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SF0051 • 2008

Mentor hunter program.

AN ACT relating to game and fish; providing for supervised hunts; providing an exception to hunter safety course requirements; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Senator Jennings
Last action
2008-03-05
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2008

Plain English Breakdown

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Amendments

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SF0051HS001

Standing Committee • H06

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by H06

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SF0051SS001

Standing Committee • BURNS

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by BURNS

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Bill History

  1. 2008-03-05 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number - 38

  2. 2008-03-05 Governor

    Governor Signed SEA0014

  3. 2008-03-03 House

    H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0014

  4. 2008-02-29 Senate

    S President Signed SEA No. 0014

  5. 2008-02-29 LSO

    Assigned Number SEA0014

  6. 2008-02-28 Senate

    S Did Concur

  7. 2008-02-28 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  8. 2008-02-27 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  9. 2008-02-26 House

    H Passed CoW

  10. 2008-02-26 House

    Amendment Adopted

  11. 2008-02-26 House

    H Amendments Adopted

  12. 2008-02-25 House

    H Placed on General File

  13. 2008-02-25 House

    H06 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  14. 2008-02-21 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H06

  15. 2008-02-20 House

    H Received for Introduction

  16. 2008-02-19 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  17. 2008-02-18 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  18. 2008-02-15 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  19. 2008-02-15 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  20. 2008-02-15 Senate

    S Amendments Adopted

  21. 2008-02-15 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  22. 2008-02-15 Senate

    S06 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  23. 2008-02-14 Senate

    S06 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  24. 2008-02-12 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S06

  25. 2008-02-11 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  26. 2008-01-29 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

2008 General Session Summary for SF0051

Bill No.:
SF0051
Drafter:

LGC

LSO No.:
08LSO-0014
Effective Date:

7/1/2008

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA0014

Chapter No.:
38

Prime Sponsor:
Senator
Jennings

Catch Title:
Mentor
hunter program.

Subject:
Provides
for a special authorization to hunt without a hunter safety certificate.

Summary/Major Elements:

The act provides that a
person who has not received a hunter safety certificate may apply for a
one-time authorization to hunt with an adult mentor if the mentor possesses or
can demonstrate that he has obtained a hunter safety certificate.

The mentor and the
uncertificated person must both have valid hunting licenses.

The mentor may provide
supervision to only one person at a time.

The act does not alter the
requirement that a big or trophy game hunter under the age of 14 must have
permission of his parent.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE

FILE

NO.
0051

ENROLLED ACT NO. 14, SENATE

FIFTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2008 BUDGET SESSION

AN ACT relating to game and fish; providing for supervised hunts; providing an exception to hunter safety course requirements; 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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2
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106(a) and by creating a new subsection (c) is amended to read:

23
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2
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106.

Hunter safety; exception.

(a)

Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, n
o person born on or after January 1, 1966, may
apply for and receive any Wyoming hunting license, nor
take any wildlife by the use of firearms on land other than that of his own family, unless the person possesses
and can exhibit
or can demonstrate they have obtained

a certificate of competency and safety in the use and handling of firearms as provided by subsection (b) of this section.

(c)

A person who has not received a certificate of competency
and safety in the use and handling of firearms as provided by subsection (b) of this section
may apply to the department for a special authorization to take wildlife with the use of a firearm while being accompanied by a person
who has attained
the age of majority, acting as a mentor, who possesses or can demonstrate he has obtained a certificate of competency and safety in the use and handling of firearms and who possesses a valid Wyoming hunting license. A mentor shall not provide supervision for more than one (1) person at a time in the field. The special authorization shall be valid for not more than one (1) year. No person may apply for more than one (1) special authorization. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as altering the requirements of W.S. 23
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2
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102(a). The commission shall promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the purposes of this subsection.

Section
2
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This act is effective July 1, 2008.

(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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