, 1921-02-03
BILL INTRODUCED FOR A
STATE GAME COMMISSION.
Would Control All Matters Pertaining
to Game and Fish, With Author
ity to Regulate Seasons.
~(Cheyenne Tribune

f,hNs thih' iii'ui1-t
House Bill S0-the second most vo-
luminous bill introduced during the
session of the present legislature, being
a document of % printed pages con
tanning approximately 10000 words
is designed to make effective Governor
Carey's recommendations that the
state game and state fish departments
be consolidated under a state game and
fish commissioner, and that the state
game commission tnot the commits
sioner) shall have authority to termi-
nate the open season in any locality
when 1t shall appear from the view
point of the protection of game or fish.
or both. hat it shall he expedient to
do so. The bill, which was introduced
by Representative William c. Deloney
of Lincoln county. also is for this leg
1slature the customary game and fish
bill to which "A Wyoming legislature
has given attention in recent years.
Under the provisions of the bill the
office of state fish commissioner will
cease to exist as II separate office. and
will be combined with that of the state
game warden, the officer exercising the
authority of the we officers authorized
by existing laws to be known as the
state game IN fish commissioner
Aside from this consolidation, the gem
orally most interesting feature of the
bill is its provision for suspension of
the open season in times of emergency.
Section 3 of the bill provides that
the governor, secretary of state and
auditor of state ex-officio shall consti-
tute "A state game and fish commits
sim"
Section 4 is as follows: 1.-THE state
game II fish commission shall have
the general supervision of all the game
animals. birds and fish of the state.
and the protection. propagation, dis
tribution and disposition thereof.
1.-The commission shall have the
power. at any time that any species of
game animals, birds or fish shall be
threatened with extinction. from dis
ease, excessive shooting, angling or
otherwise. to suspend any open season
for shooting or angling in any county
or district or part thereof, and make it
a closed season for the shooting or
angling of any such kind or species of
wild game animals. birds or fish. for
such time or periods of time as the
commission may designate.
During the suspension of any open
season by the commission. as above
provided, all provisions of law relating
to the closed season on such game ami
mails, birds or fish shall be in force.
and whoever violates any such provi-
sions shall be subject to the penalties
provided therefor.
ANY order issued s%uspending any
open season shall designate the terri
tory affected and shall be published i'm
Il newspaper of general circulation. in
or nearest to the county. district or
part thereof affected by such order. for
AT least once n week for two consecu-
tive weeks. and such order shall he
posted in such public places in each
county or district, or part thereof. af-
fected in such order. as the commits
sion may direct.
"The commission shall have com
plete supervision of the public waters
OF the state and of all fish culture of
II public nature in the state and of the
fish h%atcheries now owned or establish
ed In the future by the state. and of the
expenditure of any and all appropri-
ations FOR the construction, mainten-
ance or improvement of said hatch
cries"