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HB0136 • 2015

Interstate game tag exemption-meat processors.

AN ACT relating to game and fish; repealing interstate game tag requirements for meat processing plants as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Representative Madden
Last action
2015-02-25
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2015

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Amendments

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HB0136HW001

Committee of the Whole • Madden

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Committee of the Whole by Madden

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HB0136HS001

Standing Committee • HTravel

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by HTravel

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Bill History

  1. 2015-02-25 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number

  2. 2015-02-25 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA No. 0031

  3. 2015-02-23 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0031

  4. 2015-02-20 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0031

  5. 2015-02-20 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA No. 0031

  6. 2015-02-20 Senate

    S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-0-1-0-0

  7. 2015-02-19 Senate

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

  8. 2015-02-18 Senate

    S COW:Passed

  9. 2015-02-12 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  10. 2015-02-12 Senate

    Travel:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0

  11. 2015-02-10 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S06 - Travel

  12. 2015-02-06 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  13. 2015-02-05 House

    H 3rd Reading:Passed 59-0-1-0-0

  14. 2015-02-04 House

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

  15. 2015-02-03 House

    H COW:Passed

  16. 2015-02-03 House

    Amendment Adopted

  17. 2015-02-03 House

    Amendment Adopted

  18. 2015-01-30 House

    H Placed on General File

  19. 2015-01-30 House

    Travel:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0

  20. 2015-01-22 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H06 - Travel

  21. 2015-01-20 House

    H Received for Introduction

  22. 2015-01-19 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Summary for LSO115
Bill No.:
HB0136
Effective
:
7/1/2015

LSO No.:
15LSO-0388

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA 31

Chapter No.:
53

Prime Sponsor:
Madden

Catch Title:
Interstate game tag exemption-meat processors.

Subject:
Interstate game tag exemption for meat processing plants.

Summary/Major Elements:

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 or otherwise exempted by law.

This bill exempts meat processing plants shipping edible portions of big game animals or game birds to another meat processing plant from the requirement to obtain a Wyoming game tag or interstate game tag.

This bill exempts meat processing plants shipping any game animal, game bird or any part thereof to the licensee who harvested the animal from the requirement to obtain a Wyoming game tag or interstate game tag when the shipment is accompanied by the proper coupon.

The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.

Current Bill Text

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ORIGINAL
House
Bill No
.
HB0136

ENROLLED ACT NO.

31
,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2015 General Session

AN ACT relating to game and fish; repealing interstate game tag requirements for meat processing plants as specified; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
.

W.S. 23
‑
3
‑
106(a)
(intro)
, (b)
(intro)
and by creating a new subsection (f)
is
amended to read:

23
‑
3
‑
106
.

Transportation of big or trophy game animal
.

(a)

Except as provided in
subsection (f) of this section and
W.S. 23
‑
2
‑
302(e), no 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
subsection (f) of this section and
W.S. 23
‑
2
‑
302(e), no 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:

(f)

Shipment or receipt from a meat processing plant to another meat processin
g plant of any edible portions of big game animals or game birds are exempt from the requirements of subsections (a) and (b) of this section. Meat processing plants shipping any game animal, game bird or any part thereof to the licensee who harvested the animal are exempt from the requirements of subsections (a) and (b) of this section when the shipment is accompanied by the proper coupon.

Section
2
.

This
act is effective July 1,
2015
.

(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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