Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission
Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations
Chapter 21 - GRAY WOLF MANAGEMENT
Section 21-3 - Definitions

(a) "Breeding pair" means an adult male and an adult female gray wolf raising at least two (2) pups of the year until December 31.

(b) "Chronic wolf predation area" means a limited geographic or legally described area within the Wolf Trophy Game Management Area, or Seasonal Wolf Trophy Game Management Area from October 15 through the last day of February in the subsequent year, where the Department or its authorized agent has verified that gray wolves have repeatedly (twice or more within a two (2) month period immediately preceding the date on which the owner applies for a lethal take permit) harassed, injured, maimed or killed livestock or domesticated animals.

(c) "Designee" means any person(s) listed on a Lethal Take Permit in addition to the Lethal Take Permit holder as defined in this subsection who is authorized to take gray wolves under terms and conditions designated on the Lethal Take Permit.

(d) "Domesticated animals" means those individual animals which have been made tractable (easily managed or controlled) or tame and are not defined as wildlife. For the purpose of this regulation, only the following animals are considered domesticated:

Domesticated alpaca (Lama pacos), domesticated camel (Camelus bactrianus and Camelus dromedarius), domesticated emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae), domesticated ostrich (Struthio camelus), domesticated peafowl (Pavo cristatus), domesticated rhea (Rhea americana and Rhea pennata), domesticated vicuna (Vicugna vicugna), domesticated yak (Bos grunniens) and domesticated dogs (Canis familiaris).

(e) "Immediate family" means the owner's spouse, parents, grandparents or lineal descendants and their spouses.

(f) "Lethal Take Permit" means a permit issued by the Department to an owner to kill not more than two (2) gray wolves on limited geographic or legally described areas and under terms and conditions designated on the permit.

(g) "Lethal Take Permit holder" means the person to whom a Lethal Take Permit is issued.

(h) "Livestock" means horses, mules and asses, rabbits, llamas, cattle, swine, sheep, goats, poultry, or other animal generally used for food or in the production of food or fiber and guard animals actively engaged in the protection of livestock. Bison are considered livestock unless otherwise designated by the Wyoming Livestock Board and the Commission.

(i) "Owner" means the owner, lessee, immediate family, employee or other person who is charged by the owner with the care or management of livestock or domesticated animals.

(j) "Seasonal Wolf Trophy Game Management Area" (Seasonal WTGMA) means all lands where wolves will be considered trophy game animals from October 15 to the last day of February in the subsequent year, within the following described area: beginning at the Wolf Trophy Game Management Area boundary, as described in subsection (n) of this Section, where the Bridger-Teton National Forest boundary intersects U.S. Highway 189-191 at Hoback Rim; westerly and then southerly along said forest boundary to its intersection with McDougal Gap Road (U.S.F.S. Road 10125); westerly along said road to Grey's River Road (U.S.F.S. Road 10138); southerly along said road to Sheep Creek; westerly down said creek to Grey's River; southwesterly up said river to Bear Creek; southwesterly up said creek to the hydrographic divide between Bear Creek and Willow Creek; west from said divide to Willow Creek Road (U.S.F.S. Road 10080); northwesterly along said road to Lincoln County Road 123; southerly along said road to Grover Park Road (U.S.F.S. Road 10081); southerly then westerly along said road to Lincoln County Road 172; westerly along said road to the junction with Wyoming Highway 237; westerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 238; southerly along said highway to Lincoln County Road 134; westerly along said road to the Wyoming-Idaho state line; north along said state line to Wyoming Highway 22 where the Seasonal Wolf Trophy Game Management Area boundary will rejoin the Wolf Trophy Game Management Area boundary.

(k) "Site of kill" means the location where the gray wolf died.

(l) "Unacceptable impact on a wild ungulate population or herd" means any decline in a wild ungulate population or herd that results in the population or herd not meeting the Commission population management goals, objectives or recruitment levels established for the population or herd. The Department shall determine whether a decline in a wild ungulate population or herd constitutes an "unacceptable impact" and whether wolf predation is a significant factor causing the "unacceptable impact" based upon the best scientific data and information available.

(m) "Wild ungulate population or herd" means an assemblage of wild ungulates of the same species living in a specific geographic area.

(n) "Wolf Trophy Game Management Area" (WTGMA) means lands where gray wolves shall be considered trophy game animals on a year-round basis described as northwest Wyoming beginning at the junction of Wyoming Highway 120 and the Wyoming-Montana state line; southerly along said highway to the Greybull River; southwesterly up said river to the Wood River; southwesterly up said river to the Shoshone National Forest boundary; southerly along said boundary to the Wind River Reservation boundary; westerly, then southerly along said boundary to the Continental Divide; southeasterly along said divide to the Middle Fork of Boulder Creek; westerly down said creek to Boulder Creek; westerly down said creek to the Bridger-Teton National Forest boundary; northwesterly along said boundary to its intersection with U.S. Highway 189-191; northwesterly along said highway to the intersection with U.S. Highway26-89-191; northerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 22 in the town of Jackson; westerly along said highway to the Wyoming-Idaho state line; north along said state line to the southern boundary of Yellowstone National Park; east and north along said boundary to the Wyoming-Montana state line; then east along said state line to Wyoming Highway 120.