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Agency 040 - Game and Fish CommissionSubagency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations
Chapter 52 - NONGAME WILDLIFE REGULATION
Section 52-2 - Definitions

040-52 Wyo. Code R. § 52-2

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Current through April 27, 2019
Section 52-2 - Definitions

For the purpose of this regulation, definitions shall be as set forth in Title 23, Wyoming Statutes, Commission regulations and the Commission also adopts the following definitions:

(a) "Aquaria" means any enclosure used to contain organisms that prevent escape. Aquaria shall have a closed system of water circulation with no risk of contacting the surface waters of the state.

(b) "Nongame wildlife" means:

  • (i) All amphibians and reptiles or parts thereof, their viable gametes (eggs and sperm), fertilized eggs, or any hybrid or any transgenic product thereof;
  • (ii) All mollusks and crustaceans or parts thereof, their viable gametes (eggs and sperm), fertilized eggs, or any hybrid or any transgenic product thereof not listed as aquatic invasive species;
  • (iii) All fish or parts thereof, their viable gametes (eggs and sperm), fertilized eggs, or any hybrid or any transgenic product thereof not defined as game fish or defined as aquatic invasive species;
  • (iv) All mammals or parts thereof, their viable gametes (eggs and sperm), fertilized eggs, or any hybrid or any transgenic product thereof that are not defined in W.S. § 23-1-101 as a big game animal, furbearing animal, predatory animal, small game animal, or trophy game animal; and,
  • (v) All birds or parts thereof, their viable gametes (eggs and sperm), fertilized eggs, or any hybrid or any transgenic product thereof that are not defined in W.S. § 23-1-101 as a game bird, migratory game bird, or predacious bird.

(c) "Ornamental Pond" means any outdoor pond constructed as an aesthetic landscape feature that shall have a closed system of water circulation with no risk of contacting the surface waters of the state and does not include aquaculture facilities, ponds constructed to provide fishing opportunity or ponds used for the confinement or production of baitfish.

(d) "Personal use" means holding nongame wildlife in aquaria, container or pen, or otherwise restricting its ability to flee; or, utilizing it for personal consumption (and not commercial in nature).

040-52 Wyo. Code R. § 52-2

Amended, Eff. 9/6/2016.