HB0162 • 2005

Big game hunting-baiting exception.

AN ACT relating to game and fish; providing an exception to the prohibition against the use of bait for hunting big game animals as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Representative Childers
Last action: 2005-02-15
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2005

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

2005-02-15 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number - 7
2005-02-15 Governor
Governor Signed HEA0007
2005-02-11 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0007
2005-02-10 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0007
2005-02-10 LSO
Assigned Number HEA0007
2005-02-10 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2005-02-09 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2005-02-08 Senate
S Passed CoW
2005-02-03 Senate
S Placed on General File
2005-02-03 Senate
S06 Recommended Do Pass
2005-01-27 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S06
2005-01-19 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2005-01-19 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2005-01-18 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2005-01-17 House
H Passed CoW
2005-01-14 House
H Placed on General File
2005-01-14 House
H06 Recommended Do Pass
2005-01-13 House
H Introduced and Referred to H06
2005-01-12 House
H Received for Introduction
2005-01-10 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

2005 General Session Summary for HB0162

Bill
No.:
HB0162
Drafter:

LGC

LSO
No.:
05LSO-0485.E2
Effective Date:

7/1/2005

Enrolled
Act No.:
HEA0007

Chapter
No.:
7

Prime
Sponsor:
Representative Childers

Catch
Title:
Big game hunting-baiting exception.

Subject:
Provides
an exception to the prohibition against the use of bait for hunting big game
animals.

Summary/Major
Elements:

Provides an exception to the prohibition against
hunting big game over bait for persons with life threatening illnesses holding
special licenses issued by the game and fish department.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL

NO.
0162

ENROLLED ACT NO. 7, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FIFTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2005 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to game and fish; providing an exception to the prohibition against the use of bait for hunting big game animals as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.
W.S. 23—3
‑
304(d)(iii) is amended to read:

23
‑
3
‑
304.

Certain trapping devices unlawful; game for bait prohibited; baiting big game animals prohibited; penalties.

(d)

No person shall place any bait for the purpose of taking a big game animal nor shall any person knowingly take a big game animal by the use of any bait that has been deposited, placed, distributed or scattered in a manner to constitute a lure, attraction or enticement to, on or over the area where any hunter is taking big game animals. Nothing in this subsection shall:

(iii)

Apply to the placement, distribution, depositing or scattering of bait, as approved by the game and fish commission, for the taking of big game animals by any legally blind person
,

or
person confined to a wheelchair
or person hunting with a license issued pursuant to W.S. 23-1-705(j)
.

Section 2.
This act is effective July 1, 2005.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk