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Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 33 - SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, EDUCATIONAL OR SPECIAL PURPOSE PERMITS › Section 33-5 - Reporting

Current through July 13, 2024
The permittee shall submit a written annual report to the
				  Department Permitting Officer at Department Headquarters on or before January
				  31 following the year for which the permit was valid as per permit stipulation.
				  The report may be required to be submitted electronically. Final reports or
				  papers written as a result of permit activities shall be submitted upon
				  completion. If the permittee fails to submit the required written annual
				  report, data or records in an approved format, no future permit shall be issued
				  to that institution, entity or individual until the permit report requirements
				  are met. Failure to meet the reporting requirements stipulated in the permit
				  shall be a violation of this regulation.
(a) Permit reporting requirements as
				specified in the conditions of the permit may include, but are not limited to:
(i) The age, sex and number of each species
				of wildlife taken, the locality where taken by quarter (1/4) section, section,
				township, and range (or UTM coordinates to an equivalent level of precision)
				and individual animal geographic location data points.
(ii) The disposition of the animal(s), to
				include such information as to whether the animal was euthanized, marked,
				immobilized, administered drugs or released.
(iii) A detailed explanation of any
				educational presentation(s), a list of dates and locations the presentation(s)
				were conducted and the total number of people in attendance.
(iv) Activities accomplished under the
				permit.
(v) Any additional
				information the Department deems necessary.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 33 - SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, EDUCATIONAL OR SPECIAL PURPOSE PERMITS › Section 33-6 - Process for Appealing a Department Decision

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The applicant may appeal a permit denial
				or other Department decision made under the authority of this regulation by
				submitting a written request to the Department Permitting Officer at Department
				headquarters for reconsideration within thirty (30) consecutive days from the
				date of receipt of written notification of the decision being contested. If an
				applicant fails to request an appeal within thirty (30) consecutive days, the
				applicant shall waive their ability to make any future appeal request regarding
				the Department's decision.
(b) Upon
				receipt of a written request for reconsideration, the Permitting Officer shall
				notify the Chief of the Wildlife Division or Chief of the Fish Division as
				appropriate. The Chief 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 applicant 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 33 - SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, EDUCATIONAL OR SPECIAL PURPOSE PERMITS › Section 33-7 - Permit Revocation

Current through July 13, 2024
Conviction for violation of this regulation or failure on the
				  part of the permittee or any other person authorized to conduct activities
				  under the permit to comply fully with this regulation or the conditions of the
				  permit, may result in immediate revocation of said permit and refusal to issue
				  any future permits.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 33 - SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, EDUCATIONAL OR SPECIAL PURPOSE PERMITS › Section 33-8 - Controlling Regulations

Current through July 13, 2024
In the event of any conflict with this regulation involving
				  warm-blooded wildlife, the controlling regulation shall be Commission
				  Regulation Chapter 10
,
Importation and Possession of Live
				  Warm-Blooded Wildlife. In the event of any conflict with this regulation
				  involving cold-blooded wildlife, the controlling regulation shall be Commission
				  Regulation Chapter 69, Importation and Possession of Live Cold-Blooded
				  Wildlife.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 33 - SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, EDUCATIONAL OR SPECIAL PURPOSE PERMITS › Section 33-9 - 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 34 - AUXILIARY MANAGEMENT HUNTING SEASONS › Section 34-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
This regulation is promulgated by authority of W.S. §
									23-1-302(a)(i),
				  (viii), (xiv), (xvi) and (xxii) and §
									23-1-703(b)(c).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 34 - AUXILIARY MANAGEMENT HUNTING SEASONS › Section 34-2 - 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) "Auxiliary Management
				Hunting Seasons" means hunting seasons for big game animals, trophy game
				animals or wild turkeys causing damage to land, growing cultivated crops,
				stored crops, seed crops, improvements or causing extraordinary damage to
				grass; hunting seasons for trophy game animals causing actual damage to
				livestock or bees including honey and hives; or, hunting seasons for big game
				animals, trophy game animals or wild turkeys for the purpose of meeting disease
				management objectives.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 34 - AUXILIARY MANAGEMENT HUNTING SEASONS › Section 34-3 - Establishment of Areas

Current through July 13, 2024
The Chief Game Warden or his designee shall determine the
				  extent of alleged damage or disease management needs and shall, with consent of
				  the District Wyoming Game and Fish Commissioner and the cooperating
				  landowner(s) involved, designate the area to be opened to an auxiliary
				  management hunting season, the opening and closing dates of the auxiliary
				  management hunting season, the maximum number and type of licenses to be
				  issued, the number, sex and species of big game animals, trophy game animals or
				  wild turkeys to be taken and any applicable firearm or weapon type
				  restrictions.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 34 - AUXILIARY MANAGEMENT HUNTING SEASONS › Section 34-4 - Supervision of Hunters

Current through July 13, 2024
Hunting shall be done under the supervision or direction of
				  Department personnel or the cooperating landowner(s) or the landowner(s)'s
				  agent(s).
(a) Department personnel may
				accompany hunters to accomplish the goals of the auxiliary management hunting
				season or when other factors require the presence of Department personnel with
				the hunter.
(b) Any hunter who
				participates in an auxiliary management hunting season and who refuses to take
				an available animal as directed by Department personnel shall not be allowed to
				continue to participate in that specific auxiliary management hunt.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 34 - AUXILIARY MANAGEMENT HUNTING SEASONS › Section 34-5 - Licensing for an Auxiliary Management Hunting Season

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Auxiliary management hunting season
				licenses for big game animals, trophy game animals or wild turkeys shall be
				available to applicants after the Chief Game Warden designates a need for such
				a season. The issuance of licenses under this Section shall be at the direction
				of Department Administration. Auxiliary management hunting season licenses may
				be issued through the Electronic Licensing Service, designated Department
				personnel and facilities or designated license selling agents and shall be
				valid for a specific auxiliary management hunting season.
(b) The Department may authorize the use of
				unused licenses that are currently valid and that have not expired to be used
				for an auxiliary management hunting season.
(c) An auxiliary management hunting season
				license, valid conservation stamp and elk special management permit if
				applicable, shall be obtained prior to participating in any auxiliary
				management hunt under this regulation.
(d) Any person who has been issued a mountain
				goat type one (1) or type two (2) license in a previous year may apply for and
				receive a mountain goat auxiliary management hunting season license in any
				subsequent year.
(e) Holders of an
				auxiliary management hunting season license shall be exempt from the provisions
				in Commission regulations limiting the number of licenses an individual may
				possess in any one (1) calendar year. Auxiliary management hunting season
				license recipients shall not lose preference points for receiving an auxiliary
				management hunting season license for a species they may otherwise purchase a
				preference point for.
(f) A person
				participating in an auxiliary management hunting season may purchase more than
				one (1) license for a specified hunt depending on license quota
				availability
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 34 - AUXILIARY MANAGEMENT HUNTING SEASONS › Section 34-6 - Bag Limits

Current through July 13, 2024
The bag limit for any individual participating in an
				  auxiliary management hunting season shall not exceed more than one (1) big game
				  animal, one (1) trophy game animal or one (1) wild turkey per auxiliary
				  management hunting license issued. Any big game animal, trophy game animal or
				  wild turkey taken under this regulation shall be in addition to the bag limit
				  established by other Commission regulations
.
Participation in any
				  auxiliary management hunting season under this regulation shall not deny an
				  individual the privilege of hunting in other seasons established by the
				  Commission, except as otherwise provided by statute or
				  regulation.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 34 - AUXILIARY MANAGEMENT HUNTING SEASONS › Section 34-7 - Mandatory Hunter Harvest Check

Current through July 13, 2024
When an auxiliary management hunting season is implemented,
				  every person harvesting a big game animal, trophy game animal or wild turkey
				  may be required to have the harvested animal inspected by Department personnel.
				  When a person purchases a license to participate in an auxiliary management
				  hunting season under this section, the Department shall advise the person of
				  the time and location where the harvested animal is to be brought for
				  inspection, registration or disease sampling. During the inspection, Department
				  personnel may collect any biological samples deemed necessary by the
				  Department.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 34 - AUXILIARY MANAGEMENT HUNTING SEASONS › Section 34-8 - General Regulations

Current through July 13, 2024
All other Commission regulations and Wyoming statutes shall
				  apply to the taking of big game animals, trophy game animals or wild turkeys
				  during an auxiliary management hunting season unless specifically exempted by
				  this regulation.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 35 - HUNTING PERMIT REGULATIONS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES › Section 35-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
This regulation is promulgated by authority of W.S. §
									23-1-302(a)(i),
				  (a)(xxii) and (m), and W.S. §
									23-3-306(a)
				  and (f).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 35 - HUNTING PERMIT REGULATIONS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES › Section 35-2 - Regulation Effective Date

Current through July 13, 2024
This regulation shall become effective January 1, 2023, and
				  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 35 - HUNTING PERMIT REGULATIONS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES › Section 35-4 - Permits Issued to Persons with Disabilities

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Any person, except those applying for a
				permit pursuant to Sections
				5(f) and
				9(a)(ii), meeting the
				requirements set forth in Sections
				3,
				5,
				8 or
				9 of this regulation, as attested to in
				writing by the applicant and certified by a medical doctor, nurse practitioner,
				physician assistant, optometrist or ophthalmologist licensed to practice
				medicine, or disabled hunter companion pursuant to Section
				7, may apply on a form provided by the
				Department for a specific permit as identified in Sections
				5,
				7,
				8 and
				9 of this regulation.
(b) Any person applying for a permit pursuant
				to Sections
				5(f) and
				9(a)(ii) may apply on a
				form provided by the Department and shall provide documentation from the United
				States Department of Veterans Affairs, or any branch of the Armed Forces of the
				United States, indicating the applicant's percentage (%) of service connected
				disability.
(c) Permits shall be
				issued to qualified applicants by the Department's License Section, regional
				offices or designated Department personnel.
(d) Transfer of permits issued in accordance
				with this regulation to another person shall not be permitted.
(e) Disabled Hunter Permits, Disabled Hunter
				Companion Permits, Central Visual Acuity Disability Permits and Disabled Hunter
				Season Extension Permits shall not be valid for use in Grand Teton National
				Park (Elk Hunt Areas 75 and 79) or on the National Elk Refuge (Elk Hunt Area
				77).
(f) Persons exercising any
				privileges under a permit issued in accordance with this regulation shall:
(i) Only take animals in accordance with
				state statutes and Commission rules and regulations.
(ii) Be in possession of their valid specific
				permit in the field while hunting.
(iii) Possess a valid hunting license, stamp
				and permit issued under authority of Title 23, Wyoming Statutes or Commission
				rules and regulations, unless exempt by statute from the need to possess a
				valid hunting license, stamp and permit.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 35 - HUNTING PERMIT REGULATIONS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES › Section 35-5 - Disabled Hunter Permit

Current through July 13, 2024
Any person may be issued a Disabled Hunter Permit if the
				  person:
(a) Is unable to walk, at all
				times, without the use of, or assistance from, a wheelchair, scooter, walker,
				cane, crutches, prosthetic or some other mechanical device;
(b) Is restricted by lung disease to the
				extent the person's forced expiratory volume for one (1) second, when measured
				by a spirometer, is less than thirty-five percent (35%) predicted, or arterial
				oxygen tension is less than fifty-five (55) mm/Hg on room air at
				rest;
(c) Has a cardiac condition
				to the extent the person's functional limitations are classified in severity as
				Class III or Class IV, according to standards established by the American Heart
				Association and defined in Section
				3 of this
				regulation;
(d) Has a permanent,
				physical impairment that prevents the person, at all times, from holding or
				shooting a firearm or bow in hand;
(e) Has a central visual acuity disability;
				or,
(f) Can produce to the
				Department a decision letter, issued within the immediately preceding five (5)
				years from the date of application, by the United States Department of Veterans
				Affairs or any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States showing the
				person to have a service connected disability of at least seventy (70%)
				percent.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 35 - HUNTING PERMIT REGULATIONS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES › Section 35-6 - Disabled Hunter Permit Provisions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Disabled Hunter Permits allow a disabled
				hunter permit holder to shoot from a stationary vehicle to take wildlife and to
				be accompanied by a person with a Disabled Hunter Companion Permit who may take
				any animal the disabled hunter has lawfully wounded. This permit shall not
				allow a disabled hunter to shoot or attempt to take any wildlife from, along or
				across any public road or highway.
(i) A
				Disabled Hunter Permit shall be valid as long as the applicant continues to
				qualify under Section
				5.
(ii) A temporary Disabled Hunter Permit shall
				only be valid in the calendar year in which issued as long as the applicant
				continues to qualify under Section
				5.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 35 - HUNTING PERMIT REGULATIONS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES › Section 35-7 - Disabled Hunter Companion Permit

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Disabled Hunter Companion Permits may be
				issued to an individual or to a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing
				hunting opportunities to individuals with disabilities.
(b) Persons engaged in the activity of a
				Disabled Hunter Companion shall be at least fourteen (14) years of
				age.
(c) A Disabled Hunter
				Companion Permit shall be valid for the calendar year in which it was issued,
				unless revoked by the Department.
(d) Disabled Hunter Companion Permits issued
				to a non-profit organization dedicated to providing hunting opportunities to
				individuals with disabilities may also be used by volunteers working for the
				organization.
(e) The disabled
				hunter companion shall:
(i) Be in possession
				of their Disabled Hunter Companion Permit in the field while taking a wounded
				animal or retrieving an animal killed by the disabled hunter;
(ii) Only take a wounded animal in accordance
				with state statute and Commission rule and regulation, and shall not take an
				animal under the authority of a Disabled Hunter Companion Permit that has not
				been wounded by a disabled hunter and for which a license is required for the
				disabled hunter;
(iii) Be in
				possession of the disabled hunter's license and carcass coupon while taking any
				animal that has been wounded by the disabled hunter for which a carcass coupon
				is required or while retrieving such animal killed by the disabled hunter, and
				shall detach, and date the disabled hunter's carcass coupon prior to leaving
				the site of kill;
(iv) Accompany
				the disabled hunter to the location where the disabled hunter wounds an
				animal.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 35 - HUNTING PERMIT REGULATIONS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES › Section 35-8 - Central Visual Acuity Disability Permit

Current through July 13, 2024
Any person may be issued a Central Visual Acuity Disability
				  Permit if the person meets the qualifications of having a central visual acuity
				  disability as defined in Section
				  3.
(a) Any person having a Central Visual Acuity
				Disability Permit may use a scope that projects a visible light onto a target
				to take any animal.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 35 - HUNTING PERMIT REGULATIONS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES › Section 35-9 - Hunting Season Extension Permits

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Any person may be issued a Hunting Season
				Extension Permit which allows a qualified applicant to hunt antelope, deer or
				elk five (5) days prior to the earliest opening date in the hunt area(s) and
				for the sex of antelope, deer or elk set forth by limitations of their license
				as specified in Section
				2 of the current regulation for that
				species (Commission Regulations Chapter 5, Antelope Hunting Seasons, Chapter 6,
				Deer Hunting Seasons; Chapter 7, Elk Hunting Seasons), provided the person
				requesting the hunting season extension permit:
(i) Has a Central Visual Acuity Disability,
				is quadriplegic, upper extremity disabled, paraplegic, permanently paralyzed
				over at least fifty (50%) percent of their body or otherwise physically
				disabled so as to be permanently confined to a wheelchair (or similar device);
				or,
(ii) Can produce a decision
				letter issued by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, or any
				branch of the armed forces of the United States, showing the person to have a
				one hundred (100%) percent service connected disability; or,
(iii) Meets the requirements set forth in
				W.S. §
										23-1-705(j);
				(is twenty (20) years of age or younger with a life threatening illness and is
				sponsored by a nonprofit charitable organization whose mission it is to provide
				opportunities and experiences to persons with a life threatening or serious
				illness).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 35 - HUNTING PERMIT REGULATIONS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES › Section 35-10 - Revocation or Denial of a Permit

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Department may deny or revoke any
				permit issued pursuant to this regulation for the following reasons:
(i) The Department cannot verify all
				information and documentation provided by the applicant;
(ii) The applicant made false statements on
				the application to secure a permit;
(iii) The permittee is convicted of violating
				any provision of Title 23, Wyoming Statutes or any Commission rules and
				regulations governing the taking of wildlife while exercising any privilege of
				the permit; or,
(iv) The permittee
				no longer qualifies for the specific permit as specified in this
				regulation.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 35 - HUNTING PERMIT REGULATIONS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES › Section 35-11 - Fees for Permits

Current through July 13, 2024
There shall be no fee for a Disabled Hunter Permit, Shoot
				  from a Vehicle Permit, Central Visual Acuity Disability Permit or a Hunting
				  Season Extension Permit. The fee for the Disabled Hunter Companion Permit shall
				  be five ($5) dollars.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 35 - HUNTING PERMIT REGULATIONS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES › Section 35-12 - Making False Statements to Obtain a Permit

Current through July 13, 2024
Any person who makes a false statement on an application to
				  obtain a permit or any medical doctor, nurse practitioner, physician assistant,
				  optometrist, or ophthalmologist who makes a false statement on an application
				  shall be in violation of this regulation.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 36 - REGULATION GOVERNING TAXIDERMIST › Section 36-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
This regulation is promulgated by authority of W.S. §
									
										23-1-302, §
									
										23-1-701, §
									
										23-2-301, §
									
										23-2-302, §
									
										23-3-106, §
									
										23-3-401, §
									
										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 36 - REGULATION GOVERNING TAXIDERMIST › Section 36-2 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
For the purpose of this regulation, definitions shall be as
				  set forth in Title 23, Wyoming Statutes and the Commission also adopts the
				  following definitions:
(a)
				"Taxidermist" means an individual licensed by the Department who conducts a
				commercial operation or business that engages in the art of mounting,
				preserving or preparing the skins or parts of a wildlife specimen(s) for
				exhibition. Taxidermist shall not mean an individual engaged in the business of
				mass reproducing artificial parts of wildlife.
(b) "Taxidermist record form" means a form
				provided by the Department to a licensed taxidermist to record wildlife
				specimens received by the taxidermist.
(c) "Wildlife specimen" means every wild
				mammal, bird, fish, amphibian, reptile, mollusk, crustacean or any parts
				thereof, or any hybrid including hybrids between wildlife and wildlife and
				hybrids between wildlife and domestic or domesticated animals.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 36 - REGULATION GOVERNING TAXIDERMIST › Section 36-3 - Taxidermist Records

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The taxidermist
				shall record daily each wildlife specimen(s) received, regardless of the place
				of origin, on taxidermist record forms provided by the Department or on
				taxidermist record forms approved by the Department. Taxidermist records shall
				be true and correct, to the best of the taxidermist's knowledge, and shall
				include names and addresses of persons from whom each wildlife specimen(s) was
				received, date of receipt, location where taken (including hunt area if
				applicable), transportation/shipment destination, date killed if known,
				description (including species and sex) and any identifying number, including,
				but not limited to licenses, tags, shipping permits or export permits which
				document the origin of the wildlife specimen(s).
(b) A licensed resident taxidermist shall
				mail or deliver their taxidermist records to the Regional Game and Fish Office
				in accordance with the address listed in this section in the geographic region
				where the taxidermist business is located.
Casper Regional Office
3030 Energy Lane, Casper, WY 82604
Cody Regional Office
2820 State Hwy 120, Cody, WY 82414
Green River Regional Office
351 Astle, Green River, WY 82935
Jackson Regional Office
Box 67,420 North Cache, Jackson, WY 83001
Lander Regional Office
260 Buena Vista, Lander, WY 82520
Laramie Regional Office
528 South Adams, Laramie, WY 82070
Pinedale Regional Office
Box 850, Pinedale, WY 82941
Sheridan Regional Office
700 Valley View Drive, Sheridan, WY 82801
(c) A
				licensed nonresident taxidermist shall mail or deliver their taxidermist
				records to 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 36 - REGULATION GOVERNING TAXIDERMIST › Section 36-4 - Inspection of Taxidermist Records and Premises

Current through July 13, 2024
Taxidermist records and premises shall be made available for
				  inspection by Department personnel upon forty-eight (48) hours notification
				  from the Department. Notification shall consist of personal contact or direct
				  communication by telephone with the licensed taxidermist to schedule an
				  inspection. Inspections shall be conducted during regular business
				  hours.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 36 - REGULATION GOVERNING TAXIDERMIST › Section 36-5 - Taxidermist Possession of Wildlife Specimens

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A resident
				person who is licensed as a taxidermist for the first time or a resident person
				who has not been licensed as a taxidermist in Wyoming during the previous
				calendar year shall have a complete inventory conducted by the taxidermist and
				a Department law enforcement officer of all wildlife specimens, not currently
				on a taxidermist record, which the person has at their business location. The
				inventory items shall be photographed, the inventory sheet signed and dated by
				the taxidermist and the Department law enforcement officer conducting the
				inventory and the taxidermist and the Department law enforcement officer shall
				each receive a copy of the inventory.
(b) The taxidermist shall not accept the pelt
				of a bobcat that does not possess a Wyoming bobcat tag affixed to the pelt or
				an export tag issued by another state.
(c) A licensed taxidermist shall not pick up,
				transport or possess a wildlife specimen(s), or parts thereof, that otherwise
				would require an interstate game tag. permit or license prior to taking
				possession of the wildlife specimen(s). This includes, but is not limited to,
				road-killed wildlife, or wildlife that died of natural causes. An interstate
				game tag is not required for a wildlife specimen(s) a licensed taxidermist
				receives from or ships to a client.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 36 - REGULATION GOVERNING TAXIDERMIST › Section 36-6 - Possession of Migratory Game Birds or Federally Protected Species

Current through July 13, 2024
A Federal taxidermy license shall be required to possess any
				  migratory game birds or federally protected species for taxidermy
				  purposes.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 36 - REGULATION GOVERNING TAXIDERMIST › Section 36-7 - Approved Forms for Taxidermist Records

Current through July 13, 2024
Taxidermist record forms for required record keeping shall
				  be furnished by the Department. If designated as a game tag agent, the
				  taxidermist shall be furnished with interstate game tag affidavit books and
				  game tags by the Department. A taxidermist may, upon the written approval of
				  the Regional Wildlife Supervisor, incorporate the interstate game tag affidavit
				  or taxidermist record information into the taxidermist's invoice forms. The
				  information required and the format of the Department's interstate game tag
				  affidavit or taxidermist record form shall not be altered.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 36 - REGULATION GOVERNING TAXIDERMIST › Section 36-8 - Revocation of Taxidermist License

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A taxidermist
				license may be revoked by the Commission for the following reasons:
(i) Refusal to allow Department law
				enforcement officers to inspect their business premises or records in
				accordance with Section
				4;
(ii) Failure to keep or submit properly
				completed records required by this regulation and state Statute.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 38 - HUNTERS WITH A QUALIFYING DISABILITY AUTHORIZED TO SHOOT FROM A VEHICLE › Section 38-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
This regulation is promulgated by authority of W.S. §
									
										23-1-302(a)(xxii), and
				  §
									
										23-3-306(a).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 38 - HUNTERS WITH A QUALIFYING DISABILITY AUTHORIZED TO SHOOT FROM A VEHICLE › Section 38-2 - Regulation

Current through July 13, 2024
The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission hereby adopts the
				  following regulation governing permits for hunters with a qualifying disability
				  being authorized to shoot from a vehicle. This regulation 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 38 - HUNTERS WITH A QUALIFYING DISABILITY AUTHORIZED TO SHOOT FROM A VEHICLE › Section 38-3 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
For the purpose of this regulation definitions shall be as
				  set forth in Title 23, Wyoming Statutes, and the Commission also adopts the
				  following definitions:
(a) "Handicapped
				Hunter" means a hunter with a qualifying disability.
(b) "Qualifying Disability" means a physical
				condition that necessitates the individual to, at all times, utilize a
				wheelchair, cane, crutches or some other mechanical device to assist the
				individual in moving to and from a vehicle.
(c) "Vehicle" means any automotive vehicle,
				trailer, motor-propelled wheeled vehicle, or vehicle designed for travel over
				snow.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 38 - HUNTERS WITH A QUALIFYING DISABILITY AUTHORIZED TO SHOOT FROM A VEHICLE › Section 38-4 - Permits for Hunters with a Qualifying Disability to Shoot from a Vehicle

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Hunters with a qualifying disability
				shall be allowed to shoot from a stationary vehicle to take wildlife after
				receiving from the Department a free Hunter with a Qualifying Disability
				Permit. The permit shall not allow a hunter with a qualifying disability to
				hunt, shoot or attempt to take any wildlife from, upon, along or across any
				public road or highway.
(b) A
				permanent permit for a Hunter with a Qualifying Disability shall be valid as
				long as the applicant continues to have a qualifying disability. To qualify for
				a permanent permit, the applicant shall apply on a proper application form. The
				application shall be signed by a medical doctor, nurse practitioner or
				physician assistant licensed to practice medicine. A permanent permit for a
				hunter with a qualifying disability to shoot from a vehicle shall be issued by
				the Department's License Section at Headquarters.
(c) A temporary permit for a hunter with a
				qualifying disability shall be valid for the calendar year in which issued as
				long as the applicant continues to have a qualifying disability. A temporary
				permit for a hunter with a qualifying disability shall be issued to qualified
				applicants by the Department's License Section, Regional Offices or designated
				Department personnel
(d) Permits
				for hunters with a qualifying disability to shoot from a vehicle shall not be
				valid in Grand Teton National Park or on the National Elk Refuge.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 38 - HUNTERS WITH A QUALIFYING DISABILITY AUTHORIZED TO SHOOT FROM A VEHICLE › Section 38-5 - Proof of Permit

Current through July 13, 2024
. Permits issued in accordance with this regulation shall be
				  in possession of the individual in whose name the permit has been issued and
				  shall immediately be produced for inspection upon request of an officer
				  authorized to enforce this regulation.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 38 - HUNTERS WITH A QUALIFYING DISABILITY AUTHORIZED TO SHOOT FROM A VEHICLE › Section 38-6 - Revocation or Denial of a Hunter with a Qualifying Disability Permit

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Department may deny or revoke a
				Hunter with a Qualifying Disability Permit for the following reasons:
(i) The applicant made a false statement on
				the application to secure a permit.
(ii) The permitee no longer has a qualifying
				disability as described in this regulation.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 38 - HUNTERS WITH A QUALIFYING DISABILITY AUTHORIZED TO SHOOT FROM A VEHICLE › Section 38-7 - Violation of Commission Regulations

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Failure to
				abide by the provisions of this regulation, or making a false statement to
				obtain a Hunter with a Qualifying Disability Permit, shall be punishable as
				provided by Wyoming statutes for a violation of Commission
				regulations.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 38 - HUNTERS WITH A QUALIFYING DISABILITY AUTHORIZED TO SHOOT FROM A VEHICLE › Section 38-8 - 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 the regulation
				  shall be severable.
WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION
By:_________
Fred Lindzey, President Dated:
September 7, 2011
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 40 - REGULATION GOVERNING COMMERCIAL GAME BIRD FARMS › Section 40-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
This regulation is promulgated under authority of Wyoming
				  Statutes §
									
										23-1-101, §
									
										23-1-103, §
									
										23-1-302, §
									
										23-3-108 through §
									
										23-3-116, §
									
										23-5-101 through §
									
										23-5-111 and §
									
										23-6-111.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 40 - REGULATION GOVERNING COMMERCIAL GAME BIRD FARMS › Section 40-3 - Application for License

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Any person desiring to operate a game
				bird farm shall make application on forms provided by the Department. A map and
				legal description to the quarter (1/4) section of all fee lands to be included
				in the game bird farm shall be provided. If fee lands are leased, a copy of the
				five (5) year lease agreement shall also be included with the application form.
				The applicant shall provide the name of the genus and species of all game birds
				to be possessed, bred, propagated, hunted, killed or sold from the lands
				described in this section. The applicant shall provide how the game birds are
				to be disposed of (hunted, killed or sold). It shall be a violation of this
				regulation for the game bird farm licensee to possess, breed, propagate, hunt,
				kill, sell or otherwise dispose of any species of game birds not listed on the
				application and approved by the Office of the Game and Fish
				Department.
(b) A person may
				request to amend a game bird farm application by submitting a written request
				to the Game Warden in whose district the game bird farm is located. The
				amendment shall specify the requested changes to the original Game Bird Farm
				application. The amendment request shall be reviewed by the Department and
				approved or denied. If the amendment requests a species of game bird that
				occurs on the property, the game bird farm applicant shall abide by Section
				9 of this regulation.
(c) The operation of a licensed game bird
				farm shall not be contrary to, or in violation of any State, County or
				Municipal laws, regulations or private covenants.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 40 - REGULATION GOVERNING COMMERCIAL GAME BIRD FARMS › Section 40-4 - Certificate of Origin

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Prior to importation of any game bird(s)
				from any out of state source, a game bird certificate of origin shall be
				completed and submitted to the Office of the Game and Fish Department. The
				sworn statement signed by the owner or operator of the out of state source
				shall verify that game birds are originating from premises free of infectious,
				contagious or communicable diseases and have been disease free for at least
				twelve (12) consecutive months immediately preceding importation of the game
				birds into the State.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 40 - REGULATION GOVERNING COMMERCIAL GAME BIRD FARMS › Section 40-6 - Holding Facility(ies)

Current through July 13, 2024
Before a license is issued to operate a game bird farm,
				  Department personnel shall review the applicant's proposed holding
				  facility(ies) taking into consideration the species applied for, the number of
				  game birds requested, the welfare of the game birds to be possessed, the
				  purpose(s) for which the game birds shall be held and to insure adequate
				  protection for Wyoming's wildlife resources. Holding facilities shall be
				  constructed to meet Department approval prior to importation or possession of
				  live game birds.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 40 - REGULATION GOVERNING COMMERCIAL GAME BIRD FARMS › Section 40-7 - Notification and Disposition of Diseased Game Birds

Current through July 13, 2024
The licensee or his/her authorized agent shall notify the
				  Department within twenty-four (24) hours of having reason to believe that game
				  birds held under a license pursuant to this regulation may have been exposed to
				  or contracted a contagious disease or parasite. It shall be a violation of this
				  regulation to remove game birds exposed to or which have contracted a
				  contagious disease or parasite from the holding facility(ies) without prior
				  authorization from the Department.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 40 - REGULATION GOVERNING COMMERCIAL GAME BIRD FARMS › Section 40-8 - Identification Requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
Before a license is issued to operate a game bird farm, the
				  applicant shall register with the Department the type of identifying leg or
				  wing band to be placed on the game birds. The type of leg or wing band shall
				  depend upon the type and age of the game bird. The Department shall make the
				  final determination as to the suitability of the tag before
				  attachment.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 40 - REGULATION GOVERNING COMMERCIAL GAME BIRD FARMS › Section 40-9 - Purchase of Game Birds Occurring on Proposed Game Bird Farm Lands

Current through July 13, 2024
Upon the execution of a proper application for a game bird
				  farm license where game birds occur on the lands to be utilized, the applicant
				  shall pay the Department fifteen dollars ($15.00) for each game bird of the
				  species to be licensed which are determined to be upon the lands initially
				  licensed as a game bird farm. If the same lands have been licensed as a game
				  bird farm within the three (3) previous years by the same person, for the same
				  species of game birds and the lands are determined to be marginal or unsuitable
				  habitat by the Department for that species of game birds, the applicant shall
				  not have to determine the number of game birds, nor pay for those game birds
				  found on the previously licensed lands.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 40 - REGULATION GOVERNING COMMERCIAL GAME BIRD FARMS › Section 40-10 - Release of Birds

Current through July 13, 2024
Each licensee shall release a minimum of one-hundred (100)
				  game birds of the species approved by the Department each year on the licensed
				  premises. The one hundred (100) game birds shall be released in the twelve (12)
				  consecutive month period commencing April 2 and ending April 1 of the next
				  year. A release shall be substantiated with written records. Licensees who
				  sell, but do not hunt game birds, shall be exempt from the minimum game bird
				  release requirement.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 40 - REGULATION GOVERNING COMMERCIAL GAME BIRD FARMS › Section 40-11 - Records

Current through July 13, 2024
A licensee shall maintain on the premises of the game bird
				  farm or at his/her residence legible, current, accurate and complete records on
				  forms provided by the Department of the species and the number of game birds
				  received, shipped, purchased, reared, released, disposed of, killed or sold.
				  Records shall include names, addresses of all recipients, purchasers, suppliers
				  and hunters, the license number of all hunters, the date of each transaction
				  and the number and species of game birds reared and released on the game bird
				  farm. Records for special competitive game bird hunts shall include the names
				  and addresses of all participants, and the number and species of all game birds
				  taken during special competitive game bird hunts held on the licensed game bird
				  farms. Records shall be produced upon demand of any Department enforcement
				  officer. All records shall be submitted to the Regional Wildlife Supervisor in
				  their respective Region by April 15 of each year for activities which occurred
				  during the term of the license.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 40 - REGULATION GOVERNING COMMERCIAL GAME BIRD FARMS › Section 40-12 - Inspection by Department Personnel

Current through July 13, 2024
Any person issued a license under this regulation shall,
				  during the term of the license and for a period of sixty (60) days after
				  expiration of the game bird farm license, allow inspection of records, holding
				  facilities, signing and game birds by Department law enforcement personnel
				  during reasonable hours.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 40 - REGULATION GOVERNING COMMERCIAL GAME BIRD FARMS › Section 40-13 - Disposal of Game Birds if License is not Renewed

Current through July 13, 2024
Should a licensee fail to renew his/her license for any
				  reason, all game birds held in captivity on the premises shall be disposed of
				  within sixty (60) days after expiration of the game bird farm license. After
				  this sixty (60) day period, all game birds on the premises shall become
				  property of the State and may be disposed of by the Department in the best
				  interest of the Department.