ORIGINAL HOUSE ENGROSSED BILL NO. HB0045 ENROLLED ACT NO. 15, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2025 GENERAL SESSION 1 AN ACT relating to game and fish; removing otters from the definition of protected animals for purposes of hunting regulations; and providing for an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming: Section 1. W.S. 23-1-101(a)(ix) is amended to read: 23-1-101. Definitions of wildlife. (a) As used in this act: (ix) "Protected animal" means black-footed ferret, fisher, lynx, otter, pika or wolverine; ORIGINAL HOUSE ENGROSSED BILL NO. HB0045 ENROLLED ACT NO. 15, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2025 GENERAL SESSION 2Section 2. This act is effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution. (END) Speaker of the HousePresident of the SenateGovernorTIME APPROVED: _________DATE APPROVED: _________ I hereby certify that this act originated in the House. Chief Clerk