060-11 Wyo. Code R. § 11-3

Current through April 27, 2019
Section 11-3 - Definitions

(a) "Board" means the Board of Land Commissioners.

(b) "Casual or Recreational Fossil Collecting" means the non-commercial collection of invertebrate fossils, which is limited to when they occur as surface litter and do not require any excavation for removal. Such collecting does not require a permit, and is subject to Chapter 13 of these rules.

(c) "Director" means the Director of the Office of State Lands and Investments.

(d) "Exclusive Commercial Fossil Removal Permit" means a permit issued by the Board to an applicant pursuant to collection of specimens for sale to others.

(e) "Fossil" for the purpose of these rules means any remains, trace or imprint of a plant or animal that has been preserved in rock or in unconsolidated sediments, excluding fossil fuels and limestones or other calcareous rocks comprised of invertebrate fossils.

(f) "Non-Exclusive Scientific Fossil Removal Permit" means a permit issued by the Board to an applicant pursuant to collection of specimens for the purposes of scientific display, research and education, and not for resale.

(g) "Office" means the Office of State Lands and Investments.

(h) "State Lands" means all subsurface resource lands under the jurisdiction of the Board of Land Commissioners.

060-11 Wyo. Code R. § 11-3