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Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 47 - GRAY WOLF HUNTING SEASONS › Section 47-3 - Hunting Seasons Established

Current through July 13, 2024
There shall be open seasons for the hunting of gray wolves as
				  set forth in this regulation. This regulation shall go into effect from and
				  after the date gray wolves are removed from the federal list of experimental
				  nonessential populations, endangered species or threatened species in Wyoming.
				  This regulation shall remain in effect until modified or repealed by the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 47 - GRAY WOLF HUNTING SEASONS › Section 47-4 - Hunting Regulations for Gray Wolves Designated as Trophy Game Animals

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) All gray wolves within the Wolf Trophy
				Game Management Area and Seasonal Wolf Trophy Game Management Area as described
				in W.S. §
									23-1-101(a) (xii) (B) (I) and
				(II) are designated as trophy game animals.
				These regulations, and any allowance for hunting, do not apply to lands
				administered by the National Park Service within Grand Teton National Park or
				the National Elk Refuge. Gray wolves in Wyoming are designated as predatory
				animals as defined in W.S. §
									23-1-101(a) (viii)
				(B) except for:
(i) Those areas where gray wolves are
				designated as trophy game animals; and,
(ii) Yellowstone National Park;
				and,
(iii) The Wind River
				Reservation, except on non-Indian owned fee titled lands.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 47 - GRAY WOLF HUNTING SEASONS › Section 47-7 - Area Closures

Current through July 13, 2024
Areas administered by the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land
				  Management or the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission in which human presence is
				  prohibited to protect wintering wildlife shall be closed to gray wolf hunting
				  during the time period for which the areas have been closed to human
				  presence.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 47 - GRAY WOLF HUNTING SEASONS › Section 47-8 - Take of Wolves Designated as Predatory Animals

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Any person
				who takes a gray wolf designated as a predatory animal as set forth in Section
				4(a) shall be required to report the kill to a district game warden, district
				wildlife biologist or Department personnel at a Game and Fish Department
				Regional Office within ten (10) days after the date the gray wolf was killed.
				The person shall be required to provide their name and address, the date the
				gray wolf was killed, the sex of the gray wolf and the location of the site of
				kill (identified by the section, range and township, or UTM coordinates). In
				addition, the Department may request the person to voluntarily provide a
				genetics sample from the gray wolf for testing to assess genetic
				connectivity.
(b) Surrender of
				electronic radio tracking devices. Any person taking a gray wolf designated as
				a predatory animal as set forth in Section 4(a) of this chapter wearing an
				electronic radio tracking device shall surrender the device to the Department
				when registering a gray wolf in accordance with registration dates in Section
				8(a) of this chapter.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 49 - PRIVATE STOCKING OF COLD-BLOODED WILDLIFE › Section 49-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
These regulations are promulgated by authority of Wyoming
				  Statutes §
									
										23-1-102(a)(xiv), §
									
										23-1-103, §
									
										23-1-302, §
									
										23-4-101, §
									
										23-4-102 and §
									
										23-6-207.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 49 - PRIVATE STOCKING OF COLD-BLOODED WILDLIFE › Section 49-2 - 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) "Broker" means an
				individual or entity that acts as an intermediary between the hatchery of
				origin and the applicant listed on the private fish stocking
				authorization.
(b) "Brokerage
				Receipt" means the receipt that was provided to a broker by the Wyoming Game
				and Fish Department (Department) for completion and signature by the owner or
				authorized agent of the Department approved private fish hatchery upon transfer
				of fish to the broker.
(c)
				"Drainage" means the river or stream proper and the area of land, including all
				streams and standing waters, which drain into that river or stream. For the
				purpose of this regulation, drainage shall be defined at the eight digit
				hydrologic unit code (8-digit HUC).
(d) "Environmental Assessment" means
				identification and analysis of potential effects on wildlife resources as
				defined by the Department.
(e)
				"Fish Stocking" means the release of fish, fish eggs or fish gametes into the
				waters of this state.
(f) "Koi"
				means all ornamental varieties of
Cyprinus rubrofuscus
;
				ornamental varieties of domesticated carp sometimes identified as
C.
				carpio
.
(g) "Stocking
				Receipt" means the private fish stocking authorization receipt that was
				provided to the private fish hatchery owner by the Department with the private
				fish stocking authorization upon approval of the private fish stocking
				application or application renewal.
(h) "Transgenic" means an organism that
				contains genetic material into which DNA from an unrelated organism has been
				artificially introduced and shall not include hybrids of tropical, coldwater,
				coolwater or warmwater fish species as defined in Commission Regulation Chapter
				69, Importation and Possession of Live Cold-Blooded Wildlife.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 49 - PRIVATE STOCKING OF COLD-BLOODED WILDLIFE › Section 49-3 - Stocking Restrictions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The stocking of amphibians, reptiles,
				mollusks, crustaceans, their viable gametes (eggs and sperm), fertilized eggs,
				or any hybrid into the waters of this state is prohibited in Commission
				Regulation Chapter 69, Importation and Possession of Live Cold-Blooded Wildlife
				unless authorized in writing by the Chief of Fisheries.
(b) The possession or stocking of transgenic
				cold-blooded wildlife is prohibited.
(c) No aquatic invasive species or fish that
				are determined by the Department to pose a threat to existing wildlife
				populations shall be authorized for stocking.
(d) Live amphibians and reptiles shall not be
				placed in ornamental ponds (as defined in Commission Regulation Chapter 69,
				Importation and Possession of Live Cold-Blooded Wildlife), except that legally
				obtained aquatic turtles may be held in ornamental ponds that have been
				constructed or fenced to prevent escape, but shall also require an
				importation/possession permit per Commission Regulation Chapter 69, Importation
				and Possession of Live Cold Blooded Wildlife.
(e) Mollusks and crustaceans shall not be
				placed in ornamental ponds per Commission Regulation Chapter 69, Importation
				and Possession of Live Cold-Blooded Wildlife.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 49 - PRIVATE STOCKING OF COLD-BLOODED WILDLIFE › Section 49-4 - Application for Authorization to Stock Fish

Current through July 13, 2024
No fish, fish eggs or fish gametes shall be stocked in the
				  waters of this state unless authorized in accordance with this
				  regulation.
(a) Any person intending
				to acquire fish for stocking waters on privately owned lands shall submit an
				application for Private Fish Stocking Authorization on forms provided by the
				Department to the Chief of Fisheries at least ten (10) business days before the
				intended stocking date, unless otherwise specified in this regulation. A
				separate application is required for each body of water or stream for which
				fish stocking authorization is requested and for each time stocking is to
				occur.
(b) Any person wishing to
				stock marine fish, tropical fish, Goldfish (
Carassius auratus
)
				or koi into ornamental ponds (as defined in Commission Regulation Chapter 69,
				Importation and Possession of Live Cold-Blooded Wildlife) is exempted from the
				private fish stocking authorization requirements of this section. Application
				for authorization is not required. Those fish shall not be released or allowed
				to escape into the waters of this state.
(i)
				Stocking any other nongame fish (as defined in Commission Regulation Chapter
				69, Importation and Possession of Live Cold-Blooded Wildlife) into ornamental
				ponds is subject to all of the requirements of this regulation and requires an
				importation/possession permit in accordance with Commission Regulation Chapter
				69, Importation and Possession of Live Cold-Blooded Wildlife.
(ii) Stocking of game fish in ornamental
				ponds shall be restricted to coldwater, coolwater and warmwater fish (as
				defined in Commission Regulation Chapter 51, Private Fish Hatcheries) in
				accordance with Section
				6 of this regulation and is subject to all
				other requirements of this regulation and requirements described in Commission
				Regulation Chapter 69, Importation and Possession of Live Cold-Blooded
				Wildlife.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 49 - PRIVATE STOCKING OF COLD-BLOODED WILDLIFE › Section 49-5 - Terms of Authorization

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Upon approval, the applicant shall ensure
				that stocking of the authorized stocking site is completed prior to the end of
				the calendar year as indicated on the Private Fish Stocking
				Authorization.
(b) The water to be
				stocked, species, numbers and source for stocking shall not deviate from the
				private fish stocking authorization except that the number of fish to be
				stocked may exceed the authorized number by a maximum of twenty-five percent
				(25%).
(c) If any changes to an
				authorization are desired, a request for an amended private fish stocking
				authorization shall be submitted to the Chief of Fisheries for approval. Upon
				approval, the original authorization shall be void.
(d) Failure to comply with any portion of
				this regulation may result in denial of future private fish stocking in
				Wyoming.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 49 - PRIVATE STOCKING OF COLD-BLOODED WILDLIFE › Section 49-6 - Types of Fish Stocking

Current through July 13, 2024
Unless otherwise specified in this section, only fish
				  originating from a Department approved private fish hatchery, as defined in
				  Commission Regulation Chapter 51, Private Fish Hatcheries, shall be approved
				  for stocking. A list of Department approved private fish hatcheries is
				  available from the Department.
(a)
				Game Fish Stocking. The only game fish that may be approved for private fish
				stocking shall be coldwater, coolwater, or warmwater fish species as defined in
				Commission Regulation Chapter 51, Private Fish Hatcheries.
(b) Nongame Fish Stocking.
(i) Vegetation Control. Only Grass Carp
				(
Ctenopharygodon idella
) shall be authorized for stocking to
				control aquatic vegetation. Any person intending to acquire Grass Carp for
				stocking waters on privately owned lands shall submit a Grass Carp stocking
				application on a form provided by the Department to the Chief of Fisheries at
				least thirty (30) days before the intended stocking date.
(A) Stocking of grass carp in any canal,
				stream, river or water impounded by the damming of any natural stream is
				prohibited. Applications to stock Grass Carp shall be considered only for lakes
				or ponds that meet the following escape prevention criteria:
(I) The lakes or ponds must be contained
				entirely within privately owned lands which derive their source of water from
				surface runoff, natural springs, wells or waters lawfully diverted from a
				natural stream;
(II) The lakes or
				ponds will not be inundated by a 100 year flood on any adjacent stream or river
				or have been adequately bermed to prevent inundation by a 100 year flood event;
				and,
(III) All lake or pond inflows
				and outflows have been adequately screened to prevent escape of Grass
				Carp.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 49 - PRIVATE STOCKING OF COLD-BLOODED WILDLIFE › Section 49-7 - Species New to a Drainage

Current through July 13, 2024
If an applicant for a private fish stocking authorization
				  requests to stock a fish species not already existing in a drainage, the
				  applicant shall prepare and submit an environmental assessment as defined by
				  the Department at the expense of the applicant. The Department shall review the
				  environmental assessment and private fish stocking authorization application
				  for final approval or denial.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 49 - PRIVATE STOCKING OF COLD-BLOODED WILDLIFE › Section 49-8 - Requesting an Appeal to a Department Decision

Current through July 13, 2024
The applicant for a Grass Carp stocking application or a
				  private fish stocking authorization application or amendment may appeal any
				  Department decision made under the authority of this regulation by submitting a
				  written request to the Chief of Fisheries at Department headquarters for
				  reconsideration within thirty (30) consecutive days from the date of receipt of
				  their denial letter. If an applicant fails to request an appeal within thirty
				  (30) consecutive days from the date they received notification that a stocking
				  application or amendment has been denied, the applicant shall waive their
				  ability to make any future appeal request regarding the denied stocking
				  authorization. Appeals shall be conducted in accordance with the Department
				  Decision Appeals Process described in Commission Regulation Chapter 51, Private
				  Fish Hatcheries.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 49 - PRIVATE STOCKING OF COLD-BLOODED WILDLIFE › Section 49-9 - Transportation of Fish

Current through July 13, 2024
Transportation of live fish shall be in accordance with
				  Commission Regulation Chapter 51, Private Fish Hatcheries. Persons Transporting
				  Goldfish (
Carassius auratus
) or koi for stocking into
				  ornamental ponds (as defined in Commission Regulation Chapter 69, Importation
				  and Possession of Live Cold-Blooded Wildlife) are exempted from the placarding
				  requirements of that regulation.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 49 - PRIVATE STOCKING OF COLD-BLOODED WILDLIFE › Section 49-10 - Records

Current through July 13, 2024
Upon completion of fish stocking under a Private Fish
				  Stocking Authorization, the owner or authorized agent of the Department
				  approved private fish hatchery or broker shall immediately complete the
				  stocking receipt. The stocking receipt shall be legible, shall include the date
				  stocked, species stocked, lengths of fish stocked, number stocked, and shall be
				  signed and dated. Upon signature, the stocking receipt shall serve as
				  affirmation from the private fish hatchery or broker that fish have been
				  stocked in accordance with the approved private fish stocking authorization and
				  that the stocking receipt is an accurate record of the fish stocking event. The
				  Department approved private fish hatchery owner, authorized agent or broker
				  shall submit a copy of the completed and signed stocking receipt to the
				  applicant and submit the original completed and signed receipt to the Chief of
				  Fisheries within fifteen (15) days after stocking. An incomplete or illegible
				  stocking receipt will not be accepted by the Department.
(a) In the event that a broker is authorized
				to transport or stock the fish, the broker shall have the owner or authorized
				agent of the Department approved private fish hatchery that is providing the
				fish complete the brokerage receipt. The receipt shall be legible and shall
				include the date of transfer, species, lengths of fish, numbers of fish
				transferred and the signature of the private fish hatchery owner or authorized
				agent. The broker shall submit the completed brokerage receipt to the Chief of
				Fisheries within fifteen (15) days of the stocking event. An incomplete or
				illegible receipt will not be accepted by the Department.
(b) Following the stocking of Grass Carp, the
				applicant shall submit the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Grass Carp Ploidy
				Release Authorization to the Chief of Fisheries within fifteen (15) days of the
				stocking event.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 49 - PRIVATE STOCKING OF COLD-BLOODED WILDLIFE › Section 49-11 - Removal of Unauthorized Species

Current through July 13, 2024
Unauthorized stocking of Cold Blooded wildlife may require
				  removal of said species or complete depopulation within a time frame and method
				  determined by the Department at the expense of the private fish stocking
				  applicant.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 49 - PRIVATE STOCKING OF COLD-BLOODED WILDLIFE › Section 49-12 - Effective Date

Current through July 13, 2024
These regulations are effective January 1, 2023 and shall
				  remain in effect until modified or rescinded by the
				  Commission.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 50 - FISHING PRESERVES › Section 50-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
These regulations are promulgated by authority of Wyoming
				  Statutes §
									
										23-1-102(a)(xiv), §
									
										23-1-103, §
									
										23-1-302, §
									
										23-3-401, §
									
										23-5-201, §
									
										23-5-202, § 23 - 5203, §
									
										23-5-204 and §
									
										23-6-207.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 50 - FISHING PRESERVES › Section 50-2 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
"Fishing Preserve Waters" is defined in W.S. §
									
										23-5-202 and references "normal stream flow"
				  defined below. Other definitions shall be as set forth in Title 23, Wyoming
				  Statutes, Commission regulations, and the Commission also adopts the following
				  definition:
(a) "Normal Stream Flow"
				means the average daily flow (ADF) as determined by the Department.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 50 - FISHING PRESERVES › Section 50-3 - Licensing

Current through July 13, 2024
Licensing shall be in accordance with W.S. §
									
										23-5-203. In addition:
(a) Any person desiring to operate a fishing
				preserve shall submit proper fees and make application on forms provided by the
				Wyoming Game and Fish Department (Department). A map and legal description to
				the quarter (1/4) section, or latitude-longitude coordinates in degrees,
				minutes and seconds, or in universal transverse mercator (UTM) coordinates of
				all privately owned lands to be included in the fishing preserve shall be
				provided. If privately owned lands are leased, a copy of the lease agreement
				shall also be included with the license application form.
(b) It shall be a violation of this
				regulation for the fishing preserve licensee to stock or maintain any species
				of fish not listed on the license application approved by the
				Department.
(c) A person may
				request to amend a fishing preserve license by submitting a written request to
				the Chief of Fisheries. The amendment shall specify the requested changes to
				the original fishing preserve license. The amendment request shall be reviewed
				by the Department and approved or denied.
(d) A fishing preserve license expires on the
				last day of the calendar year for which the license was issued.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 50 - FISHING PRESERVES › Section 50-6 - Permission to Fish, Method of Take and Verification of Catch

Current through July 13, 2024
As provided in W.S. §
									
										23-5-204, any licensee, during the term of
				  their license may grant permission to other persons to take fish from a
				  licensed fishing preserve water and to charge a fee for fishing; no fishing
				  license is required.
(a) Fishing
				preserve licensees may set their own creel limits. All other regulations in
				Commission Regulation Chapter 46, Fishing Regulations shall apply.
(b) The fishing preserve licensee shall issue
				a Department provided receipt or a written statement to any person removing
				fish from the fishing preserve. That statement shall include the species and
				number harvested, date harvested, fishing preserve licensee name, and name of
				person in possession of harvested fish. The person in possession of the
				harvested fish shall retain possession of the written statement while in
				possession of the fish.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 50 - FISHING PRESERVES › Section 50-7 - Removal of Unauthorized Species

Current through July 13, 2024
Introduction of unauthorized fish species may require removal
				  of said species or complete depopulation of fishing preserve waters within a
				  time frame and by a method determined by the Department. These actions include,
				  but are not limited to:
1) total or
				partial fishing preserve depopulation, due to possession of unauthorized
				species, or presence of fish disease pathogens of concern; or,
2) the capture of or destruction of escaped
				aquatic wildlife.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 50 - FISHING PRESERVES › Section 50-8 - Requesting an Appeal to a Department Decision

Current through July 13, 2024
The applicant for a fishing preserve license or an amendment
				  to a license may appeal any Department decision made under the authority of
				  this regulation by submitting a written request for reconsideration to the
				  Chief of Fisheries at Department headquarters within thirty (30) consecutive
				  days from the date of receipt of their response letter. If an applicant fails
				  to request an appeal within thirty (30) consecutive days from the date they
				  received notification that a fishing preserve license or amendment has been
				  denied, the applicant shall waive their ability to make any future appeal
				  request regarding the Department decision. Appeals shall be conducted in
				  accordance with the Department Decision Appeals Process described in Commission
				  Regulation Chapter 51, Private Fish Hatcheries.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 50 - FISHING PRESERVES › Section 50-9 - Revocation of License

Current through July 13, 2024
Failure to comply with any section within this regulation or
				  with conditions placed on the license at the time of issuance shall be
				  considered just cause for revocation of a fishing preserve license. Revocation
				  of a license by the Commission shall be carried out in accordance with
				  Commission Regulation Chapter 27, Rules of Practice Governing Contested Cases
				  before the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 51 - PRIVATE FISH HATCHERIES › Section 51-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
These regulations are promulgated by authority of Wyoming
				  Statutes §
									
										23-1-102(a)(xiv), §
									
										23-1-103, §
									
										23-1-302, §
									
										23-4-101, §
									
										23-4-102, §
									
										23-4-103, § 23 - 4104, §
									
										23-4-201,
				  §
									
										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 51 - PRIVATE FISH HATCHERIES › Section 51-4 - Designation as a Department Approved Private Fish Hatchery

Current through July 13, 2024
Private fish hatcheries shall not stock, sell or transfer or
				  receive any live fish, fish eggs or fish gametes in Wyoming unless designated
				  as a Department approved private fish hatchery by the Chief of
				  Fisheries.
(a) The Chief of Fisheries
				may designate an in-state private fish hatchery as a Department approved
				private fish hatchery if they meet the following requirements:
(i) The hatchery owner is in possession of a
				valid commercial fish hatchery license;
(ii) Valid fish health and AIS hatchery
				inspection reports that are required in Section
				5 of this
				regulation indicate that the hatchery is free of AIS of concern and all lots at
				the hatchery are free of pathogens of concern in accordance with this
				regulation; and,
(iii) The licensee
				has met the reporting and record keeping requirements in Section
				14 of this regulation.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 51 - PRIVATE FISH HATCHERIES › Section 51-5 - Private Fish Hatchery Inspections

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A fish health inspection and AIS hatchery
				inspection shall be required of all fish hatcheries seeking designation as a
				Department approved private fish hatchery unless exempted below. Fish health
				and AIS hatchery inspections shall be conducted annually in accordance with
				this regulation.
(i) The Department shall
				exempt private fish hatcheries licensed primarily for tropical or ornamental
				fish from the specific fish health inspection requirements of this
				section.
(ii) The Department may
				exempt private fish hatcheries licensed primarily for tropical or ornamental
				fish or solely for baitfish from the specific AIS inspection requirements of
				this section.
(A) Private fish hatcheries
				exempted from the specific inspection requirements of this section may be
				required to provide evidence, allow inspections, or implement procedures
				necessary to ensure AIS of concern and pathogens of concern will not be spread
				or introduced to the waters of this state.
(iii) A fish hatchery seeking designation as
				a Department approved private fish hatchery may request an exception to the
				specific requirements of this section by submitting a written proposal to the
				Department. The Chief of Fisheries may approve such exceptions so long as the
				probability of introducing an AIS of concern or pathogen of concern is
				minimal.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 51 - PRIVATE FISH HATCHERIES › Section 51-6 - Pathogens of Concern

Current through July 13, 2024
The following pathogens are based on their presence within
				  Wyoming and the potential threat to the aquatic resources of the state.
(a) Emergency Prohibited Fish Pathogens shall
				include:
(i)
Ceratonova
				Shasta
- Ceratomyxosis of Salmonids;
(ii)
Herpesvirus salmonis
Type 2;
(iii) Infectious
				Hematopoietic Necrosis - IHN virus;
(iv) Infectious Pancretic Necrosis of
				Salmonids - IPN virus;
(v)
Oncorhynchus masou
virus diease - OMVD;
(vi)
Rhabdovirus carpio
-
				Spring Viremia of Carp; and,
(vii)
				Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia - VHS virus.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 51 - PRIVATE FISH HATCHERIES › Section 51-7 - Aquatic Invasive Species of Concern

Current through July 13, 2024
The following AIS are categorized based on their presence or
				  distribution within Wyoming and the potential threat to the aquatic resources
				  of the state.
(a) Emergency prohibited
				AIS shall include all members of the genus
Dreissena
,
				including, but not limited to, Zebra Mussel
D. polymorphia
and
				Quagga Mussel
D. rostriformis
;
(b) Prohibited AIS shall include:
(i) All members of the genus
Hypopthalmichthys
, including, but not limited to, Bighead Carp
H. nobilis
, Silver Carp
H. molitrix
, and
				Largescale Silver Carp
H. harmandi
;
(ii) Black Carp -
Mylopharyngodon
				piceus
;
(iii) All members
				of the genera
Channa
and
Parachanna
in the
				family Channidae (snakeheads);
(iv)
				Rusty Crayfish -
Orconectes rusticus
;
(v) Hydrilla -
Hydrilla
				verticillata
; and,
(vi)
				Eurasian Watermilfoil -
Myriophyllum spicatu
.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 51 - PRIVATE FISH HATCHERIES › Section 51-8 - Courses of Action for Fish Disease and AIS for In-State Department Approved Private Fish Hatcheries

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) If at any time an AIS of concern or
				pathogen of concern is known or suspected to be present at the private fish
				hatchery or water supply, the Chief of Fisheries may rescind designation as a
				Department approved private fish hatchery.
(b) If a pathogen of concern is suspected
				present at the private fish hatchery or in the water supply, all fish, fish
				eggs and fish gametes shall be confined to their rearing units and no fish,
				fish eggs or fish gametes shall be transferred from, to or within the facility
				until confirmatory sampling has been completed, reasonable action has been
				determined and the Chief of Fisheries has authorized the hatchery to resume
				normal operations or reinstated designation as a Department approved private
				fish hatchery.
(c) Upon
				confirmation of the finding of a pathogen of concern, the hatchery owner shall
				immediately initiate reasonable action. Fish killed by a pathogen of concern
				shall be disposed of as prescribed by the Department.
(i) Reasonable action for emergency
				prohibited fish pathogens or prohibited fish pathogens shall include immediate
				destruction of all lots at the facility by incineration or burial (deep burial
				utilizing lime). Chemical disinfection of said facility shall then be planned
				and executed as prescribed in the reasonable action from the Chief of
				Fisheries.
(ii) Reasonable action
				for a regulated pathogen may include, but shall not be limited to, destruction
				of the infected lots or quarantine and treatment with the best available
				technology to eradicate the pathogen.
(A) Two
				(2) consecutive inspections shall be conducted within a six (6) month period at
				least one (1) month apart to determine that there is no occurrence of the
				regulated pathogen prior to stocking any fish, fertilized eggs or
				gametes.
(B) Eggs taken from
				broodstocks infected with Enteric Redmouth, Furunculosis or Whirling Disease
				that have been disinfected per Department protocol may be reared, shipped or
				sold if approved in writing by the Chief of Fisheries.
(C) Non-infected lots may be stocked, with
				written permission by the Chief of Fisheries, only into waters that would pose
				no threat to naturally reproducing fish populations (i.e., isolated "stock
				ponds" with no outlet or effluent).
(D) Stocking of infected lots into the waters
				of this state shall be prohibited.
(iii) Reasonable action for a
				Reportable/notifiable pathogen may include, but shall not be limited to,
				destruction of the infected lots or quarantine and treatment with the best
				available technology to eradicate the pathogen. Follow up testing may be
				required to confirm the pathogen has been eradicated.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 51 - PRIVATE FISH HATCHERIES › Section 51-9 - Courses of Action for Fish Disease and AIS for Out-of-State Department Approved Private Fish Hatcheries

Current through July 13, 2024
The following actions apply to all known or suspected cases
				  of AIS of concern and pathogens of concern.
(a) It shall be a violation of this
				regulation to import any fish, fish eggs, fish gametes or other cold-blooded
				aquatic wildlife into Wyoming from an aquaculture facility known or suspected
				to have an AIS of concern or pathogen of concern unless an exception is
				approved by the Chief of Fisheries per Section
				5(a) of this
				regulation.
(b) If at any time an
				AIS of concern or pathogen of concern is known or suspected at an out-of-state
				Department approved private fish hatchery, the Chief of Fisheries may prohibit
				the importation of fish, fish eggs or fish gametes and rescind designation as a
				Department approved private fish hatchery. Prohibition of importation may be
				lifted and designation as a Department approved private fish hatchery
				reinstated when reasonable action and prescribed follow up sampling have been
				completed.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 51 - PRIVATE FISH HATCHERIES › Section 51-10 - Sale, Transfer or Stocking of Live Fish or Fish Eggs

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Importation of fish to an in-state
				private fish hatchery shall be in accordance with Commission Regulation Chapter
				69, Importation and Possession of Live Cold-Blooded Wildlife.
(b) No live fish, fish eggs or fish gametes
				shall enter or leave a private fish hatchery for any purpose unless the
				hatchery is currently designated as a Department approved private fish
				hatchery.
(c) The hatchery owner or
				authorized agent shall only provide fish, fish eggs or fish gametes for the
				purpose of stocking into waters of this state after first obtaining a copy of a
				private fish stocking authorization issued to the approved applicant by the
				Department or a brokerage receipt issued to a broker by the Department per
				Commission Regulation Chapter 49, Private Stocking of Cold-Blooded Wildlife.
(i) It shall be a violation of this
				regulation to release any aquatic wildlife into waters of this state except
				those authorized on the private fish stocking authorization issued per
				Commission Regulation Chapter 49, Private Stocking of Cold-Blooded
				Wildlife.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 51 - PRIVATE FISH HATCHERIES › Section 51-11 - Transportation of Fish, Fish Eggs or Fish Gametes

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Only water from a well, protected or
				treated spring, or municipal water supply shall be used to transport fish or
				fish eggs within Wyoming. Surface water including rearing units, ponds or
				streams shall not be used for transport.
(b) Shipments shall only include fish species
				authorized by the Department and shall not contain any plants designated as AIS
				or any other cold-blooded wildlife.
(i) Any
				person transporting fish shall immediately notify the Chief of Fisheries if the
				shipment is found or suspected to contain an AIS. No water, fish, plants or
				other organisms shall leave the stocking tank until the Department has
				inspected the shipment and determined an appropriate course of
				action.
(ii) The stocking of any
				fish species not authorized by the Department shall be a violation of W.S.
				§
										
											23-4-101 and the hatchery owner shall be
				subject to the penalties described therein.
(iii) The stocking of any amphibians,
				reptiles, mollusks, crustaceans, their viable gametes (eggs and sperm) or
				fertilized eggs not authorized by the Department shall be a violation of
				Commission Regulation Chapter 69, Importation and Possession of Live Cold
				Blooded Wildlife.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 51 - PRIVATE FISH HATCHERIES › Section 51-12 - Live Baitfish Hatcheries

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) For the purposes of this regulation,
				"commercially produced live baitfish" shall be defined as set forth in
				Commission Regulation Chapter 46, Fishing Regulations.
(b) Live baitfish shall only be obtained as
				commercially produced live baitfish and shall only be obtained as adult fish
				from a Department approved private fish hatchery.
(c) Commercially produced live baitfish shall
				not be imported for use in a private fish hatchery without appropriate written
				authorization as described in Commission Regulation Chapter 69, Importation and
				Possession of Live Cold-Blooded Wildlife, Section
				10.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 51 - PRIVATE FISH HATCHERIES › Section 51-13 - Aquaponics, Fish Farms and Mollusk and Crustacean Aquaculture Operations

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Aquaponics operations and hobby fish
				farms that utilize only marine fish, tropical fish, Goldfish (
Carassius
				auratus
) or koi (as defined in Commission Regulation Chapter 49,
				Private Stocking of Cold-Blooded Wildlife) are exempt from all requirements of
				this regulation except that those fish shall not be stocked, released or
				allowed to escape into the waters of this state.
(b) Aquaponics operations and hobby fish
				farms that utilize game fish or nongame fish other than those listed in
				subsection (a) of this section shall be considered private fish hatcheries,
				shall be licensed and bonded in accordance with Section
				3 of this regulation, and shall meet all
				AIS, fish health inspection and other requirements of this
				regulation.
(c) No person shall
				utilize mollusks or crustaceans in any aquaculture operation unless authorized
				in writing by the Chief of Fisheries.
(d) The use of any AIS of concern is
				prohibited in aquaculture operations.
(i)
				Wyoming Department of Agriculture regulations may apply to the use of certain
				plants not listed as AIS of concern in aquaponics operations.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 51 - PRIVATE FISH HATCHERIES › Section 51-14 - Records

Current through July 13, 2024
On forms provided or approved by the Department, a licensee
				  or authorized agent shall maintain on the premises of the private fish
				  hatchery, or at the licensee's residence, legible, current, accurate and
				  complete records and fish health and AIS inspection reports for a minimum of
				  the past three (3) years.
(a) Records
				shall identify the lot, species, numbers, age and lengths of all fish, fish
				eggs and fish gametes in possession and that have been received, shipped,
				purchased, reared, sold, disposed of, escaped or died. Records shall also
				include the names and addresses of all suppliers and recipients, fish rearing
				locations, the identifying numbers of any authorizations required for a
				transaction and the dates of all transactions. Upon request, all records shall
				be produced for inspection by the Department.
(i) Required records, or legible copies,
				shall be submitted semi-annually to the Chief of Fisheries by January 15 and
				July 15 for activities that occurred during the six (6) month period prior to
				the month records are due.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 51 - PRIVATE FISH HATCHERIES › Section 51-15 - Escaped or Disposed of Fish

Current through July 13, 2024
If fish escape into the drainage receiving effluent from a
				  private fish hatchery, the licensee or authorized agent shall notify the Chief
				  of Fisheries within twenty-four (24) hours. Dead fish shall not be disposed
				  into hatchery effluent waters or waters of this state.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 51 - PRIVATE FISH HATCHERIES › Section 51-16 - Catchout Ponds

Current through July 13, 2024
Fish hatcheries may operate one (1) catchout pond per
				  licensed location in accordance with W.S. §
									
										23-4-102 for the sole purpose of fishing. The
				  catchout pond shall not be used for fish, fish egg or fish gamete
				  production.
(a) Method of take. Fish
				can only be taken from a catchout pond by legal fishing methods. Each hatchery
				owner may set creel or size limits. A fishing license is not required. All
				other Commission fishing regulations apply.
(b) Receipt for Removal of Fish. The
				commercial fish hatchery licensee or authorized agent shall issue a written
				statement to any person removing fish from a catchout pond. The statement shall
				include species and number harvested, date harvested, licensee name and name of
				person in possession of harvested fish. The person in possession of the
				harvested fish shall retain possession of the written statement while in
				possession of the fish.
(c)
				Transportation of Live Fish Prohibited. No person shall transport live fish,
				live fish eggs or fish gametes from a catchout pond unless authorized in
				writing by the Chief of Fisheries.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 51 - PRIVATE FISH HATCHERIES › Section 51-17 - Requesting an Appeal to a Department Decision

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The licensee or owner of a private fish
				hatchery may appeal a Department decision made under the authority of this
				regulation by submitting a written request to the Chief of Fisheries at
				Department headquarters for reconsideration within thirty (30) consecutive days
				from the date of receipt of written notification of the decision being
				contested. If a licensee or owner of a private fish hatchery fails to request
				an appeal within thirty (30) consecutive days, the licensee or owner shall
				waive their ability to make any future appeal of the Department's decision.
				Appeals shall be conducted in accordance with the Department Decision Appeals
				process in this Regulation.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 51 - PRIVATE FISH HATCHERIES › Section 51-18 - Department Decision Appeals Process

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) This process applies to appeals allowed
				in the Requesting an Appeal to a Department Decision section of this regulation
				and Commission Regulations Chapter 49, Private Stocking of Cold-Blooded
				Wildlife; Chapter 50, Fishing Preserves and Chapter 53, Landowner Fishing Lakes
				or Ponds.
(b) Upon receipt of a
				written request for reconsideration, the Chief of Fisheries shall establish a
				Department Decision Review Board (Board) consisting of five (5) Department
				employees no more than two (2) of whom were directly involved in the initial
				decision.
(i) The Board shall review the
				Department's decision and may consider any additional information provided by
				the applicant.
(ii) The Board shall
				either uphold the Department's decision or approve the appeal request, in full
				or in part. The Board's decision shall be sent to the appellant as a certified,
				registered letter with return receipt within fifteen (15) consecutive days of
				the Board receiving the written request for appeal.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 51 - PRIVATE FISH HATCHERIES › Section 51-19 - Revocation of License

Current through July 13, 2024
Failure to comply with any portion of this regulation may
				  result in a Department request to the Commission for revocation of license.
				  Revocation of a license by the Commission shall be carried out in accordance
				  with Commission Regulation Chapter 27, Rules of Practice Governing Contested
				  Cases before the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 51 - PRIVATE FISH HATCHERIES › Section 51-20 - Disposition of Fish, Fish Eggs or Fish Gametes Upon Revocation or Denial of or Failure to Renew License

Current through July 13, 2024
If a commercial fish hatchery license is revoked or renewal
				  application denied or a licensee fails to renew a license after a private fish
				  hatchery has begun operations, no fish or fish eggs or fish gametes may be
				  imported into or removed from the aquaculture facility. All fish, fish eggs or
				  fish gametes at the aquaculture facility must be inventoried and disposed of in
				  a manner approved by the Chief of Fisheries within sixty (60) days of the date
				  of license revocation or renewal denial or failure to renew. After this sixty
				  (60) day period, all fish, fish eggs or fish gametes on the premises shall
				  become the property of the State and may be disposed of by the
				  Department.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 52 - TAKE OF NONGAME WILDLIFE FROM WITHIN WYOMING › Section 52-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
This regulation is promulgated by authority of Wyoming
				  Statutes §
									
										23-1-103 and §
									
										23-1-302.