040-4 Wyo. Code R. §§ 4-2 - Definitions

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

(a) "Drainage" means all lands within the watershed of a named river or stream, including all tributaries and standing waters that drain into the named river or stream.

(b) "Leg-hold Trap" means any device using a mechanical trigger that springs the jaws or loop shut for capturing furbearing or predatory animals.

(c) "Live Trap" means any device designed to capture or trap a live animal inside a cage or structure. Such traps include, but are not limited to box traps and cage traps.

(d) "Owner" means the person who physically sets any trap or snare in any fashion that may result in the take of any furbearing or predatory animal.

(e) "Pet" means any domestic or tamed animal kept for companionship or pleasure.

(f) "Power-Activated Snare" means a snare with a spring or other device that applies pressure to the locking mechanism.

(g) "Quick-kill Body-grip Trap" means a device that closes around the body or head of the animal in such a manner as to almost immediately kill the animal caught.

(h) "Raw Fur" means the untanned hide or skin, or the unskinned carcass of a furbearing animal.

(i) "Snare" means a device consisting of a loop with no mechanical trigger for capturing furbearing or predatory animals.

(j) "Tamper" means to disturb, obstruct, damage, steal or interfere with any legally placed trap or snare except for releasing any pet or livestock from a trap or snare.

(k) "Trapping" or "trap" means the taking of a furbearing or predatory animal by trap or snare, or taking of a furbearing animal with a firearm or archery equipment.

(l) "Trap Identification Number" means an identification number assigned to the owner of traps or snares by the Department.

(m) "Week" means the seven (7) day period starting on Monday through the following Sunday.

Notes

040-4 Wyo. Code R. §§ 4-2

Amended, Eff. 8/19/2015. Amended, Eff. 12/9/2016. Amended, Eff. 8/29/2019. Amended, Eff. 9/3/2021.