plant
				  shall immediately report to enforcement personnel of the Wyoming Game and Fish
				  Department when meat has been left for more than forty-five (45) days at the
				  meat processing plant and when the meat has not been picked up as provided in
				  this regulation.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 55 - ABANDONMENT OF MEAT AT MEAT PROCESSING PLANTS › Section 55-5 - Disposal of Abandoned Meat

Current through July 13, 2024
Disposal of abandoned meat from big game or game birds shall
				  be as set forth in W.S. §
									
										23-3-303(c).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 56 - REGULATION GOVERNING LETHAL TAKING OF WILDLIFE › Section 56-2 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
Definitions shall be as set forth in Title 2 3, Wyoming
				  Statutes, Commission regulations, and the Commission also adopts the following
				  definitions:
(a) "Designee" means an
				employee of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department who has been granted
				authorization in writing by the Chief Game Warden to take wildlife under the
				terms of this regulation; designee also means any non-department individual,
				including, but not limited to a peace officer as allowed under W.S.
				§ll-24-108(g), who has been granted authorization by a Department employee
				to take specific wildlife on a case by case basis.
(b) "Necessary" means for the purposes listed
				in Section
				3
				of this regulation.
(c)
				"Substantial damage" means damage, as calculated and compensable pursuant to
				W.S. §
									
										23-1-901, and for which the Chief Game Warden
				determines that the most effective means of alleviating the damage is to take
				the offending big or trophy game animals or game birds.
(d) "Take" means kill.
(e) "Wildlife" means every wild mammal, bird,
				fish, amphibian, reptile, mollusk, crustacean, their viable gametes (eggs and
				sperm), fertilized eggs, or any hybrid (including hybrids between wildlife and
				wildlife and hybrids between wildlife and domestic or domesticated animals) or
				any transgenic product thereof.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 56 - REGULATION GOVERNING LETHAL TAKING OF WILDLIFE › Section 56-3 - When the Taking is Necessary

Current through July 13, 2024
The taking of wildlife is authorized when a determination is
				  made by Department personnel that the taking is necessary because:
(a) There exists a threat to human life,
				health, or safety.
(b) Wildlife has
				sustained an injury or contracted a disease or parasite which is life
				threatening to the individual animal or the wildlife population.
(c) Authorized Department management or
				wildlife depredation prevention activities require such action.
(d) Authorized research, scientific studies
				or education require such action.
(e) Wildlife has been physiologically
				distressed due to causes such as starvation, dehydration, hypothermia, or
				exhaustion and the condition is life threatening.
(f) Damage is being done to private property
				by the wildlife listed in W.S. §
									
										23-3-114 and §
									
										23-3-115; and the wildlife may be taken if
				the landowner, lessee of state lands or employee of the landowner requests
				assistance or the Department determines the same wildlife are creating similar
				problems on public land.
(g) A law
				enforcement investigation, which has been approved in advance by the Chief Game
				Warden, requires such action by a law enforcement officer participating in the
				investigation.
(h) Live wildlife
				has been seized as evidence or has been captured for research and it is
				believed the wildlife could not survive if returned to the wild or would be a
				threat to other wildlife.
(i)
				Harvest of wildlife is necessary to meet Department management objectives, but
				it is not practical to utilize licensed hunters due to Department concerns for
				public safety or damage to property.
(j) Reduction of wildlife numbers will assist
				other wildlife populations to meet management objectives.
(k) Wildlife has been imported into Wyoming
				or exists in Wyoming in conflict with State statute or Commission regulations,
				constitutes a threat to Wyoming's wildlife resource, or to protect Wyoming's
				wildlife resource from disease or hybridization.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 56 - REGULATION GOVERNING LETHAL TAKING OF WILDLIFE › Section 56-4 - When there is Substantial Damage to Property

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Big game
				animals or game birds may be taken when big game animals or game birds are
				damaging land, growing cultivated crops, stored crops, seed crops, improvements
				or causing extraordinary damage to grass, and the Department believes that
				reasonable measures which have been taken to mitigate the damage have been
				unsuccessful. The Chief Game Warden is authorized to cause the taking of and
				disposition of big game animals or game birds, as are doing damage to property,
				in such numbers as are deemed necessary to relieve the damage; provided that
				the Commission member in the District concerned is consulted and consents to
				such taking.
(b) Trophy game
				animals may be taken when damaging or injuring livestock, bees or honey and
				hives, and the Department believes that reasonable measures which have been
				taken to mitigate the damage have been unsuccessful.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 56 - REGULATION GOVERNING LETHAL TAKING OF WILDLIFE › Section 56-5 - Taking Wildlife

Current through July 13, 2024
The Chief Game Warden or his designee may take wildlife
				  under this regulation without regard to other Commission regulations or
				  restrictions found in Title 23, such as, but not limited to license
				  requirements, firearm or weapon limitations, seasons, shooting hours, or bag
				  limits, which could limit the ability of the Chief Game Warden or his designee
				  in carrying out the intent of this regulation.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 56 - REGULATION GOVERNING LETHAL TAKING OF WILDLIFE › Section 56-6 - Reporting

Current through July 13, 2024
The person designated on a Commission Regulation Chapter 56
				  Permit document as the permittee, regardless of any other names on the permit,
				  shall submit a written report to Headquarters, attention Permitting Officer.
				  The report shall contain a record of the number of each species of wildlife
				  taken and any other information as required by the Department. Reports shall be
				  due on or before January 31 following the year for which the permit was
				  valid.
WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION
By:
Mike Healy, President
Date: January 22, 2014
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 58 - NOTIFICATION OF GRIZZLY BEAR RELOCATION REGULATION › Section 58-2 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
Definitions shall be as set forth in Title 23, Wyoming
				  Statutes, Commission regulations, and the Commission also adopts the following
				  definitions:
(a) "County Sheriff means
				the County Sheriffs Office in the county where a grizzly bear is
				relocated.
(b) "Location of the
				grizzly bear relocation" means the proper name of the drainage in which a
				grizzly bear is relocated and the estimated number of miles from the relocation
				site to the nearest municipality, topographical feature or geographic
				location.
(c) "Provide a press
				release" means the Department shall provide to the County Sheriff and the media
				in the county in which a grizzly bear is relocated, a press release including
				the location of the grizzly bear relocation, number of grizzly bears relocated,
				date of the relocation and the reason the grizzly bear was relocated.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 58 - NOTIFICATION OF GRIZZLY BEAR RELOCATION REGULATION › Section 58-3 - Notification of relocation

Current through July 13, 2024
Upon relocating a grizzly bear or upon receiving
				  notification that a grizzly bear is being relocated, the Department shall
				  notify the County Sheriff of the date, number of grizzly bears relocated, the
				  location of the grizzly bear relocation and the reason of the relocation via
				  direct telephone conversation, written or electronic correspondence, or
				  personal contact within five (5) days of the date of the relocation. The
				  Department shall provide a press release to the County Sheriff and the media in
				  the county where a grizzly bear is relocated of the date, number of grizzly
				  bears relocated, the location of the grizzly bear relocation and the reason of
				  the relocation within five (5) days of the date of relocation of any grizzly
				  bear.
WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION
By:
Mike Healy, President
Dated: January 22, 2014