Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission
Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations
Chapter 70 - REGULATION GOVERNING POSSESSION OF ROAD KILLED WILDLIFE
Section 70-4 - Provisions for Collecting Road Killed Wildlife
Current through September 21, 2024
A person shall have been issued a Department authorization to possess road killed wildlife prior to taking possession of any road killed wildlife. Nothing in this section shall allow a person to trespass onto private property to retrieve road killed wildlife without obtaining prior approval from the private landowner or an agent of the landowner. A person in possession of an authorization to possess road killed wildlife shall:
(a) Only take possession of road killed wildlife from a public road or highway from sunrise until sunset;
(b) Park the collection vehicle at least two (2) feet to the right of the roadway's solid white line and outside of the travel lane, or in the case of a paved or gravel road with no white line present, at least two (2) feet off the paved or gravel road surface, so as not to impede traffic while collecting road killed wildlife;
(c) Activate the emergency flashers on the collection vehicle during the entire time the collection vehicle is parked along a roadway. Collection vehicle emergency flashers shall be clearly visible from the front and rear of the vehicle;
(d) Immediately remove the entire road killed wildlife during the authorized time period, including both edible and inedible portions, from the public road or highway. Road killed wildlife shall not be field dressed within any public road or highway right-of-way; and,
(e) Upon request, present the road killed wildlife for inspection to a Department representative to verify the road killed wildlife in possession meets the requirements of this regulation.
