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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.

 
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.

 
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.

 
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:

 
A.__Regulation of hunting and trapping;

 
B.__Environmental controls, such as control of water, food,
cover, special features and animal diseases;

 
C.__Research or investigations to provide a basis for sound
management in the State;

 
D.__Manipulation of hunting pressure;

 
E.__Establishment of game lands, such as parks, forests,
refuges and game management areas;

 
F.__Predator control;

 
G.__Artificial replenishment, such as game farming and
restocking; and

 
H.__Introduction of exotic species of wild animals or birds
where needed.

 
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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