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SF0149 • 2013

Complimentary hunting licenses.

AN ACT relating to game and fish; increasing the number of complimentary hunting and fishing licenses as specified; providing for complimentary wild bison licenses; making conforming changes; 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
Senator Dockstader
Last action
2013-03-14
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
3/13/2013

Plain English Breakdown

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Amendments

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SF0149S2001

2nd reading • BURNS

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by BURNS

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SF0149S2002

2nd reading • HICKS

Failed

Plain English: Failed 2nd reading by HICKS

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SF0149SS001

Standing Committee • DOCKSTADER

Failed

Plain English: Failed Standing Committee by DOCKSTADER

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Bill History

  1. 2013-03-14 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number

  2. 2013-03-13 Governor

    Governor Signed SEA No. 0076

  3. 2013-02-27 House

    H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0076

  4. 2013-02-27 Senate

    S President Signed SEA No. 0076

  5. 2013-02-26 LSO

    Assigned Number SEA0076

  6. 2013-02-26 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  7. 2013-02-25 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  8. 2013-02-22 House

    H Passed CoW

  9. 2013-02-21 House

    H Placed on General File

  10. 2013-02-21 House

    H02 Recommended Do Pass

  11. 2013-02-19 House

    H Rereferred to H02

  12. 2013-02-19 House

    H Laid Back Pursuant to HR 7-3

  13. 2013-02-08 House

    H Placed on General File

  14. 2013-02-08 House

    H06 Recommended Do Pass

  15. 2013-02-06 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H06

  16. 2013-02-05 House

    H Received for Introduction

  17. 2013-02-04 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  18. 2013-02-01 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  19. 2013-02-01 Senate

    Amendment Failed

  20. 2013-02-01 Senate

    S Amendments Adopted

  21. 2013-02-01 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  22. 2013-01-31 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  23. 2013-01-31 Senate

    Amendment Failed

  24. 2013-01-30 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  25. 2013-01-30 Senate

    S02 Recommended Do Pass

  26. 2013-01-29 Senate

    S Rereferred to S02

  27. 2013-01-29 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  28. 2013-01-29 Senate

    S06 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  29. 2013-01-22 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S06

  30. 2013-01-22 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  31. 2013-01-19 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

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

Bill No.:
SF0149
Drafter:

JDA

LSO No.:
13LSO-0507
Effective Date:

3/15/2013

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA0076

Chapter No.:
CH0149

Prime Sponsor:
Senator Dockstader

Catch Title:
Complimentary hunting licenses.

Subject:
Increasing
the number of complimentary hunting and fishing licenses that may be issued on
request of the governor.

Summary/Major
Elements:

This bill
increases the number of complimentary hunting and
fishing licenses that may be issued on request of the governor from 20 to 25.

This bill
provides that five of the licenses may be for wild bison.

The bill
provides an appropriation to reimburse the game and fish commission for the
issuance of complimentary licenses.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE
FILE

NO.
0149

ENROLLED ACT NO. 76, SENATE

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

AN ACT relating to game and fish; increasing the number of complimentary hunting and fishing licenses as specified; providing for complimentary wild bison licenses; making conforming changes;
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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705(a) is amended to read:

23
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705.

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

(a)

At the request of the governor, the commission shall annually issue up to
twenty (20)

twenty-five (25)
complimentary hunting and
twenty (20)

twenty-five (25)
complimentary fishing licenses. Not more than five (5) big horn sheep
,

and

five (5) moose
and five (5) wild bison
licenses shall be issued under this subsection. The five (5) year restriction imposed on the receipt of a moose or big horn sheep license by W.S. 23
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703(b)
and any restriction imposed on taking of wild bison under commission rule and regulation

shall not be applicable in any manner to a license issued pursuant to this subsection. Except as provided under subsection (g) of this section, no complimentary licenses may be issued at the request of the appointed commissioners. Immediately upon issuance of any of these licenses, the commission shall submit to the secretary of state for maintenance as a public record, the name and address of each licensee and the type of license issued.

Section
2
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There is appropriated twelve thousand five hundred dollars ($12,500.00) from the general fund to the
state auditor to reimburse the game and fish commission for the cost of issuing complimentary hunting licenses issued under this act as reported to the state auditor pursuant to W.S. 23
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504.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose
.

Section
3
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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 Senate.

Chief Clerk

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