SF0170 • 2025

Grizzly bear management prohibition.

AN ACT relating to game and fish; limiting the actions the game and fish department and commission may take in the management of grizzly bears; requiring rulemaking; and providing for an effective date.

Inactive

Wyoming marks this bill as inactive, which usually means it is no longer moving in the current session.

Sponsor: Senator Hicks
Last action: 2025-03-03
Official status: inactive
Effective date: 3/1/2025

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on how public safety measures will be affected post-delisting, leaving this aspect uncertain.

Grizzly Bear Management Prohibition

This act limits what the game and fish department can do to manage grizzly bears in Wyoming unless required by law or necessary for public safety.

What This Bill Does

Limits actions of the game and fish department and commission on managing grizzly bears unless expressly required by statute or necessary for public safety.
Requires the game and fish commission to make rules that follow this act.

Who It Names or Affects

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department
The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission

Terms To Know

Endangered Species Act: A federal law that protects animals and plants in danger of becoming extinct.

Limits and Unknowns

It's unclear how this act will affect public safety measures for grizzly bears after delisting under the federal Endangered Species Act.

Bill History

2025-03-03 Senate
S:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 5-4
2025-02-10 Senate
S No report prior to CoW Cutoff
2025-01-29 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S06 - Travel
2025-01-24 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2025-01-23 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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25LSO-0740
2025
STATE OF WYOMING
25LSO-0740
Numbered
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SENATE FILE NO. SF0170

Grizzly bear management prohibition.

Sponsored by: Senator(s) Hicks and Driskill and Representative(s) Hoeft and Winter

A BILL

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AN ACT relating to game and fish; limiting the actions the game and fish department and commission may take in the management of grizzly bears; requiring rulemaking; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
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Powers and duties.

(s)

The commission and department shall not take or engage in any management actions or activities for grizzly bears unless the action is expressly required by statute or the action is necessary for the public safety and welfare. This subsection shall apply until the date on which the grizzly bear in Wyoming is delisted under the federal Endangered Species Act and primary management of the grizzly bear is returned to the state.

Section 2
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The game and fish commission shall promulgate all rules necessary to implement this act.

Section 3
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This act is effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.

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