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HB0025

HB0025: County Authority to Regulate Feeding Wildlife

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In one sentence

This bill would allow county boards of commissioners to pass resolutions that prohibit or regulate the feeding of wildlife on county property, excluding municipalities.

What it does

  • Grants county boards of commissioners the power to pass resolutions about feeding wildlife.
  • Allows counties to prohibit or authorize and regulate the feeding of wildlife on property within county boundaries, excluding municipalities.
  • Sets a fine of up to $500 for each offense if a person fails to comply with a county resolution.
  • Requires that county resolutions do not prohibit normal or accepted agricultural management practices.
  • Requires that county resolutions do not prohibit wildlife feeding programs authorized or conducted by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department.
  • Requires that county resolutions do not prohibit legal forms of baiting wildlife authorized by rule and regulation of the Game and Fish Commission.

Who it affects

  • Boards of county commissioners in Wyoming.
  • People who feed wildlife on property within county boundaries, excluding municipalities.
  • The Wyoming Game and Fish Department and the Game and Fish Commission.

Limits and unknowns

  • The bill did not pass in the 2016 session and did not become law.
  • The bill does not define what constitutes 'normal or accepted agricultural management practice.'
  • The bill does not specify how counties must enforce resolutions beyond fines and legal remedies like injunctions, mandamus, or abatement.

Plain language

Terms to know

Resolution
A formal decision or rule passed by a group, such as a board of county commissioners.
Municipality
A city or town with its own local government.
Injunction
A court order that requires a person to stop doing something or to do something.
Abatement
A legal process to remove or stop a nuisance or violation.

Official record

Sources

Source checked
Official bill pageIntroduced textOfficial digestCurrent bill text

Public statements

Why lawmakers voted

Last checked Aug 7, 12:53 AM

Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker supports the bill because it allows counties to create their own resolutions based on local needs, avoiding a heavy-handed statewide approach that could exacerbate problems.

Public statementFloor statement at 32:37 Watch the statement
Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker opposes the bill because they believe feeding wildlife is a private property right for landowners who wish to view animals.

Public statementFloor statement at 32:58 Watch the statement

If a lawmaker is not listed, we couldn't find a published reason.

Wyoming roll calls

Recorded votes

1 roll call

H Failed Introduction 26-33-1-0-02016-02-09 · House26 yes 33 no
Yes
26
No
33
Absent
0
Excused
1
Conflict
0

Yes 26

Andrew W SchwartzH23BROWN SPEAKERCatherine R ConnollyH13Charles F PelkeyH45Dan R KirkbrideH04Eric BarlowR · H03Fred A BaldwinH18Glenn W MonizH46James W ByrdH44Jerry D PaxtonH47JoAnn R DaytonH17John L FreemanH60Ken A EsquibelH41LARSEN LLOYDMark S KinnerH29Mary A ThroneH11Michael K MaddenH40Rita CampbellH34Rosie M BergerH51Ruth A PetroffH16Samuel P KroneH24Stanley L BlakeH39Susan S WilsonH07Timothy M StubsonH56ZWONITZER, DNZWONITZER, DV

No 33

Albert P Sommers Jr.H20Allen M JaggiH19Bob NicholasR · H08Carl R LoucksH59Cheri SteinmetzR · H05Clifford M JenningsH30David E NorthrupH50David R MillerH55Donald E Burkhart JrH15Elaine HarveyH26Garry C PiiparinenH49Hans HuntH02Harlan J EdmondsH12James R AllenH33John C EklundH10Kendell R KroekerH35LAURSEN DANMark H BakerH48Martha D HalversonH22Michael D GreearH27Nathan A WintersH28Norine A KasperikH32Richard L CannadyH06Robert M McKimH21Roy H EdwardsH53Scott M ClemH31Steve HarshmanR · H37Theodore J BlackburnH42Thomas A LockhartH57Thomas F ReederH58Thomas J WaltersH38Tyler E LindholmH01William H PownallH52

Excused 1

Gerald GayH36

Official activity

Bill history

  1. H Failed Introduction 26-33-1-0-0House
  2. H Received for IntroductionHouse
  3. Bill Number AssignedLSO