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STATE OF WYOMING
25LSO-07531HB0331
HOUSE BILL NO. HB0331
Taking of predators on public lands.
Sponsored by: Representative(s) Schmid, Brown, G, Larson,
JT, McCann, Singh, Storer and Webber and
Senator(s) Hutchings
A BILL
for
1 AN ACT relating to game and fish; prohibiting persons from
2 harassing, injuring or killing predatory animals with
3 vehicles on public lands; authorizing persons to harass,
4 pursue, hunt, shoot or kill predatory animals with or by
5 use of vehicles on private lands as specified; requiring
6 rulemaking; and providing for effective dates.
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10. W.S. 23-3-306(a) is amended to read:
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4o person
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6 wildlife except predatory animals with, from, or by use of
7 any aircraft, automotive vehicle, trailer, motor-propelled
8 wheeled vehicle, or vehicle designed for travel over snow;
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22 No person shall use any aircraft, to aid
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1 animals, whether by spotting or locating the wildlife,
2 communicating with any person attempting to take the
3 wildlife, or by providing other aid to any person taking
4 the wildlife;.
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6 Nothing in this subsection shall apply to
7 the use of any aircraft by governmental agencies, their
8 employees, contractors or designees performing any lawful
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12 hunters from any provision of this subsection.
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15 means any machine or device capable of atmospheric flight
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17 glider, dirigible or unmanned aerial vehicle.
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20 promulgate all rules necessary to implement this act.
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3 (a) Except as provided by subsection (b) of this
4 section, this act is effective July 1, 2025.
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6 (b) Sections 2 and 3 of this act are effective
7 immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a
8 bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of
9 the Wyoming Constitution.
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