County resolution-feeding wildlife.

2017
STATE OF WYOMING
17LSO-0277
Introduced
1.2

HOUSE BILL

NO.

HB0069

County resolution-feeding wildlife.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Schwartz, Barlow and Kirkbride

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to county commissioners' regulatory authority; authorizing counties to prohibit or regulate the feeding of wildlife as specified; providing for penalties; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
.

W.S. 18
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3
‑
504 by creating a new
subsection
(
f
) is amended to read:

18
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3
‑
504
.

Powers and duties generally.

(
f
)

B
oard
s
of county commissioners may
b
y resolution prohibit or regulate the feeding of wildlife

on property within the boundaries of the county, exclusive of the municipalities therein. Any resolution passed pursuant to this
subsection
is enforceable, in addition to other remedies provided by law, by injunction, mandamus or abatement.

Any person who fails to comply with a resolution passed pursuant to this
subsection
shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each offense.
Resolutions
passed pursuant to this
subsection
shall
be in accordance with the following
:

(i)

Resolutions shall only prohibit or regulate the feeding of wildlife which attracts:

(A)

Bears;

(B)

Mountain lions;

(C)

Predatory animals as defined in W.S. 23
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1
‑
101(
a)(viii);

(D)

Nuisance animals as determined by the board of county commissioners.

(ii)

No resolution shall prohibit:

(A)

Any normal or accepted agricultural management practice;

(B)

Any wildlife feeding program authorized or conducted by the Wyoming game and fish department;

(C)

Any legal form of baiting wildlife as authorized by rule and regulation
of the game and fish commission.

Section

2
.

This
act is effective July 1,
201
7
.

(END)

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