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21LSO-0423
2021
STATE OF WYOMING
21LSO-0423
Numbered
2.0
SENATE FILE NO. SF0103
Resident and nonresident hunting license issuance and fees.
Sponsored by: Senator(s) Hicks, Kolb, McKeown and Schuler and Representative(s) Burkhart, Harshman, Henderson, Laursen, Stith, Styvar and Wharff
A BILL
for
AN ACT relating to game and fish; modifying provisions governing resident and nonresident hunters; modifying resident and nonresident license reservations; increasing resident and nonresident fees as specified; repealing nonresident license reservation requirements for elk, deer and antelope; making a conforming amendment; and providing for an effective date.
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
Section 1
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W.S. 23
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703(e), 23
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101(e), (j)(intro), (xv), (xvii), (xix), (xxi), (xxiii), (xxv), (xxvii), (xxix), (xxxi), (xxxiii), (xxxviii), (xxxix) and (k) and 23
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107(c)(intro) and (e) are amended to read:
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703.
Limitation of number of certain licenses; reservation of certain licenses; reservation of certain unused licenses.
(e)
The commission shall reserve
eighty percent (80%) of the moose and seventy
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five percent (75%) of the ram and ewe and lamb bighorn sheep, mountain goat
not less than ninety percent (90%) of the limited quota big game animal, wild bison
and grizzly bear licenses to be issued in any one (1) year for resident hunters
in the initial license drawings
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In any hunt area with less than ten (10) licenses available, the commission shall not issue any licenses to nonresident hunters under this subsection.
The commission shall determine the allocation of resident and nonresident mountain lion harvest.
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101.
Fees; restrictions; nonresident application fee; nonresident licenses; verification of residency required.
(e)
Resident and nonresident license applicants shall pay an application fee in an amount specified by this subsection upon submission of an application for purchase
of any limited quota drawing for big or trophy game license or wild bison license.
The resident application fee shall be
five dollars ($5.00)
seven dollars ($7.00)
and the nonresident application fee shall be
fifteen dollars ($15.00)
seventeen dollars ($17.00)
. The application fee is in addition to the fees prescribed by subsections (f) and (j) of this section and by W.S. 23
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107 and shall be payable to the department either directly or through an authorized selling agent of the department. At the beginning of each month, the commission shall set aside all of the fees collected during calendar year 1980 and not to exceed twenty
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five percent (25%) of the fees collected thereafter pursuant to this subsection to establish and maintain a working balance of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00), to compensate owners or lessees of property damaged by game animals and game birds.
(j)
Subject to W.S.
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101(f),
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705(e) and the applicable fee under W.S. 23
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701, the following hunting licenses and tags may be purchased for the fee indicated and subject to the limitations provided:
(xv)
Nonresident deer license; one (1) deer
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372.00
655.00
(xvii)
Nonresident youth deer license; one (1) deer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
110.00
150.00
(xix)
Nonresident elk license; one (1) elk, fishing privileges . . . . . . . . . . . .
690.00
1,100.00
(xxi)
Nonresident youth elk license; one (1) elk, fishing privileges . . . . . . . . . . .
275.00
300.00
(xxiii)
Nonresident bighorn sheep license; one (1) bighorn sheep . . . . . . . . . . . .
2,318.00
3,000.00
(xxv)
Nonresident mountain goat license; one (1) mountain goat . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2,160.00
2,750.00
(xxvii)
Nonresident moose license; one (1) moose
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1,980.00
2,750.00
(xxix)
Nonresident grizzly bear license; one (1) grizzly bear . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6,000.00
7,500.00
(xxxi)
Nonresident antelope license; one (1) antelope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
324.00
600.00
(xxxiii)
Nonresident youth antelope license; one (1) antelope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
110.00
125.00
(xxxviii)
Resident turkey license .
14.00
20.00
(xxxix)
Nonresident turkey license .
72.00
75.00
(k)
Any resident qualified to purchase a moose or ram big horn sheep hunting license under subsection (j) of this section may pay a fee of
seven dollars ($7.00)
ten dollars ($10.00)
in lieu of applying for a moose or ram big horn sheep hunting license.
Payment of the fee for a particular species under this subsection shall authorize the person to accumulate points under W.S. 23
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703(b) for that year in the same manner as if he had unsuccessfully applied for a hunting license for that species. Payment of the fee shall be made in compliance with application dates.
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107.
Wild bison licenses.
(c)
Subject to the limitations imposed by W.S. 23
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703(e), t
he commission shall promulgate reasonable rules and regulations regulating wild bison licenses and the management of wild bison.
The rules shall provide for:
(e)
A resident applicant shall pay a license fee of four hundred twelve dollars ($412.00) for a license to harvest any wild bison or two hundred fifty
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eight dollars ($258.00) for a license to harvest a female or calf wild bison and shall pay the fee required by W.S. 23
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101(e).
A nonresident applicant shall pay a license fee of
four thousand four hundred dollars ($4,400.00)
six thousand dollars ($6,000.00)
for a license to harvest any wild bison or two thousand seven hundred fifty dollars ($2,750.00) for a license to harvest a female or calf wild bison and shall pay the fee required by W.S. 23
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101(e). The fee charged under W.S. 23
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701 shall be in addition to the fee imposed under this subsection.
Section 2.
W.S. 23
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101(f) is repealed.
Section 3
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This act is effective January 1, 2022
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