Illegal stocking of fish.

WORKING DRAFT
2010
STATE OF
WYOMING
10LSO-0032

HOUSE BILL
NO.
HB0009

Illegal stocking of fish.

Sponsored by:
Joint Travel, Recreation, Wildlife and Cultural Resources Interim Committee

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to
game and fish; providing for civil penalties for illegal stocking of fish;
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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4
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101 is amended to read:

23
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4
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101.

Fish stocking in waters without consent prohibited; penalties.

(a)

No person shall plant or release any fish or fish eggs in any
public
waters of
Wyoming
without the consent and under the supervision of the department or its authorized personnel.

(b)

Violation of this section constitutes a
high
misdemeanor punishable as provided in W.S. 23-6-202(a)
(ii).

(
c
)

The court may, in its discretion, revoke any license issued under this act to any person convicted of a violation of this section, for the remainder of the year in which the conviction occurs, and may suspend the person's privilege to purchase or receive any other license under this act or to take any wildlife for
a period of time up to and including lifetime revocation
.

(d)

In addition to any other criminal penalty provided in this act, any person who violates subsection (a) of this section may be assessed civil penalties in an amount not to exceed the costs incurred by the commission in removing the fish or fish eggs from the waters affected by the violation.
The commission may
bring a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction for
civil penalties or injunctive relief.

Section 2.
This act is effective July 1, 2010.

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