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SF0039 • 2007

Game and fish violations.

AN ACT relating to game and fish violations; providing additional penalties for hunting when hunting privileges have been revoked or suspended; extending penalties; and providing for an effective date.

Crime
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Travel
Last action
2007-02-14
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
2/14/2007

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Amendments

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SF0039H2001

2nd reading • GINGERY

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by GINGERY

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SF0039SS001

Standing Committee • BURNS

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by BURNS

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Bill History

  1. 2007-02-14 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number - 16

  2. 2007-02-14 Governor

    Governor Signed SEA0006

  3. 2007-02-12 House

    H Speaker Signed SEA No. 6

  4. 2007-02-09 Senate

    S President Signed SEA No. 0006

  5. 2007-02-08 LSO

    Assigned Number SEA0006

  6. 2007-02-08 Senate

    S Did Concur

  7. 2007-02-08 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  8. 2007-02-07 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  9. 2007-02-07 House

    Amendment Adopted

  10. 2007-02-07 House

    H Amendments Adopted

  11. 2007-02-06 House

    H Passed CoW

  12. 2007-02-05 House

    H Placed on General File

  13. 2007-02-05 House

    H06 Recommended Do Pass

  14. 2007-02-01 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H06

  15. 2007-01-26 House

    H Received for Introduction

  16. 2007-01-24 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  17. 2007-01-23 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  18. 2007-01-22 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  19. 2007-01-22 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  20. 2007-01-22 Senate

    S Amendments Adopted

  21. 2007-01-18 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  22. 2007-01-18 Senate

    S06 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  23. 2007-01-10 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S06

  24. 2007-01-09 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  25. 2006-12-19 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

2007 General Session Summary for SF0039

Bill No.:
SF0039
Drafter:

LGC

LSO No.:
07LSO-0047
Effective Date:

2/14/2007

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA0006

Chapter No.:
16

Prime Sponsor:
Joint Travel, Recreation, Wildlife and
Cultural Resources Interim Committee

Catch Title:
Game
and fish violations.

Subject:
Increased penalties for hunting
without a license.

Summary/Major Elements:

Current law allows a court to
suspend a person's privilege to purchase or receive a hunting license after
violation of the game and fish statutes. The act adds that a court may also
suspend a person's privilege to take any wildlife.

Current law made it an
additional crime to attempt to purchase or procure a license after a person's
privilege to hunt was suspended. The act adds that it is an additional crime
to take wildlife after a person's privilege to hunt is suspended regardless of
whether the person attempts to purchase or procure a license.

The act allows a court to
revoke a person's privilege to purchase or receive a license or take any
wildlife until all fines, costs and restitution are paid.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE

FILE

NO.
0039

ENROLLED ACT NO. 6, SENATE

FIFTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2007 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to game and fish violations; providing additional penalties for hunting when hunting privileges have been revoked or suspended; extending penalties; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.
W.S. 23
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6
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206(a)(intro), (b), by creating new subsections (c) and (d) and by renumbering (c) as (e) is amended to read:

23
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6
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206.

Revocation of license; hunting after suspended license.

(a)

The court may, in its discretion, revoke any license issued under this act to any person convicted of a violation of this act, for the remainder of the year in which the conviction occurs, and except for conviction of a 10th or 11th degree misdemeanor, may suspend the person's privilege to purchase or receive any other license under this act
, or to take any wildlife
for the following time periods:

(b)

No person whose license has been forfeited or privilege to purchase another license suspended shall procure, purchase, or possess another license during the period of forfeiture or suspension. If the person procures, purchases, or possesses another license during such period, the license is invalid and that person is not entitled to receive another license for
the year
up to six (6) years
next succeeding the
year in which a conviction of a violation of this subsection occurs
original revocation or suspension period
. Violation of this subsection constitutes a
9th
degree
low

misdemeanor
punishable as provided in W.S. 23
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6
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202(a)(v)
.

(c)

No person whose license has been forfeited or privilege to purchase another license suspended shall take any wildlife prohibited by the court during the period of forfeiture or suspension. If the person takes any wildlife prohibited by the court during such period, that person is not entitled to receive another license for up to six (6) years next succeeding the original revocation or suspension period. Violation of this subsection constitutes a low misdemeanor punishable as provided in W.S. 23
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6
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202(a)(v).

(d)

The court may revoke the privileges of a person convicted of a violation of this act to purchase or receive any license or take any wildlife prohibited by the court until all fines, costs and restitution imposed by the court are satisfied. Any person who violates this subsection shall be punished pursuant to subsection (c) of this section.

(c)
(e)

"Conviction" means a determination of guilt by any
Wyoming
court having legal jurisdiction of the offense from which no appeal is legally perfected. Pleas of nolo contendere and forfeitures of bail shall be deemed convictions for the purposes of this act.

Section 2.

This act is effective immediately upon co
m
pletion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constit
u
tion.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.

Chief Clerk

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