W. Va. Code R. § 58-11F-2

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section 58-11F-2 - Definitions

2.1. All terms have the meaning prescribed to them in The Rule Defining The Terms To Be Used Concerning All Hunting and Trapping Regulations (47 C.S.R.11A). In addition, for the purposes of this rule, the following terms have the meaning set forth in this section.

2.2. Game farm or pen-raised turkeys -- Game farm or pen raised turkeys are those birds or their offspring hatched from eggs taken by humans from a wild turkey nest or wild hen turkey raised under human control, and therefore imprinted to humans or other poultry under human control instead of a wild hen.

2.3. Domestic turkey -- A domestic turkey is a turkey that normally lives in and about the residences of West Virginians and depends upon humans for habitation, husbandry and/or as its sole source of year round sustenance.

2.4. Wild turkey -- A wild turkey is a turkey from wild native genetic stock living under the control of the laws of nature.

2.5. Release into the wild -- Release into the wild means a release of a bird into any area not enclosed by a fence or bounded by other like structure from which under normal circumstances a bird does not escape.

W. Va. Code R. § 58-11F-2