Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission
Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations
Chapter 10 - IMPORTATION AND POSSESSION OF LIVE WARM-BLOODED WILDLIFE
Section 10-18 - Application Requirements
Current through March 23, 2024
This section shall not apply to the game farm subject to Section 26.
(a) Application for a permit shall be submitted on a Department provided form. The application shall be legible, fully completed, signed and dated by the applicant.
(b) The Department shall review the applicant's proposed holding facility(ies) taking into consideration the species applied for, the number of animals requested, the welfare of the animals to be possessed, the purpose(s) for which the animals shall be held and to ensure adequate protection for Wyoming's wildlife resources and human health and safety. Holding facilities shall be constructed to meet Department approval prior to importation or possession of live warm-blooded wildlife.
(c) Prior to receiving a permit, all appropriate federal regulations and requirements shall be satisfied. Proof of compliance shall be submitted before a permit may be issued.
(d) A permit shall be denied or conditioned if necessary to adequately protect Wyoming's wildlife resources from threats and ensure public safety for reasons including, but not limited to, threats identified in subsections (a) and (b) of this section.
(e) Applications to possess North American elk (Cervus Canadensis) shall only be accepted from governmental entities, or any accredited college or university for education or research, or to meet Department wildlife management goals, when a need is demonstrated by the applicant. All elk shall be tested prior to importation following procedures listed in Appendix I of this regulation to determine that animals are not hybrids. Prior to issuance of a permit, the permittee shall provide the Department with test results. Only elk of the subspecies canadensis, nannodes (Tule elk) and roosevelti (Roosevelt elk) may be permitted for importation, except the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission may consider an application for importation or possession of other subspecies of elk by governmental entities or any accredited college or university for education or research, or to meet state wildlife management goals when a need is demonstrated by the applicant.