Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission
Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations
Chapter 35 - HUNTING PERMIT REGULATIONS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
Section 35-3 - Definitions
Current through September 21, 2024
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) "Animal" means big or trophy game animal, game bird, or small game animal.
(b) "Central Visual Acuity Disability" means a person's vision permanently does not exceed 20/200 in the better eye with corrective lenses, or the widest diameter of the visual field is not greater than twenty (20) degrees.
(c) "Class III Cardiac Condition" means a person with cardiac disease with functional capacity according to standards established by the American Heart Association resulting in marked limitation of physical activity. Such a person is comfortable at rest. Less than ordinary activity causes fatigue, palpitation, dyspnea, or anginal pain.
(d) "Class IV Cardiac Condition" means a person with cardiac disease with functional capacity according to standards established by the American Heart Association resulting in inability to carry on any physical activity without discomfort. Symptoms of heart failure or the anginal syndrome may be present even at rest. If any physical activity is undertaken, discomfort is increased.
(e) "Disabled Hunter" or "Handicapped Hunter" means any person meeting any of the qualifications specified in Section 5 of this regulation who has been issued a Disabled Hunter Permit by the Department.
(f) "Disabled Hunter Companion" means a person or nonprofit organization who meets the provisions of Section 6 of this regulation, who assists a disabled hunter with dispatching or retrieving an animal wounded or killed by the disabled hunter, and who has been issued a Disabled Hunter Companion Permit by the Department.
(g) "Nonprofit Organization Dedicated to Providing Hunting Opportunities to Individuals with Disabilities" means any organization that is registered with the Secretary of State of the organization's state of incorporation or organization, and certifies that they are nonprofit and that the primary purpose or mission as stated in their charter is to provide hunting opportunities to individuals with disabilities.
(h) "Paraplegic" means a person who is permanently unable to move or feel both legs and the lower half of their body because of injury or illness.
(i) "Quadriplegic" means a person who is permanently unable to move or feel both arms and both legs because of injury or illness.
(j) "Upper Extremity Disabled" means a person who has a permanent physical impairment due to injury or disease, congenital or acquired, which renders the person so severely disabled as to be physically unable to use any legal hunting weapon.
(k) "Vehicle" means any automotive vehicle, trailer, motor-propelled wheeled vehicle, or vehicle designed for travel over snow.
(l) "Walker" means a mechanical device designed to assist a person's ability to walk that has multiple legs and requires the use of both hands to move.