Wyoming 2025 2025 Regular Session

Wyoming House Bill HB0211 Engrossed / Bill

Filed 02/11/2025

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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 
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4 or by use of any aircraft, automotive vehicle, trailer, 
5 motor-propelled wheeled vehicle, or vehicle designed for 
6 travel over snow. No person shall use any aircraft, to aid 
7 in the taking of any Wyoming wildlife, except predatory 
8 animals, whether by spotting or locating the wildlife, 
9 communicating with any person attempting to take the 
10 wildlife, or by providing other aid to any person taking 
11 the wildlife. Nothing in this subsection shall apply to the 
12 use of any aircraft by governmental agencies, their 
13 employees, contractors or designees performing any lawful 
14 duties. The commission may exempt handicapped hunters from 
15 any provision of this subsection. For purposes of this 
16 section, "aircraft" means any machine or device capable of 
17 atmospheric flight including but not limited to an 
18 airplane, helicopter, glider, dirigible or unmanned aerial 
19 vehicle.
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21.  This act is effective July 1, 2025
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