Designated migration corridors-limit.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material did not provide specific details about the commission's authority to designate migration corridors according to legal and rule criteria, so this claim was removed.

Limit on Wildlife Migration Corridors

The bill sets a limit of seven designated migration corridors for native ungulate herds in Wyoming.

What This Bill Does

• Sets a maximum number of seven designated migration corridors for wildlife.
• Specifies that the law will take effect on July 1, 2020.

Who It Names or Affects

• The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission
• Native ungulate herds in Wyoming

Terms To Know

Migration corridor

A specific area used by wildlife for seasonal movement between different habitats.

Ungulate

An animal with hooves, such as deer or elk.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill did not pass and was not enacted.
• It does not specify what happens if there are already more than seven designated corridors when the law takes effect.

Current Bill Text

20LSO-0562
2020
STATE OF WYOMING
20LSO-0562
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0215

Designated migration corridors-limit.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Larsen

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to game and fish; specifying a maximum number of designated migration corridors; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 23
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302(a) by creating a new paragraph (xxxiii) is amended to read:

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302.

Powers and duties.

(a)

The commission is directed and empowered:

(xxxiii)

In the event that an area of the landscape identified as a migration corridor for a native ungulate herd warrants formal designation according to law and commission rules, to designate not more than seven (7) migration corridors in the state.

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2020
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HB0215