§ 23-4-102 — Operation of privately owned fish hatcheries, artificial lakes or ponds

Wyoming § 23-4-102

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 23: Game and Fish
• Ch. 4: PROTECTION AND PROPAGATION OF FISH
• Art. 1: FISH HATCHERIES AND STOCKING

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(a) Any person who owns or operates a fish hatchery,
artificial lake, pond or ponds for the purpose of raising fish
for resale, may stock the fish hatchery, artificial lake, pond
or ponds with eggs or fish procured from any lawful source. Any
eggs or fish acquired from sources other than the department or
federal government shall be inspected by an authorized agent of
the department before planting.
(b) Thereafter, the owner or operator may take fish from
the hatchery, artificial lake, pond or ponds in any manner
except by poison, explosives, or fishing except as otherwise
provided in this section. The owner or operator may sell and
dispose of any fish or fish eggs taken subject to any
restrictions provided in this section.
(c) "Artificial lake, pond or ponds" as used in this
section means bodies of water created by the artificial
diversion or storage of water not exceeding one hundred (100)
acres in any one (1) surface area and does not include natural
ponds, natural streams, or bodies of water wholly created by
nature.
(d) The owner or operator shall procure a license for the
operation from the department. The owner or operator shall also
post a five hundred dollar ($500.00) surety bond with the
department. The bond shall be conditioned to the effect that the
owner or operator will not sell or dispose of fish or fish eggs
caught or taken in any of the waters of Wyoming other than those
for which the license is issued, and to the effect that the
owner or operator will keep a strict record of his operations
under the license as may be required by the commission.
(e) When an owner or operator sells or disposes of any
fish or fish eggs, he shall deliver a certificate of sale upon a
form to be furnished to the owner or operator by the department
to the purchaser or receiver at the time the fish or fish eggs
are delivered.
(f) Any hotel, restaurant, cafe, or business house, or
individual, may sell, serve, or dispose of fish purchased from
any owner or operator in the regular course of business and
shall exhibit upon request by any department personnel the
certificate of sale furnished him by the owner or operator.
(g) Whenever any of the fish or fish eggs are transported
by a common carrier, each and every parcel of the shipment shall
have a Wyoming game tag attached. The owner or operator shall
obtain Wyoming game tags from the department and shall keep a
strict record of all Wyoming game tags.
(h) The owner or operator may operate a catchout pond,
containing ten (10) surface acres of water or less, where fish
may be caught by fishing. A charge may be made for this
privilege by the owner or operator and the fishermen are not
required to hold a valid Wyoming fishing license when fishing in
a catchout pond.