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Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 040 - Game and Fish CommissionSubagency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations
Chapter 51 - REGULATION GOVERNING FISH HATCHERIES
Section 51-3 - Application for license

040-51 Wyo. Code R. § 51-3

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Current through April 27, 2019
Section 51-3 - Application for license

(a) Any person desiring to operate a fish hatchery shall submit proper fees and make application on forms provided by the Department.

  • (i) A map and legal description to the quarter (1/4) quarter (1/4) section, or lat-long coordinates in degrees, minutes and seconds, or in universal transverse mercator (UTM) coordinates of all fee title lands on which the hatchery will operate shall be included. If fee lands are leased, a copy of the lease agreement shall be included with the application form.
  • (ii) Application for a new fish hatchery shall include, but not be limited to, a diagrammatic sketch of all aquaculture facilities, water supplies and effluent drainages. The name of the stream or body of water into which effluent from the hatchery is discharged or would possibly be discharged into in the event of flooding shall be provided. Any ponds shall be identified with a unique name or number and size in surface acres indicated.
  • (iii) The applicant shall provide the name and source of the species of all fish, fish eggs, or fish gametes to be possessed, propagated, sold, traded, or transported to or from the fish hatchery for which the license application is being made. No fish, fish eggs, or fish gametes exclusive of those species licensed for propagation by the hatchery shall be imported into or held in, or otherwise access hatchery facilities or waters. It shall be a violation of this regulation for a fish hatchery licensee to possess, receive, ship, purchase, rear, sell or otherwise dispose of any species offish, fish eggs, or fish gametes not listed on the license approved by the Department.

(b) A fish hatchery licensee shall not modify operations from those described on the original license without an approved amendment. A detailed request specifying proposed amendments to the original license shall be submitted to the Chief of Fisheries for consideration of approval.

(c) No wild fish may be contained or captured within a new or proposed aquaculture facility as a result of facility construction, impoundment of waters, or utilization of existing ponds.

(d) Under special circumstances, the Chief of Fisheries may grant an exception to the one-quarter (¼) mile stipulation for aquaculture facility separation. Any exception shall be evaluated upon formal written request submitted to the Department by the applicant.

(e) Application for transfer of an existing fish hatchery to a new owner shall include a record of fish, fish eggs, and fish gametes upon transfer. A new owner shall receive the last three (3) years fish production records from the previous owner.

(f) A fish hatchery license expires on the last day of the calendar year for which the license was issued. A new fish hatchery license shall be obtained prior to the importation or removal of any fish, fish eggs, or fish gametes to or from the hatchery.

040-51 Wyo. Code R. § 51-3