040-52 Wyo. Code R. §§ 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) "Exotic Species" means those animals as defined in W.S. § 23-1-101(a)(ii).

(b) "Nongame wildlife" means:

(i) Wildlife not otherwise defined as exotic species as defined in W.S. § 23-1-101(a)(ii);

(ii) Wildlife not otherwise defined as domestic or domesticated animals in Commission Regulation Chapter 10, Importation and Possession of Live Warm-Blooded Wildlife;

(iii) All amphibians and reptiles or parts thereof, their viable gametes (eggs and sperm), fertilized eggs, or any hybrid or any transgenic product thereof;

(iv) All mollusks and crustaceans or parts thereof, their viable gametes (eggs and sperm), fertilized eggs, or any hybrid or any transgenic product thereof;

(v) All fish not otherwise defined as game fish in Section 2 of Commission Regulation Chapter 46, Fishing Regulations, including fish parts, their viable gametes (eggs and sperm), fertilized eggs, or any hybrid or any transgenic product thereof;

(vi) All mammals not otherwise defined in W.S. § 23-1-101(a) as a big game animal, furbearing animal, predatory animal, small game animal, or trophy game animal and any parts thereof, their viable gametes (eggs and sperm), fertilized eggs, or any hybrid or any transgenic product thereof; and,

(vii) All birds not otherwise defined in W.S. § 23-1-101(a) as a game bird, migratory game bird, or predacious bird and any parts thereof, their viable gametes (eggs and sperm), fertilized eggs, or any hybrid or any transgenic product thereof.

(c) "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).

(d) "Predacious Bird" means those animals as defined in W.S. § 23-1-101(a)(vii).

(e) "Protected Animal" means those animals as defined in W.S. § 23-1-101(a)(ix).

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040-52 Wyo. Code R. §§ 52-2

Amended, Eff. 9/6/2016. Amended, Eff. 9/15/2022.