SF0085 • 2011

Game and fish violations-penalties.

AN ACT relating to game and fish; providing felony penalties for second or subsequent convictions of taking specified big game animals without a license and for wanton destruction of big game animals; and providing for an effective date.

Crime Firearms

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Senator Burns
Last action: 2011-03-10
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2011

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Amendments

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SF0085HS001

Standing Committee • H06

Adopted, Corrected

Plain English: Adopted, Corrected Standing Committee by H06

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SF0085S3001

3rd reading • ROTHFUSS

Adopted

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SF0085S3002

3rd reading • PERKINS

Adopted

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SF0085S3003

3rd reading • DRISKILL

Adopted

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Bill History

2011-03-10 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2011-03-10 Governor
Governor Signed SEA0088
2011-03-03 House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0088
2011-03-03 Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0088
2011-03-02 LSO
Assigned Number SEA0088
2011-03-02 House
H Adopted SF0085JC01
2011-03-01 Senate
S Adopted SF0085JC01
2011-02-28 House
H Appointed JCC01 Members
2011-02-25 Senate
S Appointed JCC01 Members
2011-02-24 Senate
S Did Not Concur
2011-02-24 Senate
S Received for Concurrence
2011-02-24 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2011-02-23 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2011-02-22 House
H Passed CoW
2011-02-22 House
H Amendments Adopted
2011-02-22 House
Amendment Adopted
2011-02-14 House
H Placed on General File
2011-02-14 House
H06 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
2011-02-04 House
H Introduced and Referred to H06
2011-02-03 House
H Received for Introduction
2011-02-02 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2011-02-02 Senate
Amendment Adopted
2011-02-02 Senate
Amendment Adopted
2011-02-02 Senate
S Amendments Adopted
2011-02-02 Senate
Amendment Adopted
2011-02-01 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2011-01-31 Senate
S Passed CoW
2011-01-27 Senate
S Placed on General File
2011-01-27 Senate
S06 Recommended Do Pass
2011-01-12 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S06
2011-01-11 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2011-01-10 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill No.: <billno> Drafter: <drafterinit>

Bill No.:
SF0085
Drafter:

LGC

LSO No.:
11LSO-0446
Effective Date:

7/1/2011

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA0088

Chapter No.:

Prime Sponsor:
Senator
Burns

Catch Title:
Game
and fish violations-penalties.

Subject:
Increasing
penalties for game and fish violations.

Summary/Major Elements:

Under current law, any person
who knowingly takes an antlered elk, deer or moose, horned antelope, bighorn
sheep, mountain goat, mountain lion, grizzly bear or black bear without a
license or during a closed season is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by
imprisonment for not more than one year, a fine of not less than $5,000 nor
more than $10,000, or both.

Under current law, any person
who wantonly takes or destroys a big game animal is guilty of a high
misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than one year, a fine of
not more than $10,000, or both.

This act makes a third or
subsequent conviction of either provision within ten years a felony punishable
by a fine of not less than $5,000 nor more than $10,000, imprisonment for not
more than two years, or both.

For purposes of determining
whether a violation is a felony, convictions resulting from the same occurrence
shall be considered a single conviction even if the result of the occurrence is
more than one misdemeanor conviction.

This act specifies that
criminal provisions for use of a firearm during a felony do not apply to
convictions under these sections.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE
FILE

NO.
0085

ENROLLED ACT NO. 88, SENATE

SIXTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2011 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to game and fish;
specifying
penalties for convictions of taking specified big game animals without a license and for wanton destruction of big game animals;
providing an exception to a firearms criminal statute as specified;
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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3
‑
102(d) and 23
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3
‑
107(d) are amended to read:

23
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3
‑
102.

Taking certain game animals without license or during a closed season prohibited.

(d)

Any person who knowingly takes any antlered elk, antlered deer, antlered moose, horned antelope, bighorn sheep, mountain goat, mountain lion, grizzly bear or black bear without the proper license or during a closed season except as otherwise permitted by this act is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) nor more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, or both.
A
third
or subsequent conviction within ten (10) years for a violation of this subsection
shall
constitute a felony punishable by a fine of not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) nor more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), imprisonment for not more than
two (2)
years, or both.

For the purposes of determining whether a violation of this subsection is a felony,
convictions resulting from
the
same
occurrence
shall be considered

a single conviction even if the result of the occurrence is
more than
one (1) misdemeanor conviction
.

The provisions of W.S. 6
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8
‑
101(a) shall not apply to convictions under this section.

23
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3
‑
107.

Wanton destruction of big game animal; reward.

(d)

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

A
third
or subsequent conviction within ten (10) years for a violation of this section
shall
constitute a felony punishable by a fine of not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) nor more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), imprisonment for not more than
two
(
2
) years, or both.

For the purposes of determining whether a violation of this subsection is a felony,
convictions resulting from
the
same
occurrence
shall be considered

a single conviction even if the result of the occurrence is
more than
one (1) misdemeanor conviction
.

The provisions of W.S. 6
‑
8
‑
101(a) shall not apply to convictions under this section.

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 20
11
.

(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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