Hunting wildlife from vehicles.

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and text do not provide additional details on specific types of vehicles allowed beyond the listed examples.

Hunting Wildlife from Vehicles

This law allows people to hunt certain animals from vehicles under specific conditions.

What This Bill Does

• Allows hunting of wildlife from vehicles if the animal does not require a license or permit and is not protected by Wyoming laws or classified as threatened or endangered by federal regulations.

Who It Names or Affects

• Hunters who want to hunt wildlife from vehicles under specified conditions.
• Government agencies and their employees, contractors, or designees performing lawful duties are exempted from restrictions.

Terms To Know

Predatory animals

Animals that do not require a license or permit to hunt, such as coyotes or foxes.

Handicapped hunters

Hunters who may be exempt from certain hunting restrictions by the commission due to disabilities.

Limits and Unknowns

• The law only applies to animals that do not require a license or permit, are not protected under Wyoming laws, and are not classified as threatened or endangered.
• It does not specify all types of vehicles allowed for hunting but includes aircraft, cars, trailers, motorized wheeled vehicles, and snowmobiles.

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary - 25LSO-0360

Bill No.:

HB0211

Effective:

7/1/2025

LSO No.:

25LSO-0360

Enrolled Act No.:

HEA No. 0036

Chapter No.:

85

Prime Sponsor:

Allemand

Catch Title:

Hunting wildlife from vehicles.

Has Report:

No

Subject:

Authorizing the hunting of certain wildlife from vehicles.

Summary/Major Elements:

This bill would authorize the hunting of wildlife from vehicles if the wildlife:

Does not require a license or permit to take;
Is not protected under Wyoming law; and
Is not classified as threatened or endangered by federal wildlife regulations.

The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent.

While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.

Current Bill Text

25LSO-0360

ORIGINAL House

Bill No
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HB0211

ENROLLED ACT NO. 36,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2025 General Session

AN ACT relating to game and fish; authorizing persons to hunt specified animals from aircraft, automotive vehicles, trailers, motor-propelled wheeled vehicles or snowmobiles; 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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306(a) is amended to read:

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306.

Use of aircraft, automobiles, motorized and snow vehicles and artificial light for hunting or fishing prohibited; exceptions; penalties.

(a)

No person shall harass, pursue, hunt, shoot, or kill any Wyoming wildlife
except predatory animals
that requires a license or permit to take, is protected under W.S. 23
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101(a)(ix) and (x) or is classified as threatened or endangered by federal wildlife regulations,
with, from, or by use of any aircraft, automotive vehicle, trailer, motor
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propelled wheeled vehicle, or vehicle designed for travel over snow. No person shall use any aircraft, to aid in the taking of any Wyoming wildlife, except predatory animals, whether by spotting or locating the wildlife, communicating with any person attempting to take the wildlife, or by providing other aid to any person taking the wildlife. Nothing in this subsection shall apply to the use of any aircraft by governmental agencies, their employees, contractors or designees performing any lawful duties. The commission may exempt handicapped hunters from any provision of this subsection. For purposes of this section
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"aircraft" means any machine or device capable of atmospheric flight including but not limited to an airplane, helicopter, glider, dirigible or unmanned aerial vehicle.

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2025
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(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk

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