040-60 Wyo. Code R. §§ 60-4 - Application for Game Bird Farm Licensee Sage Grouse Certification

(a) Any game bird farm licensee desiring certification to operate a sage grouse private game bird farm shall make application on forms provided by the Department. A Certificate of Compliance shall be received prior to taking possession of any sage grouse.

(b) Applications for a Certificate of Compliance shall be submitted annually on a form provided by the Department to the permitting officer during regular business hours from November 1 through December 31 for the following calendar year. If the deadline date occurs on a date when the Department has been closed to mail delivery (weekends, holiday, etc.), applications shall be accepted until 5:00 p.m. mountain time zone on the next business day.

(c) Only complete applications received by the permitting officer during the application period shall be accepted. Applicants shall be notified by the Department by January 15 of Certification approval or denial, and by March 15 of specific egg collection allocation limits and the geographic areas where sage grouse eggs may be collected.

(d) The Department shall issue no more than one (1) Certification to raise Greater Sage-grouse pursuant to W.S. § 23-5-111. The single game bird farm existing on or before July 1, 2022, conducting operations under Permit ID: 60-1 Certificate of Compliance to Raise Greater Sage Grouse on a Private Game Bird Farm, shall be the only private game bird farm authorized to raise greater sage grouse pursuant to W.S. § 23-5-111.

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040-60 Wyo. Code R. §§ 60-4

Adopted, Eff. 11/2/2017. Amended, Eff. 1/17/2023.