Wyoming 2025 Regular Session

Wyoming Senate Bill SF0118 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 01/15/2025

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STATE OF WYOMING
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SENATE FILE NO. SF0118
Landowner hunting tags-amendments.
Sponsored by: Senator(s) Pearson, Boner, Ide, McKeown, 
Smith, D and Steinmetz and Representative(s) 
Brady, Heiner, Lien, McCann, Schmid, Webber 
and Wharff
A BILL
for
1 AN ACT relating to game and fish; authorizing landowners to 
2 sell their landowner hunting licenses as specified; 
3 requiring rulemaking; and providing for effective dates.
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7.  W.S.  23-1-302(h) is amended to read: 
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11 (h)  For purposes of promoting the maintenance of 
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13 objectives pursuant to W.S. 23-1-103 and in addition to 
14 duties prescribed under paragraph (a)(xiv) of this section,  2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-05762SF0118
1 the commission shall promulgate rules and regulations 
2 governing the issuance of elk, deer, antelope and turkey 
3 hunting licenses to Wyoming landowners without subjection 
4 to prescribed means of competitive public issuance. Fees 
5 assessed for licenses authorized under this subsection 
6 shall be equal to fees prescribed under W.S. 23-2-101(j) 
7 for each species for which the license is issued. 
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8.  The game and fish department shall 
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13 (a)  Except as otherwise provided by subsection (b) of 
14 this section, this act is effective July 1, 2025.
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16 (b)  Sections 2 and 3 of this act are effective 
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18 bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of 
19 the Wyoming Constitution.
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