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Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 035 - Funeral Service Practitioners, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Funeral Service Practitioners, Board of › Chapter 6 - CREMATORY OR CHEMICAL DISPOSITION FACILITY › Section 6-7 - Cremation or Chemical Disposal of Human Remains

Current through July 13, 2024
The funeral service practitioner or other person having
				  charge of the preparation of the human remains for burial or the last rites and
				  committal services shall have the right to be present
,
either in person or by his employees, at any stage of the cremation or chemical
				  disposition of the human remains. Unauthorized persons may not be permitted in
				  the retort area while any human remains are awaiting cremation or chemical
				  disposition, in the process of cremation or chemical disposition, or being
				  removed from the cremation or dissolution chamber.
(a) No crematorium or chemical disposition
				facility shall accept human remains for cremation or chemical disposition until
				it has received a burial-transit permit required by law and an authorization
				for cremation or chemical disposition signed by the nearest legal next of
				kin.
(b) Upon completing the
				cremation or chemical disposition process, all residual of the cremation or
				chemical disposition process shall be removed from the cremation or dissolution
				chamber and the chamber swept clean. The residual remains shall be placed in a
				container or tray in such a way that will ensure against commingling with other
				cremated or chemically processed remains. The identifier shall be attached to
				the container or tray to await final processing. All residual of the cremation
				or chemical disposition process shall undergo final processing.
(c) Should the cremated or chemically
				processed remains not adequately fill the container's interior dimensions, the
				extra space may be filled with packing material that will not become
				intermingled with the cremated or chemically processed remains and then
				securely closed.
(d) The outside of
				the container used to return the cremated or chemically processed remains shall
				be clearly identified with the name of the deceased person whose cremated or
				chemically processed remains are contained therein.
(e) If the cremated or chemically processed
				remains are to be shipped, the temporary container or designated receptacle
				ordered by the authorizing agent must be packed securely in a suitable, sturdy,
				pressure resistant, and properly sealed container.
(f) Cremated or chemically processed remains
				may be shipped only by a method that has an internal tracing system available
				and that provides a receipt signed by the person accepting the
				delivery.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 035 - Funeral Service Practitioners, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Funeral Service Practitioners, Board of › Chapter 6 - CREMATORY OR CHEMICAL DISPOSITION FACILITY › Section 6-8 - Identification

Current through July 13, 2024
The licensed funeral service practitioner is responsible for
				  the identification of cremated or chemically processed remains. A crematory or
				  chemical disposition facility shall not accept unidentified human
				  remains.
(a) The licensed funeral
				service practitioner shall attach an identifying metal disc to each receptacle
				containing human remains. When human remains are to be cremated or chemically
				processed, the disc shall be secured to the top of the head end of the casket
				or alternate container, or, when no receptacle is used, to the human
				remains.
(b) The identifying metal
				disc shall accompany the human remains through the cremation or chemical
				disposition process.
(c) The
				identifying metal disc shall be held on the inside of the cremator or
				dissolution chamber until the body of the deceased is cremated or chemically
				processed and the cremated or chemically processed remains are placed in a
				container as directed by these rules and applicable law. The disc shall then be
				placed inside the urn or, in the case of a temporary urn, on the outside of the
				temporary urn.
(d) The identifying
				metal disc shall be properly secured to a receptacle containing cremated or
				chemically processed remains.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 035 - Funeral Service Practitioners, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Funeral Service Practitioners, Board of › Chapter 6 - CREMATORY OR CHEMICAL DISPOSITION FACILITY › Section 6-9 - Removal of Human Remains

Current through July 13, 2024
Human remains delivered to a crematorium or chemical
				  disposition facility shall not be removed from the casket or other container
				  without the written authorization of the person giving the consent to or
				  requesting the cremation or chemical disposition of the human
				  remains.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 035 - Funeral Service Practitioners, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Funeral Service Practitioners, Board of › Chapter 6 - CREMATORY OR CHEMICAL DISPOSITION FACILITY › Section 6-10 - Records of Crematories or Chemical Disposition Facilities

Current through July 13, 2024
Upon the receipt of human remains for cremation or chemical
				  disposition, the crematory or chemical disposition facility shall deliver to
				  the funeral service practitioner or his agent who delivers the human remains to
				  the crematory or chemical disposition facility a receipt showing the date of
				  delivery, name and signature of the funeral service practitioner from whom the
				  human remains are received, and the name of the deceased. Each crematory or
				  chemical disposition facility shall maintain a record of each cremation or
				  chemical disposition of human remains disclosing the name of the person
				  cremated or chemically processed, the name of the person authorizing the
				  cremation or chemical disposition, the date the human remains were received,
				  the date the cremation or chemical disposition was performed and such other
				  information as the Board may require. The record shall be kept at the crematory
				  or chemical disposition facility for inspection by the Board which may also
				  require copies thereof to be filed with it containing the information necessary
				  for the use of the Board.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 035 - Funeral Service Practitioners, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Funeral Service Practitioners, Board of › Chapter 6 - CREMATORY OR CHEMICAL DISPOSITION FACILITY › Section 6-11 - Prohibitions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Removing or
				possessing dental gold or dental silver from deceased persons is
				prohibited.
(b) Human remains may
				not be cremated with a pacemaker or other potentially hazardous implant,
				including any toxic or explosive-type sealed implants, in place. The
				authorizing agent is responsible for disclosing the existence of any pacemakers
				or other hazardous implants. Medical devices and implants may be recovered for
				recycling at the conclusion of the chemical disposition process.
(c) The unauthorized, simultaneous cremation
				or chemical disposition of human remains of more than one (1) person within the
				same cremation or dissolution chamber is prohibited unless the crematory or
				chemical disposition facility has received express written authorization from
				all appropriate authorizing agents for the human remains to be cremated or
				chemically processed simultaneously. A written authorization exempts the
				crematory or chemical disposition facility from liability for commingling of
				the product of the cremation or chemical disposition process provided the
				authorization is complied with.
(d)
				No licensed funeral service practitioner may refuse to release cremated or
				chemically processed remains to the authorized agent.
(e) It is prohibited to cremate or chemically
				process fetuses, limbs, and body parts from private or public health agencies,
				medical doctors
,
or colleges and universities without
				appropriate permits and releases. Copies of such permits and releases shall
				remain with the crematory or chemical disposition facility.
(f) Cremation or chemical disposition of
				animals or pets of any type, is strictly forbidden in a crematory or chemical
				disposition facility designed for the cremation or chemical disposition of
				human remains.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 035 - Funeral Service Practitioners, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Funeral Service Practitioners, Board of › Chapter 7 - RENTAL OR LEASED CASKETS › Section 7-1 - Disclosure

Current through July 13, 2024
A funeral director or funeral service practitioner offering
				  a rental casket to the public shall disclose that the casket is a rental casket
				  by a clear notation on the Statement of Funeral Goods and Services Selected. If
				  the rental casket is displayed with other caskets in a display room, clear
				  notation shall be placed on the casket price card indicating that the casket is
				  a rental casket. A rental casket shall not be represented or offered to the
				  public as a new casket.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 035 - Funeral Service Practitioners, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Funeral Service Practitioners, Board of › Chapter 7 - RENTAL OR LEASED CASKETS › Section 7-2 - Sanitation

Current through July 13, 2024
A funeral director or funeral service practitioner shall
				  insure that a rental casket which is used for viewing or funeral services is
				  maintained in a sanitary condition for reuse by taking any of the following
				  measures:
(a) A plastic sheet or other
				impervious inner lining shall be used to prevent contamination during use;
				or
(b) All mattresses, paddings,
				pillows and linings which contact the human remains shall be removed and
				replaced with new materials after each use; or
(c) A removable and disposable inner casket
				box may be used each time the casket is in rental. An inner casket box, or
				portion thereof, shall not be reused. Human remains which have been placed in
				an inner casket box shall not be allowed to come in contact with any permanent
				part of a rental casket. Should the human remains come in contact with a
				permanent part, the casket shall be disposed of properly.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 035 - Funeral Service Practitioners, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Funeral Service Practitioners, Board of › Chapter 8 - FEES › Section 8-2 - General

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Fees shall be
				paid in the exact amount, by money order or cashier's check, and shall be paid
				in advance of services rendered. Fees for renewal of license may be paid by
				personal check or business check;
(b) All fees collected by the Board are
				non-refundable, regardless of the outcome;
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 035 - Funeral Service Practitioners, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Funeral Service Practitioners, Board of › Chapter 8 - FEES › Section 8-3 - Fees

Current through July 13, 2024
Services for which the Board charges a fee shall include but
				  not be limited to the following:
(a)
Application
(i) Funeral Service Practitioner License:
$125.00
(ii) Apprentice Funeral Service Practitioner
						  License:
$ 75.00
(iii) Chemical Disposer
$ 75.00
(iv) Annual Non-resident Permit:
$400.00
(v) Occasional Non-resident Permit:
$200.00
(vi) Funeral Establishment Permit
						  w/inspection:
$150.00
(vii) Crematory Permit w/inspection
$125.00
(viii) Chemical Disposition Facility Permit
						  w/inspection:
$125.00
(b)
Annual Renewal
(i) Funeral Service Practitioner:
$125.00
(ii) Apprentice:
$ 75.00
(iii) Funeral Director:
$200.00
(iv) Funeral Establishment:
$200.00
(v) Crematory:
$200.00
(vi) Chemical Disposition Facility:
$200.00
(vii) Chemical Disposer:
$ 75.00
(viii) Late Renewal, all types: Double Annual
						  Renewal Fee
(c)
Miscellaneous
(i) Funeral Establishment, Crematory, or
						  Chemical Disposition Facility
Change of Owner or Director:
$
						  75.00
(ii) Funeral Establishment, Crematory, or
						  Chemical Disposition Facility Name
Change:
$ 10.00
(iii) Funeral Establishment, Crematory, or
						  Chemical Disposition Facility
Location Change w/inspection:
$
						  85.00
(iv) License or Permit Verification to
						  Another Jurisdiction:
$ 10.00
(v) Duplicate Wall Certificate or Pocket
						  Card:
$ 10.00
(vi) Special Examination Meeting :
$500.00
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 035 - Funeral Service Practitioners, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Funeral Service Practitioners, Board of › Chapter 9 - RENEWAL › Section 9-2 - Renewal Notice

Current through July 13, 2024
By January 1st of each year, the
				  Board office shall mail a notice to each licensee at his last address of
				  record, that his renewal fee is due and payable. Failure to receive notice and
				  application for renewal of license or permit from the Board office does not
				  excuse a license or permit holder from the requirement for renewal under the
				  Act and these rules.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 035 - Funeral Service Practitioners, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Funeral Service Practitioners, Board of › Chapter 9 - RENEWAL › Section 9-3 - Continuing Education

Current through July 13, 2024
As a prerequisite to license renewal, each licensee shall
				  complete a minimum of eight (8) hours of continuing education coursework during
				  the license period.
(a) College
				classes, seminars, or workshops sponsored by professional associations in areas
				related to funeral service will generally qualify for continuing education if
				the education contributes to the professional competence and knowledge of the
				funeral service practitioner.
(b)
				Continuing education credit may be obtained by licensees through completion of
				online courses or attendance at those continuing education courses which have
				been approved by the Board.
(i) Each semester
				hour of college credit shall equal fifteen (15) hours of continuing education.
				A quarter hour shall equal ten (10) hours of continuing education.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 035 - Funeral Service Practitioners, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Funeral Service Practitioners, Board of › Chapter 9 - RENEWAL › Section 9-4 - Late Renewal

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A license or
				permit not renewed on or before February 1 has expired and the holder may not
				lawfully practice in Wyoming.
(b)
				An expired license or permit may be renewed within thirty (30) days of
				expiration upon receipt of a completed renewal form, payment of the late
				renewal fee and completion of continuing education.
(c) An individual who has failed to have a
				license or permit renewed within thirty (30) days of the February 1 expiration
				date must meet the requirements of new licensure as provided in Chapter 2 and
				shall not engage in any activity which requires a license until the Board
				approves issuance of a new license.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 035 - Funeral Service Practitioners, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Funeral Service Practitioners, Board of › Chapter 10 - SUSPENSION, REVOCATION OR DENIAL OF LICENSE › Section 10-1 - Statement of Purpose

Current through July 13, 2024
These Board Rules are adopted to implement the Board's
				  authority to establish prohibited acts regarding the funeral service practice
				  in the State.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 035 - Funeral Service Practitioners, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Funeral Service Practitioners, Board of › Chapter 10 - SUSPENSION, REVOCATION OR DENIAL OF LICENSE › Section 10-2 - Ethics

Current through July 13, 2024
Any violation of the Code of Professional Conduct as
				  specified in Chapter 1, Section 6, shall be a violation of these
				  rules.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 035 - Funeral Service Practitioners, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Funeral Service Practitioners, Board of › Chapter 10 - SUSPENSION, REVOCATION OR DENIAL OF LICENSE › Section 10-3 - Suspension, Revocation and Denial of Licenses and Other Disciplinary Sanctions

Current through July 13, 2024
In addition to prohibited acts set forth in the Act or the
				  Code of Professional Conduct, the Board may suspend, revoke or deny licenses or
				  permits and take other disciplinary action for any of the following
				  reasons:
(a) Immoral, unprofessional,
				or dishonorable conduct;
(b)
				Harassment, intimidation, or abuse, sexual or otherwise, of a customer,
				co-worker, or employee;
(c)
				Practicing outside the areas of professional competence as established by
				education, training
,
and experience;
(d) Gross negligence in funeral service
				practice;
(e) Exercising undue
				influence to exploit a customer, co-worker, or employee for financial or other
				personal advantage to the funeral service practitioner or a third
				party;
(f) The suspension or
				revocation by another jurisdiction of a license to practice funeral service. A
				certified copy of the order of suspension or revocation shall be conclusive
				evidence thereof;
(g) Refusal to
				appear before the Board after having been ordered to do so in writing by the
				Executive Director or President of the Board;
(h) Failure to meet the requirements for
				Wyoming licensure;
(i) Conviction
				of any crime or offense that reflects the inability of the funeral service
				practitioner to practice funeral service with due regard for the health and
				safety of the public; or
(j)
				Violation of a Board decision or order.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 035 - Funeral Service Practitioners, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Funeral Service Practitioners, Board of › Chapter 11 - COMPLAINT PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE › Section 11-1 - Statement of Purpose

Current through July 13, 2024
These Board Rules are adopted to implement the Boards
				  authority to conduct investigations, hearings and proceedings regarding alleged
				  violations of the Act or other Board Rules.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 035 - Funeral Service Practitioners, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Funeral Service Practitioners, Board of › Chapter 11 - COMPLAINT PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE › Section 11-2 - Complaints

Current through July 13, 2024
All complaints against a licensee shall be filed with the
				  Board in writing and should contain:
(a) Name and address of licensee;
(b) Name, address and telephone number of
				complainant;
(c) Nature of alleged
				violations;
(d) A short and concise
				statement of facts relating to the alleged violations; and
(e) Signature of complainant.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 035 - Funeral Service Practitioners, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Funeral Service Practitioners, Board of › Chapter 11 - COMPLAINT PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE › Section 11-3 - Investigation

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Board shall consider the complaint to
				determine if further investigation of the matter is warranted. If further
				investigation is deemed necessary, the Board shall assign the complaint to an
				Investigative Board Member (IBM).
(b) Upon completion of the investigation, the
				IBM may:
(i) Prepare and file a formal
				complaint and notice of hearing with the Board, setting the matter for a
				contested case hearing;
(ii)
				Recommend the Board reprimand the licensee; or
(iii) Recommend the Board dismiss the
				complaint.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 035 - Funeral Service Practitioners, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Funeral Service Practitioners, Board of › Chapter 11 - COMPLAINT PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE › Section 11-4 - Notice and Opportunity to Show Compliance

Current through July 13, 2024
Prior to commencing formal proceedings to refuse to renew,
				  suspend or revoke the license or permit of an alleged offender, the Board shall
				  give notice by mail to the licensee and an opportunity to show compliance with
				  all lawful requirements for retention of the license within ten (10) days of
				  receipt of the notice.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 035 - Funeral Service Practitioners, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Funeral Service Practitioners, Board of › Chapter 11 - COMPLAINT PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE › Section 11-5 - Hearing Officer

Current through July 13, 2024
The Board may employ and secure a hearing officer to assist
				  and advise the Board in the conduct of a hearing and the preparation of
				  recommended findings of fact, conclusions of law and order.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 035 - Funeral Service Practitioners, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Funeral Service Practitioners, Board of › Chapter 11 - COMPLAINT PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE › Section 11-6 - Service of Notice and Formal Complaint

Current through July 13, 2024
The IBM shall serve a Notice and Complaint by mail at least
				  thirty (30) days prior to the date set for hearing. It shall be sent by
				  certified or registered mail with return receipt to the licensees known
				  address.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 035 - Funeral Service Practitioners, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Funeral Service Practitioners, Board of › Chapter 11 - COMPLAINT PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE › Section 11-7 - Answer or Appearance

Current through July 13, 2024
The licensee shall file an Answer or Notice of Appearance,
				  which shall be received by the Board at least three (3) working days prior to
				  the date set for hearing in the matter.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 035 - Funeral Service Practitioners, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Funeral Service Practitioners, Board of › Chapter 11 - COMPLAINT PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE › Section 11-8 - Default

Current through July 13, 2024
In the event of the failure of a licensee to answer or
				  otherwise appear within the time allowed, a default shall be entered and the
				  allegations as set forth in the Notice and Complaint shall be taken as true and
				  an order of the Board entered accordingly.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 035 - Funeral Service Practitioners, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Funeral Service Practitioners, Board of › Chapter 11 - COMPLAINT PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE › Section 11-9 - Contested Case Hearings

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The hearing
				officer shall preside over the formal contested case hearing which shall be
				conducted pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and Chapter 2 of
				the Office of Administrative Hearing rules for contested cases.
(b) All testimony shall be recorded verbatim
				by a competent reporter or by electronic recording devices. If the written
				transcript is prepared at the request of a party, the cost of the transcript
				shall be paid by the party making the request, unless the Board for good cause
				shown waives assessment of such costs.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 035 - Funeral Service Practitioners, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Funeral Service Practitioners, Board of › Chapter 11 - COMPLAINT PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE › Section 11-10 - Appeals

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Appeals from Board decisions are governed
				by the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and Wyoming Rules of Appellate
				Procedure.
(b) Costs of transcripts
				and any reasonable costs assessed by the Board regarding the record on appeal
				shall be borne by the party making the appeal.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 1 - REGULATION GOVERNING ACCESS TO RECORDS › Section 1-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
This regulation is promulgated by authority of Wyoming
				  Statutes §
									
										23-1-302, §
									
										23-1-303, §
									
										16-3-103(j)
									§
									
										16-4-202 through §
									
										16-4-204.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 1 - REGULATION GOVERNING ACCESS TO RECORDS › Section 1-2 - Adoption of Uniform Rules

Current through July 13, 2024
The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission thereby incorporates by
				  reference the following uniform rules:
(a) Chapter 2 - Uniform Procedures, Fees,
				Costs, and Charges for Inspecting, Copying, and Producing Public Records
				adopted by the Department of Administration and Information and effective on
				September 6, 2016, found at:
http://rules.wyo.gov
.
(b) For these rules incorporated by
				reference:
(i) The Wyoming Game and Fish
				Commission has determined that incorporation of the full text of these rules
				would be cumbersome or inefficient given the length or nature of the
				rules;
(ii) The incorporation by
				reference does not include any later amendments or editions of the incorporated
				matter beyond the applicable date identified in subsection (a) of this section;
				and,
(iii) The incorporated rules
				are maintained at the Wyoming Game and Fish Department headquarters office in
				Cheyenne and are available for public inspection and copying at the same
				location.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 1 - REGULATION GOVERNING ACCESS TO RECORDS › Section 1-3 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
In addition to the definitions set for in Title 23 of the
				  Wyoming Statutes and Chapter 2, General Hunting Regulations, the Commission
				  also adopts the following definitions for the purpose of this chapter:
(a) "Geographic Information" means any
				location information collected by the Department or Commission related to the
				legal harvest of wildlife killed under a Department issued big game, furbearer
				hunting or trapping, game bird, small game, trophy game or wild bison license
				at a scale finer than a hunt area, or finer than a management area
				designation.
(b) "Personally
				Identifiable Information" means a person's name, address, electronic mail
				address, date of birth, telephone number, driver's license number, social
				security number, passport number, sportsperson identification number, tax
				identification number or any part of the preceding information.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 1 - REGULATION GOVERNING ACCESS TO RECORDS › Section 1-4 - Release of Information from Legally Taken Wildlife

Current through July 13, 2024
W.S. §
									
										16-4-203(d)(xx) and §
									
										23-1-302(r)
				   requires personally identifiable and
				  geographic information associated with the legal taking of wildlife within the
				  state to be for the sole use of the Commission, Wyoming Game and Fish
				  Department or an appropriate law enforcement office, and such information is
				  not a public record for purposes of W.S. §
									
										16-4-201 through §
									
										16-4-205.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 2 - GENERAL HUNTING REGULATION › Section 2-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
This regulation is promulgated by authority of Wyoming
				  Statutes §
									23-1-103, §
									23-1-302, §
									23-1-703, §
									23-2-101, §
									23-2-106, §
									23-3-104, §
									23-3-111, §
									23-3-304, §
									23-3-305, §
									23-3-306 and §
									23-3-308.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 2 - GENERAL HUNTING REGULATION › Section 2-3 - Bag Limits and Numbers of Licenses

Current through July 13, 2024
No person shall apply for or receive more than one (1)
				  license for each big game species during any one (1) calendar year, except as
				  otherwise provided in Commission Regulations. The maximum bag limit for big
				  game animals and trophy game animals for any person with the proper licenses
				  and permits shall not exceed the following number of animals: one (1) elk per
				  license; one (1) moose per license; one (1) bighorn sheep per license; one (1)
				  mountain goat per license; one (1) antelope per license; one (1) deer per
				  license; one (1) black bear per license; one (1) mountain lion per license; one
				  (1) gray wolf per license. Section
				  4 of this Chapter, Chapter 34, Depredation
				  Prevention Hunting Seasons and other Commission regulations may provide for
				  taking additional game animals with the proper licenses.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 2 - GENERAL HUNTING REGULATION › Section 2-4 - Issuance of Deer and Antelope Limited Quota Licenses, Reduced Price Doe/Fawn Licenses, Elk Limited Quota Licenses and Reduced Price Cow/Calf Licenses

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) For deer, no person shall apply for and
				receive more than one (1) full price deer license (General, Type 0, 1, 2, 3, 4,
				5 or 9) through the initial drawing. After the initial drawing is completed,
				any person may apply for and receive up to two (2) full price deer licenses
				provided that at least one (1) license is a Limited Quota Type 3 any
				white-tailed deer license. However, no person shall apply for and receive more
				than a total of two (2) full price deer licenses valid for the taking of
				antlered or any deer, of which not more than one (1) shall be valid for
				antlered or any mule deer.
(b) For
				doe/fawn deer, any person may apply for and receive a maximum of two (2)
				limited quota reduced price doe/fawn deer licenses (Type 6, 7 or 8) through the
				initial drawing. After the initial drawing is completed, any person may apply
				for and receive up to four (4) limited quota reduced price doe/fawn deer
				licenses. However, no person shall apply for and receive more than a total of
				four (4) limited quota reduced price doe/fawn deer licenses. In Hunt Areas 24
				or 65 after the leftover drawing is completed, any person may purchase an
				unlimited number of limited quota reduced price doe/fawn deer
				licenses.
(c) For antelope, no
				person shall apply for and receive more than one (1) full price antelope
				license (Type 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 9) through the initial drawing.
(d) For doe/fawn antelope, any person may
				apply for and receive a maximum of two (2) limited quota reduced price doe/fawn
				antelope licenses (Type 6, 7 or 8) through the initial drawing. After the
				initial drawing is completed, any person may apply for and receive up to four
				(4) limited quota reduced price doe/fawn antelope licenses. However, no person
				shall apply for and receive more than a total of four (4) limited quota reduced
				price doe/fawn antelope licenses.
(e) For elk, no person shall apply for and
				receive more than one (1) full price license (General, Type 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or
				9) and one (1) reduced price cow/calf license (Type 6, 7 or 8) through the
				initial drawing.
(i) After the initial
				drawing, a person may apply for and receive up to a total of three (3) elk
				licenses, of which no more than one (1) shall be a General, Type 0, 1, 2, 3 or
				9 license.
(ii) However, no person
				shall apply for and receive more than a total of three (3) elk licenses which
				shall include not more than one (1) General, Type 0, 1, 2, 3 or 9 license in a
				single hunting season, except as authorized in Commission
				regulations.
(iii) After the
				leftover drawing, any person may apply for and receive an unlimited number of
				Type 8 reduced price cow/calf elk licenses.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 2 - GENERAL HUNTING REGULATION › Section 2-5 - Open Hours for Taking Big Game, Small Game, Trophy Game, Upland Game Birds and Wild Turkey

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Big game, trophy
				game and small game animals may only be taken from one-half (1/2) hour before
				sunrise to one-half (1/2) hour after sunset.
(b) Except as otherwise provided, upland game
				birds and wild turkey may only be taken from one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise
				to sunset.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 2 - GENERAL HUNTING REGULATION › Section 2-6 - Retention of Evidence to Identify Sex, Species and Horn or Antler Development of Big Game Animal Harvested

Current through July 13, 2024
Any person who takes any big game animal in a hunt area where
				  the taking of either sex, species, or antler or horn development is controlled
				  or prohibited by regulation shall comply with this section while said animal is
				  in transportation from the site of the kill to the residence of the person
				  taking the animal, or delivered to a processor for processing.
(a) In hunt areas where the taking of any big
				game animal is restricted to antler point or horn size by regulation, the
				antlers or horns shall accompany the carcass, or edible portions
				thereof.
(b) In hunt areas where
				the taking of any big game animal is restricted to a specific sex of animal by
				regulation, either the visible external sex organs, head or antlers shall
				accompany the carcass, or edible portions thereof.
(c) In hunt areas where the taking of a
				species of deer is controlled or prohibited by regulation, either the head or
				the tail of the deer shall accompany the carcass or edible portion thereof as
				evidence of the species taken.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 2 - GENERAL HUNTING REGULATION › Section 2-7 - Dating and Display of Big and Trophy Game Animal/Wild Turkey/Sandhill Crane Carcass Coupons

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) When dating a
				carcass coupon, the entire day and month of the kill shall be completely cut
				out and removed.
(b) The carcass
				coupon shall be signed, dated and attached to the carcass of any big game or
				wild turkey or the carcass or hide of any trophy game animal in such a manner
				as to be plainly visible before leaving the site of the kill. The carcass
				coupon shall be attached to the carcass of any sandhill crane taken in limited
				quota areas in such a manner as to be plainly visible. When the animal is in
				transportation, the carcass coupon may be carried by the person accompanying
				the carcass so that the coupon shall not be lost. While quarters or pieces of
				an animal are being packed from the field, the carcass coupon shall remain with
				the person transporting the animal.
(c) Subsections
				7(a) and (b) shall be in
				addition to the requirements in W.S. §
									23-3-104.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 2 - GENERAL HUNTING REGULATION › Section 2-9 - Established Check Stations, Mandatory Reporting

Current through July 13, 2024
Every hunter, angler or trapper of furbearing animals shall
				  stop and report at every check station on route to or from the hunting, fishing
				  or trapping area regardless if the person has wildlife in possession. Upon
				  request of any authorized Department representative, anyone who has been
				  hunting, fishing or trapping shall produce a valid license and conservation
				  stamp, if required and special management permit, if required, for game
				  animals, game birds, furbearing animals or fish. Even if the game meat or fish
				  in possession has been cut and wrapped or processed, the person transporting
				  shall stop and report at the check station. Any person transporting wildlife
				  harvested in another state or country shall stop at check stations on their
				  route.
(a) Check stations shall be
				signed and established at a point on a highway or road clearly visible at a
				distance of not less than two hundred (200) yards in either
				direction.
(b) Check stations shall
				be at a point where flashing warning lights shall be visible to oncoming
				traffic for a distance of not less than two hundred (200) yards. The emergency
				warning lights on a marked law enforcement vehicle or a yellow flashing light
				on a marked Department non-enforcement vehicle shall be in operation.
(c) At least one (1) person working the check
				station shall be in Department uniform.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 2 - GENERAL HUNTING REGULATION › Section 2-10 - Placement of Name of Outfitter and Outfitter's License Number on Back of License

Current through July 13, 2024
Any big or trophy game hunter utilizing the services of an
				  outfitter shall legibly print the name of the outfitter, the outfitter's
				  license number and the type of outfitter license on the back of the licensee's
				  big or trophy game license.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 2 - GENERAL HUNTING REGULATION › Section 2-11 - Archery Hunting

Current through July 13, 2024
No person shall hunt big game or trophy game animals with
				  archery equipment during a special archery hunting season without first
				  obtaining an archery license and the applicable hunting license. An archery
				  license shall not be required in addition to a limited quota (Type 9) license
				  to participate in a limited quota archery only season. Legal archery equipment
				  and firearms may be used to hunt big game or trophy game animals during the
				  regular hunting seasons as set forth in Commission regulations.
(a) Archery hunters who are hunting during
				any special archery season and archery hunters who are hunting with a limited
				quota Type 9 archery only license are exempt from wearing an external garment
				of a fluorescent orange or fluorescent pink color.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 2 - GENERAL HUNTING REGULATION › Section 2-12 - Use of Aircraft to Spot or Locate Wildlife

Current through July 13, 2024
No person shall use any aircraft with the intent to spot,
				  locate and aid in the taking of any big game animal from August 1 through
				  January 31 of the following calendar year. Additionally, no person shall use
				  any aircraft to spot, locate and aid in the taking of any trophy game animal
				  during any open season. Nothing in this Section shall apply to the operation of
				  an aircraft in a usual manner where there is no attempt or intent to locate any
				  game animal, such as aircraft used for the sole purpose of passenger
				  transport.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 2 - GENERAL HUNTING REGULATION › Section 2-13 - Retrieval of Game Animals from the Field

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Department
				may require substantive proof from any person who fails to retrieve from the
				site of kill all edible portions of a big game animal as to why the edible
				portions were not removed from the field.
(b) Wounding and Retrieving. No person shall
				wound or kill any game animal without making a reasonable effort to retrieve it
				and reduce it to possession. For the purpose of this subsection, making a
				reasonable effort shall include a person physically going to the nearest
				location where the game animal was when a person attempted to take the game
				animal, in order to search for any sign the game animal was wounded or killed,
				and take the game animal into possession.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 2 - GENERAL HUNTING REGULATION › Section 2-14 - Baiting of Big Game Animals Prohibited Except by Qualified Persons

Current through July 13, 2024
Any legally blind person, person confined to a wheelchair,
				  person hunting with a permit issued pursuant to W.S. §
									23-3-304(d)(iv)
				  or any person hunting with a license issued pursuant to W. S. §
									23-1-705 (j)  may
				  place a bait for big game or take a big game animal by the use of
				  bait.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 2 - GENERAL HUNTING REGULATION › Section 2-15 - Transportation and Disposal of Deer, Elk and Moose Taken within Wyoming - Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Provisions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Deer, elk and
				moose taken in Wyoming may be transported within Wyoming to a camp, a private
				residence for processing, a taxidermist, a processor, or a CWD sample
				collection site in Wyoming, provided the head and all portions of the spinal
				column remain at the site of the kill or such parts are disposed of in any
				approved landfill or approved incinerator in Wyoming.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (a) of
				this section, only the following parts of any deer, elk or moose taken in
				Wyoming may be transported in Wyoming: edible portions with no part of the
				spinal column or head; cleaned hide without the head; skull or skull plate or
				antlers that have been cleaned of all meat and brain tissue; teeth; or,
				finished taxidermy mounts.
(c) Only
				the following parts of any deer, elk or moose taken in Wyoming may be
				transported to other states, provinces or countries: edible portions with no
				part of the spinal column or head; cleaned hide without the head; skull or
				skull plate or antlers that have been cleaned of all meat and brain tissue;
				teeth; or, finished taxidermy mounts. Whole deer, elk and moose carcasses shall
				not be transported out of Wyoming.
(d) Nothing in this section shall apply to
				the transportation or disposal of deer, elk and moose taken by any governmental
				agency or educational institution.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 2 - GENERAL HUNTING REGULATION › Section 2-16 - Importation of Deer, Elk or Moose Taken From Outside of Wyoming

Current through July 13, 2024
Deer, elk or moose taken from within any other state,
				  province or country shall only be imported into Wyoming if carcasses are
				  transported directly to a private residence for processing, to a taxidermist,
				  to a processor or to a CWD sample collection site provided the head and all
				  portions of the spinal column are disposed of in an approved landfill or
				  incinerator.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 2 - GENERAL HUNTING REGULATION › Section 2-17 - Mandatory CWD Sample Submission

Current through July 13, 2024
The Department may mandate hunters submit CWD samples from
				  harvested deer, elk and moose from designated hunt areas within Wyoming.
(a) Mandatory submission of CWD samples from
				harvested deer, elk and moose may be established annually by the Department
				when necessary to meet its CWD testing and monitoring requirements or to
				implement and evaluate management actions related to CWD. Mandatory CWD sample
				submission of deer, elk and moose shall end when the Department achieves
				sampling goals for designated hunt areas, as stipulated by Department personnel
				prior to enacting any mandatory CWD sample submission. The Department shall
				determine the type, time frame and method of CWD sampling required for
				submission.
(b) When the Department
				mandates hunters submit CWD samples, public notice shall be given through
				posting of mandatory submission requirements in Department offices and
				designated license selling agents, electronic or traditional mailings to known
				license holders (and other sportspersons) and through the Department website,
				publications and news releases.
(c)
				It shall be a violation of Commission regulation for a hunter to fail to submit
				mandated CWD samples in accordance with this section.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 2 - GENERAL HUNTING REGULATION › Section 2-18 - Temporary Hunter Safety Exception

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Any person born on or after January 1,
				1966, who has not received a certificate of competency and safety in the use
				and handling of firearms may apply to the Department for a special
				authorization to take wildlife with the use of a firearm while being
				accompanied by a mentor. A special authorization issued to an individual shall
				be in the possession of the recipient at all times while in the field. The
				applicant shall apply on the Department website.
(b) Any person acting as a mentor to a mentee
				with a special authorization pursuant to this section shall accompany the
				mentee at all times to provide constant supervision.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 2 - GENERAL HUNTING REGULATION › Section 2-19 - Areas Closed to the Taking of Specified Wildlife

Current through July 13, 2024
All areas within the State not opened by specific order of
				  the Commission shall be closed to the taking of all big game animals, trophy
				  game animals, small game animals, furbearing animals and game
				  birds.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 2 - GENERAL HUNTING REGULATION › Section 2-20 - Use of Specialized Hunting Technologies and Equipment

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) No person shall
				use any device attached to a legal firearm, muzzleloader or archery equipment,
				capable of producing a thermal or infrared image, or other imaging outside the
				normal visible light spectrum, with the intent to spot, locate and aid in the
				taking of any big game animal, trophy game animal or wild bison.
(b) No person shall use any real-time video
				photography equipment, thermal or infrared imaging device, or other imaging
				device outside the normal visible light spectrum with the intent to spot,
				locate and aid in the taking of any big game animal, trophy game animal or wild
				bison.
(c) A trail camera, or
				similar device, that can only store an image, picture or video inside the
				device, and which does not have the capability to utilize cellular or Wi-Fi
				technology to transmit images or video for remote viewing is permissible for
				use in the taking of any big game animal, trophy game animal or wild
				bison.
(d) No person shall sell or
				barter any geographic location information for any big game animal, trophy game
				animal or wild bison to aid in the taking of any big game animal, trophy game
				animal or wild bison.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 2 - GENERAL HUNTING REGULATION › Section 2-21 - Hunting Predatory Animals with Artificial Light or Lighting Devices, Thermal or Infrared Imaging or Other Light Imaging at Night on Public Lands

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Hunting of
				predatory animals on public or state land shall be in accordance with
				W.S.
				23-3-306.
(b) Any person hunting predatory animals on
				public land with an artificial light or lighting device, thermal or infrared
				imaging or other light imaging device shall display an activated infrared (IR)
				strobe beacon on their person visible from at least one hundred (100) yards in
				every direction. If the predator hunter is enclosed inside a vehicle, an
				activated IR strobe beacon shall be displayed on the exterior roof of the
				vehicle so as to be visible for at least one hundred (100) yards around the
				vehicle.
(c) Hunting of predatory
				animals at night with artificial light or lighting devices, thermal or infrared
				imaging or other light imaging on public land shall be closed from September 1
				through December 31.
WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION
By: ___________________________
Richard Ladwig, President
Dated: April 16, 2024