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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) As used in this article:
(i) “Board” means the Wyoming animal damage management board (ADMB);
(ii) “Crop” or “agricultural crop” when not otherwise defined by statute means corn, oats, wheat, barley, flax, sorghums and other grains, potatoes, vegetables, forage legumes, hay, and any other product of cultivation, trees, bees, honey and hives;
(iii) “Damage” means any injury to or loss of livestock, agricultural crops or wildlife inflicted by predatory animals, predacious birds or depredating animals;
(iv) “Depredating animal” means any trophy game animal or furbearing animal that causes damage;
(v) “Furbearing animal” means badger, beaver, bobcat, marten, mink, muskrat or weasel;
(vi) “Livestock” means horses, mules, cattle, swine, sheep, goats, poultry, guard animals or any other animal maintained under domestication. Bison are considered livestock unless otherwise designated by the Wyoming livestock board and the Wyoming game and fish commission;
(vii) “Person” means as defined by W.S. 8-1-102(a)(vi);
(viii) “Predacious bird” means any predatory avian species that is permitted to be taken under either Wyoming law or federal law;
(ix) “Predatory animal” means:
(A) Coyote, jackrabbit, porcupine, raccoon, red fox, skunk or stray cat; and
(B) Until the date gray wolves are removed from the list of experimental nonessential population, endangered species or threatened species in Wyoming as provided by W.S. 23-1-108, “predatory animal” includes wolves. After that date, “predatory animal” shall include any gray wolf within areas of the state where the state of Wyoming has jurisdiction for wildlife management, but not within an area of the state in which the gray wolf is:
(I) Designated as a trophy game animal under W.S 23-1-101(a)(xii)(B)(I) or (II).
(II) Repealed by Laws 2012, ch. 25, § 2, eff. March 7, 2012.
(x) “Trophy game animal” means:
(A) Black bear, grizzly bear or mountain lion; and
(B) From and after the date gray wolves are removed from the list of experimental nonessential population, endangered species or threatened species in Wyoming as provided by W.S. 23-1-108:
(I) “Trophy game animal” shall include any gray wolf within those areas where gray wolves are designated as trophy game animals as provided in W.S 23-1-101(a)(xii)(B)(I) or (II).
(II) Repealed by Laws 2012, ch. 25, § 2, eff. March 7, 2012.
(xi) “Wildlife” means all wild mammals, birds, fish, amphibians, reptiles, crustaceans and mollusks, and wild bison designated by the Wyoming game and fish commission and the Wyoming livestock board within this state;
(xii) “Take” means as defined by W.S. 23-1-102(a)(vii).
(b) Repealed by Laws 2012, ch. 25, § 2, eff. March 7, 2012.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Wyoming Statutes Title 11. Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals § 11-6-302. Definitions - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/wy/title-11-agriculture-livestock-and-other-animals/wy-st-sect-11-6-302/
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