HB0149 The Naomi hunting exception act. | Wyoming Bill

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass, so there are no effective dates and rules have not been made by the Game and Fish Commission as required by the act.

Naomi Hunting Exception Act

This act creates an exception to the minimum age requirement for hunting big or trophy game animals in Wyoming and requires the Game and Fish Commission to make rules about it.

What This Bill Does

Changes the law so that people under 12 years old can hunt big or trophy game animals if they are suffering from a progressive, degenerative, or malignant condition currently placing their life in jeopardy.

Requires these young hunters to be supervised by an adult who has passed a safety test and has hunted in Wyoming recently, unless the adult is their parent or guardian.

Allows the Game and Fish Commission to make rules about how this exception works.

Who It Names or Affects

Young people with serious illnesses who want to hunt big or trophy game animals

Adults supervising young hunters under special circumstances

Terms To Know

Game and Fish Commission

The group that makes rules about hunting in Wyoming.

Certificate of competency and safety

A document showing someone has passed a test on hunting safely.

Limits and Unknowns

This act did not pass, so it does not change the law.

The exact rules about how this exception works are not clear yet because they need to be made by the Game and Fish Commission.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

20LSO-0353
2020
STATE OF WYOMING
20LSO-0353
Introduced
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0149

The Naomi hunting exception act.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Western

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to game and fish; creating an exception to the minimum age requirement to take any big or trophy game animal; requiring rulemaking; and providing for effective dates.

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

Section 1
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W.S. 23
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102(a) and by creating a new subsection (d) is amended to read:

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102.

Age restrictions; game animals; game birds; exception.

(a)

The minimum age to take any big or trophy game animal is twelve (12) years
, except as provided in subsection (d) of this section
. Any person authorized by this subsection under the age of fourteen (14) years shall at all times when hunting be accompanied by a person over the age of majority who possesses and can exhibit a certificate of competency and safety as specified in W.S. 23
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106 or who currently holds, or has been issued a Wyoming big game hunting license within the last five (5) years. If the person accompanying the hunter under the age of fourteen (14) years is not the parent or guardian of the hunter, the hunter shall have in his possession a permission slip signed by his parent or guardian allowing him to hunt under supervision. Each accompanying adult shall supervise not more than one (1) hunter under the age of fourteen (14) years. Any person under the age of fourteen (14) years applying for a license to hunt big or trophy game animals under this subsection shall have the application for the license co
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signed by his parent or legal guardian.

(d)

The minimum age requirement to take any big or trophy game animal imposed under subsection (a) of this section may be waived by the commission as provided by rule for persons under the minimum age requirement who demonstrate they are suffering from a progressive, degenerative or malignant condition currently placing the person's life in jeopardy.

Section 2.

The game and fish commission shall promulgate rules necessary to implement this act on or before July 1, 2020.

Section 3
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(a)

Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, this act is effective July 1, 2020.

(b) Sections 2 and 3 of this act are 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.

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