Wyoming Laws Governing Private Possession of Exotic Animals W YO . S TAT . §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, bobcat, marten, mink, muskrat or weasel; (iv) "Game bird" means grouse, partridge, pheasant, ptarmigan, quail, wild turkey and migratory game birds; (v) "Game fish" means bass, catfish, crappie, grayling, ling, northern pike, perch, salmon, sauger, sunfish, trout, walleye or whitefish; (vi) "Migratory game bird" means all migratory game birds defined and protected under federal law; (vii) "Predacious bird" means English sparrow and starling; (viii) "Predatory animal" means coyote, jackrabbit, porcupine, raccoon, red fox, wolf, skunk or stray cat; | |
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