| | 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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