HB0103 • 2022

Prohibit travel across private land for hunting purposes.

AN ACT relating to game and fish; expanding the prohibition for entering enclosed property without permission for hunting purposes to also prohibit traveling through the enclosed property; amending penalties for entering or traveling through enclosed property without permission for hunting purposes; and providing for an effective date.

Crime Land

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor: Representative Crago
Last action: 2022-02-18
Official status: inactive
Effective date: 3/1/2022

Plain English Breakdown

The bill text does not specify that violators must forfeit their game, antlers, or horns explicitly as a separate requirement beyond the penalty section.

Prohibit Travel Across Private Land for Hunting

The bill makes it illegal to enter or travel through private property without permission for hunting purposes and increases the penalties for violating this rule.

What This Bill Does

Makes it against the law to go onto someone's private land without their permission for hunting, fishing, collecting antlers or horns, or trapping.
Expands the existing rule to also cover traveling through private property without permission.
Increases the punishment for breaking this rule from a low misdemeanor to up to $1,000 in fines and six months in jail.

Who It Names or Affects

Hunters and other people who want to enter private land for hunting purposes.
Landowners whose property might be entered without permission by hunters.

Terms To Know

Low misdemeanor: A type of crime that is less serious than a felony but more serious than an infraction, usually punishable by fines and short jail time.
Forfeiture: Giving up something you have because the law says you must.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill did not pass in its session.
It would take effect on July 1, 2022, but since it did not pass, this date is no longer relevant.

Bill History

2022-02-18 House
H Did not Consider for Introduction
2022-02-14 House
H Received for Introduction
2022-02-14 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

22LSO-0293
2022
STATE OF WYOMING
22LSO-0293
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0103

Prohibit travel across private land for hunting purposes.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Crago, Barlow, Clausen, Flitner, Greear, Neiman, Oakley and Walters and Senator(s) Boner, Driskill and Kinskey

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to game and fish; expanding the prohibition for entering enclosed property without permission for hunting purposes to also prohibit traveling through the enclosed property; amending penalties for entering or traveling through enclosed property without permission for hunting purposes; 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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305(b) and 23
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202(a) by creating a new paragraph (xii) are amended to read:

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305.

Hunting from highway; entering or traveling through enclosed private property without permission; penalty; hunting at night without permission prohibited.

(b)

No person shall enter upon
or travel through
the private property of any person to hunt, fish, collect antlers or horns, or trap without the permission of the owner or person in charge of the property. Violation of this subsection constitutes a low misdemeanor punishable as provided in W.S.
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202(a)(v)
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202(a)(xii)
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202.

Fines and sentences.

(a)

Any person who has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any offense under this act may be fined, sentenced to the county jail, or both, as follows:

(xii)

Up to one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) to which may be added imprisonment up to six (6) months and forfeiture of any game, antlers or horns taken in violation of W.S. 23
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305(b).

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2022
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