Game and fish trespass-intent.

Plain English Breakdown

The candidate explanation included claims about changing laws related to hunting from highways, which are not supported by the provided official source material. The bill text only mentions adding an intent requirement for entering private property without permission.

Game and Fish Trespass Law Change

The bill adds a requirement that people must knowingly enter private property to hunt, fish, collect antlers or horns, or trap without permission for it to be considered trespassing.

What This Bill Does

• Adds a new rule saying hunters and fishermen need to know they're on someone else's land without permission to break the law.

Who It Names or Affects

• People who hunt, fish, collect antlers or horns, or trap on private land in Wyoming.
• Owners of private properties where hunting and fishing might happen.

Terms To Know

Intent

The purpose or plan to do something knowingly.

Trespassing

Going onto someone else's property without permission.

Limits and Unknowns

• This bill did not pass and was never considered for introduction in the House.
• The effective date of July 1, 2023, will not happen since the bill did not move forward.

Current Bill Text

23LSO-0706
2023
STATE OF WYOMING
23LSO-0706
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0273

Game and fish trespass-intent.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Provenza and Senator(s) Rothfuss

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to game and fish; adding an intent requirement to the game and fish trespass statute; 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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305(b) is amended to read:

23
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3
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305.

Hunting from highway; entering enclosed property without permission; penalty; hunting at night without permission prohibited.

(b)

No person shall
knowingly
enter upon 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. 23
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6
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202(a)(v).

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2023
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(END)

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