Wyoming 2025 2025 Regular Session

Wyoming House Bill HB0211 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/15/2025

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STATE OF WYOMING
25LSO-03601HB0211
HOUSE BILL NO. HB0211
Hunting wildlife from vehicles.
Sponsored by: Representative(s) Allemand, Angelos and 
Johnson and Senator(s) Ide and Laursen, D
A BILL
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1 AN ACT relating to game and fish; authorizing persons to 
2 hunt specified animals from aircraft, automotive vehicles, 
3 trailers, motor-propelled wheeled vehicles or snowmobiles; 
4 and providing for an effective date.
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8.  W.S. 23-3-306(a) is amended to read:
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14 (a)  No person shall harass, pursue, hunt, shoot, or 
15 kill any Wyoming wildlife  2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-03602HB0211
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3 with, from, or by use of any aircraft, 
4 automotive vehicle, trailer, motor-propelled wheeled 
5 vehicle, or vehicle designed for travel over snow. No 
6 person shall use any aircraft, to aid in the taking of any 
7 Wyoming wildlife, except predatory animals, whether by 
8 spotting or locating the wildlife, communicating with any 
9 person attempting to take the wildlife, or by providing 
10 other aid to any person taking the wildlife. Nothing in 
11 this subsection shall apply to the use of any aircraft by 
12 governmental agencies, their employees, contractors or 
13 designees performing any lawful duties. The commission may 
14 exempt handicapped hunters from any provision of this 
15 subsection. For purposes of this section, "aircraft" means 
16 any machine or device capable of atmospheric flight 
17 including but not limited to an airplane, helicopter, 
18 glider, dirigible or unmanned aerial vehicle.
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20.  This act is effective July 1, 2025
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