Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission
Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations
Chapter 49 - PRIVATE STOCKING OF COLD-BLOODED WILDLIFE
Section 49-10 - Records

Universal Citation: WY Code of Rules 49-10

Current through March 23, 2024

Upon completion of fish stocking under a Private Fish Stocking Authorization, the owner or authorized agent of the Department approved private fish hatchery or broker shall immediately complete the stocking receipt. The stocking receipt shall be legible, shall include the date stocked, species stocked, lengths of fish stocked, number stocked, and shall be signed and dated. Upon signature, the stocking receipt shall serve as affirmation from the private fish hatchery or broker that fish have been stocked in accordance with the approved private fish stocking authorization and that the stocking receipt is an accurate record of the fish stocking event. The Department approved private fish hatchery owner, authorized agent or broker shall submit a copy of the completed and signed stocking receipt to the applicant and submit the original completed and signed receipt to the Chief of Fisheries within fifteen (15) days after stocking. An incomplete or illegible stocking receipt will not be accepted by the Department.

(a) In the event that a broker is authorized to transport or stock the fish, the broker shall have the owner or authorized agent of the Department approved private fish hatchery that is providing the fish complete the brokerage receipt. The receipt shall be legible and shall include the date of transfer, species, lengths of fish, numbers of fish transferred and the signature of the private fish hatchery owner or authorized agent. The broker shall submit the completed brokerage receipt to the Chief of Fisheries within fifteen (15) days of the stocking event. An incomplete or illegible receipt will not be accepted by the Department.

(b) Following the stocking of Grass Carp, the applicant shall submit the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Grass Carp Ploidy Release Authorization to the Chief of Fisheries within fifteen (15) days of the stocking event.

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