Wyo. Code R. 040-0001-58
Effective Date: 03/28/2014 to Current
Rule Type: Current Rules & Regulations
Reference Number: 040.0001.58.03282014
Section 1. Authority. This regulation is promulgated by authority of W.S. §23-1-1001.
Section 2. Definitions. Definitions shall be as set forth in Title 23, Wyoming Statutes, Commission regulations, and the Commission also adopts the following definitions:
(a) 'County Sheriff' means the County Sheriff's Office in the county where a grizzly bear is relocated.
(b) 'Location of the grizzly bear relocation' means the proper name of the drainage in which a grizzly bear is relocated and the estimated number of miles from the relocation site to the nearest municipality, topographical feature or geographic location.
(c) 'Provide a press release' means the Department shall provide to the County Sheriff and the media in the county in which a grizzly bear is relocated, a press release including the location of the grizzly bear relocation, number of grizzly bears relocated, date of the relocation and the reason the grizzly bear was relocated.
Section 3. Notification of relocation. Upon relocating a grizzly bear or upon receiving notification that a grizzly bear is being relocated, the Department shall notify the County Sheriff of the date, number of grizzly bears relocated, the location of the grizzly bear relocation and the reason of the relocation via direct telephone conversation, written or electronic correspondence, or personal contact within five (5) days of the date of the relocation. The Department shall provide a press release to the County Sheriff and the media in the county where a grizzly bear is relocated of the date, number of grizzly bears relocated, the location of the grizzly bear relocation and the reason of the relocation within five (5) days of the date of relocation of any grizzly bear.
WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION
Mike Healy, President
Dated: January 22, 2014