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Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 59 - REGULATION GOVERNING TANNERIES › Section 59-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
This regulation is promulgated by authority of Wyoming
				  Statutes §
									
										23-1-102(a) (xiv), §
									
										23-1-302, §
									
										23-1-701, §
									
										23-3-106, §
									
										23-3-115, §
									
										23-3-401, §
									
										23-3-404 and §
									
										23-6-111.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 59 - REGULATION GOVERNING TANNERIES › Section 59-2 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
For the purpose of this regulation, definitions shall be set
				  forth in Title 23, Wyoming Statutes, Commission regulations and the Commission
				  also adopts the following definitions:
(a) "Wyoming bobcat tag" means a tag issued
				and affixed by the Department to a bobcat raw fur.
(b) "Tanner" means any person who conducts a
				tannery operation or business.
(c)
				"Tannery" means a commercial operation or business that engages in the
				processing of raw hides or raw fur into leather, hair on hides or dressed
				furs.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 59 - REGULATION GOVERNING TANNERIES › Section 59-3 - Game Tags

Current through July 13, 2024
A tanner shall immediately affix a game tag and complete a
				  Wyoming interstate game tag affidavit for each game specimen received by the
				  tannery regardless of the place of origin, except as otherwise provided by this
				  Section.
(a) A tanner is not required
				to affix a game tag to game specimens harvested outside the State of Wyoming if
				the specimens are tagged with a self-locking type tag in the state or country
				of origin.
(b) A tanner is not
				required to affix a game tag to game specimens from within Wyoming that already
				have a game tag affixed.
(c) A
				tanner is not required to affix a game tag to any hides or capes from any
				cloven hoof big game animals that the tanner receives, purchases, stores,
				handles, ships, sells, transports and delivers if records are maintained in
				accordance with Section
				4 of this regulation.
(d) All game specimens, except as otherwise
				provided in subsections (a), (b) or (c) of this section shall be accompanied by
				the game tag, or self-locking tag from another state or country of origin. A
				tanner may temporarily remove any tag from a game specimen or bobcat raw fur to
				accommodate processing, provided the hide or bobcat raw fur is marked in such a
				manner that it can be readily identified. If a tag is temporarily removed to
				accommodate the processing of the game specimen or bobcat raw fur, it shall be
				kept with the work order or invoice for the game specimen or bobcat raw fur. If
				the tanner is not able to reattach the original tag(s) to the game specimen,
				the tanner shall lock the game tag or other tag and shall insure the game tag
				or other tag accompanies the work order or invoice and the game specimen. When
				the game specimen is returned to the customer, it shall be accompanied by the
				game tag and affidavit.
(e) A
				tanner shall not accept a bobcat raw fur that does not have a Wyoming bobcat
				tag affixed to the pelt or an export tag issued by another state.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 59 - REGULATION GOVERNING TANNERIES › Section 59-4 - Records

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Immediately upon receipt of any game
				specimen, a tanner shall accurately record the following information on forms
				approved by the Department: the name and address of the person from whom the
				game specimen was received, date of receipt, description of the game specimen,
				and any identifying number, including, but not limited to licenses, tags,
				shipping permits or export permits which document the origin of the game
				specimen.
(b) Immediately upon
				receipt of hides or capes of any cloven hoof big game animals a tanner shall
				accurately record the following information on forms provided by the
				Department: the name and address of the person from whom the hide or cape was
				received, date of receipt, description of the hide or cape, and any identifying
				number, including, but not limited to licenses, tags, shipping permits or
				export permits which document the origin of the hide or cape.
(c) Records required by this regulation shall
				be kept up to date and shall be maintained on the premises until delivered to
				the Department. A tanner shall, upon request of any Department enforcement
				personnel, allow inspection of the tannery premises and required records during
				reasonable business hours.
(d) A
				tanner shall mail or deliver their records to the game warden in the area where
				the tannery business is located on or before January 10 of the following
				calendar year.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 59 - REGULATION GOVERNING TANNERIES › Section 59-5 - Approved Forms for Records

Current through July 13, 2024
The Department shall furnish or approve forms required for
				  record keeping. If a tanner is a designated game tag distributor, the
				  Department shall furnish the tanner with Wyoming interstate game tag affidavits
				  and game tags. If the tanner requests and the Department approves, the Wyoming
				  interstate game tag affidavit may be incorporated into the tannery's invoice
				  forms so long as the required Wyoming interstate game tag affidavit information
				  and format are not altered. The original copy of the affidavit(s) shall
				  accompany the shipment of the game specimen(s).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 59 - REGULATION GOVERNING TANNERIES › Section 59-6 - Return of Game Tags

Current through July 13, 2024
Persons who no longer operate or perform the services of a
				  tannery shall immediately return all fees collected from the sale of game tags,
				  all unsold game tags and all Wyoming interstate game tag affidavits and records
				  to the Department. Tanners that are game tag distributors shall deliver a
				  complete accounting of all game tags sold, unsold game tags, all fees collected
				  and all completed Wyoming interstate game tag affidavits to the Department on
				  or before January 10 of the year following the year in which the game tags were
				  issued in accordance with Chapter 29, Issuance and Sale of Wyoming Interstate
				  Game Tags.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 59 - REGULATION GOVERNING TANNERIES › Section 59-7 - Return of Game Tags

Current through July 13, 2024
Persons who no longer operate or perform the services of a
				  tannery shall immediately return all fees collected from the sale of game tags,
				  all unsold game tags and all Wyoming Interstate game tag affidavits and records
				  required by this regulation to the Department. Tanneries that are game tag
				  distributors shall deliver a complete accounting of all game tags sold, unsold
				  game tags, all fees, and completed Wyoming Interstate game tag affidavits from
				  game tags which have been sold, to the Department on or before January 10 of
				  the year following for which the game tags were issued in accordance with
				  Chapter 29, Issuance and Sale of Wyoming Interstate Game
				  Tags.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 59 - REGULATION GOVERNING TANNERIES › Section 59-9 - Savings Clause

Current through July 13, 2024
If any provision of this regulation is held to be illegal or
				  unconstitutional, such a ruling shall not affect other provisions of the
				  regulation which can be given effect without the illegal or unconstitutional
				  provision; an, to this end the provisions of the regulation are
				  severable.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 60 - REGULATION GOVERNING GREATER SAGE-GROUSE RAISED ON PRIVATE GAME BIRD FARMS › Section 60-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
This regulation is promulgated under authority of Wyoming
				  Statutes §
									23-1-101, §
									23-1-103, §
									23-1-302, §
									23-3-108, §
									23-3-116, §§
									23-5-101 through 23-5111 and
				  §
									23-6-111.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 60 - REGULATION GOVERNING GREATER SAGE-GROUSE RAISED ON PRIVATE GAME BIRD FARMS › Section 60-2 - Regulation

Current through July 13, 2024
The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission hereby adopts the
				  following regulation governing Greater Sage-grouse raised on licensed and
				  certified game bird farms. This regulation shall remain in effect until
				  modified or repealed by the Commission and all certifications issued under this
				  regulation shall expire on December 31, 2027. The purpose of this regulation is
				  to certify game bird farm licensees to possess, propagate, breed, raise, sell,
				  release and take Greater Sage-grouse within the boundaries of a game bird farm,
				  and to collect Greater Sage-grouse eggs from the wild for the purpose of
				  establishing a captive breeding population. Game bird farms certified under
				  this regulation are also governed by Commission regulation Chapter 40,
				  Regulation Governing Commercial Game Bird Farms.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 60 - REGULATION GOVERNING GREATER SAGE-GROUSE RAISED ON PRIVATE GAME BIRD FARMS › Section 60-4 - Application for Game Bird Farm Licensee Sage Grouse Certification

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Any game bird farm licensee desiring
				certification to operate a sage grouse private game bird farm shall make
				application on forms provided by the Department. A Certificate of Compliance
				shall be received prior to taking possession of any sage grouse.
(b) Applications for a Certificate of
				Compliance shall be submitted annually on a form provided by the Department to
				the permitting officer during regular business hours from November 1 through
				December 31 for the following calendar year. If the deadline date occurs on a
				date when the Department has been closed to mail delivery (weekends, holiday,
				etc.), applications shall be accepted until 5:00 p.m. mountain time zone on the
				next business day.
(c) Only
				complete applications received by the permitting officer during the application
				period shall be accepted. Applicants shall be notified by the Department by
				January 15 of Certification approval or denial, and by March 15 of specific egg
				collection allocation limits and the geographic areas where sage grouse eggs
				may be collected.
(d) The
				Department shall issue no more than one (1) Certification to raise Greater
				Sage-grouse pursuant to W.S. §
									23-5-111. The single game bird
				farm existing on or before July 1, 2022, conducting operations under Permit ID:
				60-1 Certificate of Compliance to Raise Greater Sage Grouse on a Private Game
				Bird Farm, shall be the only private game bird farm authorized to raise greater
				sage grouse pursuant to W.S. §
									23-5-111.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 60 - REGULATION GOVERNING GREATER SAGE-GROUSE RAISED ON PRIVATE GAME BIRD FARMS › Section 60-5 - Identification Requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
Before release of any sage grouse, the Department and
				  licensee shall determine a specific method to identify individual birds. The
				  type of identification shall depend upon the age of the sage grouse. The
				  Department shall make the final determination as to the suitability of the
				  identification method.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 60 - REGULATION GOVERNING GREATER SAGE-GROUSE RAISED ON PRIVATE GAME BIRD FARMS › Section 60-6 - Disease Free Certification

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) All sage grouse possessed under a
				Certification of Compliance shall be maintained disease free in accordance with
				Department requirements and applicable Commission regulations. All facilities
				utilized in the game bird farm shall be maintained so as to prohibit the
				acquisition, spread or transmittal of diseases and parasites. Upon the
				discovery or exposure of any captive sage grouse to any contagious disease, the
				licensee shall immediately place such affected sage grouse under the
				professional care of a veterinarian licensed in the State of Wyoming and such
				incident shall be reported within twenty-four (24) hours to a Department
				representative listed on the licensee's Certificate of Compliance, their local
				game warden or regional office by the game bird farm licensee or their
				designee.
(b) All sage grouse
				enclosures and hatching facilities shall be cleaned and sanitized prior to
				placing any sage grouse in these facilities.
(i) The licensee shall provide written
				documentation to the Department that the enclosure and hatching facilities have
				been cleaned and sanitized annually, including a description of the methods
				used to clean and sanitize the facilities, prior to the issuance of a
				Certificate of Compliance.
(ii) The
				licensee shall designate and utilize a Department approved method of
				sanitization and decontamination for all persons entering or exiting a sage
				grouse enclosure or hatching facility to reduce the transmission of
				disease.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 60 - REGULATION GOVERNING GREATER SAGE-GROUSE RAISED ON PRIVATE GAME BIRD FARMS › Section 60-7 - Sage Grouse Enclosure

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Before a certification is issued to a
				licensee, Department personnel shall review the applicant's proposed enclosure
				taking into consideration the number of sage grouse requested, the welfare of
				the sage grouse to be possessed, the purpose(s) for which the sage grouse shall
				be held and to insure adequate protection for Wyoming's wildlife resources.
				Sage grouse enclosures shall be constructed to meet Department approval prior
				to possession of live sage grouse.
(b) A sage grouse enclosure shall be
				physically separate from holding facilities utilized for other species of game
				birds, domestic animals, domesticated animals or livestock. Sage grouse holding
				facilities shall be constructed to include a minimum one hundred (100) foot
				unoccupied buffer zone around the enclosure to avoid physical contact between
				other species of game birds, domestic birds or livestock to diminish the
				transmission of aerosolized pathogens.
(c) Enclosures shall include vegetation
				consistent with the needs of sage grouse, sources of visual obstruction, small
				shelters, cover and sub-pens that enable complete separation of the sexes
				during certain times of year.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 60 - REGULATION GOVERNING GREATER SAGE-GROUSE RAISED ON PRIVATE GAME BIRD FARMS › Section 60-8 - Acquiring Sage Grouse for Captive Rearing

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Sage grouse shall not be imported into
				Wyoming for the purpose of propagation on game bird farms.
(b) A maximum of two hundred fifty (250) sage
				grouse eggs may be collected during a calendar year by a licensee as annually
				determined and authorized by the Department.
(c) The Department may supervise the
				collection of sage grouse eggs to assure minimal impact to nesting sage grouse.
				If the Department determines there is an unacceptable impact to nesting sage
				grouse, the Department shall not allow the licensee to collect additional sage
				grouse eggs.
(d) No person shall
				collect sage grouse eggs on private land without first obtaining written
				permission from the landowner, lessee or person in charge of the
				property.
(e) Additional
				limitations may be imposed upon sage grouse egg collection as stipulated on the
				certification, or a complete suspension of sage grouse egg collection may be
				mandated immediately upon notification as determined by the
				Department.
(f) A licensee desiring
				to collect sage grouse eggs shall annually obtain a Certification from the
				Department which shall, at a minimum, identify:
(i) Designated sage grouse egg collection
				areas;
(ii) Authorized methods of
				egg collection;
(iii) Techniques
				that shall be used to minimize disturbance to nesting and breeding sage
				grouse;
(iv) The maximum number of
				nests where a licensee may collect sage grouse eggs in each authorized egg
				collection area;
(v) Sage grouse
				egg collection shall only take place for up to twenty (20) days from April
				through May as determined by the Department;
(vi) A licensee shall spend no more than one
				(1) day collecting sage grouse eggs in each assigned collection area;
(vii) The time of day for sage grouse egg
				collection shall be determined by the Department in conjunction with the
				approved methods of egg collection;
(viii) The use of pointing breed dogs shall
				be permitted for locating sage grouse nest sites and egg collection;
(ix) A licensee shall collect all sage grouse
				eggs from each individual sage grouse nest utilized for egg
				collection;
(x) All sage grouse
				eggs that are damaged or destroyed during the collection process, including
				eggs damaged in a nest due to a fleeing hen, shall count toward a licensee's
				maximum authorized egg collection total for the year; and,
(xi) Measures that shall be followed to
				provide necessary protection to the viability of sage grouse eggs
				collected.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 60 - REGULATION GOVERNING GREATER SAGE-GROUSE RAISED ON PRIVATE GAME BIRD FARMS › Section 60-9 - Hatching Sage Grouse Eggs

Current through July 13, 2024
Hatching sage grouse eggs shall be done in a hatching
				  facility. Surrogate hatching of sage grouse eggs using domestic or domesticated
				  animals shall not be permitted.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 60 - REGULATION GOVERNING GREATER SAGE-GROUSE RAISED ON PRIVATE GAME BIRD FARMS › Section 60-10 - Release of Sage Grouse

Current through July 13, 2024
Release of sage grouse and release methods shall only be
				  permitted through coordination with the Department. The Commission may restrict
				  areas of the state from sage grouse release to protect wild populations of sage
				  grouse.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 60 - REGULATION GOVERNING GREATER SAGE-GROUSE RAISED ON PRIVATE GAME BIRD FARMS › Section 60-11 - Escape of Captive Sage Grouse

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) As a condition of receiving a
				certification, the licensee shall agree to be solely responsible for all costs,
				expenses and damages suffered as a result of possessing sage grouse, but not
				limited to quarantine or total or partial depopulation on account of contagious
				diseases or parasites; or costs and expenses associated with the capture of or
				destruction of escaped sage grouse.
(b) The licensee or an authorized agent of
				the licensee shall notify the Department within twenty-four (24) hours of
				discovery that captive sage grouse have escaped. If the Department discovers
				the escape, it shall notify the licensee or their authorized agent within
				twenty-four (24) hours. If escaped sage grouse are not recovered by the
				licensee or their agent within forty-eight (48) hours following discovery of
				the escape or notification by the Department, the Department may at its
				discretion take the escaped sage grouse.
(c) It is a violation of this regulation to
				release, abandon or to allow escape of any captive sage grouse without prior
				written authorization from the Department, except as may be provided by Wyoming
				Statutes. All captive sage grouse released or abandoned without written
				authorization from the Department may be taken by Department
				personnel.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 60 - REGULATION GOVERNING GREATER SAGE-GROUSE RAISED ON PRIVATE GAME BIRD FARMS › Section 60-12 - Records

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A licensee shall maintain on the premises
				of the game bird farm or at his residence legible, current, accurate and
				complete records on forms provided by the Department of the number of sage
				grouse received, shipped, purchased, reared, released, disposed of, killed or
				sold. Records shall include names and addresses of all recipients, purchasers,
				suppliers and hunters, the license number of all hunters, the date of each
				transaction and the number of sage grouse reared and released on the sage
				grouse private game bird farm. Records shall include disease testing results by
				date and individual bird tested. Records shall be produced upon demand by any
				Department law enforcement officer during reasonable hours. The licensee shall
				submit all records to the regional wildlife supervisor in their respective
				region by April 15 of each year for activities that occurred during the term of
				the certification.
(b) A licensee
				shall also report the number of nest sites where sage grouse eggs were
				collected, GPS coordinates of all individual nest sites located, the number of
				eggs in each nest used for collection, the number of eggs collected, number of
				eggs damaged or destroyed during the collection process, dates of egg
				collection, records of all sage grouse hatched or produced in captivity, dates
				and locations of all released sage grouse and all sage grouse deaths.
(c) Every game bird licensee raising Greater
				Sage-grouse shall report to the regional wildlife supervisor by April 15 of
				each year the number of Greater Sage-grouse successfully raised in the
				preceding twelve (12) months.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 60 - REGULATION GOVERNING GREATER SAGE-GROUSE RAISED ON PRIVATE GAME BIRD FARMS › Section 60-13 - Inspection by Department Personnel

Current through July 13, 2024
Any person issued a certification under this regulation
				  shall, during the term of the certification and for a period of sixty (60) days
				  after expiration of the certification, allow inspection of sage grouse records,
				  enclosures, hatching facilities, sage grouse and sage grouse eggs by Department
				  personnel during reasonable hours.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 60 - REGULATION GOVERNING GREATER SAGE-GROUSE RAISED ON PRIVATE GAME BIRD FARMS › Section 60-14 - Variation from Specified Rules

Current through July 13, 2024
Any game bird farm licensee certified to raise live sage
				  grouse may submit to the Department for consideration a detailed written
				  request to experiment with alternate measures in sage grouse egg collection or
				  raising captive sage grouse. The Department shall provide a written response
				  within twenty (20) days to the licensee approving or denying the request and
				  outlining any approved variations from the standard rules prior to the licensee
				  adopting any alternate measures.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 60 - REGULATION GOVERNING GREATER SAGE-GROUSE RAISED ON PRIVATE GAME BIRD FARMS › Section 60-15 - Suspension, Revocation or Non-Renewal of Certification

Current through July 13, 2024
Failure to comply with provisions of this Chapter or Wyoming
				  Statutes governing game bird farms or to maintain a captive breeding population
				  is just cause for the suspension, revocation or nonrenewal of a certification.
				  The suspension, revocation or non-renewal of a certification by the Department
				  shall be carried out in compliance with Chapter 27, Rules of Practice Governing
				  Contested Cases before the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 60 - REGULATION GOVERNING GREATER SAGE-GROUSE RAISED ON PRIVATE GAME BIRD FARMS › Section 60-16 - Disposal of Sage Grouse if Certification is not Renewed or has been Suspended or Revoked

Current through July 13, 2024
Should a licensee fail to renew their sage grouse
				  certification or their certification is suspended or revoked, all sage grouse
				  held in captivity on the premises shall be disposed of within sixty (60) days
				  after expiration, suspension or revocation of the game bird farm certification.
				  Disposal shall be in accordance with this Chapter. After this sixty (60) day
				  period, all sage grouse on the premises shall become property of the Department
				  and shall be disposed of by the Department in the best interest of the
				  Department.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 60 - REGULATION GOVERNING GREATER SAGE-GROUSE RAISED ON PRIVATE GAME BIRD FARMS › Section 60-17 - Department Expenditures

Current through July 13, 2024
The Department shall report to the Commission on an annual
				  basis any expenditures incurred in relation to management of Greater
				  Sage-grouse bird farms authorized pursuant to W.S. §§
									23-5-101 through
				  23-5-111.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 61 - COLLECTION OF SHED ANTLERS AND HORNS › Section 61-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
This regulation is promulgated by authority of Wyoming
				  Statutes §
									23-1-103 and §
									23-1-302.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 61 - COLLECTION OF SHED ANTLERS AND HORNS › Section 61-2 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
In addition to the definitions set forth in Title 23 of the
				  Wyoming Statutes and Chapter 2, General Hunting Regulation, the Commission also
				  adopts the following definitions for the purpose of this chapter:
(a) "Antlers" mean the bony, deciduous
				appendages protruding from the heads of members of the deer family (Cervidae),
				including deer, elk or moose.
(b)
				"Collect" means to search for, locate, stockpile or possess shed antlers and
				horns of big game animals on designated state or public land or attempt to
				search for, locate, stockpile or possess shed antlers and horns of big game
				animals on designated state or public land.
(c) "Horns" mean the hard, permanent
				appendages protruding from the heads of bighorn sheep, mountain goats or
				pronghorn antelope.
(d) "Public
				land" means federal lands and lands owned or administered by the
				Commission.
(e) "Shed" means having
				become naturally separated from the skull.
(f) "Resident" shall mean as defined in W.S.
				§
									23-1-102 and §
									23-1-107.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 61 - COLLECTION OF SHED ANTLERS AND HORNS › Section 61-3 - Collection of Shed Antlers or Horns Seasons

Current through July 13, 2024
No person shall collect shed antlers or horns from big game
				  animals in Collection Area 1 except as authorized in this regulation.
Collection area, resident season dates and nonresident season
				  dates.
Collection
							 Area
Resident Season
							 Dates
Nonresident Season
							 Dates*
Opens
Closes
Opens
Closes
1
May 1
6:00 a.m.
Dec. 31
11:59 p.m.
May 8
6:00 a.m.
Dec. 31
11:59 p.m.
* A conservation stamp is required for all nonresidents
				  fifteen (15) years of age and older to collect shed antlers or horns in
				  Collection Area 1.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 61 - COLLECTION OF SHED ANTLERS AND HORNS › Section 61-4 - Collection Area Description

Current through July 13, 2024
Collection Area 1.
All state and public land
				  west of a line beginning at the Wyoming-Colorado state line at the intersection
				  of U.S. Highway 287, northerly along said highway to U.S. Highway 30-287;
				  northwesterly along said highway to Interstate Highway 80; westerly along said
				  highway to the Pacific Branch of the Continental Divide; northwesterly along
				  said divide to the southern boundary of Yellowstone National Park; westerly
				  along said boundary to the Wyoming-Idaho state line.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 61 - COLLECTION OF SHED ANTLERS AND HORNS › Section 61-5 - Exceptions

Current through July 13, 2024
Department personnel and elk feeders under contract with the
				  Department may collect antlers on Department elk feedgrounds during the closed
				  season dates specified in Section
				  3 of this regulation only when the
				  collecting of such antlers is part of their official duties. All antlers
				  collected by Department personnel and elk feeders on Department elk feedgrounds
				  are property of the Department and shall be disposed of in accordance with
				  Commission policy.
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Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 62 - REGULATION FOR AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES › Section 62-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
These regulations are promulgated by authority of Wyoming
				  Statutes §
									23-1-102,
				  §§
									23-4-201
				  through
				  23-4-205.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 62 - REGULATION FOR AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES › Section 62-2 - 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) "Aquatic invasive
				species" is defined in W.S. §
									23-4-201(a)
				(i). Aquatic invasive species include some
				species known to be present in Wyoming and species with a high potential to
				invade, survive and reproduce in Wyoming.
(i)
				Aquatic invasive species include:
(A) All
				members of the genus
Dreissena
, including, but not limited to,
				zebra mussel
D. polymorpha
and quagga mussel
D.
				rostriformis
;
(B) New
				Zealand mudsnail -
Potamopyrgus antipodarum
;
(C) Asian clam -
Corbicula
				fluminea
;
(D) Rusty
				crayfish -
Orconectes rusticus
;
(E) Brook stickleback -
Culaea
				inconstans
;
(F) All
				members of the genus
Hypophthalmichthys
, including, but not
				limited to, bighead carp
H. nobilis
, silver carp
H.
				molitrix
, and largescale silver carp
H.
				harmandi
;
(G) Black carp -
Mylopharyngodon piceus
;
(H) All members of the genera
Channa
and
Parachanna
in the family Channidae
				(snakeheads);
(I) Hydrilla -
Hydrilla verticillata;
(J) Eurasian watermilfoil -
Myriophyllum spicatum
; and,
(K) Curly pondweed -
Potamogeton
				crispus.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 62 - REGULATION FOR AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES › Section 62-3 - Draining and Cleaning Watercraft and Conveyances

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Immediately upon removing a watercraft
				from any waters of this state, the operator shall remove all visible vegetation
				from the watercraft and trailer and drain all water from the watercraft
				including, but not limited to, water in the hull, ballast tanks, bilges, live
				wells and motors.
(i) Containers may be used
				to transport legally obtained live baitfish or other wildlife by land, but
				shall not be a part of a watercraft and shall be free of aquatic
				vegetation.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 62 - REGULATION FOR AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES › Section 62-4 - Inspection and Decontamination

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Compliance with aquatic invasive species
				inspection requirements is an express condition of allowing a conveyance to
				contact any waters of this state.
(i) Any
				person who refuses to permit inspection of their conveyance or refuses to
				complete any required removal and disposal of aquatic invasive species shall be
				prohibited from allowing the conveyance to contact any waters of this
				state.
(ii) If a person refuses to
				allow inspection of a conveyance or to complete any required removal and
				disposal of aquatic invasive species prior to departure from any waters of this
				state known to contain an aquatic invasive species, the conveyance is subject
				to impoundment until an aquatic invasive species inspection and decontamination
				is completed.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 62 - REGULATION FOR AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES › Section 62-5 - Impoundment and Quarantine

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A peace officer may impound and
				quarantine a conveyance as provided in W.S. §
									23-4-203.
(b) If the person in charge of the conveyance
				is not the registered owner, the registered owner shall be notified by mail,
				return receipt requested, within ten (10) days of the location of the impounded
				conveyance. Such notification shall also include contact information for the
				peace officer ordering the impoundment. If the registered owner is present when
				the conveyance is ordered impounded, then the same information shall be
				provided to the registered owner at the time the impound order is
				issued.
(c) All impounded
				conveyances shall be held at the risk and expense of the owner. A conveyance
				held under impound for non-compliance with this regulation shall only be
				released after a peace officer is satisfied by inspection or quarantine that
				the conveyance is no longer a threat to the aquatic resources, water supplies
				and water infrastructure of the state.
(d) Duration of conveyance quarantine shall
				be determined by the Department, shall be sufficient to allow decontamination,
				and shall not exceed thirty (30) days.
(e) An impounded conveyance shall not be
				released until a Department impound release form is signed and executed by a
				peace officer. It is the responsibility of the owner to coordinate with the
				Department for the release of the conveyance.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 62 - REGULATION FOR AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES › Section 62-6 - Mandatory Reporting of Aquatic Invasive Species

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Any person who knows that an unreported
				aquatic invasive species is present at a specific location in Wyoming shall
				report the aquatic invasive species presence within fortyeight (48) hours to
				the Commission, the Department, or any peace officer and shall provide the date
				and time of the detection of the aquatic invasive species, the exact location
				of sighting (water body and specific location on the water body), the suspected
				species and the name and contact information of the reporter.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 62 - REGULATION FOR AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES › Section 62-7 - Aquatic Invasive Species Program Decal

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) An aquatic invasive species program fee
				may be assessed as part of the Department's motorized watercraft registration
				fee. A current, properly affixed combination motorized watercraft registration
				and Aquatic Invasive Species Program Decal shall be proof of payment of this
				fee. Proof of combination decal purchase may be used in lieu of a properly
				affixed decal for up to thirty (30) days from date of purchase.
(b) All owners or operators of motorized
				watercraft registered outside of Wyoming, any owners or operators of Wyoming
				registered watercraft that have not paid the aquatic invasive species program
				fee as part of their watercraft registration fee and all owners or operators of
				non-motorized watercraft shall purchase an Aquatic Invasive Species Program
				Decal valid for the current calendar year prior to contacting any waters of
				this state. Purchase of this decal shall be evidenced by an Aquatic Invasive
				Species Program Decal properly affixed to the watercraft. Proof of decal
				purchase may be used in lieu of a properly affixed decal for up to thirty (30)
				days from date of purchase. For the purpose of this Section, all non-motorized
				inflatable watercraft ten (10) feet in length or less, all solid and inflatable
				paddleboards regardless of length and all devices defined as water sport toys
				are exempt from this decal provision.
(c) The price of the decal shall be ten
				dollars ($10) for motorized watercraft registered in Wyoming and thirty dollars
				($30) for motorized watercraft registered outside of Wyoming. The price of the
				decal shall be five dollars ($5) for non-motorized watercraft owned by a
				Wyoming resident and fifteen dollars ($15) for non-motorized watercraft owned
				by a nonresident.
(i) An Aquatic Invasive
				Species Program Decal affixed to a motorized watercraft shall be displayed on
				the starboard (right) side of the bow six (6) inches left of and directly in
				line with the watercraft registration decal. Decals affixed to non-motorized
				watercraft shall be displayed on the bow in a manner such that the decal is
				visible when the watercraft is underway. Only the Aquatic Invasive Species
				Program Decal which is currently valid shall be displayed.
(ii) In the case of rental watercraft, it
				shall be the responsibility of the rental watercraft owner to ensure that a
				valid Aquatic Invasive Species Program Decal is properly displayed on the
				watercraft.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 63 - REGULATION GOVERNING BAITING OF BIG GAME ANIMALS › Section 63-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
This regulation is promulgated by authority of W.S. §
									
										23-1-302 and W.S. §
									
										23-3-304.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 63 - REGULATION GOVERNING BAITING OF BIG GAME ANIMALS › Section 63-2 - 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) "Bait or Baiting"
				means the direct or indirect placing, exposing, depositing, distributing or
				scattering of salt, hay, grain, fruit, nuts or chemical, mineral or other feed
				as an attraction or enticement and for the taking of big game animals,
				regardless of the kind and quantity. A chemical used as an attractant or mask
				rather than for consumption shall not be considered bait.
(b) "Baited area" means a site where bait has
				been placed for the attraction and taking of big game animals and includes all
				lands under the same ownership within fifty (50) yards.
(c) "Baiting Permit" means a permit issued by
				the Wyoming Game and Fish Department which authorizes the use of baiting
				pursuant to W.S. §
									
										23-3-304(d)(iv).
(d) "Commercial Use" means those activities
				that involve the direct sale of services or hunting access including outfitted
				or guided hunts or access fees.
(e)
				"Landowner" means an individual, partnership, corporation, trust, limited
				liability company or combination of these, which either owns or leases real
				property, or agent thereof.
(f)
				"Site" means the legal description of the specific parcel of land where bait
				will be placed.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 63 - REGULATION GOVERNING BAITING OF BIG GAME ANIMALS › Section 63-3 - Required Information

Current through July 13, 2024
Baiting permits shall be issued on a form provided by the
				  Department and shall contain the following information:
(a) The name, address and phone number of the
				applicant to whom the baiting permit is being issued.
(b) The owner's name and legal description of
				the specific parcel of land where bait will be placed and the UTM coordinates
				of the baited area.
(c) The species
				and sex of big game animal(s) that the baiting permit is valid for.
(d) The hunt area for the big game species
				that the baiting permit is valid for.
(e) The dates that the baiting permit is
				valid.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 63 - REGULATION GOVERNING BAITING OF BIG GAME ANIMALS › Section 63-4 - Baiting Permit Issuance

Current through July 13, 2024
The Department may issue baiting permits to landowners for
				  specific sites on private land where the baiting of big game animals will be
				  allowed during open hunting seasons as prescribed by Commission regulation.
				  Before issuing a permit, the Department shall determine that conditions exist
				  which are limiting the ability to take big game animals on a specific parcel of
				  private land for the purpose of addressing damage to private property, human
				  safety, disease issues or population management. Baiting permits may be issued
				  subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(a) Baiting permits shall only be issued for
				private land.
(b) Baited areas
				shall not be used for commercial use.
(c) The proposed baiting area shall be
				inspected by Department personnel prior to a permit being issued.
(d) It shall be the landowner's
				responsibility to assure that baiting of big game is not contrary to the laws
				of the appropriate county or municipality where baiting will occur. No baiting
				permit shall be issued contrary to the laws of the appropriate county or
				municipality where baiting will occur.
(e) Baiting permits shall expire on the last
				day of the regular hunting season for the big game species for which the permit
				was issued, or as otherwise indicated on the baiting permit.
(f) Permits may be immediately revoked if the
				Department determines:
(i) The applicant made
				a false statement to obtain the permit.
(ii) The conditions which originally
				qualified the applicant to obtain a permit no longer exist.
(iii) Unforeseen negative consequences have
				been created by persons taking big game animal(s) within, or by having wildlife
				attracted to the baited area, as determined by the Regional Wildlife
				Supervisor.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 63 - REGULATION GOVERNING BAITING OF BIG GAME ANIMALS › Section 63-5 - Placement, Duration and Limitations on Baits

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) No bait
				shall be placed without first obtaining a baiting permit.
(b) No bait shall be placed within fifty (50)
				yards of an occupied dwelling without the consent of the owner, leasee or agent
				of the owner.
(c) No person shall
				place bait within a permitted baited area other than during the dates specified
				on the baiting permit for the big game species for which the baiting permit was
				issued.
(d) Baited areas shall be
				considered baited for ten (10) days following complete removal of all
				bait.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 66 - WYOMING BIGHORN/DOMESTIC SHEEP PLAN REVISION RULES › Section 66-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
This regulation is being promulgated jointly by the Wyoming
				  Game and Fish Commission, Wyoming Board of Agriculture and the Wyoming
				  Livestock Board by authority of W. S. §
									
										11-19-604.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 66 - WYOMING BIGHORN/DOMESTIC SHEEP PLAN REVISION RULES › Section 66-2 - Purpose of Rules

Current through July 13, 2024
These rules are adopted to outline the procedures required to
				  make any amendments to the Wyoming Bighorn/Domestic Sheep
				  Plan.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 66 - WYOMING BIGHORN/DOMESTIC SHEEP PLAN REVISION RULES › Section 66-3 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
The following definitions are applicable for implementing
				  these rules:
(a) "Board of Agriculture"
				means the Wyoming Board of Agriculture.
(b) "Commission" means the Wyoming Game and
				Fish Commission.
(c) "Livestock
				Board" means the Wyoming Livestock Board.
(d) "Plan" means the final report and
				recommendations of the Wyoming State-wide Bighorn/Domestic Sheep Interaction
				Working Group dated September 2004, together with appendices A through
				N.
(e) "Wyoming State-wide
				Bighorn/Domestic Sheep Interaction Working Group" means the stakeholder group
				originally convened at the request of Governor Jim Geringer and Senator Craig
				Thomas on February 8, 2000, and consisting of interested parties to consider a
				statewide approach to developing collaborative recommendations and actions that
				would address species interaction issues and lead to long-term stabilization of
				both wild sheep herds and the domestic sheep industry.