Section 17-2-3 - Protected wildlife species and game fish definedA. The following mammals are game mammals: (1) all of the family Tayassuidae (javelina);(2) within the family Bovidae:(a) all of the genus Bison (American bison) except where raised in captivity for domestic or commercial meat production;(b) all of the genus Capra (ibex) except for the domestic species of goats;(c) all of the genus Ovis (bighorn sheep) except for the domestic species of sheep;(d) all of the genus Ammotragus (aoudad);(e) all of the genus Tragelaphus (kudu); and(f) all of the genus Oryx (oryx);(3) all of the family Antilocapridae (American pronghorn);(4) all of the family Cervidae (elk and deer);(5) all of the family Ochotonidae (pikas);(6) all of the genus Sciurus (squirrels);(7) all of the genus Tamiasciurus (red squirrels);(8) all of the genus Marmota (marmots) of the family Sciuridae;(9) all of the family Ursidae (bear); and(10) all of the species concolor (cougar) of the genus Felis and family Felidae.B. The following birds are game birds:(1) all of the family Anatidae (waterfowl);(2) all of the family Tetraonidae (grouse and ptarmigans);(3) all of the family Phasianidae (quail, partridges and pheasants);(4) all of the family Meleagridae (wild turkeys) except for the domestic strains of turkeys;(5) all of the family Perdicidae (francolins);(6) all of the family Gruidae (cranes);(7) all of the family Rallidae (rails, coots and gallinules);(8) all of the family Charadriidae (plovers, turnstones and surfbirds);(9) all of the family Scolopacidae (shorebirds, snipe, sandpipers and curlews);(10) all of the family Recurvirostridae (avocets and stilts);(11) all of the family Phalaropodidae (phalaropes); and(12) all of the family Columbidae (wild pigeons and doves) except for the domestic strains of pigeons.C. The following fish are game fish:(1) all of the family Salmonidae (trout);(2) all of the family Esocidae (pike);(3) all of the family Ictaluridae (catfish);(4) all introduced species of the family Serranidae (sea bass and white bass);(5) all of the family Centrarchidae (sunfish, crappie and bass);(6) all of the family Percidae (walleye pike and perch);(7) all introduced species of the family Pomadasyidae (sargo);(8) all introduced species of the family Sciaenidae (corvina, bairdiella and redfish);(9) all of the genus Oreochromis (tilapia); and(10) all of the family Moronidae (striped bass, hybrid striped bass, white bass and others).1953 Comp., § 53-2-3, enacted by Laws 1967, ch. 8, § 1; 1971, ch. 75, § 1; 2015, ch. 26, § 1.Amended by 2015, c. 26,s. 1, eff. 6/19/2015.