Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission
Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations
Chapter 56 - REGULATION GOVERNING LETHAL TAKING OF WILDLIFE
Section 56-4 - When there is Substantial Damage to Property

Universal Citation: WY Code of Rules 56-4

Current through March 23, 2024

(a) Big game animals or game birds may be taken when big game animals or game birds are damaging land, growing cultivated crops, stored crops, seed crops, improvements or causing extraordinary damage to grass, and the Department believes that reasonable measures which have been taken to mitigate the damage have been unsuccessful. The Chief Game Warden is authorized to cause the taking of and disposition of big game animals or game birds, as are doing damage to property, in such numbers as are deemed necessary to relieve the damage; provided that the Commission member in the District concerned is consulted and consents to such taking.

(b) Trophy game animals may be taken when damaging or injuring livestock, bees or honey and hives, and the Department believes that reasonable measures which have been taken to mitigate the damage have been unsuccessful.

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