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HB0110 • 2025
Trapping licenses-nonresident reciprocal licenses.
AN ACT relating to game and fish; amending qualifications for a nonresident trapping license; 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 Davis
- Last action
- 2025-02-10
- Official status
- inactive
- Effective date
- 3/1/2025
Plain English Breakdown
The official source material indicates that the bill was not passed and therefore has no legal effect.
Nonresident Trapping Licenses
The bill amends the requirements for nonresidents to obtain a trapping license in Wyoming by adding new proof of reciprocal licensing agreements.
What This Bill Does
- Amends the qualifications needed for nonresidents to get a trapping license in Wyoming.
- Requires nonresidents applying for a Wyoming trapping license to provide proof that their home state issues licenses to Wyoming residents to trap the same species they are licensed to trap.
Who It Names or Affects
- Nonresidents who want to obtain a trapping license in Wyoming.
- The Wyoming Department of Game and Fish responsible for issuing these licenses.
Terms To Know
- Reciprocal licensing
- An agreement between states where each state allows residents from the other state to trap certain animals under similar conditions.
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill did not pass and was not considered by a committee, so it does not have any legal effect.
- It is unclear how many nonresidents will be affected by these changes since the exact number of people who apply for trapping licenses from other states is unknown.
Amendments
These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.
HB0110HS001
Standing Committee • House Travel, Recreation, Wildlife and Cultural Re
Filed
Plain English: The amendment changes the language in a bill about nonresident trapping licenses to specify that residents and non-residents can get reciprocal trapping licenses for the same animal types.
- Removes 'only' after 'shall' on page 2, line 2.
- Reinserts 'and' after 'residence;' on page 2, line 11.
- Changes 'permits' to 'trapping licenses' on page 2, line 18.
- Adds 'for the same species' after 'residents' on page 2, line 19.
- The exact impact of these changes is not fully explained in the amendment text provided.
Bill History
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2025-02-10
House
H COW:H Did not consider for COW
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2025-02-06
House
H Placed on General File
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2025-02-06
House
H06 - Travel:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 6-3-0-0-0
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2025-01-27
House
H Introduced and Referred to H06 - Travel
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2025-01-06
House
H Received for Introduction
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2025-01-03
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Bill Number Assigned
Current Bill Text
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25LSO-0411
2025
STATE OF WYOMING
25LSO-0411
Numbered
2.0
HOUSE BILL NO. HB0110
Trapping licenses-nonresident reciprocal licenses.
Sponsored by: Representative(s) Davis, Schmid and Wylie and Senator(s) Hicks
A BILL
for
AN ACT relating to game and fish; amending qualifications for a nonresident trapping license; 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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2
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303(a) and by creating a new subsection (h) is amended to read:
23
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2
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303.
Trapping licenses; tagging; traps and snares; penalty; confiscation; inspection; interference with trapping.
(a)
Any person may, in the discretion of the department upon application and the payment of the proper fee, receive a license to trap any furbearing animal. The department shall
only
issue a trapping license to a nonresident only if
:
his state issues licenses to Wyoming residents to trap the same species for which residents of that state may be licensed to trap in that state. Any nonresident applying for a Wyoming trapping license shall furnish:
(i)
A notarized affidavit stating the applicant's legal address including
The species applied for can be lawfully trapped in
his state of residence;
and
(ii)
A copy of the most current statutes or rules and regulations of the applicant's state of residence which show that the state issues nonresident trapping licenses which authorize Wyoming residents to trap the same species for which residents of that
His
state
may be licensed to trap in that state
issues nonresident permits to Wyoming residents
.
(h)
Any nonresident applying for a Wyoming trapping license shall furnish:
(i)
A notarized affidavit stating the applicant's legal address including his state of residence; and
(ii)
A copy of the most current statutes or rules and regulations of the applicant's state of residence which show that the state issues nonresident trapping licenses which authorize Wyoming residents to trap the same species for which residents of that state may be licensed to trap in that state.
Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2025
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