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HB0038 • 2014

Taxidermy licenses.

AN ACT relating to taxidermists; requiring licensure; repealing interstate game tag requirements for taxidermist services; requiring maintenance of records; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Representative Barlow
Last action
2014-03-07
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
3/7/2014

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Amendments

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HB0038H2001

2nd reading • BARLOW

Withdrawn

Plain English: Withdrawn 2nd reading by BARLOW

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HB0038HS001

Standing Committee • H10

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by H10

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HB0038SS001

Standing Committee • BURNS

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by BURNS

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Bill History

  1. 2014-03-07 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number

  2. 2014-03-07 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA0036

  3. 2014-03-04 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0036

  4. 2014-03-03 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0036

  5. 2014-03-03 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA0036

  6. 2014-03-03 House

    H Did Concur

  7. 2014-03-03 House

    H Received for Concurrence

  8. 2014-03-03 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  9. 2014-02-28 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  10. 2014-02-27 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  11. 2014-02-27 Senate

    S Amendments Adopted

  12. 2014-02-27 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  13. 2014-02-25 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  14. 2014-02-25 Senate

    S06 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  15. 2014-02-19 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S06

  16. 2014-02-19 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  17. 2014-02-18 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  18. 2014-02-17 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  19. 2014-02-14 House

    H Passed CoW

  20. 2014-02-14 House

    H Amendments Adopted

  21. 2014-02-14 House

    Amendment Adopted

  22. 2014-02-13 House

    H Placed on General File

  23. 2014-02-13 House

    H10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  24. 2014-02-11 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H10

  25. 2014-02-10 House

    H Received for Introduction

  26. 2014-01-10 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

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

Bill No.:
HB0038
Drafter:

LGC

LSO No.:
14LSO-0239
Effective Date:

Immediate

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA0036

Chapter No.:
CH0042

Prime Sponsor:
Representative Barlow

Catch Title:
Taxidermy licenses.

Subject:
Taxidermy licensee regulation.

Summary/Major Elements:

Under current law, a qualified person may apply for and
receive a taxidermists license. Under current law, no person may ship,
transport or receive for shipment or transportation within Wyoming any game
animal, game bird, or any part thereof, unless tagged with a Wyoming game tag
or Wyoming interstate game tag.

This bill amends the statute to state that any person
who conducts business for the purpose of mounting, preserving or preparing
wildlife specimens must apply for a taxidermist license prior to receiving
wildlife specimens.

This bill exempts licensed taxidermists and persons
shipping specimens to licensed taxidermists from the requirement to obtain a
Wyoming game tag or interstate game tag.

This bill repeals bonding and records keeping
requirements for licensed taxidermists.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
WORKING DRAFT
ORIGINAL HOUSE
BILL

NO.
0038

ENROLLED ACT NO. 36, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2014 BUDGET SESSION

AN ACT relating to
taxidermists; requiring licensure; repealing interstate game tag requirements for taxiderm
ist
services
; requiring
maintenance
of records;
and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.

W.S. 23
‑
2
‑
302(a) and by creating new subsections (e) and (f)
and 23
‑
3
‑
106(a)
(intro)

and (b)(intro)
are amended to read:

23
‑
2
‑
302.

Taxidermist's license; bond; game specimens must be tagged; records.

(a)

Any
qualified
person
may

who conducts business for the purpose of mounting, preserving or preparing wildlife specimens shall
apply for and receive a taxidermist's license upon payment of the proper fee
prior to receiving wildlife specimens
.

(e)

Licensed taxidermists and person
s
shipping
wildlife
specimens to, or receiving wildlife specimens from, a licensed taxidermists are exempt from the requirements of W.S. 23
‑
3
‑
106(a)
and (b)
.

(f)

A licensed taxidermist shall maintain records of wildlife specimens
received. Those records
shall be available for
a regulatory
inspection upon
a forty-eight (48) hour notification
by the
department. The records
shall be submitted to the department by January 31 each year for the preceding year.

23
‑
3
‑
106.

Wyoming game and Wyoming interstate game tags; when required.

(a)

Except as provided in W.S. 23
‑
2
‑
302(e), n
o person shall ship, transport, or receive for shipment or transportation within Wyoming, any game animal, game bird, or any part thereof, unless tagged with a Wyoming game tag or Wyoming interstate game tag, or unless:

(b)

Except as provided in W.S. 23
‑
2
‑
302(e), n
o big or trophy game animal, or any part thereof, shall be shipped or transported from the state unless accompanied by the licensee who harvested the animal, in possession of a proper coupon, or unless:

Section 2.

W.S. 23
‑
2
‑
302(b) through (d)
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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