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HB0128 • 2013

Illegal possession of wildlife parts.

AN ACT relating to game and fish; prohibiting importation or possession of illegally taken wildlife; providing penalties; prohibiting possession of parts of wasted big game animals; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Representative Moniz
Last action
2013-03-04
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2013

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Amendments

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HB0128S2001

2nd reading • DRISKILL

Failed

Plain English: Failed 2nd reading by DRISKILL

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HB0128S2002

2nd reading • HICKS

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by HICKS

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HB0128SW001

Committee of the Whole • DOCKSTADER

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Committee of the Whole by DOCKSTADER

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Bill History

  1. 2013-03-04 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number

  2. 2013-02-27 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA0059

  3. 2013-02-21 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0059

  4. 2013-02-20 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0059

  5. 2013-02-19 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA0059

  6. 2013-02-19 House

    H Did Concur

  7. 2013-02-15 House

    H Received for Concurrence

  8. 2013-02-15 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  9. 2013-02-14 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  10. 2013-02-14 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  11. 2013-02-14 Senate

    Amendment Failed

  12. 2013-02-13 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  13. 2013-02-13 Senate

    S Amendments Adopted

  14. 2013-02-13 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  15. 2013-01-31 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  16. 2013-01-31 Senate

    S06 Recommended Do Pass

  17. 2013-01-28 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S06

  18. 2013-01-28 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  19. 2013-01-28 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  20. 2013-01-25 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  21. 2013-01-24 House

    H Passed CoW

  22. 2013-01-23 House

    H Placed on General File

  23. 2013-01-23 House

    H06 Recommended Do Pass

  24. 2013-01-11 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H06

  25. 2013-01-10 House

    H Received for Introduction

  26. 2013-01-09 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

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

Bill No.:
HB0128
Drafter:

LGC

LSO No.:
13LSO-0449
Effective Date:

7/1/2013

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA0059

Chapter No.:
CH0078

Prime Sponsor:
Representative Moniz

Catch Title:
Illegal possession of wildlife parts.

Subject:
Prohibiting possession of wildlife parts taken
illegally.

Summary/Major
Elements:

Under current law, no person shall take and leave,
abandon or allow any game animal to intentionally or needlessly go to waste.
This act prohibits the possession of any parts of big game animal that is
wasted in this manner.

This act prohibits the possession or importation of any
wildlife or wildlife parts that were taken illegally in any other state or
country.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE
BILL

NO.
0128

ENROLLED ACT NO. 59, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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

AN ACT relating to
game
and fish
; prohibiting importation or possession of illegally taken wildlife; providing penalties; prohibiting possession of parts of wasted big game animals;
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
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301 by creating new subsections (c) and (d) and 23
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3
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303(a) are amended to read:

23
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3
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301.

Importation and sale of wildlife prohibited; exceptions.

(c)

No person shall
knowingly
import into Wyoming or
knowingly
possess from any source any wildlife or wildlife parts taken illegally in any other state or country.

(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).

23
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3
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303.

Waste of edible portion of game bird, fish or animal, except trophy game animal, prohibited; abandonment of meat at meat processing plant.

(a)

No person shall take and leave, abandon or allow any game bird, game fish, or game animal except trophy game animal, or edible portion, to intentionally or needlessly go to waste.

No person shall

knowingly
possess any parts of a big game animal wasted as provided in this subsection.

Section 2.

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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