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WY Stat § 23-3-306 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 23 - Game and Fish|Chapter 3 - General Regulatory Provisions|Article 3 - Wildlife Provisions|Section 23-3-306 - Use of Aircraft, Automobiles, Motorized and Snow Vehicles and Artificial Light for Hunting or Fishing Prohibited; Exceptions; Penalties.

23-3-306. 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 with, from, or by use of any aircraft, automotive vehicle, trailer, motor-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.  (b) No person shall take any wildlife with the aid of or by using any artificial light or lighting device except as otherwise provided in subsections (f) and (g) of this section and except that predators may be taken with the aid of an artificial light or lighting device by:  (i) A public officer authorized to and conducting predator control;  (ii) A landowner, resident manager, or person with the landowner's or a resident manager's written permission to take predators, on land under the landowner's control for the protection of his property.  (c) It is prima facie evidence of a violation of subsection (b) of this section if a person uses an artificial light in an area which may be inhabited by wildlife while having in his possession and control any device for taking wildlife.  (d) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the hunting on foot of raccoon with the aid of a handlight provided the hunter is accompanied by a raccoon hunting dog and if hunting on private lands, has the written permission of the landowner or his agent.  (e) Violation of this section constitutes a high misdemeanor punishable as provided in W.S. 23-6-202(a)(ii).  (f) The commission shall establish by rule and regulation specifications for the taking of game animals with the use of artificial light or lighting devices by persons with central visual acuity disabilities.  (g) The commission shall establish by rule and regulation specifications for the taking of fish with the use of artificial light or lighting devices.
WY Stat § 23-3-307 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 23 - Game and Fish|Chapter 3 - General Regulatory Provisions|Article 3 - Wildlife Provisions|Section 23-3-307 - Hunting While Intoxicated or Under Influence of Controlled Substance Prohibited.

23-3-307. Hunting while intoxicated or under influence of controlled substance prohibited.| (a) No person shall carry a firearm with a cartridge therein, or take any wildlife in Wyoming, while intoxicated or under the influence of controlled substance as defined in the Wyoming Controlled Substances Act of 1971 or amendments thereto.  (b) Violation of this section constitutes a low misdemeanor punishable as provided in W.S. 23-6-202(a)(v).
WY Stat § 23-3-308 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 23 - Game and Fish|Chapter 3 - General Regulatory Provisions|Article 3 - Wildlife Provisions|Section 23-3-308 - Check Stations; Duty of Hunters and Fishermen to Report.

23-3-308. Check stations; duty of hunters and fishermen to report.| (a) Every hunter or fisherman entering or leaving areas for which check stations have been established shall stop and report at the check station if the check station is on the hunter's or fisherman's route to and from the hunting or fishing area.  (b) Game or fish licensees must produce their licenses and any game animals, game birds, fish, or furbearing animals in their possession for inspection upon request of any authorized department representative.  (c) Check stations shall be manned by department personnel in uniform including insignia and badge.  (d) Violation of this section constitutes a low misdemeanor punishable as provided in W.S. 23-6-202(a)(v).
WY Stat § 23-3-309 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 23 - Game and Fish|Chapter 3 - General Regulatory Provisions|Article 3 - Wildlife Provisions|Section 23-3-309 - Intentional Feeding of Elk; Penalty.

23-3-309. Intentional feeding of elk; penalty.| (a) No person shall intentionally attract or feed any elk by depositing, placing, distributing or scattering feed that results in commingling with livestock.  (b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit:  (i) Any normal or accepted agricultural management practice;  (ii) Any elk feeding program authorized or conducted by the department;  (iii) Any legal form of baiting elk as authorized by commission rule and regulation;  (iv) Any feeding of elk for the purpose of reducing the opportunity for contact with livestock when undertaken with prior notice to the department;  (v) Any feeding of elk outside a brucellosis surveillance area designated pursuant to Wyoming livestock board rules and regulations.  (c) A first violation of this section constitutes a low misdemeanor punishable as provided in W.S. 23-6-202(a)(v). A second or subsequent violation of this section constitutes a high misdemeanor punishable as provided in W.S. 23-6-202(a)(ii).
WY Stat § 23-3-310 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 23 - Game and Fish|Chapter 3 - General Regulatory Provisions|Article 3 - Wildlife Provisions|Section 23-3-310 - Possession of Road Killed Wildlife.

23-3-310. Possession of road killed wildlife.| (a) The commission shall, in consultation with the state transportation commission, adopt rules to establish a program whereby any person desiring to possess wildlife killed as a result of unintentional motor vehicle collisions on any public road or highway in the state of Wyoming is permitted to do so, provided that he collects the entire road killed animal, both edible and inedible portions and possesses a donation certificate or Wyoming interstate game tag issued by the department, including a certificate or tag issued electronically. Unless otherwise provided by rule of the commission, a person desiring to possess a road killed animal shall contact the department before taking possession of an animal to obtain a donation certificate. The rules may provide that a person requesting the donation certificate may have to present the animal for inspection to verify its possession meets the criteria of the regulation. No person possessing a donation certificate shall donate a road killed animal to a nonprofit organization in accordance with W.S. 35-7-1302(b)(vii).  (b) None of the provisions of this section shall apply to bighorn sheep, gray wolves within any area of the state where gray wolves are classified as trophy game animals, grizzly bears, mountain goats, wildlife species covered under the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act, federal threatened or endangered species or those species whose possession is prohibited by federal or state statute or regulation.  (c) Nothing in this section shall authorize the taking of wildlife or possession of any illegally taken wildlife.  (d) Upon request of the state transportation commission, the commission shall exempt segments of public road or highway from the program established pursuant to this section.  (e) Once a carcass is retrieved by the department of transportation, it becomes the property of the department and shall be disposed of in accordance with department procedures.
WY Stat § 23-3-401 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 23 - Game and Fish|Chapter 3 - General Regulatory Provisions|Article 4 - Miscellaneous Acts Prohibited|Section 23-3-401 - Commercial Operation or Business Without License Prohibited.

23-3-401. Commercial operation or business without license prohibited.| No person shall engage in any commercial operation or business authorized under this act without the proper license.
WY Stat § 23-3-402 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 23 - Game and Fish|Chapter 3 - General Regulatory Provisions|Article 4 - Miscellaneous Acts Prohibited|Section 23-3-402 - Violation of Commission Order Prohibited.

23-3-402. Violation of commission order prohibited.| Any person who violates any lawful order of the commission is guilty of a low misdemeanor punishable as provided in W.S. 23-6-202(a)(v).
WY Stat § 23-3-403 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 23 - Game and Fish|Chapter 3 - General Regulatory Provisions|Article 4 - Miscellaneous Acts Prohibited|Section 23-3-403 - False Swearing, Fraud or False Statement Prohibited.

23-3-403. False swearing, fraud or false statement prohibited.| (a) No person shall procure or attempt to procure any license or tag under this act by false swearing, fraud, or false statement of any kind or in any form.  (b) Violation of this section constitutes a high misdemeanor punishable as provided in W.S. 23-6-202(a)(ii).
WY Stat § 23-3-404 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 23 - Game and Fish|Chapter 3 - General Regulatory Provisions|Article 4 - Miscellaneous Acts Prohibited|Section 23-3-404 - Tanneries Not to Receive Game Specimens Unless Tagged; Records.

23-3-404. Tanneries not to receive game specimens unless tagged; records.| (a) No person shall deliver to any tannery, nor shall any tannery receive any game specimen unless tagged with a Wyoming game tag except as otherwise provided. Violation of this subsection constitutes a low misdemeanor punishable as provided in W.S. 23-6-202(a)(v).  (b) Tanneries by keeping records required by the commission may receive, purchase, store, handle, ship, sell, transport, and deliver any hide from cloven hoof big game animals, either within or without Wyoming, without tagging the hide with a Wyoming game tag.
WY Stat § 23-3-405 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 23 - Game and Fish|Chapter 3 - General Regulatory Provisions|Article 4 - Miscellaneous Acts Prohibited|Section 23-3-405 - Interference With Lawful Taking of Wildlife Prohibited; Penalties; Damages; Injunction.

23-3-405. Interference with lawful taking of wildlife prohibited; penalties; damages; injunction.| (a) No person shall with the intent to prevent or hinder the lawful taking of any wildlife:  (i) Interfere with the lawful taking of or the process of lawfully taking any wildlife;  (ii) Engage in any activity intended to threaten or otherwise affect the behavior of any wildlife.  (b) A violation of subsection (a) of this section constitutes a low misdemeanor as punishable as provided in W.S. 23-6-202(a)(v).  (c) Any person failing to obey an order of any peace officer to immediately desist from conduct in violation of subsection (a) of this section is guilty of a high misdemeanor punishable as provided in W.S. 23-6-202(a)(ii).  (d) Any organization or association which counsels or solicits its members or others to violate subsection (a) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00). Each subsequent violation of this subsection shall be punishable by a fine of not more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00).  (e) In addition to penalties imposed under this section, any person who has suffered injury by reason of the conduct of any person violating this section is entitled to recover damages in a civil action. Actual damages recoverable may include, but are not limited to expenditures for licenses, travel, outfitters and guides and special equipment and supplies to the extent the expenditures are rendered futile by the person's conduct in violation of this section. If the trier of fact finds that the unlawful conduct was malicious, it may award punitive damage to the injured party.  (f) Upon petition to the district court by any affected party and upon a showing that conduct in violation of this section is threatened or has occurred and under similar circumstances would likely reoccur, the court may enjoin conduct which would be in violation of this section.  (g) This section shall:  (i) Not apply to any land lessee, permittee or any employee thereof engaged in the performance of work-related activities;  (ii) Not apply to any landowner or his agent engaged in any activity on his own private property.  (h) As used in subsection (a) of this section, "process of lawfully taking" means travel, camping and other acts preparatory to taking wildlife if occurring on lands or water upon which the affected person may legally take the wildlife.
WY Stat § 23-3-406 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 23 - Game and Fish|Chapter 3 - General Regulatory Provisions|Article 4 - Miscellaneous Acts Prohibited|Section 23-3-406 - Attempting to Take Simulated Wildlife Decoy; Penalty.

23-3-406. Attempting to take simulated wildlife decoy; penalty.| (a) No person shall discharge a firearm or other hunting implement at a simulated wildlife decoy in violation of any law or regulation with respect to the hunting or taking of the wildlife being simulated when the decoy is being used by a certified peace officer.  (b) As used in this section, "decoy" does not include a simulation that possesses extraordinary characteristics unusual for a typical member of the wildlife species being simulated.  (c) Upon conviction for violation of this section, the penalty shall be the same as prescribed for the unlawful taking of the actual wildlife being simulated excluding penalties provided under W.S. 23-3-102(d).
WY Stat § 23-3-407 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 23 - Game and Fish|Chapter 3 - General Regulatory Provisions|Article 4 - Miscellaneous Acts Prohibited|Section 23-3-407 - Remote Hunting Prohibited.

23-3-407. Remote hunting prohibited.| (a) No person shall operate, provide, sell or use or offer to operate, provide, sell or use any computer software or service that allows a person, not physically present, to remotely control a firearm or weapon to hunt any live wildlife or animal.  (b) A violation of subsection (a) of this section constitutes a low misdemeanor punishable as provided in W.S. 23-6-202(a)(v).
WY Stat § 23-4-101 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 23 - Game and Fish|Chapter 4 - Protection and Propagation of Fish|Article 1 - Fish Hatcheries and Stocking|Section 23-4-101 - Fish Stocking in Waters Without Consent Prohibited; Penalties.

23-4-101. Fish stocking in waters without consent prohibited; penalties.| (a) No person shall plant or release any fish or fish eggs in any public waters of Wyoming without the consent and under the supervision of the department or its authorized personnel.  (b) The escape of lawfully stocked fish or fish eggs does not constitute a violation of this section.  (c) Violation of this section constitutes a high misdemeanor punishable as provided in W.S. 23-6-202(a)(ii).  (d) The court may, in its discretion, revoke any license issued under this act to any person convicted of a violation of this section, for the remainder of the year in which the conviction occurs, and may suspend the person's privilege to purchase or receive any other license under this act or to take any wildlife for a period of time up to and including lifetime revocation.  (e) In addition to any other criminal penalty provided in this act, any person who violates this section may be assessed civil penalties in an amount not to exceed the costs incurred by the commission in removing the fish or fish eggs from the waters affected by the violation. The commission may bring a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction for civil penalties or injunctive relief.
WY Stat § 23-4-102 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 23 - Game and Fish|Chapter 4 - Protection and Propagation of Fish|Article 1 - Fish Hatcheries and Stocking|Section 23-4-102 - Operation of Privately Owned Fish Hatcheries, Artificial Lakes or Ponds.

23-4-102. Operation of privately owned fish hatcheries, artificial lakes or ponds.| (a) Any person who owns or operates a fish hatchery, artificial lake, pond or ponds for the purpose of raising fish for resale, may stock the fish hatchery, artificial lake, pond or ponds with eggs or fish procured from any lawful source. Any eggs or fish acquired from sources other than the department or federal government shall be inspected by an authorized agent of the department before planting.  (b) Thereafter, the owner or operator may take fish from the hatchery, artificial lake, pond or ponds in any manner except by poison, explosives, or fishing except as otherwise provided in this section. The owner or operator may sell and dispose of any fish or fish eggs taken subject to any restrictions provided in this section.  (c) "Artificial lake, pond or ponds" as used in this section means bodies of water created by the artificial diversion or storage of water not exceeding one hundred (100) acres in any one (1) surface area and does not include natural ponds, natural streams, or bodies of water wholly created by nature.  (d) The owner or operator shall procure a license for the operation from the department. The owner or operator shall also post a five hundred dollar ($500.00) surety bond with the department. The bond shall be conditioned to the effect that the owner or operator will not sell or dispose of fish or fish eggs caught or taken in any of the waters of Wyoming other than those for which the license is issued, and to the effect that the owner or operator will keep a strict record of his operations under the license as may be required by the commission.  (e) When an owner or operator sells or disposes of any fish or fish eggs, he shall deliver a certificate of sale upon a form to be furnished to the owner or operator by the department to the purchaser or receiver at the time the fish or fish eggs are delivered.  (f) Any hotel, restaurant, cafe, or business house, or individual, may sell, serve, or dispose of fish purchased from any owner or operator in the regular course of business and shall exhibit upon request by any department personnel the certificate of sale furnished him by the owner or operator.  (g) Whenever any of the fish or fish eggs are transported by a common carrier, each and every parcel of the shipment shall have a Wyoming game tag attached. The owner or operator shall obtain Wyoming game tags from the department and shall keep a strict record of all Wyoming game tags.  (h) The owner or operator may operate a catchout pond, containing ten (10) surface acres of water or less, where fish may be caught by fishing. A charge may be made for this privilege by the owner or operator and the fishermen are not required to hold a valid Wyoming fishing license when fishing in a catchout pond.
WY Stat § 23-4-103 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 23 - Game and Fish|Chapter 4 - Protection and Propagation of Fish|Article 1 - Fish Hatcheries and Stocking|Section 23-4-103 - License to Seine; License for Dealers in Live Bait.

23-4-103. License to seine; license for dealers in live bait.| (a) The department may issue licenses to seine or trap fish to such persons as it considers qualified upon application and payment of fees. The license entitles the holder to seine or trap fish at such time, place, and manner as provided by law and orders of the commission.  (b) The department may issue licenses to deal in live bait to such persons as it considers qualified upon application and payment of fees. The license entitles the holder to deal in live bait at such time, place, and manner as provided by law and orders of the commission. The commission may regulate the type of live bait which may be sold and the source from which live bait may be obtained.
WY Stat § 23-4-104 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 23 - Game and Fish|Chapter 4 - Protection and Propagation of Fish|Article 1 - Fish Hatcheries and Stocking|Section 23-4-104 - Fish Hatchery Protection; Penalty.

23-4-104. Fish hatchery protection; penalty.| Any person who, without consent of the owner, intentionally removes, destroys or introduces a substance into the waters of another with intent to destroy, any fish in a fish hatchery, artificial lake, pond including a catch out pond being used as a commercial aqua-culture operation is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or both, if the value of the fish destroyed is not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00), or a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both, if the value of the fish destroyed is more than five hundred dollars ($500.00).
WY Stat § 23-4-201 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 23 - Game and Fish|Chapter 4 - Protection and Propagation of Fish|Article 2 - Aquatic Invasive Species|Section 23-4-201 - Definitions.

23-4-201. Definitions.| (a) As used in this article:  (i) "Aquatic invasive species" means exotic or non-native aquatic organisms that have been determined by the commission to pose a significant threat to the aquatic resources, water supplies or water infrastructure of the state;  (ii) "Conveyance" means a motor vehicle, boat, watercraft, raft, vessel, trailer or any associated equipment or containers, including but not limited to live wells, ballast tanks, bilge areas and water hauling equipment that may contain or carry an aquatic invasive species;  (iii) "Decontaminate" means to wash, drain, dry or chemically, thermally or otherwise treat a conveyance in accordance with rules promulgated by the commission in order to remove or destroy an aquatic invasive species;  (iv) "Equipment" means an article, tool, implement or device capable of containing or transporting water or aquatic invasive species;  (v) "Inspect" means to examine a conveyance pursuant to procedures established by the commission in order to determine whether an aquatic invasive species is present, and includes examining, draining or treating water in the conveyance;  (vi) "Water sport toy" means a sailboard, float tube, kite board or any aid to swimming or fishing that is not designed primarily for navigation.
WY Stat § 23-4-202 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 23 - Game and Fish|Chapter 4 - Protection and Propagation of Fish|Article 2 - Aquatic Invasive Species|Section 23-4-202 - Prohibition on Aquatic Invasive Species; Mandatory Conveyance Checks; Reporting.

23-4-202. Prohibition on aquatic invasive species; mandatory conveyance checks; reporting.| (a) No person shall:  (i) Launch any conveyance into the waters of this state without first complying with aquatic invasive species prevention requirements established by commission rule;  (ii) Possess, import, export, ship, transport or cause to be possessed, imported, exported, shipped or transported an aquatic invasive species in this state, except as authorized by the commission;  (iii) Introduce an aquatic invasive species into any waters of the state; or  (iv) Refuse to comply with the inspection requirements or any order issued under this article.  (b) A person who knows that an unreported aquatic invasive species is present at a specific location in this state shall immediately report that knowledge and all pertinent information to the commission or a peace officer.