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Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 25 - FALCONRY AND RAPTOR PROPAGATION REGULATION › Section 25-3 - Falconry Permit

Current through July 13, 2024
Persons desiring to take, transport, receive or possess any
				  raptor(s) shall make written application for a falconry permit to the
				  Department in accordance with the following provisions:
(a) An application for a falconry permit
				shall include proof of successful completion of a falconry examination
				administered by the Department or proof of a previously held falconry permit
				for the class applied for.
(b)
				Falconry Permit Conditions.
(i) A Wyoming
				falconry permit or a falconry permit from another state, tribe, or territory
				meeting federal falconry standards shall be required before any person may
				take, transport, receive or possess any raptor for falconry purposes or
				practice falconry in Wyoming. A falconry permit expires five (5) years from the
				date of issuance or renewal unless otherwise restricted or revoked in writing
				by the Department or suspended by court action. The Department may revoke any
				falconry permit for failure to comply with any condition of the permit or this
				regulation. A permittee dissatisfied with the Department's decision to revoke a
				permit may request a hearing before the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission. A
				request for hearing shall be made in writing to the Chief of the Wildlife
				Division within ten (10) business days after receipt of the notice from the
				Department revoking the permit. The hearing shall be conducted in accordance
				with commission Regulation Chapter 27, Rules of Practice Governing Contested
				Cases before the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission, revised as of January 22,
				2014, and which does not include any later amendments or editions of the
				incorporated matter. A copy of all Commission regulations can be viewed at any
				Department Regional Office or the Headquarters Office.
(A) If a falconry permit has lapsed for less
				than five (5) years, it may be reinstated at the previous class the permittee
				held if proof of falconry certification for that class is furnished to the
				Department.
(B) If a falconry
				permit has lapsed for five (5) years or more, it may be reinstated at the
				previous class the permittee held if proof of certification at that class is
				furnished to the Department and the permittee correctly answers at least eighty
				percent (80%) of the questions on a supervised falconry examination
				administered by the Department. The permittee's facilities shall pass
				inspection by the Department prior to possessing any raptor(s).
(C) In cases where a permit has been revoked
				or suspended by the Department for failing to comply with conditions of the
				permit or this regulation, the Department shall reissue a permit after the
				applicant has provided satisfactory documentation that the conditions which
				resulted in the revocation or suspension have been corrected and the
				revocation/suspension period has ended.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 25 - FALCONRY AND RAPTOR PROPAGATION REGULATION › Section 25-4 - Classes of Permits to Practice Falconry

Current through July 13, 2024
The Department shall issue three (3) classes of falconry
				  permits: Apprentice, General and Master, based upon their experience in
				  falconry as follows:
(a) Apprentice
				Falconer Permit Requirements and Provisions.
(i) Shall be at least twelve (12) years of
				age and if less than eighteen (18) years of age, shall have a parent or legal
				guardian who is legally responsible for the apprentice's activities, sign the
				permittee's application.
(ii) Shall
				correctly answer at least eighty percent (80%) of the questions on a supervised
				falconry examination administered by the Department.
(iii) Shall submit a letter from a Master
				Falconer or a General Falconer with a valid state, tribal, or territorial
				falconry permit who is at least eighteen (18) years old and has at least two
				(2) years experience as a General Falconer or equivalent, stating that he shall
				assist the permittee as necessary, in: learning about husbandry and training of
				raptors held for falconry; relevant wildlife laws and regulations; and deciding
				what species of raptor is appropriate for the permittee to possess while an
				Apprentice.
(iv) Shall possess no
				more than one (1) raptor for use in falconry in accordance with
				50 CFR
				21.29, revised as of October 1, 2018, and
				does not include any later amendments or editions of the incorporated matter;
				including wild, captive-bred, or hybrid raptors. A copy of 50 CFR Part 21.29
				can be viewed at any Department Regional Office or the Headquarters
				Office.
(v) May take any wild
				raptor less than one (1) year old, except an eyas.
(vi) Shall not possess a raptor taken from
				the wild as an eyas.
(vii) Shall
				not possess an imprinted raptor.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 25 - FALCONRY AND RAPTOR PROPAGATION REGULATION › Section 25-5 - Falconry Examination

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The examination administered by the
				Department shall cover care and handling of raptors, federal and state laws and
				regulations relevant to falconry and other appropriate subject
				matter.
(b) Any applicant failing
				to correctly answer at least eighty percent (80%) of the questions on the
				examination shall be allowed to retake the examination at thirty (30) day
				intervals.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 25 - FALCONRY AND RAPTOR PROPAGATION REGULATION › Section 25-6 - Facilities, Care, and Equipment Requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
No person may possess a raptor without first providing
				  adequate facilities and equipment to humanely house and care for the raptor
				  under the following provisions:
(a)
				All raptors held under a falconry permit shall be kept in humane and healthy
				conditions.
(i) Raptor facilities shall
				protect raptors from the environment, excessive disturbance, predators,
				domestic animals and other raptors. The permittee is responsible for the
				maintenance and security of raptors in his possession.
(A) Raptors may be housed together untethered
				if they are compatible with each other.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 25 - FALCONRY AND RAPTOR PROPAGATION REGULATION › Section 25-8 - Acquisition, Transfer, Release, Loss or Rebanding of a Raptor

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) If a permittee acquires, transfers,
				rebands, or microchips a raptor; or if a raptor a permittee possesses is
				stolen; or if a permittee loses a raptor to the wild and does not recover it
				within thirty (30) consecutive days; or if a raptor possessed for falconry
				dies; the permittee must report the change within ten (10) days by entering the
				required information in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ePermit System or by
				submitting Service Form 3-186A to the Department. The permittee of a stolen
				raptor shall also report such theft to the Department and to the U.S. Fish and
				Wildlife Service Law Enforcement special agent in charge for the
				area.
(b) Permittees shall keep
				copies of all electronic database submissions documenting take, transfer, loss,
				rebanding, theft or micro-chipping of each falconry raptor until five (5) years
				after the raptor is transferred, lost or has died.
(c) Permittees shall adhere to the following
				regulations prior to permanently releasing a raptor to the wild;
(i) If the species is not native to Wyoming,
				or is a hybrid of any kind, it shall not be released to the wild.
(ii) If the species to be released is native
				to Wyoming and is captive-bred, a permittee shall not release the raptor to the
				wild unless he has written permission from the Department. If permitted to do
				so, the raptor shall be hacked (allowed to adjust) to the wild at an
				appropriate time of year and an appropriate location. The permittee shall
				remove any falconry band and report release of the raptor by entering the
				required information in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ePermit System or by
				submitting Service Form 3-186A to the Department.
(iii) If the species to be released is native
				to Wyoming and was taken from the wild, it may be released at an appropriate
				time of year and an appropriate location. The permittee shall remove any
				falconry band and report release by entering the required information in the
				U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ePermit System or by submitting Service Form
				3-186A to the Department.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 25 - FALCONRY AND RAPTOR PROPAGATION REGULATION › Section 25-9 - Banding, Tagging or Implanting Micro-chips in Raptors Used in Falconry

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) When flown free, a hybrid raptor shall
				have at least two (2) attached radio transmitters to help locate it.
(b) A captive-bred raptor shall be banded
				with a seamless metal band in accordance with
				50 CFR
				21.30, revised as of October 1, 2018, and
				which does not include any later amendments of the incorporated matter. If a
				seamless band is removed or lost, within ten (10) days from the day it is
				removed or noted missing, the permittee shall report it and request a
				replacement U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service nonreusable band from the
				Department. The permittee shall submit the required information electronically
				immediately upon rebanding or micro-chipping the raptor in the U.S. Fish and
				Wildlife Service ePermit System or by submitting Service Form 3-186A to the
				Department. The permittee shall replace a band that is removed or lost, or may
				implant an ISO (International Organization for Standardization) compliant
				(134.2 kHz) microchip in the raptor and report the microchip information in the
				U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ePermit System or by submitting Service Form
				3-186A to the Department. A copy of 50 CFR Part 21.30 can be viewed at any
				Department Regional Office or the Headquarters Office.
(c) A permittee shall not band a raptor
				removed from the wild with a seamless numbered band.
(d) Any wild caught northern goshawk
				(
Accipiter gentilis
), Harris's hawk (
Parabuteo
				unicinctus
), peregrine falcon or gyrfalcon (
Falco
				rusticolus
) possessed must be banded with a permanent, nonreusable,
				numbered U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service leg band that the Department will
				supply. A permittee may purchase and implant an ISO-compliant (134.2 kHz)
				microchip in the raptor in addition to the band. Contact the Department for
				information on obtaining and disposing of bands. Permittees may request bands
				from the Department in advance of any effort to capture a raptor.
(e) If the band must be removed or is lost
				from a raptor obtained from the wild it shall be reported within five (5) days
				to the Department and the permittee shall then do at least one of the
				following:
(i) Request a U.S. Fish and
				Wildlife Service nonreusable band from the Department. Immediately upon
				rebanding the raptor, the permittee shall report it by entering the required
				information (including band number and microchip information) in the U.S. Fish
				and Wildlife Service ePermit System or by submitting Service Form 3-186A to the
				Department.
(ii) Obtain and implant
				an ISO-compliant (134.2 kHz) microchip in the raptor and report the microchip
				information in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ePermit System or by
				submitting Service Form 3-186A form to the Department.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 25 - FALCONRY AND RAPTOR PROPAGATION REGULATION › Section 25-10 - Additional Provisions for the Practice of Falconry

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Raptors removed from the wild for
				falconry are always considered wild raptors.
(b) General Falconers or Master Falconers may
				hack falconry raptors.
(i) Any raptor a
				permittee is hacking counts against his possession limit and shall be a species
				the permittee is authorized to possess.
(ii) Any hybrid or raptor not native to
				Wyoming shall have two (2) attached functioning radio transmitters during
				hacking.
(iii) Permittees shall not
				hack raptors near nesting areas of a federally threatened or endangered bird
				species or any other locations where raptors are likely to harm Federally
				listed, threatened or endangered animal species.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 25 - FALCONRY AND RAPTOR PROPAGATION REGULATION › Section 25-11 - Hunting with Raptors

Current through July 13, 2024
A person holding a valid Wyoming hunting license for game
				  birds or small game animals and a license to hunt with falcon may take game
				  birds and small game animals in and during any of the established hunting areas
				  and seasons in accordance with existing Wyoming Game and Fish Commission
				  regulations under the following provisions:
(a) Persons hunting with raptors may take
				game birds without distinction as to sex.
(b) A permittee may allow a raptor to feed on
				a prey animal taken unintentionally, provided that the prey animal is not taken
				into the falconer's possession.
(i)
				Unintentional take of any federally listed threatened or endangered species
				shall be reported to the Department and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Ecological
				Services Field Office in Cheyenne within five (5) business days of the take
				event.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 25 - FALCONRY AND RAPTOR PROPAGATION REGULATION › Section 25-12 - Most Restrictive State or Federal Regulation

Current through July 13, 2024
State and federal regulations govern the taking, possession
				  and transportation of all raptors. In all cases, the most restrictive
				  regulation, whether federal or state, shall apply.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 25 - FALCONRY AND RAPTOR PROPAGATION REGULATION › Section 25-13 - Raptor Propagation

Current through July 13, 2024
For the purpose of raptor propagation, the Wyoming Game and
				  Fish Commission hereby adopts Title 50, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part
				  21.30 entitled Raptor Propagation Permits, revised as of October 1, 2018. These
				  regulations govern the propagation of raptors in captivity, the permitting
				  criteria and regulatory requirements to maintain raptors in captivity for
				  captive propagation, including annual reporting for raptors propagated within
				  the State of Wyoming. Violations of the federal regulation pertaining to raptor
				  propagation shall be considered violations of Commission regulations. Any
				  future amendments, additions or revisions in the federal regulations governing
				  raptor propagation shall be adopted by the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission
				  prior to becoming law in Wyoming. A copy of Title 50 CFR Part 21.30 may be
				  viewed at Department Regional Offices and Headquarters.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 25 - FALCONRY AND RAPTOR PROPAGATION REGULATION › Section 25-14 - Violations of Commission Regulations

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A violation of federal regulations or of
				Commission regulations pertaining to the maintenance or use of a falconry
				permit issued to an applicant under Sections
				3 and
				4 of this Chapter shall not be grounds, in
				and of itself, for revocation of any raptor propagation permit issued to an
				applicant under Section
				13 of this Chapter.
(b) A violation of federal regulations or of
				Commission regulations pertaining to the maintenance and use of a raptor
				propagation permit issued to an applicant under Section
				13 of this Chapter shall not be grounds,
				in and of itself, for revocation of any falconry permit issued to an applicant
				under Sections
				3 and
				4 of this Chapter.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 26 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING HUNTER SAFETY › Section 26-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
This regulation is promulgated by the authority of W.S.
				  §
									
										23-1-302 and §
									
										23-2-106.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 26 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING HUNTER SAFETY › Section 26-2 - Regulation

Current through July 13, 2024
The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission (Commission) hereby
				  adopts the following regulation governing hunter safety. This regulation shall
				  remain in effect until modified or repealed by the
				  Commission.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 26 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING HUNTER SAFETY › Section 26-3 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
For the purpose of this regulation all terms and definitions
				  will be as set forth in Title 23, Wyoming Statutes, and the Commission also
				  adopts the following definitions:
(a)
				"Accompanied" means being directly supervised at all times by a mentor who is
				within sight and direct voice contact.
(b) "Certified instructor" means an
				individual or entity certified by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department to
				conduct hunter safety courses.
(c)
				"Certificate of competency and safety in the use and handling of firearms"
				means a certification issued for the completion of an approved hunter safety
				course.
(d) "Mentee" means a person
				who has received special authorization from the Department to take wildlife and
				who has not received a certificate of competency and safety in the use and
				handling of firearms. A mentee shall be accompanied by a mentor at all times
				while hunting.
(e) "Mentor" means a
				person who has attained the age of majority, can demonstrate he has obtained a
				certificate of competency and safety in the use and handling of firearms,
				possesses a valid Wyoming hunting license and is directly supervising not more
				than one (1) mentee at a time while in the field.
(f) "Vendor" means a Department approved
				online hunter safety course provider.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 26 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING HUNTER SAFETY › Section 26-4 - Hunter Safety Instructor Certification

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Certified
				instructor workshops shall be conducted by the Department to certify or upgrade
				volunteer hunter safety instructors.
(b) All volunteer instructors shall assist a
				certified instructor in a hunter safety course prior to being certified as an
				instructor. All instructors shall attend a new instructor orientation workshop
				within two (2) years of becoming a certified instructor. Either of these
				requirements may be waived after Department evaluation of the applicant's prior
				teaching experience. Instructors for approved vendors are exempt from this
				provision.
(c) If a certified
				instructor is not available locally, a volunteer may be certified at the
				discretion of the Department.
(d)
				Any person may assist a certified instructor in teaching a class provided the
				certified instructor is in attendance.
(e) All volunteer persons who wish to become
				certified instructors shall complete an application form provided by the
				Department. This application process may include a criminal/child abuse history
				check of the applicant.
(f) All
				applicants shall possess a certificate of competency and safety for the
				completion of an approved course in the use and handling of firearms.
(g) Volunteer hunter safety instructors may
				be certified based on the supervision, evaluation and recommendation of an
				active certified instructor with at least two (2) years of current active
				service in the Wyoming Hunter Safety Program. The supervising hunter safety
				instructor shall be assigned by the Department.
(h) No person who has applied to become a
				certified instructor shall receive an instructor certification if the
				Department could suspend or revoke that person under the criteria in Section
				5.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 26 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING HUNTER SAFETY › Section 26-5 - Suspension or Revocation of Instructor Certification

Current through July 13, 2024
Instructor certification may be suspended or revoked by the
				  Department for the following reasons:
(a) Conviction of a violation of Game and
				Fish statutes or Commission regulations; or,
(b) Conviction of possession, sale or use of
				any controlled substance; or,
(c)
				Conviction of a felony offense; or,
(d) Conviction of a domestic violence
				offense; or,
(e) Misuse of firearms
				or demonstration of unsafe conduct with firearms; or,
(f) Documented public complaint concerning
				misconduct or failure to teach a hunter safety course as prescribed by the
				Department; or,
(g) Fraudulent
				activity leading to improper certification of students.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 26 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING HUNTER SAFETY › Section 26-6 - Hunter Safety Course

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The hunter
				safety course shall consist of a minimum of twelve (12) hours and a maximum of
				eighteen (18) hours of instruction. The twelve (12) hour minimum may be waived
				for a hunter safety course provided by an approved vendor. The eighteen (18)
				hour maximum may be waived when the course is offered by a school system.
				Instruction shall include the following subjects:
(i) Hunter responsibility, ethics and
				sportsmanship.
(ii) Safe use of
				firearms and archery equipment.
(iii) Outdoor safety.
(iv) Game care and wildlife
				identification.
(v) Game and Fish
				statutes and regulations.
(vi)
				Principles of wildlife management.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 26 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING HUNTER SAFETY › Section 26-7 - Fees for Hunter Safety Course

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) There shall be
				no charges by the Department for participation of students in a hunter safety
				course.
(b) Certified instructors
				may charge each student a fee, not to exceed ten ($10) dollars, to offset
				out-of-. pocket expenses such as, but not limited to, classroom and equipment
				rental or supplies.
(i) Exception: Hunter
				safety courses conducted through community colleges or adult education programs
				may have the course fee assigned by the sponsoring organization.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 26 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING HUNTER SAFETY › Section 26-8 - Instructor Responsibility

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Certified
				instructor(s) share responsibility with the Department for determining a
				student's eligibility certification.
(b) Certified instructors shall provide the
				Department with all the information necessary for adequate and accurate record
				keeping and certification of students. This information shall be submitted on a
				form provided by the Department.
(c) If a volunteer hunter safety instructor
				does not participate in a class at least once every three (3) years, the
				instructor shall be removed from an active participation status and placed on
				an inactive status. To regain an active status, an instructor shall assist an
				active instructor with one (1) course of at least twelve (12) hours duration.
				Their participation shall be recorded on the supervising instructor's
				report.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 26 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING HUNTER SAFETY › Section 26-9 - Certification of Students

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Department
				shall issue an original certificate of competency and safety in the use and
				handling of firearms to any person successfully completing the approved Wyoming
				Hunter Safety Course.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 26 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING HUNTER SAFETY › Section 26-10 - Hunter Mentor Program

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 valid for one (1) year from the date of issue and shall be in the possession
				of the recipient at all times while in the field. The application may be
				obtained from Headquarters, Department Regional Offices or the Department's
				website: (http://wgfd.wyo.gov). No person shall apply for and receive more than
				one (1) special authorization to hunt with a mentor.
(b) Any person acting as a mentor to a mentee
				with a special authorization pursuant to this section shall not provide
				supervision for more than one (1) mentee at a time in the field and 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 26 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING HUNTER SAFETY › Section 26-11 - Bowhunter Education

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Wyoming
				Game and Fish Department shall endorse the bowhunter education cards of
				students whose cards are issued by the National Bowhunter Education Foundation
				upon the certification of qualified bowhunter education instructors in
				Wyoming.
(b) All graduates of the
				bowhunter education program in Wyoming shall meet or exceed the requirements
				set forth by the National Bowhunter Education Foundation. This endorsement
				shall make cards issued in Wyoming reciprocal with states that require a
				mandatory bowhunter education program.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 26 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING HUNTER SAFETY › Section 26-12 - Violation of Commission Regulations

Current through July 13, 2024
Failure to abide by the provisions of this regulation shall
				  be punishable as provided by Wyoming statutes for violation of Commission
				  regulations.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 26 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING HUNTER SAFETY › Section 26-13 - Savings Clause

Current through July 13, 2024
If any provision of this regulation shall be held to be
				  illegal or unconstitutional, such a ruling shall not affect other provisions of
				  this regulation which can be given effect without the illegal or
				  unconstitutional provision; and, to this end, the provisions of this regulation
				  shall be severable.
WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION
By:_______
Aaron Clark, President July 10, 2012
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 27 - RULE OF PRACTICE GOVERNING CONTESTED CASES BEFORE THE WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION › Section 27-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
This regulation is promulgated by authority of W.S. §
									
										16-3-107, §
									
										16-3-108, §
									
										16-3-109, §
									
										16-3-110, §
									
										16-3-111, §
									
										16-3-112, §
									
										16-3-113, §
									
										16-3-114, §
									
										16-3-115, and §
									
										23-1-303.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 27 - RULE OF PRACTICE GOVERNING CONTESTED CASES BEFORE THE WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION › Section 27-2 - 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) "Contestee" means the
				person, persons, firm, or corporation licensed by law under the jurisdiction of
				the Commission and against whom the Department is proceeding.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 27 - RULE OF PRACTICE GOVERNING CONTESTED CASES BEFORE THE WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION › Section 27-3 - Notice

Current through July 13, 2024
Contested cases shall be commenced by a notice sent by the
				  Department to the contestee. The notice shall include a statement setting
				  forth:
(a) The name and address of each
				contestee.
(b) A statement in
				ordinary and concise language of the facts upon which the contest is based,
				including, whenever applicable, particular reference to the statutes, rules,
				and orders allegedly violated.
(b)
				A statement of the legal authority and jurisdiction under which the hearing is
				to be held.
(c) A statement of
				time, place and nature of hearing.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 27 - RULE OF PRACTICE GOVERNING CONTESTED CASES BEFORE THE WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION › Section 27-4 - Service

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Notice shall be served upon each
				contestee at least twenty (20) days prior to the date set for
				hearing.
(b) Service of the Notice
				or of any other document or pleading required to be served may be made either
				personally or by mailing to the last known address of the contestee. If
				personal service is made, the return of service shall be made by the
				certification of the person who made such service. Such return of service may
				be filed with the Commission prior to the commencement of the
				hearing.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 27 - RULE OF PRACTICE GOVERNING CONTESTED CASES BEFORE THE WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION › Section 27-5 - Subpoenas

Current through July 13, 2024
Upon application of any party, the Commission, or its
				  designated presiding officer, shall issue subpoenas requiring the appearance of
				  witnesses for the purpose of taking evidence or requiring the production of any
				  relevant books, papers or other documents.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 27 - RULE OF PRACTICE GOVERNING CONTESTED CASES BEFORE THE WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION › Section 27-6 - Hearing

Current through July 13, 2024
At the date, time and place of hearing set by the
				  Commission, or its designated presiding officer, and in accordance with the
				  Notice given, the Commission, or a presiding officer designated by the
				  Commission, shall hear all matters presented. All matters enumerated in the
				  notice shall be presented by an officer, agent or attorney acting on behalf of
				  the Department. Any contestee may be represented personally or by counsel,
				  provided that such counsel is duly authorized to practice law in the State of
				  Wyoming or otherwise associated at the hearing with an attorney authorized to
				  practice law in this State.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 27 - RULE OF PRACTICE GOVERNING CONTESTED CASES BEFORE THE WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION › Section 27-7 - Order of Procedure at Hearing

Current through July 13, 2024
As nearly as may be, hearings shall be conducted in
				  accordance with the following order of procedure:
(a) Each party may make an opening
				statement.
(b) The Department's
				evidence will be presented.
(c) The
				Contestee's evidence will be presented.
(d) Each party may offer rebuttal
				evidence.
(e) After all proceedings
				have been concluded, the person presiding at the hearing shall declare the
				hearing closed. Members of the Commission and the designated presiding officer
				may examine witnesses. The presiding officer may allow evidence to be offered
				out of the order herein prescribed.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 27 - RULE OF PRACTICE GOVERNING CONTESTED CASES BEFORE THE WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION › Section 27-8 - Re-Opening Hearing

Current through July 13, 2024
The Commission may reopen a hearing on its own motion or
				  upon motion of any party for good cause shown.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 27 - RULE OF PRACTICE GOVERNING CONTESTED CASES BEFORE THE WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION › Section 27-9 - Supersedes Old Rules

Current through July 13, 2024
These Rules of Practice shall supersede the Rules of
				  Practice previously on file governing contests before the Commission.
WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION
By:
Mike Healy, President
Date: January 22, 2014
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 28 - REGULATION GOVERNING BIG OR TROPHY GAME ANIMAL OR GAME BIRD OR GRAY WOLF DAMAGE CLAIMS › Section 28-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
This regulation is promulgated by authority of Wyoming
				  Statutes §
									23-1-101, §
									23-1-102, §
									23-1-302, §
									23-1-304 and §
									23-1-901.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 28 - REGULATION GOVERNING BIG OR TROPHY GAME ANIMAL OR GAME BIRD OR GRAY WOLF DAMAGE CLAIMS › Section 28-4 - Permitted Hunting During Authorized Hunting Seasons

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A claimant shall not be eligible to
				receive an award for damage caused by big game animals, trophy game animals, or
				game birds unless hunting for the species for which damage compensation is
				claimed has been permitted during authorized hunting seasons on the land for
				which the verified claim has been filed. For an award to be allowed, the
				claimant shall allow hunting access to a sufficient number of hunters during
				authorized hunting seasons if the species of big game animals, trophy game
				animals, or game birds for which the verified claim was filed were present on
				the claimant's privately owned or leased land and adjoining Federal or State
				land during authorized hunting seasons delineated in subsection (ii)(A). If the
				species of big game animals, trophy game animals, or game birds for which the
				verified claim has been filed were not present on the claimant's privately
				owned or leased land and adjoining Federal or State land during the authorized
				hunting seasons as delineated in subsection (ii)(A), for an award to be allowed
				the claimant shall allow hunting access to a sufficient number of hunters
				during authorized hunting seasons delineated in (ii)(B) and (ii)(C) if
				requested by the Department. The claimant shall allow hunting access to a
				sufficient number of hunters during authorized hunting seasons delineated in
				(ii)(B) and (ii)(C) without access fees to hunters or the Department.
(i) For a claimant to be eligible to receive
				an award for damage on leased private land, the landowner and the lessee of the
				leased private land shall allow a sufficient number of hunters for the species
				for which damage compensation is claimed on the land for which the verified
				claim has been filed, and any adjoining landlocked Federal or State
				land.
(ii) Authorized hunting
				seasons include:
(A) Hunting seasons as
				established by Wyoming Game and Fish Commission regulation;
(B) Auxiliary management hunting seasons;
				or,
(C) Lethal taking of wildlife
				through a lethal take permit.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 28 - REGULATION GOVERNING BIG OR TROPHY GAME ANIMAL OR GAME BIRD OR GRAY WOLF DAMAGE CLAIMS › Section 28-6 - Investigation and Award of Verified Claims

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) When investigating damage claims, the
				Department shall utilize the standard of "more likely than not" in determining
				whether or not the damage was the result of big or trophy game animals or game
				birds, or gray wolves in accordance with W.S. §
									23-1-901 (g) and
				(h).
(b) The Department shall consider damage that
				was discovered by the claimant and reported to the nearest game warden,
				supervisor or Commission member within fifteen (15) consecutive days after the
				date the damage was discovered. Any damage that was reported more than fifteen
				(15) consecutive days after the date it was discovered by the claimant shall
				not be considered by the Department as damage under this regulation.
(c) The Department shall investigate the
				verified claim and either reject the claim or provide for a full or partial
				award to the claimant within ninety (90) consecutive days following the date
				the Office of the Department received the verified claim.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 29 - ISSUANCE AND SALE OF WYOMING INTERSTATE GAME TAGS › Section 29-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
This regulation is promulgated by authority of W.S. §
									
										23-1-302, §
									
										23-1-701, §
									
										23-2-101, §
									
										23-2-302, §
									
										23-3-106, §
									
										23-3-205, §
									
										23-6-111 and §
									
										23-6-207.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 29 - ISSUANCE AND SALE OF WYOMING INTERSTATE GAME TAGS › Section 29-2 - 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) "Approved records"
				means invoice forms approved by the Regional Wildlife Supervisor or Taxidermist
				Record forms supplied by the Department.
(b) "Game specimen(s)" means big game
				animals, trophy game animals, small game animals, game birds and game fish or
				parts thereof.
(c) "Game tag" means
				Wyoming interstate game tag.
(d)
				"Game tag distributor" means the entity authorized by the Department to act for
				the purpose of selling and accounting for game tags. Game tag distributor does
				not mean agency principal.
(e)
				"Game tag sub-agent" means an individual in employ of, or responsible to, the
				game tag distributor and authorized by the Department to sell game
				tags.
(f) "Properly completed"
				means all required portions of the game tag affidavit are completed with
				correct applicant information including the applicant's name, address, kind and
				amount of wildlife to be shipped or transported, hunter's name and license
				number, hunt area, harvest date, location, signatures of the applicant and game
				tag distributor or game tag sub-agent.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 29 - ISSUANCE AND SALE OF WYOMING INTERSTATE GAME TAGS › Section 29-3 - Issuance of Game Tags

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) No individual
				shall issue a game tag prior to completion of a Wyoming interstate game tag
				affidavit in triplicate on a form provided by the Department. Game tag
				distributors may, upon the written approval of the Regional Wildlife
				Supervisor, incorporate the game tag affidavit information into the game tag
				distributor's own business invoice.
(b) The original copy of the affidavit form
				shall accompany any game specimens) or parts thereof which shall be shipped or
				transported. A game tag distributor may game tag and ship any game specimen(s)
				of a nonedible nature that was taken outside of the State of Wyoming if the
				game tag distributor lists numbers of all game tags attached to the game
				specimen(s) and completes information documenting origin of said game
				specimen(s) on provided or approved record forms.
(c) The game tag affidavit shall be deemed
				null and void unless it has been properly completed and signed by the applicant
				and the game tag distributor or game tag sub-agent at the time the game tag is
				issued. In the event that an affidavit cannot be properly completed or any
				imported game specimen has been received by a game tag distributor without
				proper documentation, approval of a Department law enforcement officer shall be
				secured prior to the issuance of a game tag. A game tag distributor or game tag
				sub-agent shall properly complete a game tag affidavit or receive approval from
				a Department law enforcement officer prior to the issuance of a game
				tag.
(d) The information required
				and the format of the Department's interstate game tag affidavit shall not be
				altered.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 29 - ISSUANCE AND SALE OF WYOMING INTERSTATE GAME TAGS › Section 29-4 - Distribution, Reporting and Game Tag Commission

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Game tag
				distributors shall account for all game tags which have been sold by the
				distributor(s) or sub-agent(s) by providing to the Department the duplicate
				copy of the interstate game tag affidavit form or by providing to the
				Department a duplicate copy of the records of the game tag distributor on a
				form approved by the Department. Game tag distributors shall deliver a complete
				accounting of all game tags sold, unsold game tags, all fees and completed
				affidavits from game tags which have been sold to the Department enforcement
				officer who issued the same to the game tag distributor on or before January 10
				of the year following for which the game tags were valid. Taxidermists who are
				game tag distributors shall comply with the provisions of Commission
				regulations governing taxidermists.
(b) Game tag distributors shall receive a
				commission of two dollars ($2.00) for each game tag sold. Upon review and audit
				of each game tag distributor's annual report by the License Section of the
				Department, the game tag distributor shall be reimbursed for the amount of
				commission established in this subsection for each game tag sold.
(c) Game tag selling sub-agents shall be
				accountable to the game tag distributor for all aspects of proper transaction
				of sale and issuance of game tags.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 29 - ISSUANCE AND SALE OF WYOMING INTERSTATE GAME TAGS › Section 29-5 - Oath of Office

Current through July 13, 2024
All game tag distributors and game tag sub-agents shall be
				  required to execute an Oath of Office prior to the issuance and sale of game
				  tags. The Oath of Office for resident game tag distributors and sub-agents
				  shall be maintained on file by the Department. The Oath of Office for
				  nonresident game tag distributors and sub-agents shall be maintained on file at
				  the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Wildlife Division Law Enforcement, 5400
				  Bishop Boulevard, Cheyenne, Wyoming, 82006.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 29 - ISSUANCE AND SALE OF WYOMING INTERSTATE GAME TAGS › Section 29-6 - Inspection of Records

Current through July 13, 2024
All game tag distributors shall maintain true and correct
				  records of game tags issued to the distributor and sold by the distributor or
				  sub-agent on the premises of the entity from which the game tags are
				  sold.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 29 - ISSUANCE AND SALE OF WYOMING INTERSTATE GAME TAGS › Section 29-7 - Suspension or Revocation of Game Tag Distributors

Current through July 13, 2024
Game tag distributors may be suspended or revoked by the
				  Department for the following reasons:
(a) Conviction of violation of Title 23 State
				statutes or Commission regulations; or,
(b) The game tag distributor refused to allow
				Department law enforcement personnel to inspect the business premises and
				records dealing with game tags during reasonable business hours; or,
(c) The game tag distributor failed to keep
				or submit properly completed game tag affidavit records to the Department by
				January 10 of the year following for which the game tags were valid;
				or,
(d) The game tag distributor
				failed to return to the Department by January 10 of each year all unsold game
				tags or to pay in full the fee for all game tags sold the previous year.
WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION
By:
Mike Healy, President
Dated: January 22,2014
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 30 - FUR DEALERS › Section 30-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
This regulation is promulgated under authority of W.S. §
									23-1-102, W.S. §
									23-1-302, §
									23-1-304, §
									23-2-304, §
									23-3-401 and W.S. §
									23-6-207.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 30 - FUR DEALERS › Section 30-3 - Application for License

Current through July 13, 2024
Persons desiring to operate as a fur dealer shall make
				  application on a form provided by the Department and submit the application and
				  proper fee to a game warden in the area where the fur dealer's principal office
				  shall be located. In the case of a nonresident fur dealer, the application and
				  fee shall be submitted to the Department's Headquarters Office, License Sales
				  and Accounting Section.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 30 - FUR DEALERS › Section 30-4 - General Operation

Current through July 13, 2024
A licensed fur dealer may employ persons who buy and sell
				  hides and furs for the fur dealer provided said persons can immediately exhibit
				  proof when requested by a Department law enforcement officer that they are
				  employees of a licensed fur dealer and they also can exhibit a copy of the fur
				  dealer's license.