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HB0115 • 2022

Wild game-use of trimmings.

AN ACT relating to wildlife; amending regulatory wildlife provisions relating to the sale, disposition or acquisition of trimmings and specified portions of wild bison and big game animals; providing definitions; granting rulemaking authority; making conforming and technical amendments; and providing for an effective date.

Did Not Pass

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

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

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass and was never introduced for consideration, so its provisions were not enacted.

Wild Game Trimmings Law

The bill changes rules about selling parts of wild bison and big game animals that are left over after processing.

What This Bill Does

  • Amends the law to allow licensed hunters to sell leftover parts (trimmings) from hunting wild bison or big game animals, as long as it follows other state and federal laws.
  • Defines 'trimmings' as all parts remaining after processing of a big game animal or wild bison that are otherwise destined for disposal.
  • Gives the wildlife commission power to make rules about which specific parts count as trimmings.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Licensed hunters who sell leftover parts from wild bison and big game animals.
  • People buying or selling these leftover parts.
  • The state wildlife commission, which will create rules for this law.

Terms To Know

trimmings
All parts remaining after processing of a big game animal or wild bison that are otherwise destined for disposal.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill did not pass and was never introduced for consideration.
  • It is unclear how many hunters or buyers will be affected by these changes.
  • The exact rules about which parts count as trimmings are left to the wildlife commission to decide.

Bill History

  1. 2022-02-18 House

    H Did not Consider for Introduction

  2. 2022-02-15 House

    H Received for Introduction

  3. 2022-02-15 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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22LSO-0430
2022
STATE OF WYOMING
22LSO-0430
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0115

Wild game-use of trimmings.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Wharff and Senator(s) Baldwin, James and Schuler

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to wildlife; amending regulatory wildlife provisions relating to the sale, disposition or acquisition of trimmings and specified portions of wild bison and big game animals; providing definitions; granting rulemaking authority; making conforming and technical amendments; 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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3
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302 is amended to read:

23
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3
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302.

Sale, disposition or acquisition of edible portions and trimmings of game animals, game birds or game fish.

(a)

No person shall sell, barter,
or
dispose of for pecuniary consideration or advantage
,
or obtain by sale or barter any edible portion of any game animal, game bird
, wild bison
or game fish in this state except as permitted by this act.

(b)

A person may sell, barter, dispose of for pecuniary consideration or advantage or obtain by sale or barter any trimmings of a big game animal or wild bison lawfully taken by a licensed hunter, consistent with the requirements of this act and subject to any other applicable state or federal statutes or regulations. As used in this subsection, "trimmings" mean all parts remaining after processing of a big game animal or wild bison that are otherwise destined for disposal. "Trimmings" shall not include any remaining parts required by law to be disposed of in a landfill. The commission by rule shall further define which remaining parts of a processed big
game animal or wild bison are trimmings for purposes of this subsection.

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2022.

(END)

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