040-51 Wyo. Code R. § 51-2

Current through April 27, 2019
Section 51-2 - Definitions

Definitions shall be as set forth in Title 23, Wyoming Statutes, Commission regulations, and the Commission also adopts the following definitions:

(a) "Aquaculture Facility" means any combination of buildings, ponds, tanks, raceways, or any other structure used for the propagating, rearing, or producing of aquatic wildlife, excluding hobby aquariums or natural bodies of water. Buildings, ponds, tanks, raceways, or other structures used for the containment offish separated by more than one-quarter (¼) mile, or facilities that drain to, or are modified to drain to, different waters are considered to be separate facilities, regardless of ownership, and require a separate fish hatchery license and surety bond.

(b) "Brokered" means the activity when any fish, fish eggs or fish gametes are contracted for sale, transport or stocking but are not under possession of a fish hatchery of origin or the applicant of a private fish stocking authorization.

(c) "Fish Hatchery" means an aquaculture facility not owned or operated by federal, state, local or tribal government agencies used for propagating, rearing or producing any or all life stages offish.

(d) "Non-Salmonid Fish Hatchery" means aquaculture facilities used for propagating, rearing, or producing any or all life stages offish not in the family Salmonidae.

(e) "Salmonid Fish Hatchery" means any aquaculture facility used for propagating, rearing, or producing any or all life stages offish in the family Salmonidae.

040-51 Wyo. Code R. § 51-2