Section 16.11. Harmful wild animals.

  The following wild animals are designated as harmful wild animals:

(1)   Ursidae. Members of the family ursidae commonly known as bears.

(2)   Felidae. The species felis concolor commonly known as cougars.

(3)   Suidae . Members of the family suidae including pure wild strains of swine commonly known by the name European, Eurasian, Russian or hybrids with domestic strains. Feral domestic strains include animals which are confined but which exhibit characteristics of being in an untamed state, and hybrids of wild or feral with domestic swine. Included in this definition are any swine which is captured in the wild or from an unconfined environment after it has existed in the wild or unconfined environment outside of an enclosure for more than 7 days, regardless of its physical characteristics, except that in emergency situations the department may designate a period of less than 7 days.

(4)   Anatidae. The species anserinae Cygnus, commonly known as mute swans.

(5)   Canidae. Hybrids of the species Canis lupus, C. lycaon, or C. rufus commonly known as wolves and the species Canis familiaris, domestic dogs, and subsequent generations from such matings. These animals are commonly called wolf-dog hybrids or wolf dogs.

(a) Canids may be presumed to be wolf-dog hybrids if they have some wolf-like physical characteristics and the owner presents such animals verbally or in writing to be a wolf-dog hybrid. Canids with very distinct wolf-like characteristics may be determined by the Department to be wolves or wolf-dog hybrids.

(b) An owner may challenge such a determination by providing the department with genetic testing results. The department will be responsible for the costs of testing if the animal is determined to have only the DNA of domestic dogs.

History: CR 03-030 : cr. Register October 2003 No. 574 , eff. 11-1-03; CR 09-052 : am. (1), cr. (3) to (5) Register June 2010 No. 654 , eff. 7-1-10.