HB0130 • 2017

Harvest of trophy game and furbearing animals.

AN ACT relating to game and fish; specifying determinations of allowable harvests for mountain lions; allowing regulation of use of dogs for residents and nonresidents; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

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Sponsor: Representative Lindholm
Last action: 2017-03-08
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 3/6/2017

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HB0130HW001

Committee of the Whole • MacGuire

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Committee of the Whole by MacGuire

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HB0130HS001

Standing Committee • HTravel

Adopted

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HB0130SS001

Standing Committee • STravel

Adopted

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Bill History

2017-03-08 Governor
Governor Signed HEA No. 0097
2017-03-08 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2017-03-03 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0097
2017-03-02 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0097
2017-03-01 LSO
Assigned Number HEA No. 0097
2017-03-01 House
H Concur:Passed 60-0-0-0-0
2017-03-01 House
H Received for Concurrence
2017-02-28 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-0-0-0
2017-02-27 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2017-02-24 Senate
S COW:Passed
2017-02-07 Senate
S Placed on General File
2017-02-07 Senate
S06 - Travel:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2017-02-01 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S06 - Travel
2017-01-31 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2017-01-30 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 60-0-0-0-0
2017-01-27 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2017-01-26 House
H COW:Passed
2017-01-24 House
H Placed on General File
2017-01-24 House
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0
2017-01-20 House
:Rerefer to H02 - Appropriations
2017-01-20 House
H06 - Travel:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0
2017-01-16 House
H Introduced and Referred to H06 - Travel
2017-01-13 House
H Received for Introduction
2017-01-12 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary
Bill No.:
HB0130
Effective
:
Immediately

LSO No.:
17LSO-0352

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA No. 0097

Chapter No.:
[Chapter Number_RO]

Prime Sponsor:
Lindholm

Catch Title:
Harvest of trophy game and furbearing animals.

Subject:
Mountain lion
harvests
and

the
use of dogs
for big and trophy game hunts.

Summary/Major Elements:

Under the statutory regulation of
big
and
trophy game animal licenses
, this bill specifies
the Game and Fish Commission shall determine the mountain lion harvest allocation between residents and nonresidents.

Under the statutory regulation of
the
use of dogs to hunt
big
and
trophy game animal
s, this bill
clarifies
the Game and Fish Commission shall regulate
the
use of dogs by residents and nonresidents for taking mountain lions and bobcats.

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
ENGROSSED
Bill No
.
HB0130

ENROLLED ACT NO. 97,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2017 General Session

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

Section 1
.

W.S. 23
‑
1
‑
703
(
e
)

and 23
‑
3
‑
109(a)
are
amended to read:

23
‑
1
‑
703
.

Limitation of number of big or trophy game animal licenses; reservation of certain licenses; reservation of certain unused licenses.

(e)

The commission shall reserve eighty percent (80%) of the moose and seventy
‑
five percent (75%) of the ram and ewe and lamb bighorn sheep, mountain goat and grizzly bear licenses to be issued in any one (1) year for resident hunters.

The commission shall determine
the allocation of resident and nonresident mountain lion harvest.

23
‑
3
‑
109.

Use of dogs; dogs injuring big or trophy game animals may be killed; citation of owners of dogs harassing game animals; penalties.

(a)

No person shall use any dog to hunt, run or harass any big or trophy game animal, protected animal or furbearing animal except as otherwise provided by this act. The commission shall regulate the use of dogs to take mountain lions and bobcats

by residents and nonresidents

during hunting or trapping seasons
.

Section

2
.

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