040-49 Wyo. Code R. §§ 49-2 - Definitions

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

(a) "Broker" means an individual or entity that acts as an intermediary between the hatchery of origin and the applicant listed on the private fish stocking authorization.

(b) "Brokerage Receipt" means the receipt that was provided to a broker by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (Department) for completion and signature by the owner or authorized agent of the Department approved private fish hatchery upon transfer of fish to the broker.

(c) "Drainage" means the river or stream proper and the area of land, including all streams and standing waters, which drain into that river or stream. For the purpose of this regulation, drainage shall be defined at the eight digit hydrologic unit code (8-digit HUC).

(d) "Environmental Assessment" means identification and analysis of potential effects on wildlife resources as defined by the Department.

(e) "Fish Stocking" means the release of fish, fish eggs or fish gametes into the waters of this state.

(f) "Koi" means all ornamental varieties of Cyprinus rubrofuscus; ornamental varieties of domesticated carp sometimes identified as C. carpio.

(g) "Stocking Receipt" means the private fish stocking authorization receipt that was provided to the private fish hatchery owner by the Department with the private fish stocking authorization upon approval of the private fish stocking application or application renewal.

(h) "Transgenic" means an organism that contains genetic material into which DNA from an unrelated organism has been artificially introduced and shall not include hybrids of tropical, coldwater, coolwater or warmwater fish species as defined in Commission Regulation Chapter 69, Importation and Possession of Live Cold-Blooded Wildlife.

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040-49 Wyo. Code R. §§ 49-2

Amended, Eff. 9/15/2022.