Section 10-6 - Notification and Disposition of Diseased or Escaped Wildlife (a) Health - (i) The permittee or an authorized agent of the permittee shall notify the Department within twenty-four (24) hours of having reason to believe that wildlife held under a permit 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 permitted wildlife that there is reason to believe have been exposed to or contracted a contagious disease or parasite from the holding facility(ies) without prior authorization from the Department. The holders of permits for interstate transportation of live wildlife shall immediately notify the Department of the death of any wildlife, or any wildlife exposed to or having contracted a contagious disease or parasite.
- (ii) The Department may order inspection by an accredited veterinarian or inspecting agent of permitted wildlife believed to have been exposed to or contracted a contagious disease or parasite. Inspection may be at the expense of the permittee.
- (iii) The Department shall determine when destruction, quarantine, or disinfection of diseased wildlife is required at any federal, state, private, or commercial facility. If the Department determines that destruction, quarantine, or disinfection of diseased wildlife, or disinfection of the facility are required, a written order from the Department shall be issued to the permittee or an authorized agent of the permittee setting forth the steps necessary and establishing the time period that the permittee shall carry out such actions.
(b) Escaped Wildlife - (i) The permittee or an authorized agent of the permittee shall notify the Department within twenty-four (24) hours of discovery that permitted wildlife have escaped. If the Department discovers the escape, it shall notify the permittee or his authorized agent within twenty-four (24) hours. If escaped wildlife are not recovered by the permittee or his agent within forty-eight (48) hours following notification to the Department or notification by the Department, the Department may at its discretion take said wildlife. The holders of permits for interstate transportation of live wildlife shall immediately notify an enforcement officer of the Department of any wildlife escapes.
040-10 Wyo. Code R. § 10-6