23-1-101. Definitions of wildlife. (a) As used in this act: (i) “Big game animal” means antelope, bighorn sheep, deer, elk, moose or mountain goat; (ii) “Exotic species” means any wild animals, including amphibians, reptiles, mollusks, crustaceans or birds not found in a wild, free or unconfined status in Wyoming; (iii) “Furbearing animal” means badger, beaver, […]
23-1-102. General definitions. (a) As used in this act: (i) “Commission” means the game and fish commission of Wyoming; (ii) “Commissioner” means a member of the commission; (iii) “Department” means the Wyoming game and fish department; (iv) “Director” means the director of the department; (v) “Orders” means orders, rules and regulations; (vi) “License” means license […]
23-1-103. Ownership of wildlife; purpose of provisions. For the purpose of this act, all wildlife in Wyoming is the property of the state. It is the purpose of this act and the policy of the state to provide an adequate and flexible system for control, propagation, management, protection and regulation of all Wyoming wildlife. There […]
23-1-104. Federal game preserves also state preserves. All federal game preserves and sanctuaries now existing, or hereafter created, are state game animal, bird and fish preserves for the purposes of this act.
23-1-105. Migratory bird refuge in Seedskadee area. (a) The state consents to the acquisition by the United States by purchase, gift, devise, or lease of land or land covered by water in the amount of twenty thousand (20,000) acres in the Seedskadee area in Sweetwater county where approved by the commission and the state land […]
23-1-106. Migratory bird refuge in Bear river area. (a) Subject to acceptance by the United States fish and wildlife service of the provisions contained in this section, the state consents to the acquisition by the United States by purchase, gift, devise or lease of land or land covered by water along the Bear river or […]
23-1-107. Residency for obtaining game and fish licenses. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, to qualify for any resident game and fish license, preference point, permit or tag issued under this act, a person shall be domiciled in Wyoming for not less than one (1) full year immediately preceding the date the person […]
23-1-108. Delisting of gray wolves as experimental, nonessential population, endangered species or threatened species. Gray wolves shall be deemed removed from the list of experimental nonessential population, endangered species or threatened species in Wyoming upon final publication in the Federal Register by appropriate federal agencies removing the gray wolf from all listings as an experimental […]
