Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission
Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations
Chapter 69 - IMPORTATION AND POSSESSION OF LIVE COLD-BLOODED WILDLIFE
Section 69-12 - Department Notification Required for Health, Aquatic Invasive Species or Escape of Permitted Wildlife

Universal Citation: WY Code of Rules 69-12

Current through September 21, 2024

(a) Health Notification and Mitigation

(i) It shall be an express condition of this regulation that a permittee or an authorized agent of the permittee shall notify the Chief of Fisheries within forty-eight (48) hours of having reason to believe that permitted amphibians or reptiles may have been exposed to or contracted a pathogen, disease or parasite. It shall be a violation of this regulation to import permitted amphibians or reptiles into this state or remove permitted amphibians or reptiles from a holding facility without prior authorization from the Department if said wildlife have been exposed to or contracted a pathogen, disease or parasite.

(A) The Department may order inspection by an accredited veterinarian or inspecting agent of permitted amphibians or reptiles believed to have been exposed to or contracted a pathogen, disease or parasite. Inspection may be at the expense of the permittee.

(B) The Department shall determine when destruction, quarantine or disinfection of diseased amphibians or reptiles is required. If the Department determines that destruction, quarantine or disinfection of diseased amphibians or reptiles or disinfection of the facility is required, a written order from the Department shall be issued to the permittee or an authorized agent of the permittee setting forth the steps necessary and establishing the time period that the permittee shall carry out such actions.

(b) Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Notification and Mitigation

(i) It shall be an express condition of this importation/possession permit that the permittee or authorized agent of the permittee shall notify the Chief of Fisheries within forty-eight (48) hours if at any time the permittee or authorized agent finds, suspects or becomes aware of an AIS of concern at their holding facility.

(A) Upon confirmation of the finding of an AIS of concern, permittee shall immediately initiate reasonable action as defined in Commission Regulation Chapter 51, Private Fish Hatcheries. The Department may require that all or portions of the holding facility shall not be used until eradication of AIS is fully complete.

(i) It shall be an express condition of this importation/possession permit that the permittee or an authorized agent of the permittee shall notify the Department within twenty-four (24) hours of discovery that permitted cold-blooded wildlife have escaped. If the Department discovers the escape, it shall notify the permittee or his authorized agent within twenty-four (24) hours. The permittee or authorized agent shall have forty-eight (48) hours following notification to the Department or notification by the Department, to recover escaped wildlife that do not pose a threat to public safety or Wyoming's wildlife resources. The Department may take wildlife that are not recovered.

(A) The Department may take escaped cold-blooded wildlife at any time if it is determined by the Department that the wildlife poses a threat to public safety or Wyoming's wildlife resources.

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