Title 23, Title 23 — Game And Fish
6 chapters · 161 sections in this title.
W.S. § 23-5-101 Compliance with provisions prerequisite to establishment of game bird farm
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Compliance with provisions prerequisite to establishment of game bird farm. Any person who owns, or any person who holds or controls fee land, by lease or otherwise which holding, controlling or lease shall be for a period of five (5) years beyond the time of compliance with this…
W.S. § 23-5-102 Department to issue licenses
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Department to issue licenses. The department shall issue licenses for game bird farms, and for the propagation, breeding, possession, use, releasing, killing, hunting, and sale of licensed birds therefrom. No license shall authorize any of the acts specified in this section for g…
W.S. § 23-5-103 Applicant for license to file verified declaration
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Applicant for license to file verified declaration. An owner or lessee desiring to establish, operate, and maintain a game bird farm in conformity with this act shall file with the department a verified declaration, describing the purpose for, and proposed methods of breeding, pr…
W.S. § 23-5-104 Investigation of applicant; issuance of license; purchase or replacement of birds; marking of birds
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Investigation of applicant; issuance of license; purchase or replacement of birds; marking of birds. (a) Upon the filing of the declaration the department shall investigate and require the applicant to produce satisfactory evidence of the facts stated in the declaration. The lice…
W.S. § 23-5-105 License fee; expiration; renewal of license
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License fee; expiration; renewal of license. Applicants for the license shall pay the proper fee. The license, if issued on or after January 1, 2019, expires as provided in commission rules, but may be renewed each year in the discretion of the department upon the payment of the …
W.S. § 23-5-106 Rights of licensee generally
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Rights of licensee generally. The game bird farm license is prima facie evidence in all courts and proceedings of the lawful right of the licensee therein named, his or its successor or assigns, for the term of license, to establish and operate a game bird farm upon the premises,…
W.S. § 23-5-107 Receipt to be given for removal of birds from licensed premises
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Receipt to be given for removal of birds from licensed premises. Before any bird may be removed from the licensed premises, the licensee or operator shall issue to the person removing birds a receipt. The receipt shall be dated and shall contain information as to the number of bi…
W.S. § 23-5-108 Hunting restricted to established seasons; license required; exceptions
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Hunting restricted to established seasons; license required; exceptions. (a) No person shall take game birds on any licensed game bird farm area at any time except during the established season for game bird farms and unless: (i) The person has in his possession at the time a lic…
W.S. § 23-5-109 Bird license; fee; license not required of commercial purchasers
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Bird license; fee; license not required of commercial purchasers. All game bird farm licensees are authorized selling agents of the commission, may issue a bird license on forms prescribed by the commission to any person who does not have in his possession a license authorizing t…
W.S. § 23-5-110 Season required; exceptions
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Season required; exceptions. Game bird farms shall have a season commencing the first day of August and ending the last day of March. Each initial application or annual application for renewal shall submit the opening and closing dates of the season for approval by the commission…
W.S. § 23-5-111 Game bird farm-certification to raise greater sage grouse; authorization; requirements; limitations
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Game bird farm-certification to raise greater sage grouse; authorization; requirements; limitations. (a) No person shall possess live greater sage grouse or propagate, breed, sell, raise or release greater sage grouse unless licensed as a game bird farm and certified to be in com…
W.S. § 23-5-201 Department authorized to issue licenses
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Department authorized to issue licenses. The department upon application and payment of the proper fee shall issue licenses for fishing preserves permitting the acquisition, possession, and rearing of fish therein.
W.S. § 23-5-202 "Fishing preserve waters" defined
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"Fishing preserve waters" defined. "Fishing preserve waters" means any artificial or man-made body of water not exceeding one hundred (100) surface acres, lying wholly within the boundaries of privately owned lands, operated for the purpose of permitting the owner to provide fish…
W.S. § 23-5-203 Issuance of license; separate license required for each body of water; contents of license
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Issuance of license; separate license required for each body of water; contents of license. (a) The department shall, after application and payment of the proper fee, issue to an owner of fishing preserve waters a fishing preserve license permitting the holder to manage the fishi…
W.S. § 23-5-204 Permission to take fish from licensed waters; fee or dues; fishing license not required; receipts for removal of fish
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Permission to take fish from licensed waters; fee or dues; fishing license not required; receipts for removal of fish. Any licensee, during the term of his license, may grant permission to other persons to take fish in or from the licensed fishing preserve waters and to charge a …