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2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 29 - Special District Elections Act › Article 3 - Enlargement, Consolidation, Merger and Change of Boundaries › Section 22-29-306 - Rights of Creditors After Change of Organization; Enforcement.

22-29-306. Rights of creditors after change of organization; enforcement.
(a) No change of organization, or any term or condition thereof, shall impair the rights of any bondholder or other creditor of a district. Every bondholder or other creditor may enforce all the rights of the bondholder or other creditor in the same manner and to the same extent as if the change of organization, term or condition had not been made. Any of these rights may also be enforced against agencies, and their respective officers, as follows:
(i) Upon enlargement of the territory, against the district to or from which the territory is enlarged;
(ii) Upon dissolution of a district, against the successor city, county or district or against a city, county or district receiving distribution of all or any part of the remaining assets of the dissolved district;
(iii) Upon merger of two (2) or more districts, against the surviving district;
(iv) Upon consolidation of two (2) or more districts, against the successor district.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 29 - Special District Elections Act › Article 3 - Enlargement, Consolidation, Merger and Change of Boundaries › Section 22-29-307 - Change in Boundaries of Districts; Exclusion of Property From District.

22-29-307. Change in boundaries of districts; exclusion of property from district.
Any owner of property that is subject to assessment and payment of tax by a special district, but who is precluded by applicable state or federal law, rule or regulation from using the services provided by the district, may file with the board of county commissioners a petition praying that such lands be excluded from assessment by said district. Petitions shall describe the property which the petitioners desire to have excluded. Such petition must be accompanied by a deposit of money sufficient to pay all costs of the exclusion proceedings. The county commissioners shall cause a notice of filing of such petition to be published, which notice shall state the filing of such petition, the name of petitioners, description of the property mentioned in said petition, and the prayer of said petitioners; and it shall notify all persons interested to appear at the office of said board at the time named in said notice, showing cause in writing, if any they have, why said petition should not be granted. The board at the time and place mentioned in the notice, or at the times to which the hearing of said petition may be adjourned, shall proceed to hear the petition and all objections thereto, presented in writing by any person showing cause why the prayer of the petition should not be granted. The filing by such petition shall be deemed and taken as an assent by each and all such petitioners to the exclusion from the district of the property mentioned in the petition or any part thereof. The exclusion shall be allowed if an owner of assessed property is precluded by applicable state or federal law, rule, or regulation from using the services provided by the district. This section shall be applicable only to petitions filed in accordance with the provisions of this section on or before March 31, 1999.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 29 - Special District Elections Act › Article 4 - Dissolution › Section 22-29-401 - Dissolution Procedure.

22-29-401. Dissolution procedure.
(a) Dissolution of a district may be initiated:
(i) By a petition signed by not less than twenty-five percent (25%) of the voters owning not less than twenty-five percent (25%) of the assessed valuation of property within the district, requesting dissolution of the district, filed with the county commissioners. The petition process shall be governed by W.S. 22-29-105 through 22-29-108;
(ii) By resolution of the district directors filed with the county commissioners when the district directors determine that it is in the best interest of the inhabitants of the district that the district be dissolved and liquidated;
(iii) By resolution of the county commissioners if:
(A) Either:
(I) The district at the time of the regular district election has not elected district directors as required by the principal act; or
(II) The territory within the district is uninhabited; and
(B) The county commissioners determine that it is in the best interest of the people of the county that the district be dissolved and liquidated.
(iv) Within five (5) business days after a petition is filed or a resolution of a county commission is adopted under this section, a copy shall be filed with the district secretary, if any, or with any other district officer who can with reasonable diligence be located;
(v) If there are no qualified district director members, the county commissioners shall act as or appoint a board of trustees to act in behalf of the district.
(b) Dissolution of a district shall be initiated by resolution of the board of county commissioners if the director of the department of audit has notified the board of county commissioners of the district's failure to comply with the reporting requirements of W.S. 9-1-507, and the district has failed to comply with W.S. 9-1-507(a)(vii) by December 30 of that same calendar year. The board of county commissioners shall declare the board of directors vacant under W.S. 22-29-201, and shall fill the board by appointment under W.S. 22-29-202 for the purpose of dissolving the district.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 29 - Special District Elections Act › Article 4 - Dissolution › Section 22-29-402 - Findings of Fact by District Directors.

22-29-402. Findings of fact by district directors.
(a) When dissolution proceedings have been initiated, the district directors shall make findings of fact which shall include:
(i) The amount of each outstanding bond, coupon and other indebtedness, with a general description of the indebtedness and the name of the holder and owner of each, if known;
(ii) A description of each parcel of real property and interest in real property and, if the property was acquired for delinquent taxes or assessments, the amount of those taxes and assessments on each parcel of property;
(iii) Uncollected taxes, assessments and charges levied by the district and the amount upon each lot or tract of land;
(iv) A description of the personal property and of all other assets of the district;
(v) The estimated cost of dissolution.
(b) The district directors shall propose a plan of dissolution and liquidation.
(c) Within thirty (30) days after initiation of the dissolution proceeding, the findings of fact and the proposed plan of dissolution and liquidation shall be filed in the office of the county clerk and shall be available for inspection by any interested person.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 29 - Special District Elections Act › Article 4 - Dissolution › Section 22-29-403 - Plan for Dissolution and Liquidation.

22-29-403. Plan for dissolution and liquidation.
The plan of dissolution and liquidation may include provisions for transfer and conveyance of all assets of the district to any other district or to the county or counties where the district is located which have the authority and agree to assume the outstanding indebtedness of the dissolving district, if any, and to continue to furnish similar services to the inhabitants of the district.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 29 - Special District Elections Act › Article 4 - Dissolution › Section 22-29-404 - Election on Dissolution; Consent of Creditors; Content of Notice.

22-29-404. Election on dissolution; consent of creditors; content of notice.
(a) Within ten (10) business days after the district directors file the plan of dissolution and liquidation required by W.S. 22-29-402, the district directors shall call an election to be held not less than ninety (90) days nor more than one hundred twenty (120) days after the filing of the plan of dissolution or liquidation for the purpose of submitting to the voters of the district the question of whether the district shall be dissolved, its indebtedness liquidated and its assets disposed of in accordance with the plan proposed. No election shall be called until the consent of all known holders of valid indebtedness against the district is obtained or provision is made in the plan for payment of the nonconsenting holders. The notice of the election shall contain a brief summary of the plan of dissolution and liquidation and state that the plan of dissolution is available for examination at the office of the county clerk.
(b) This election shall be conducted in accordance with W.S. 22-29-113 through 22-29-117.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 29 - Special District Elections Act › Article 4 - Dissolution › Section 22-29-405 - Trustees for Dissolved District; Records to County Clerk; Limitation on Further Elections.

22-29-405. Trustees for dissolved district; records to county clerk; limitation on further elections.
(a) Upon canvassing the vote after the election, if it appears that a majority or more of the votes on the proposition approve dissolution, the district directors shall declare the district dissolved. The directors shall thereupon constitute a board of trustees under the supervision of county commissioners, who shall pay the debts or procure releases thereof and dispose of the property of the district. If the dissolved district was located wholly within the limits of one (1) county, the board of the dissolving district may designate the county commissioners as the board of trustees for the purpose of winding up the affairs of the district. If a majority of the votes cast on the proposition is against dissolution, the district directors shall declare the proposal defeated and cause the result of the vote to be made a part of the records of the district. In either case, the results of the election shall be certified to the county commissioners immediately after the canvass of the vote.
(b) If dissolution is approved after the affairs of the district have been fully settled all books and records of the district shall be deposited by the board of trustees in the office of the county clerk of the county in which the greatest area of the district was located. At the same time, the board of trustees shall execute under oath and file with the county commissioners a statement that the district has been dissolved and its affairs liquidated. From the date of the statement, the corporate existence of the district is terminated for all purposes.
(c) If a majority of the votes cast on the proposition are against dissolution, no further election for dissolution shall be called by the directors, upon petition or upon a resolution of the commissioners, prior to the expiration of one (1) year from the date of the election on dissolution.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 29 - Special District Elections Act › Article 4 - Dissolution › Section 22-29-406 - Power of Trustees to Convey Assets.

22-29-406. Power of trustees to convey assets.
(a) The board of trustees may convey to another district all assets of the dissolving district:
(i) If the other district assumes all debts and obligations of the dissolving district and undertakes to continue to furnish the service provided by the dissolving district pursuant to the plan of dissolution and liquidation; and
(ii) If the written consent of all the known holders of valid indebtedness against the district has been obtained, or provision has been made in the plan for payment of the nonconsenting holders.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 29 - Special District Elections Act › Article 4 - Dissolution › Section 22-29-407 - Disposition of Assets.

22-29-407. Disposition of assets.
(a) Any surplus funds remaining to the credit of the district, after payment of the indebtedness of the district, shall be transferred to the county treasurer. If the assets of the district are insufficient to pay the indebtedness, the board of trustees shall levy taxes, within the limits of the authority of the district, for the liquidation of the indebtedness.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, if the property of a district is located within the corporate limits of a city, the property shall, upon dissolution of the district, vest in the city in which located and the property of the district lying outside the corporate limits of any city shall vest in the county until the formation of a city embracing the territory, at which time it shall vest in the city.
(c) In each year that the county receives surplus funds to the credit of the district under subsection (a) of this section, any funds in the account of the district on June 30, in excess of six thousand dollars ($6,000.00) retained by the county for administration, shall be certified to the county assessor and shall be disposed of as provided under one (1) of the following procedures, as selected by the county assessor:
(i) The funds may be offset against that portion of the levies of taxing units levied against the property values of property within the dissolved district. If the funds are offset as provided under this paragraph, the funds shall be distributed to each taxing unit in the amount of that taxing unit's offset;
(ii) The amount may be credited to each property appearing on the tax roll for the year for which the credit applies within the dissolved district on the basis of current assessed value. If the surplus funds are distributed under this paragraph, the surplus funds shall be deposited in the unsegregated tax collections account established and distributed in the same manner as other funds in that account.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 29 - Special District Elections Act › Article 4 - Dissolution › Section 22-29-408 - Dissolution Without Election.

22-29-408. Dissolution without election.
(a) The election required by W.S. 22-29-404 shall be dispensed with and the county commissioners shall declare the district dissolved if the county commissioners find that:
(i) Dissolution is in the interest of the people of the county; and
(ii) At least one (1) of the following:
(A) The territory within the affected district is uninhabited;
(B) The district has failed regularly to elect district board members in accordance with the principal act of the district; or
(C) That the district is not active and that there is no need for the district.
(b) The election required by W.S. 22-29-404 shall be dispensed with and the board of county commissioners shall declare the district dissolved if the director of the department of audit has notified the board of county commissioners of the district's failure to comply with the reporting requirements of W.S. 9-1-507, and the district has failed to comply with W.S. 9-1-507(a)(vii) by December 30 of that same calendar year.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 22 - Elections › Chapter 29 - Special District Elections Act › Article 6 - Offenses and Penalties › Section 22-29-601 - Violation of Special District Elections Act.

22-29-601. Violation of special district elections act.
The knowing and willful violation of any provision of the special district elections act is a misdemeanor offense punishable by not more than six (6) months in jail, a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or both.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 23 - Game and Fish › Chapter 1 - Administration › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 23-1-102 - General Definitions.

23-1-102. General definitions.
(a) As used in this act:
(i) "Commission" means the game and fish commission of Wyoming;
(ii) "Commissioner" means a member of the commission;
(iii) "Department" means the Wyoming game and fish department;
(iv) "Director" means the director of the department;
(v) "Orders" means orders, rules and regulations;
(vi) "License" means license or permit;
(vii) "Take" means hunt, pursue, catch, capture, shoot, fish, seine, trap, kill, or possess, or attempt to hunt, pursue, catch, capture, shoot, fish, seine, trap, kill, or possess;
(viii) "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, company, any other type of association, and any agent or officer of any partnership, corporation, company, or other type of association;
(ix) "Resident" means a United States citizen or legal alien who meets the requirements specified in W.S. 23-1-107 and rules of the commission;
(x) "Nonresident" means any person not a resident;
(xi) "State" means the state of Wyoming unless otherwise indicated;
(xii) The singular includes the plural, the plural the singular, and the masculine the feminine or neuter when consistent with the intent of this act and necessary to effect its purpose;
(xiii) "This act" means W.S. 23-1-101 through 23-6-208 and any future amendments thereto;
(xiv) "Commercial operation or business" means professional guides, outfitters, fur dealers, domesticators of furbearing animals, tanners, taxidermists, game bird farms, fishing preserves, commercial fish hatcheries, seiners, or dealers in live bait;
(xv) "Domicile" means that place where a person has his true, fixed and permanent home to which whenever the person is temporarily absent the person has the intention of returning. To prove domicile in Wyoming under this act a person shall be able to establish that he:
(A) Physically resides in Wyoming;
(B) Has made his permanent home in Wyoming;
(C) Is not residing in Wyoming for a special or temporary purpose; and
(D) Has abandoned his domicile in all other states, territories or countries.
(xvi) "Livestock" means horses, mules and asses, rabbits, llamas, cattle, swine, sheep, goats, poultry, or other animal generally used for food or in the production of food or fiber, and guard animals actively engaged in the protection of livestock. Bison are considered livestock unless otherwise designated by the Wyoming livestock board and the commission;
(xvii) "Home of record" means the place recorded, on military form DD 214, as the home of the individual at the time he enlisted, was commissioned or initially ordered to active duty in the military. The home of record may be changed only if there has been a break in service of one (1) full day;
(xviii) "Electronic licensing" means a system for the issuance of licenses, stamps and tags as an alternative to issuing original paper licenses, stamps and tags. An electronic licensing system is a system in which the license, stamp or tag, or authorization therefor, is received through a point of sale terminal or through a computer.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 23 - Game and Fish › Chapter 1 - Administration › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 23-1-103 - Ownership of Wildlife; Purpose of Provisions.

23-1-103. Ownership of wildlife; purpose of provisions.
For the purpose of this act, all wildlife in Wyoming is the property of the state, including shed antlers or horns located on state or public lands. It is the purpose of this act and the policy of the state to provide an adequate and flexible system for control, propagation, management, protection and regulation of all Wyoming wildlife. There shall be no private ownership of live animals classified in this act as big or trophy game animals or of any wolf or wolf hybrid.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 23 - Game and Fish › Chapter 1 - Administration › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 23-1-104 - Federal Game Preserves Also State Preserves.

23-1-104. Federal game preserves also state preserves.
All federal game preserves and sanctuaries now existing, or hereafter created, are state game animal, bird and fish preserves for the purposes of this act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 23 - Game and Fish › Chapter 1 - Administration › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 23-1-105 - Migratory Bird Refuge in Seedskadee Area.

23-1-105. Migratory bird refuge in Seedskadee area.
(a) The state consents to the acquisition by the United States by purchase, gift, devise, or lease of land or land covered by water in the amount of twenty thousand (20,000) acres in the Seedskadee area in Sweetwater county where approved by the commission and the state land board. The acquisition shall be as the United States may deem necessary for the establishment and maintenance of migratory bird refuges in accordance with and for the purposes of the act of congress approved February 18, 1929 entitled "Migratory Bird Conservation Act," 16 U.S.C. 715 through 715s, and amendments thereto, and the act of congress entitled "Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act," 16 U.S.C. 718 through 718k and amendments thereto.
(b) The land or land under water may be used by the United States as refuge for migratory birds. Wyoming reserves full and complete jurisdiction and authority over all such areas not incompatible with the administration, maintenance, protection, and control of the areas by the United States under the terms of the acts of congress stated herein. If the land or land under water is purchased by the United States, the deed shall contain a clause that in the event the land or land under water ceases to be used as a migratory bird refuge, it shall revert to the state.
(c) The owner of any land to be acquired under this section is entitled to reserve all oil, gas, coal or other minerals owned by him in or upon the land together with the right to enter upon the land for exploration, development, and production of oil, gas, coal, or other minerals.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 23 - Game and Fish › Chapter 1 - Administration › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 23-1-108 - Delisting of Gray Wolves as Experimental, Nonessential Population, Endangered Species or Threatened Species.

23-1-108. Delisting of gray wolves as experimental, nonessential population, endangered species or threatened species.
Gray wolves shall be deemed removed from the list of experimental nonessential population, endangered species or threatened species in Wyoming upon final publication in the Federal Register by appropriate federal agencies removing the gray wolf from all listings as an experimental nonessential population, endangered species or threatened species in Wyoming.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 23 - Game and Fish › Chapter 1 - Administration › Article 2 - Game and Fish Commission › Section 23-1-201 - Composition; Appointment; Terms; Oath.

23-1-201. Composition; appointment; terms; oath.
(a) The Wyoming game and fish commission is continued in existence.
(b) The commission shall be composed of eight (8) members including the governor as an ex officio member. Not more than seventy-five percent (75%) of the appointed commissioners shall be of the same political party, and all appointed commissioners shall have a general knowledge of wildlife and wildlife propagation, management, and control.
(c) Commencing in 1973, a commissioner shall be appointed from each appointment district pursuant to W.S. 9-1-218.
(d) Commissioners shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate for a term of six (6) years to commence March 1, except the first term for two (2) appointees shall be two (2) years and for two (2) appointees shall be four (4) years as designated by the governor prior to submission to the senate. Terms of current appointees are ratified and continued in existence until terms of new appointees under this section become effective. The governor shall fill any vacancy as provided in W.S. 28-12-101.
(e) Each commissioner shall execute and file the oath of office as prescribed by the Wyoming constitution with the secretary of state.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 23 - Game and Fish › Chapter 1 - Administration › Article 2 - Game and Fish Commission › Section 23-1-203 - Compensation and Expenses.

23-1-203. Compensation and expenses.
Commissioners shall receive seventy-five dollars ($75.00) per day but not more than four thousand dollars ($4,000.00) per year as salary for attendance at commission meetings and other meetings related to department business in their official capacity as commissioners. Commissioners shall be reimbursed for travel and other expenses incurred in performance of their official duties in the same manner and amount as state employees.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 23 - Game and Fish › Chapter 1 - Administration › Article 3 - General Powers and Duties of the Commission › Section 23-1-301 - Office; Officers; Meetings; Quorum.

23-1-301. Office; officers; meetings; quorum.
(a) The commission shall have its principal office at Cheyenne. The members of the commission shall meet during March of each year for election of officers. Those elected shall hold office for one (1) year or until their successors are chosen. Other meetings of the commission may be held at such times and places as the commission deems desirable or necessary. Unless waived by all commissioners, the members of the commission shall be notified of the time and place of meetings by written notice.
(b) A majority of the commission constitutes a quorum to transact business. The presiding officer of the commission has the authority to maintain order in all meetings.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 23 - Game and Fish › Chapter 1 - Administration › Article 3 - General Powers and Duties of the Commission › Section 23-1-303 - Promulgation of Orders; Closing of Hunting Areas; Promulgation of Rules.

23-1-303. Promulgation of orders; closing of hunting areas; promulgation of rules.
(a) All orders of the commission shall be written and the original signed by the presiding officer of the commission. Copies of the orders shall be signed by facsimile signature of the presiding officer of the commission.
(b) All persons authorized to sell licenses and tags shall deliver upon request a copy of the order to each purchaser of a license or tag.
(c) When any commission order closes any area of land, lake, or stream from hunting or fishing, a concise description of the area, lake, or stream closed shall be posted in the manner and place determined by the commission to be adequate notice of the closure.
(d) Repealed by Laws 1989, ch. 200, 2.
(e) Rules and regulations of the commission and department shall be promulgated in accordance with the provisions of the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 23 - Game and Fish › Chapter 1 - Administration › Article 4 - Creation and Organization of the Game and Fish Department › Section 23-1-401 - Game and Fish Department; Creation; Control.

23-1-401. Game and fish department; creation; control.
(a) The Wyoming game and fish department is created.
(b) The department is under the direction and supervision of the commission.
(c) The department consists of the director who is the chief administrative officer and such divisions as the commission may create.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 23 - Game and Fish › Chapter 1 - Administration › Article 4 - Creation and Organization of the Game and Fish Department › Section 23-1-402 - Game and Fish Director; Appointment; Salary; Term of Office; Qualification; Duties and Authority.

23-1-402. Game and fish director; appointment; salary; term of office; qualification; duties and authority.
(a) The governor shall appoint a competent person as the director of the department as provided in W.S. 9-2-2010 at a salary determined by the commission, not to exceed the sum set by law.
(b) The director shall hold office at the pleasure of the governor and may be removed by him as provided in W.S. 9-1-202.
(c) The director is the chief administrative head of the department with general supervision and control of all activities, functions, and employees of the department, under the direction and supervision of the commission. He shall devote his entire time to the performance and supervision of the duties conferred on him by the commission and by law.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 23 - Game and Fish › Chapter 1 - Administration › Article 4 - Creation and Organization of the Game and Fish Department › Section 23-1-403 - Chief Fiscal Officer.

23-1-403. Chief fiscal officer.
The commission shall appoint a chief fiscal officer of the commission in the manner provided by law. The chief fiscal officer shall act as secretary of the commission and perform such other duties as may be directed by the director. He is removable as provided by law.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 23 - Game and Fish › Chapter 1 - Administration › Article 4 - Creation and Organization of the Game and Fish Department › Section 23-1-404 - Chief Game and Fish Wardens; Division Chiefs.

23-1-404. Chief game and fish wardens; division chiefs.
(a) The director, with the consent of the commission, shall appoint a chief game warden, a chief fish warden, and any necessary division chiefs as provided by law.
(b) The chief game warden, chief fish warden, and division chiefs shall be men of knowledge and experience in the fields administered by their respective divisions, shall be the administrative head of their respective divisions, shall have administrative supervision of all activities and personnel of their respective divisions subject to the approval of the director, and shall devote their entire time to the service of the state in discharge of their official duties as provided by law and as prescribed by the commission. They are removable as provided by law.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 23 - Game and Fish › Chapter 1 - Administration › Article 4 - Creation and Organization of the Game and Fish Department › Section 23-1-405 - Game Wardens; Appointment Based on Competitive Examination; Investigation; Removal.

23-1-405. Game wardens; appointment based on competitive examination; investigation; removal.
All appointments of game wardens shall be based on competitive examinations. Applicants shall be knowledgeable of wildlife, and of the duties and responsibilities of game wardens. The commission shall provide for the investigation of the qualifications of each applicant. Examinations shall be held at selected points throughout Wyoming. Game wardens are removable as provided by law.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 23 - Game and Fish › Chapter 1 - Administration › Article 5 - Finance › Section 23-1-502 - Financial Policy; Budget; Fiscal Year; Debts.

23-1-502. Financial policy; budget; fiscal year; debts.
(a) The commission shall govern its financial policies, subject to the written approval of its budgets by the governor and legislative review of its budgets as provided in W.S. 9-2-1011(d). The commission shall fix the budgets for the operation and maintenance of the department and its divisions for each fiscal year at its first stated meeting of each fiscal year, and shall submit its budget estimates for the following fiscal year as provided by W.S. 9-2-1012.
(b) Repealed By Laws 2009, Ch. 90, 3.
(c) The commission shall not contract any debt, debts, or obligations in excess of twenty percent (20%) of its anticipated revenue for the ensuing year. Any debt created by the commission shall only be paid from the game and fish fund and shall be paid in full within two (2) years from the date it is contracted.
(d) Repealed by Laws 2018, ch. 54, 2.
(e) Repealed by Laws 2018, ch. 54, 2.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 23 - Game and Fish › Chapter 1 - Administration › Article 5 - Finance › Section 23-1-504 - Free and Reduced Price License Revenue Recoupment Program.

23-1-504. Free and reduced price license revenue recoupment program.
(a) Not later than July 31, 2007, and not later than July 31 of each subsequent year thereafter, the chief fiscal officer of the game and fish department shall prepare and certify a report of licenses sold or issued in the previous calendar year under the following statutes:
(i) W.S. 23-2-201(f) and (g);
(ii) W.S. 23-2-101(j)(xi), (xvi), (xvii), (xx), (xxi), (xxxii), (xxxiii), (xliv) and (xlv);
(iii) W.S. 23-2-301(c)(xiii);
(iv) W.S. 23-1-705(a), (d), (e) and (h);
(v) W.S. 23-2-207(a); and
(vi) W.S. 23-1-302(q).
(b) The chief fiscal officer of the game and fish department shall submit to the state auditor the report created under subsection (a) of this section with a payment request for the number of licenses of each type sold or issued multiplied by the difference between the amount received by the department for that license and the cost of a full price adult license corresponding with each type of license sold or issued.
(c) Upon receipt of the report and payment request, the state auditor shall transfer to the game and fish fund the amount claimed on the payment request from funds appropriated for this program to the extent available.
(d) The game and fish commission shall prepare a biennial budget request prior to each budget session of the legislature for the purpose of funding the free and reduced price license revenue recoupment program and shall submit the request to the governor pursuant to W.S. 9-2-1010 through 9-2-1013.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 23 - Game and Fish › Chapter 1 - Administration › Article 6 - Federal Aid › Section 23-1-601 - Assent to and Cooperation With Federal Wildlife Restoration Projects; Funds From License Fees Not to Be Diverted.

23-1-601. Assent to and cooperation with federal wildlife restoration projects; funds from license fees not to be diverted.
The state assents to the provisions of the act of congress entitled "An act to provide that the United States shall aid the states in wildlife-restoration projects, and for other purposes," approved September 2, 1937 (Public Law No. 415, 75th congress). The commission is authorized to perform such lawful acts as may be necessary in its opinion to the conduct and establishment of cooperative wildlife restoration projects in Wyoming as defined in and in compliance with the preceding act of congress. Hunter license fees may only be used for the administration of the department and commission, and for the protection, propagation, preservation, and investigation of fish and game.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 23 - Game and Fish › Chapter 1 - Administration › Article 6 - Federal Aid › Section 23-1-602 - Assent to and Cooperation With Federal Fish Restoration Projects; Funds From License Fees Not to Be Diverted.

23-1-602. Assent to and cooperation with federal fish restoration projects; funds from license fees not to be diverted.
The state assents to the provisions of the act of congress entitled "An act to provide that the United States shall aid the states in fish restoration and management projects, and for other purposes," 16 U.S.C. 777 through 777m. The commission is authorized to perform such lawful acts as may be necessary in its opinion to the conduct and establishment of cooperative fish restoration projects as defined in and in compliance with the preceding act of congress. Fishermen license fees may only be used for the administration of the department and commission, and for the protection, propagation, preservation, and investigation of fish and game.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 23 - Game and Fish › Chapter 1 - Administration › Article 6 - Federal Aid › Section 23-1-603 - Authorization to Transfer Conservation Stamp Receipts to Game and Fish Fund.

23-1-603. Authorization to transfer conservation stamp receipts to game and fish fund.
To the extent allowed by W.S. 23-1-601 and 23-1-602, the game and fish commission may, from time to time, transfer conservation stamp receipts to the general operating account within the game and fish fund.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 23 - Game and Fish › Chapter 1 - Administration › Article 7 - Licenses, Stamps, Permits and Tags › Section 23-1-702 - Duplicate License Upon Loss or Destruction of Original; Issuance; Fees.

23-1-702. Duplicate license upon loss or destruction of original; issuance; fees.
When any license issued under this act has been lost or destroyed, the licensee may secure a duplicate of the original license from any district office or any authorized personnel of the department upon the presentation of satisfactory proof that the original license was lost or destroyed. Prior to issuing the duplicate license and in accordance with rule and regulation of the commission, the department may assess a fee of not more than five dollars ($5.00) plus the fees charged under W.S. 23-1-701. Duplicate licenses shall be issued in accordance with procedure established by commission order.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 23 - Game and Fish › Chapter 1 - Administration › Article 7 - Licenses, Stamps, Permits and Tags › Section 23-1-706 - Game and Fish Licenses; Confidentiality.

23-1-706. Game and fish licenses; confidentiality.
The commission shall establish a process by which an applicant for any game and fish license, permit or tag authorized by this act may designate as public personally identifiable information required for the applicant to purchase the license, permit or tag. Unless designated as public by the applicant or as otherwise provided by law, personally identifiable information submitted for any game and fish license, permit or tag is solely for the use of the department or appropriate law enforcement offices and is not a public record for purposes of W.S. 16-4-201 through 16-4-205. As used in this section, "personally identifiable information" includes an applicant's electronic mail address, date of birth, telephone number, driver's license number, social security number, passport number, sportsperson identification number or tax identification number or any part of any of the preceding information.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 23 - Game and Fish › Chapter 1 - Administration › Article 8 - Reciprocal Fishing Agreements › Section 23-1-801 - Reciprocal Fishing Agreements With Adjoining States Authorized; Stamps for Licenses.

23-1-801. Reciprocal fishing agreements with adjoining states authorized; stamps for licenses.
The commission is authorized to enter into reciprocal agreements with corresponding state officials of adjoining states for purposes of providing for the licensing for fishing of residents of this state and adjoining states upon artificial impoundments of water forming the boundary between this state and adjoining states. The agreements may include provisions by which each state shall honor the license of the other only when the licensee has purchased a stamp or authorization signifying purchase of a stamp from the other state, the charge for the stamp being set by mutual agreement of the states.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 23 - Game and Fish › Chapter 1 - Administration › Article 8 - Reciprocal Fishing Agreements › Section 23-1-802 - Reciprocal Fishing Agreements With Adjoining States Authorized; Authorizing Use of Equipment Otherwise Prohibited.

23-1-802. Reciprocal fishing agreements with adjoining states authorized; authorizing use of equipment otherwise prohibited.
Notwithstanding any other law of Wyoming, in order to effect conformity with the laws and regulations of an adjoining state which is a party to such an agreement, the commission may, by order, authorize the use of fishing devices and equipment, otherwise prohibited by Wyoming law, in water forming the subject of any agreement.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 23 - Game and Fish › Chapter 1 - Administration › Article 8 - Reciprocal Fishing Agreements › Section 23-1-803 - Reciprocal Fishing Agreements With Adjoining States Authorized; Water Subject to Agreements.

23-1-803. Reciprocal fishing agreements with adjoining states authorized; water subject to agreements.
It is the primary purpose of this article to provide a method whereby the fishing opportunities afforded by lakes or reservoirs located upon the boundaries of this state and adjoining states may be mutually enjoyed by the residents of Wyoming and the residents of adjoining states.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 23 - Game and Fish › Chapter 1 - Administration › Article 8 - Reciprocal Fishing Agreements › Section 23-1-804 - Reciprocal Fishing Agreements With Adjoining States Authorized; Implementing Orders.

23-1-804. Reciprocal fishing agreements with adjoining states authorized; implementing orders.
The commission is authorized to establish orders as provided in this act to implement any agreements under this article.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 23 - Game and Fish › Chapter 1 - Administration › Article 10 - Grizzly Bear Relocation › Section 23-1-1001 - Grizzly Bear Relocation.

23-1-1001. Grizzly bear relocation.
(a) Upon relocating a grizzly bear or upon receiving notification that a grizzly bear is being relocated, the department shall provide notification to the county sheriff of the county to which the bear is relocated within five (5) days of each grizzly bear relocation and shall issue a press release to the media and sheriff in the county where each grizzly bear is relocated.
(b) The notice and press release shall provide the following information:
(i) The date of the grizzly bear relocation;
(ii) The number of grizzly bears relocated; and
(iii) The location of the grizzly bear relocation, as provided by commission rule and regulation.
(c) No later than January 15 of each year the department shall submit an annual report to the joint travel, recreation, wildlife and cultural resources interim committee. The annual report shall include the total number and relocation area of each grizzly bear relocated during the previous calendar year. The department shall also make available the annual report to the public.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 23 - Game and Fish › Chapter 2 - Licenses; Fees › Article 1 - Game Animals and Game Birds › Section 23-2-102 - Age Restrictions; Game Animals; Game Birds.

23-2-102. Age restrictions; game animals; game birds.
(a) The minimum age to take any big or trophy game animal is twelve (12) years, except that any person may take a big or trophy game animal at eleven (11) years of age if the person will attain twelve (12) years of age by the end of that calendar year. Any person authorized by this subsection under the age of fourteen (14) years shall at all times when hunting be accompanied by a person over the age of majority who possesses and can exhibit a certificate of competency and safety as specified in W.S. 23-2-106 or who currently holds, or has been issued a Wyoming big game hunting license within the last five (5) years. If the person accompanying the hunter under the age of fourteen (14) years is not the parent or guardian of the hunter, the hunter shall have in his possession a permission slip signed by his parent or guardian allowing him to hunt under supervision. Each accompanying adult shall supervise not more than one (1) hunter under the age of fourteen (14) years. Any person under the age of fourteen (14) years applying for a license to hunt big or trophy game animals under this subsection shall have the application for the license co-signed by his parent or legal guardian.
(b) No person fourteen (14) years or older nor any nonresident person less than fourteen (14) years shall take any small game animal without first obtaining the proper license. A nonresident person less than fourteen (14) years need not obtain a small game animal license if accompanied by an adult possessing a valid unexpired Wyoming small game animal license in which case the nonresident person's bag limit as established by law or by commission orders shall be applied to and limited by the small game hunting license held by the adult person in his company.
(c) No person fourteen (14) years of age or older shall take any game bird without obtaining the proper license. A resident person under fourteen (14) years of age may take any game bird in this state except wild turkey without a license if accompanied by an adult. A resident or nonresident person under fourteen (14) years of age may take a wild turkey with the proper license if accompanied by an adult. The taking of any game bird by a nonresident person less than fourteen (14) years of age accompanied by an adult person possessing a valid game bird license shall, as established by law and commission order, be applied to and limited by the bag limit under the license held by the adult in company.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 23 - Game and Fish › Chapter 2 - Licenses; Fees › Article 1 - Game Animals and Game Birds › Section 23-2-104 - Archery Licenses; Special Seasons; Prohibition Against Firearms; Equipment.

23-2-104. Archery licenses; special seasons; prohibition against firearms; equipment.
(a) Bow and arrow or crossbow are permissible equipment to take game animals, nongame animals, game birds and nongame fish. No license is required to take nongame animals and nongame fish with bow and arrow or crossbow.
(b) The commission may establish special hunting seasons for the taking of big game or trophy game animals by bow and arrow or crossbow in such areas as it may establish by order.
(c) No person shall hunt big game or trophy game with bow and arrow or crossbow during a special archery hunting season without first obtaining an archery license and the appropriate hunting license.
(d) No person holding an archery license shall take big game or trophy game animals during a special archery hunting season or during a limited quota archery only hunting season by the use of any type of firearm. Any person who takes a big game or trophy game animal by the use of a firearm during a special archery hunting season or during a limited quota archery only hunting season is guilty of a high misdemeanor punishable as provided in W.S. 23-6-202(a)(ii). Upon request by a game warden or other Wyoming law enforcement officer, a person who has taken a big or trophy game animal during a special archery hunting season or during a limited quota archery only hunting season shall allow testing of the animal's tissue for confirmation of compliance with this section.
(e) The commission shall establish by rule and regulation specifications for crossbows, longbows, recurve bows, compound bows, arrows and broadheads for taking of big or trophy game animals. The rules and regulations promulgated under the provisions of this subsection relating to the hunting of big or trophy game animals shall also apply to the hunting of the gray wolf as a trophy game animal from and after the date gray wolves are removed from the list of experimental nonessential population, endangered species or threatened species in Wyoming as provided by W.S. 23-1-108.
(f) Repealed By Laws 2007, Ch. 90, 2.
(g) Except as otherwise provided, violation of this section or rules promulgated under subsection (e) of this section constitutes a low misdemeanor punishable as provided in W.S. 23-6-202(a)(v).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 23 - Game and Fish › Chapter 2 - Licenses; Fees › Article 1 - Game Animals and Game Birds › Section 23-2-105 - License to Hunt With Falcons; License to Take Falcons; Special Seasons.

23-2-105. License to hunt with falcons; license to take falcons; special seasons.
(a) Any person holding a valid Wyoming license for game birds or small game animals may purchase a license to hunt with falcon from the department at its office in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
(b) A license to hunt with falcon entitles the licensee to take game birds and small game animals with the use of falcons or hawks so long as that person also holds a valid Wyoming hunting license for the wildlife to be hunted.
(c) The commission under such safeguards as it deems necessary may grant licenses to take falcons or hawks for lawful falconry purposes. The commission shall also regulate or prohibit the exportation of hawks or falcons from the state.
(d) The commission may establish special seasons for hunting game birds or small game animals with falcons or hawks in areas which it establishes by order.