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| 2 | 2 | | STATE OF WYOMING |
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| 3 | 3 | | 25LSO-07531HB0331 |
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| 4 | 4 | | HOUSE BILL NO. HB0331 |
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| 5 | 5 | | Taking of predators on public lands. |
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| 6 | 6 | | Sponsored by: Representative(s) Schmid, Brown, G, Larson, |
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| 7 | 7 | | JT, McCann, Singh, Storer and Webber and |
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| 8 | 8 | | Senator(s) Hutchings |
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| 9 | 9 | | A BILL |
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| 10 | 10 | | for |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1 AN ACT relating to game and fish; prohibiting persons from |
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| 12 | 12 | | 2 harassing, injuring or killing predatory animals with |
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| 13 | 13 | | 3 vehicles on public lands; authorizing persons to harass, |
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| 14 | 14 | | 4 pursue, hunt, shoot or kill predatory animals with or by |
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| 15 | 15 | | 5 use of vehicles on private lands as specified; requiring |
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| 16 | 16 | | 6 rulemaking; and providing for effective dates. |
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| 20 | 20 | | 10. W.S. 23-3-306(a) is amended to read: |
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| 25 | 25 | | 15 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-07532HB03311 (a) |
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| 28 | 28 | | 4o person |
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| 29 | 29 | | 5 shall harass, pursue, hunt, shoot, or kill any Wyoming |
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| 30 | 30 | | 6 wildlife except predatory animals with, from, or by use of |
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| 31 | 31 | | 7 any aircraft, automotive vehicle, trailer, motor-propelled |
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| 32 | 32 | | 8 wheeled vehicle, or vehicle designed for travel over snow; |
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| 46 | 46 | | 22 No person shall use any aircraft, to aid |
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| 47 | 47 | | 23 in the taking of any Wyoming wildlife, except predatory 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-07533HB0331 |
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| 48 | 48 | | 1 animals, whether by spotting or locating the wildlife, |
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| 49 | 49 | | 2 communicating with any person attempting to take the |
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| 50 | 50 | | 3 wildlife, or by providing other aid to any person taking |
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| 51 | 51 | | 4 the wildlife;. |
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| 53 | 53 | | 6 Nothing in this subsection shall apply to |
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| 54 | 54 | | 7 the use of any aircraft by governmental agencies, their |
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| 55 | 55 | | 8 employees, contractors or designees performing any lawful |
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| 56 | 56 | | 9 duties;. |
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| 59 | 59 | | 12 hunters from any provision of this subsection. |
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| 62 | 62 | | 15 means any machine or device capable of atmospheric flight |
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| 63 | 63 | | 16 including but not limited to an airplane, helicopter, |
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| 64 | 64 | | 17 glider, dirigible or unmanned aerial vehicle. |
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| 67 | 67 | | 20 promulgate all rules necessary to implement this act. |
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| 68 | 68 | | 21 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-07534HB03311 |
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| 70 | 70 | | 3 (a) Except as provided by subsection (b) of this |
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| 71 | 71 | | 4 section, this act is effective July 1, 2025. |
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| 73 | 73 | | 6 (b) Sections 2 and 3 of this act are effective |
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| 74 | 74 | | 7 immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a |
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| 75 | 75 | | 8 bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of |
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| 76 | 76 | | 9 the Wyoming Constitution. |
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| 78 | 78 | | 11 (END) |
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