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HB0229 • 2017
AN ACT relating to outfitters and guides; providing for the regulation of persons providing hunt consultation services as specified; and providing for an effective date.
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Standing Committee • HTravel
Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by HTravel
S COW:Failed 3-27-0-0-0
S Placed on General File
S06 - Travel:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
S Introduced and Referred to S06 - Travel
S Received for Introduction
H 3rd Reading:Passed 48-12-0-0-0
H 2nd Reading:Passed
H COW:Passed
H Placed on General File
H06 - Travel:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
H Introduced and Referred to H06 - Travel
H Received for Introduction
Bill Number Assigned
2017 STATE OF WYOMING 17LSO-0604 ENGROSSED 2.1 HOUSE BILL NO. HB0229 Game animals-hunt consultation services. Sponsored by: Representative(s) Sommers, Allen, Freeman, Halverson, Harshman and Larsen and Senator(s) Agar, Baldwin, Burns, Dockstader, Driskill, Emerich and Landen A BILL for AN ACT relating to outfitters and guides; providing for the regulation of persons providing hunt consultation services as specified; and providing for an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming: Section 1 . W.S. 23 ‑ 2 ‑ 406( a)(iii), (vi), by creating a new paragraph (ix) and by renumbering (ix) as (x) is amended to read: 23 ‑ 2 ‑ 406 . Definitions. (a) As used in this act: (iii) "Guide services" means for hire or remuneration : , (A) A ccompanying and providing assistance to a hunter in the field relating to the taking of any big or trophy game animal except as provided in W.S. 23 ‑ 2 ‑ 401(b) and (c); or (B) Providing hunt consultation services to a hunter. (vi) "Professional guide" means any person employed by or operating under an independent contract with a licensed outfitter to furnish personal services for the conduct of outdoor recreational activities for the purpose of hunting animals or to provide hunt consultation services except any person employed by a licensed outfitter solely to care for, groom or saddle livestock, cook, cut wood or to transport people, equipment and personal property; (ix) "Hunt consultation services" means providing to a hunter : (A) Specified geographic locations defined by a universal coordinate system for the purpose of locating any specific previously scouted big or trophy game animals; or (B) Maps, drawings, illustrations or any other documents for the purpose of showing the location within five hundred (500) meters of any specific previously scouted big or trophy game animals. (ix) (x) "This act" means W.S. 23 ‑ 2 ‑ 406 through 23 ‑ 2 ‑ 418. Section 2 . This act is effective July 1, 201 7 . (END) 1 HB0229