HB0270 • 2017

Gray wolf damage compensation eligiblity.

AN ACT relating to game and fish; providing for gray wolf damage compensation eligibility; specifying applicability; providing for rulemaking; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

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Sponsor: Representative Salazar
Last action: 2017-03-14
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2017

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HB0270HS001

Standing Committee • HTravel

Adopted

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HB0270SW001

Committee of the Whole • Moniz

Adopted

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HB0270SS001

Standing Committee • STravel

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Bill History

2017-03-14 Governor
Governor Signed HEA No. 0117
2017-03-14 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2017-03-03 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0117
2017-03-03 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0117
2017-03-02 LSO
Assigned Number HEA No. 0117
2017-03-02 House
H Concur:Passed 56-0-4-0-0
2017-03-01 House
H Received for Concurrence
2017-03-01 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 28-2-0-0-0
2017-02-28 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2017-02-27 Senate
S COW:Passed
2017-02-14 Senate
S Placed on General File
2017-02-14 Senate
S06 - Travel:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2017-02-09 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S06 - Travel
2017-02-07 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2017-02-06 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 58-0-2-0-0
2017-02-03 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2017-02-02 House
H COW:Passed
2017-02-01 House
H Placed on General File
2017-02-01 House
H06 - Travel:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
2017-01-30 House
H Introduced and Referred to H06 - Travel
2017-01-30 House
H Received for Introduction
2017-01-27 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary

Bill No.:
HB0270
Effective
:
7/1/2017

LSO No.:
17LSO-0545

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA No. 0117

Chapter No.:
198

Prime Sponsor:
Salazar

Catch Title:
Gray wolf damage compensation eligiblity.

Subject:
Providing eligibility for compensation for damage caused by gray wolves in s
pecified areas.

Summary/Major Elements:

Existing law provides for
compensation payments from the s
tate to any landowner, lessee or agent whose property is being damaged by

big or
trophy game animal
s
or game birds of this State.

This act expands the described areas in which
property owners are eligible for compensation payment for damage caused by gray wolves.

The act
also
provides
that owners are eligible for compensation payments for damage caused by
gray wolves in areas of land designated by the Game and Fish Commission in rule which are adjacent to the described areas.

The act requires the Game and Fish Commission to establish in rule a process for persons to requests areas of land adjacent to the described areas to be designated as an area where
property owners are eligible for compensation payments for damage caused by gray wolves.
The rules shall provide that:

The adjacent area of land be outside the described area;
The adjacent area of land be a part of a contiguous tract of land a portion of which is currently located within the boundaries of the described area;
The adjacent area of land is privately owned;
The private landowner of the adjacent area of land consents to the designation;
and
The designation of the adjacent area of land does not subtract from or diminish the described area.

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
.
HB0270

ENROLLED ACT NO. 117,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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

AN ACT relating to game and fish; providing for gray wolf damage compensation eligibility; specifying applicability; providing for rulemaking; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
.

W.S. 23
‑
1
‑
901(g) and by creating a new subsection (h) is amended to read:

23
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1
‑
901
.

Owner of damaged property to report damage; claims for damages; time for filing; determination; appeal; arbitration.

(g)

For purposes of this section,
"trophy game animals"

eligibility for damage compensation
shall include gray wolves located in
:

(i)

T
he area described in W.S.
23
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1
‑
101(a)(xii)(B)(II)

23
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1
‑
101(a)(xii)(B)(I) or (II)
regardless of the date on which the damage occurs
;
.

(ii)

Subject to
subsection (h) of this section
, a
n area
of land
designated by the commission in rule which is
adjacent

to th
e area described in W.S.
23
‑
1
‑
101(a)(xii)(B)
(I) or
(II)
regardless of the date on which the damage occurs.

(h)

The commission shall
establish in rule a process for persons to request
that an area of land adjacent to the area described in W.S. 23
‑
1
‑
101(a)(xii)(B)
(I) or
(II) be designated as an area where
property owners are eligible for damage compensation for damage caused by gray
wolves
.

The rules shall provide that
:

(
i
)

The adjacent area of land is
outside
the area described
in W.S. 23
‑
1
‑
101(a)(xii)(B)
(I) or
(II);

(ii)

T
he
adjacent
area
of land
is part of a
contiguous
tract of land a portion of which is currently located within the boundaries described in W.S. 23
‑
1
‑
101(a)(xii)(B)
(I) or
(II)
;

(ii
i
)

The adjacent area of land is
privately owned
;

(
i
v
)

The private landowner

of
the adjacent area of land consents to the designation;

(v)

The designation of the adjacent area of land
shall
not subtract from
or diminish
the
area
described in W.S. 23
‑
1
‑
101(a)(xii)(B)
(I) or
(II).

Section

2
.

This
act is effective July 1,
201
7
.

(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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