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SF0132 • 2013

Silencers, suppressors and automatic weapons.

AN ACT relating to game and fish; repealing provisions prohibiting the possession of silencers, suppressors or automatic weapons in the game fields and forests; prohibiting the taking of wildlife with automatic weapons; providing an additional penalty for use of silencers or suppressors in the commission of specified hunting violations; providing penalties; and providing for an effective date.

Firearms
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Senator Driskill
Last action
2013-02-19
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2013

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Amendments

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SF0132H2001

2nd reading • BAKER

Failed

Plain English: Failed 2nd reading by BAKER

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SF0132H3001

3rd reading • LUBNAU

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 3rd reading by LUBNAU

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SF0132HW001

Committee of the Whole • SOMMERS

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Committee of the Whole by SOMMERS

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SF0132S3001

3rd reading • ROTHFUSS

Failed

Plain English: Failed 3rd reading by ROTHFUSS

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Bill History

  1. 2013-02-19 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number

  2. 2013-02-18 Governor

    Governor Signed SEA0028

  3. 2013-02-14 House

    H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0028

  4. 2013-02-13 Senate

    S President Signed SEA No. 0028

  5. 2013-02-13 LSO

    Assigned Number SEA0028

  6. 2013-02-13 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  7. 2013-02-13 House

    Amendment Adopted

  8. 2013-02-12 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  9. 2013-02-12 House

    Amendment Failed

  10. 2013-02-11 House

    H Passed CoW

  11. 2013-02-11 House

    H Amendments Adopted

  12. 2013-02-11 House

    Amendment Adopted

  13. 2013-02-05 House

    H Placed on General File

  14. 2013-02-05 House

    H05 Recommended Do Pass

  15. 2013-01-29 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H05

  16. 2013-01-28 House

    H Received for Introduction

  17. 2013-01-28 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  18. 2013-01-28 Senate

    Amendment Failed

  19. 2013-01-25 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  20. 2013-01-24 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  21. 2013-01-22 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  22. 2013-01-22 Senate

    S06 Recommended Do Pass

  23. 2013-01-21 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S06

  24. 2013-01-17 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  25. 2013-01-16 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

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

Bill No.:
SF0132
Drafter:

LGC

LSO No.:
13LSO-0547
Effective Date:

7/1/2013

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA0028

Chapter No.:
CH0065

Prime Sponsor:
Senator Driskill

Catch Title:
Silencers, suppressors and automatic weapons.

Subject:
Hunting regulation.

Summary/Major
Elements:

Under current law, no person shall take into or possess
in the game fields and forests of the state any fully automatic weapon or
device designed to silence or muffle the report of any firearm.

This act removes the language referring to game fields
and forests of the state. The act prohibits the taking of any wildlife with a
fully automatic weapon.

The act repeals the prohibition on taking into the game
fields or forests a device designed to silence or muffle the report of any
firearm, but makes it a separate high misdemeanor offense to use a device
designed to silence or muffle the report of any firearm to:

Take certain game animals without a license or during a
closed season;

Wantonly take or destroy any big or trophy game animal;

Take a big or trophy game animal while trespassing; or

Take a big or trophy game animal out of season.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE
FILE

NO.
0132

ENROLLED ACT NO. 28, SENATE

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

AN ACT relating to game and fish; repealing provisions prohibiting the possession of silencers, suppressors or automatic weapons in the game fields and forests; prohibiting the taking of wildlife with automatic weapons; providing an additional penalty for use of silencers or suppressors in the commission of specified hunting violations; providing penalties; 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
‑
112 is amended to read:

23
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3
‑
112.

Firearms; automatic weapon prohibited
; use of silencer or suppressor to take big or trophy game restricted; penalties
.

(a)

No person shall take
into or possess in the game fields or forests of Wyoming

any wildlife with
any fully automatic weapon
.

or device designed to silence or mu
ffle the report of any firearm.

(b)

Violation of this section
is separate and additional to any other violation and

constitutes

a high misdemeanor punishable as provided in W.S. 23
‑
6
‑
202(a)(ii).

(c)

No person shall use a device designed to silence or muffle the report of any firearm in the commission of:

(i)

A violation of W.S. 23
‑
3
‑
102;

(ii)

A violation of W.S. 23
‑
3
‑
107;

(iii)

A violation of W.S. 23
‑
3
‑
305(b) which results in the taking of a big or trophy game animal; or

(iv)

Taking of a big or trophy game animal out of season.

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 Senate.

Chief Clerk

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