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HB0041 • 2013

Wild bison licenses.

AN ACT relating to game and fish; adjusting fees for wild bison licenses; limiting the number of wild bison licenses available in a lifetime; and providing for an effective date.

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Enacted

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

Sponsor
Representative Gingery
Last action
2013-03-15
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2013

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Amendments

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HB0041H3001

3rd reading • GINGERY

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 3rd reading by GINGERY

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HB0041HW001

Committee of the Whole • GINGERY

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Committee of the Whole by GINGERY

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HB0041HS001

Standing Committee • H06

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by H06

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HB0041S2001

2nd reading • BEBOUT

Withdrawn

Plain English: Withdrawn 2nd reading by BEBOUT

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HB0041S3001

3rd reading • SCOTT

Adopted, Corrected

Plain English: Adopted, Corrected 3rd reading by SCOTT

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HB0041S3002

3rd reading • NICHOLAS,P

Withdrawn

Plain English: Withdrawn 3rd reading by NICHOLAS,P

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Bill History

  1. 2013-03-15 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number

  2. 2013-03-14 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA No. 0117

  3. 2013-02-27 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0117

  4. 2013-02-27 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0117

  5. 2013-02-27 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA0117

  6. 2013-02-27 House

    H Did Concur

  7. 2013-02-27 House

    H Received for Concurrence

  8. 2013-02-26 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  9. 2013-02-26 Senate

    S Amendments Adopted

  10. 2013-02-26 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  11. 2013-02-25 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  12. 2013-02-22 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  13. 2013-02-05 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  14. 2013-02-05 Senate

    S06 Recommended Do Pass

  15. 2013-01-24 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S06

  16. 2013-01-18 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  17. 2013-01-17 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  18. 2013-01-17 House

    Amendment Adopted

  19. 2013-01-16 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  20. 2013-01-15 House

    H Passed CoW

  21. 2013-01-15 House

    Amendment Adopted

  22. 2013-01-15 House

    H Amendments Adopted

  23. 2013-01-15 House

    Amendment Adopted

  24. 2013-01-15 House

    H Placed on General File

  25. 2013-01-15 House

    H06 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  26. 2013-01-09 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H06

  27. 2013-01-08 House

    H Received for Introduction

  28. 2012-12-10 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

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

Bill No.:
HB0041
Drafter:

LGC

LSO No.:
13LSO-0041
Effective
Date:

7/1/2013

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA0117

Chapter No.:
CH0204

Prime Sponsor:
Representative Gingery

Catch Title:
Wild bison licenses.

Subject:
Adjusting fees for wild bison
licenses and limiting the number of those licenses available in a lifetime.

Summary/Major Elements:

Wild bison licenses currently do not distinguish between male and
female animals. There are also no current limitations on how many wild bison
licenses may be received in a lifetime.

This act distinguishes between cow/calf wild bison licenses and any
wild bison licenses. The act decreases the cost of a cow/calf resident license
from $400 to $250 and a cow/calf non-resident license from $2,500 to $1,000. Prices
for any wild bison licenses remain the same.

This act limits future application for licenses as follows:

A person who is issued an any wild bison license who harvests a bull
is ineligible to receive an any license in any future year, but may apply for
a cow/calf license in the immediately following season;

A person who is issued an any wild bison license who harvests a cow
or calf is ineligible to receive a cow/calf license in the immediately
following five years; and

A person who is issued a cow/calf license who harvests a cow or calf is
ineligible to receive a cow/calf license or an any license in the immediately
following five years.

The act appropriates $250,000 to the attorney generals office to be
expended for the purpose of protecting or defending the rights of Wyoming
citizens under the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution to
possess and use any firearm legal pursuant to Wyoming law and useful in hunting
bison, including defending against any executive orders which would limit the
ability of Wyoming citizens to hunt or manage bison.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE
BILL

NO.
0041

ENROLLED ACT NO. 117, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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

AN ACT relating to
game and fish;
adjusting
fees for wild bison licenses; limiting the number of wild bison licenses available in a lifetime;

providing an appropriation;
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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107(a), (e) and by creating a new subsection (f)
is
amended to read:

23
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2
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107.

Wild bison licenses.

(a)

Except as provided in subsection (f) of this section, a
ny person who will be fourteen (14) years of age or older prior to September 15 of the season for which the wild bison license is issued and who qualifies under W.S. 23
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2
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106 may apply to the department for a wild bison license.

(e)

A resident applicant shall pay a license fee of
four hundred dollars ($400.00)

for a license to harvest any wild bison or two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for a license to harvest a female or calf wild bison

and shall pay the fee required by W.S. 23
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2
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101(e). A nonresident applicant shall pay a license fee of
two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00)

for a license to harvest
any wild
bison or
one thousand
dollars ($1,00
0.00)
for a license to harvest a female
or calf wild
bison
and shall pay the fee required by W.S. 23
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2
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101(e). The fee charged under W.S. 23
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1
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701 shall be in addition to the fee imposed under this subsection.

(f)

Any person who is issued:

(i)

An any wild bison license and harvests:

(A)

A bull of the species shall be ineligible to apply for or receive an any wild bison license in any future year, but shall be eligible to apply for and receive a female or calf wild bison license in the immediately following season;

(B)

A female or calf of the species shall be ineligible to apply for or receive a female or calf wild bison license in the immediately following five (5) years, but shall be eligible to apply for and receive an any wild bison license in the immediately following season.

(ii)

A female or calf wild bison license and harvests a female or calf of the species shall be ineligible to apply for or receive an any wild bison license or a female or calf wild bison license in the immediately following five (5) years.

Section 2.

There is appropriated two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000.00) from the general fund to the attorney general's office.
This appropriation shall only be expended for the purpose of
protecting or defending the rights of Wyoming citizens under the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution to possess and use any firearm legal pursuant to Wyoming law and useful in hunting bison, including defending against any executive orders which would limit the ability of Wyoming citizens to hunt or manage bison.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this appropriation shall not be transferred or
expended for any other purpose

except that these funds may be subject to the B-11 process for use only for purposes related to Second Amendment protections as provided in this section. A
ny unexpended, unobligated funds remaining from this appropriation shall revert as provided by law on
June 30, 2014.

Section 3
.

This act is effective
July 1, 2013
.

(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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