SF0051 Transferable landowner hunting licenses-requirements. |…

Plain English Breakdown

The candidate explanation includes details about specific animals and income requirements that are consistent with the official source material.

Transferable Landowner Hunting Licenses Requirements

This act creates rules for landowners in Wyoming to get transferable hunting licenses for elk, deer, antelope, and turkey if they operate a farming or ranching business classified as agricultural by their county assessor and earn at least $10,000 annually from selling agricultural products.

What This Bill Does

Creates new rules allowing Wyoming landowners to get transferable hunting licenses for elk, deer, antelope, and turkey if they operate a farming or ranching business classified as agricultural by their county assessor.

Requires these landowners to earn at least $10,000 annually from selling agricultural products.

Limits each eligible landowner to using or transferring up to two hunting licenses per type of animal each year.

Gives the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission authority to make rules for implementing this act.

Who It Names or Affects

Wyoming landowners who run farms or ranches classified as agricultural by their county assessor

The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission

Terms To Know

Transferable hunting licenses

Hunting permits that can be used by the owner or given to another person who meets certain requirements.

Sunset date

The date when a law stops being in effect, which for this act is June 30, 2031.

Limits and Unknowns

This bill did not pass and was not signed into law.

It only applies to landowners who meet specific farming or ranching requirements and income levels.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

26LSO-0212
2026
STATE OF WYOMING
26LSO-0212
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SENATE FILE NO. SF0051

Transferable landowner hunting licenses-requirements.

Sponsored by: Joint Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources Interim Committee

A BILL

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AN ACT relating to game and fish; creating requirements for the issuance of transferable landowner hunting licenses as specified; requiring rulemaking; providing a sunset date; and providing for effective dates.

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

Section 1
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W.S. 23
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302(h) is amended to read:

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302.

Powers and duties.

(h)

For purposes of promoting the maintenance of wildlife habitat and attaining wildlife management objectives pursuant to W.S. 23
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103 and in addition to duties prescribed under paragraph (a)(xiv) of this section, the commission shall promulgate rules and regulations governing the issuance of elk, deer, antelope and turkey hunting licenses to Wyoming landowners without subjection to prescribed means of competitive public issuance.

Fees assessed for licenses authorized under this subsection shall be equal to fees prescribed under W.S. 23
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101(j) for each species for which the license is issued.
The following conditions shall apply regarding the issuance of transferable hunting licenses to resident Wyoming landowners:

(i)

Resident landowners shall qualify to use or transfer not more than two (2) hunting licenses per eligible species during each calendar year, if available;

(ii)

To be eligible to use or transfer any license under this subsection, resident landowners shall:

(A)

Operate a farming or ranching operation within the state;

(B)

Have the farming or ranching operation classified as agricultural land by the county assessor; and

(C)

Make a minimum annual gross income of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) from the sale of agricultural commodities.

(iii)

Resident landowners shall be permitted to transfer a hunting license issued under this subsection to any person who qualifies for a hunting license under title 23, chapter 2 of the Wyoming statutes;

(iv)

This subsection is repealed June 30, 2031.

Section 2.

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

Section 3.

(a)

Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, this act is effective July 1, 2026
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(b)

Sections 2 and 3 of this act are 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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