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HB0112 • 2021

Pioneer trapper license.

AN ACT relating to game and fish; providing for the issuance of pioneer trapping licenses as specified; and providing for effective dates.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Clausen
Last action
2021-04-05
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2021

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary does not provide specific details about what happens if a license is lost.

Pioneer Trapper License Act

This law creates a new type of trapping license for residents who are at least sixty-five years old and have lived in Wyoming for thirty years.

What This Bill Does

  • Creates a 'pioneer resident trapping license' that allows the holder to trap furbearing animals.
  • Requires applicants to be at least sixty-five years old and have resided in Wyoming for at least thirty years.
  • Sets the cost of this license at twenty dollars ($20.00).
  • Gives the Wyoming Game and Fish Department authority to make rules about how to issue these licenses.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Residents who are at least sixty-five years old and have lived in Wyoming for thirty years.
  • The Wyoming Game and Fish Department

Terms To Know

pioneer resident trapping license
A special trapping license for residents of Wyoming aged sixty-five or older who have resided in the state for at least thirty years.
furbearing animals
Animals whose fur is valuable and can be legally trapped.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The law does not specify what happens if someone loses their license.
  • It's unclear how many people will qualify for this new license.
  • The rules about issuing the licenses have yet to be made by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

HB0112HW001

Committee of the Whole • Representative Clausen

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment removes the term 'lifetime' from various parts of the bill related to pioneer trapping licenses.

  • Removes 'Lifetime' from the catch title.
  • Deletes 'lifetime' on page 1, line 2.
  • Replaces 'lifetime' with 'pioneer' on page 1, line 11.
  • The amendment does not specify what changes will be made to the content of the bill beyond these textual modifications.
HB0112HS001

Standing Committee • House Travel, Recreation, Wildlife and Cultural Re

Failed

Plain English: The amendment changes how a pioneer trapping license is issued by removing certain references and adding new requirements.

  • Removes the reference to '23-1-705(e)' and replaces it with '23-1-705'.
  • Replaces 'paragraph (v)' with 'subsection (m)'.
  • Adds a new subsection (m) that allows the department to issue a lifetime pioneer resident trapping license for furbearing animals.
  • Specifies that applicants must be at least 65 years old and have lived in Wyoming for at least 30 years.
  • The exact impact of removing 'paragraph (v)' is unclear without additional context.
HB0112SS001

Standing Committee • Senate Travel, Recreation, Wildlife and Cultural R

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment changes the wording in a bill about trapping licenses to specify that the license is for furbearing animals.

  • Replaces 'furbearing' with 'for furbearing animals' on page 2, line 3 of the bill.
  • The amendment does not provide additional context about what changes this wording will make beyond clarifying that the license is for trapping furbearing animals.

Bill History

  1. 2021-04-05 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number 95

  2. 2021-04-05 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA No. 0051

  3. 2021-04-01 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0051

  4. 2021-03-31 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0051

  5. 2021-03-30 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA No. 0051

  6. 2021-03-30 House

    H Concur:Passed 48-1-11-0-0

  7. 2021-03-29 House

    H Received for Concurrence

  8. 2021-03-29 Senate

    S 3rd Reading:Passed 25-4-1-0-0

  9. 2021-03-26 Senate

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

  10. 2021-03-25 Senate

    S COW:Passed

  11. 2021-03-23 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  12. 2021-03-23 Senate

    S06 - Travel:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0

  13. 2021-03-18 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S06 - Travel

  14. 2021-03-18 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  15. 2021-03-17 House

    H 3rd Reading:Passed 58-2-0-0-0

  16. 2021-03-12 House

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

  17. 2021-03-11 House

    H COW:Passed

  18. 2021-03-05 House

    H Placed on General File

  19. 2021-03-05 House

    H06 - Travel:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0

  20. 2021-03-01 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H06 - Travel

  21. 2021-02-05 House

    H Received for Introduction

  22. 2021-02-05 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary - 21LSO-0452
Bill No.:

HB0112

Effective:

Multiple Dates

LSO No.:

21LSO-0452

Enrolled Act No.:

HEA No. 0051

Chapter No.:

95

Prime Sponsor:

Clausen

Catch Title:

Pioneer trapper license.

Subject:

Resident pioneer trapping license.

Summary/Major Elements:

The act creates a “pioneer resident trapping license” to allow the taking of furbearing animals.

To be eligible for a license, a person must be a resident for at least thirty (30) years prior to the issuance of the license and be at least sixty-five (65) years of age.

The license costs twenty dollars ($20.00).

The act requires the Wyoming Game and Fish Department to promulgate rules to implement the act.

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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21LSO-0452

ORIGINAL House

ENGROSSED
Bill No
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HB0112

ENROLLED ACT NO. 51,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2021 General Session

AN ACT relating to game and fish; providing for the issuance of pioneer trapping licenses as specified; 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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1
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705(e) by creating a new paragraph (v) and 23
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2
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301(c) by creating a new paragraph (xiv) are amended to read:

23
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1
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705.

Complimentary licenses; pioneer licenses; antelope hunt licenses; gunpowder and buckskin hunt licenses; gratuitous licenses; donated licenses.

(e)

The department shall issue:

(v)

A pioneer resident trapping license for furbearing animals in accordance with the fee specified in W.S. 23
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2
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301(c)(xiv), to any resident who is at least sixty
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five (65) years of age prior to the issuance of the license and has resided in Wyoming for at least thirty (30) years.

23
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2
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301.

Miscellaneous fees; verification of residency required.

(c)

The following licenses and tags may be purchased for the fee indicated in addition to the applicable fee under W.S. 23
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1
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701 and subject to other requirements of this article:

(xiv)

Pioneer resident trapping license
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furbearing (residents aged sixty
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five (65) years of age or older, who have resided in Wyoming for thirty (30) years)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$20.00

Section 2
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The Wyoming Game and Fish Department shall promulgate rules to implement this act.

Section 3.

(a)

Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, this act is effective July 1, 2021.

(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.

(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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