HB0028 • 2013

Disabled hunter programs.

AN ACT relating to game and fish; providing for use of artificial lighting devices by person with visual disabilities; providing for additional antelope licenses for disabled hunters; repealing restrictions on disabled hunter companion permits; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Travel
Last action: 2013-02-19
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 2/15/2013

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Amendments

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HB0028S2001

2nd reading • ANDRSON,JL

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by ANDRSON,JL

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Bill History

2013-02-19 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2013-02-15 Governor
Governor Signed HEA0027
2013-02-12 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0027
2013-02-12 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0027
2013-02-11 LSO
Assigned Number HEA0027
2013-02-11 House
H Did Concur
2013-02-11 House
H Received for Concurrence
2013-02-11 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2013-02-08 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2013-02-08 Senate
S Amendments Adopted
2013-02-08 Senate
Amendment Adopted
2013-02-07 Senate
S Passed CoW
2013-02-05 Senate
S Placed on General File
2013-02-05 Senate
S06 Recommended Do Pass
2013-01-24 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S06
2013-01-16 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2013-01-16 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2013-01-15 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2013-01-14 House
H Passed CoW
2013-01-11 House
H Placed on General File
2013-01-11 House
H06 Recommended Do Pass
2013-01-08 House
H Introduced and Referred to H06
2013-01-08 House
H Received for Introduction
2012-12-03 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

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

Bill No.:
HB0028
Drafter:

LGC

LSO No.:
13LSO-0091
Effective Date:

Immediate

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA0027

Chapter No.:
CH0054

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

Catch Title:
Disabled hunter programs.

Subject:
Amending programs for disabled hunters.

Summary/Major
Elements:

This act increases the number of antelope hunting
licenses issued to non-profit organizations dedicated to providing hunting
opportunities to disabled hunters from 30 licenses to 50 licenses.

This act authorizes the game and fish commission to
establish rules allowing the taking of game animals with the use of artificial
light or lighting devices by persons with central visual acuity disabilities.

This act repeals a provision limiting issuance of a
disabled hunter companion permit to an individual designated by the disabled
hunter. Repeal of this provision will allow the commission to promulgate rules
to issue those companion permits to organizations.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE
BILL

NO.
0028

ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2013 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to
game and fish; providing for use of artificial lighting devices by person with visual disabilities;
providing for additional antelope licenses for disabled hunters;
repealing restrictions on disabled hunter companion permits;
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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1
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705(h) and
23
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3
‑
306(b)
and by creating a new subsection (f)

are
amended to read:

23
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1
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705.

Complimentary licenses; one-shot antelope hunt licenses; gunpowder and buckskin hunt licenses; gratuitous licenses; donated licenses.

(h)

In addition the commission may, upon receipt of payment of antelope license fees, issue up to a total of
thirty (30)

fifty (50)
antelope licenses each year for the exclusive distribution by nonprofit organizations dedicated to providing hunting opportunities to individuals with disabilities for use by those individuals for hunting opportunities.

23
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3
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306.

Use of aircraft, automobiles, motorized and snow vehicles and artificial light for hunting or fishing prohibited; exception; penalties.

(b)

No person shall take any wildlife with the aid of or by using any artificial light or lighting device
except as otherwise provided in subsection (f) of this section and

except that predators may be taken with the aid of an artificial light or lighting device by:

(i)

A public officer authorized to
and conducting predator
control
;

predators;

(ii)

A landowner, resident manager, or person with the landowner's or a reside
nt manager's written permission

to
take predators
,
on land under the landowner's control for the protection of his property
.

(
f
)

The commission shall establish by rule and regulation specifications for the tak
ing
of game animals with the use of artificial light or lighting devices by persons with central visual acuity disabilities.

Section 2.

W.S. 23
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1
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302(m)(i) is repealed.

Section 3.

This act is effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.

(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

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