| | | 70.__Wild bird.__"Wild bird" means a species of bird wild by | | nature, whether or not bred or reared in captivity, as | | distinguished from common domestic birds, and includes any | | physical part of that species of bird. Whenever the name of a | | wild bird, such as "pheasant" or "eagle," is used, it means the | | named wild bird or any of its physical parts. |
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| | | 71.__Wildlife.__"Wildlife" means any species of the animal | | kingdom, except fish, that is wild by nature, whether or not bred | | or reared in captivity, and includes any part, egg or offspring | | of the animal, or the dead body or parts of the animal. | | "Wildlife" includes wild animals and wild birds. |
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| | | 72.__Wildlife exhibit.__"Wildlife exhibit" means a place where | | wildlife is kept in captivity, either in an enclosure or by | | tether, upon any street or highway or upon land, public or | | private, for the evident purpose of exhibition or attracting | | trade. The term "wildlife exhibit" does not include the showing | | of an animal in connection with a theatrical exhibition, circus | | or agricultural fair. |
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| | | 73.__Wildlife management.__"Wildlife management" means the art | | or science of producing wild animals and birds and of improving | | wildlife conditions in the State. It may specifically include: |
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| | | A.__Regulation of hunting and trapping; |
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| | | B.__Environmental controls, such as control of water, food, | | cover, special features and animal diseases; |
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| | | C.__Research or investigations to provide a basis for sound | | management in the State; |
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| | | D.__Manipulation of hunting pressure; |
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| | | E.__Establishment of game lands, such as parks, forests, | | refuges and game management areas; |
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| | | G.__Artificial replenishment, such as game farming and | | restocking; and |
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| | | H.__Introduction of exotic species of wild animals or birds | | where needed. |
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| | | 74.__Wildlife management area.__"Wildlife management area" | | means a tract of land or body of water owned or leased by the | | department for the purposes of wildlife management as defined in |
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