Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 060 - Lands and Investments, Office of › Sub-Agency 0002 - Land Commissioners, Board of › Chapter 14 - FEES FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND INTEREST RATES › Section 14-8 - Outfitting/Guiding Activities

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Applicability.
				The provisions of this section shall apply only to temporary use permits for
				outfitting/guiding activities.
(b)
				Permit Types and Limitations. Temporary use permits for outfitting/guiding
				activities may be issued on either an exclusive (to outfitters) or nonexclusive
				basis. Exclusive permits shall be effective only on those state land parcels
				specified in the permit. The Board shall not issue more than one exclusive
				permit for outfitting/guiding activities on the same parcel of state land.
				Campsites for outfitting/guiding activities and improvements that are not
				removed at the end of each hunting season shall only be authorized under an
				exclusive permit. Nonexclusive permits shall be effective on all state lands
				within a permittee's hunt area authorizations except for those state lands
				incorporated in an exclusive outfitting/guiding permit area. Nonexclusive
				permits shall authorize day uses only with no overnight camping permitted. With
				the exception of activities at Board approved campsites associated with
				exclusive outfitting/guiding permits, the provisions of Chapter 13 of these
				rules prohibiting off-road vehicle use, open fires, overnight camping and
				hunting on cultivated cropland apply to all outfitters, guides, and clients
				while on state land.
(c)
				Application Filing Period. Applications for exclusive temporary use permits for
				outfitting/guiding activities shall be accepted by the Office between April 1
				and May 31 of each year. Applications for nonexclusive temporary use permits
				for outfitting/guiding activities shall be accepted by the Office anytime
				during the year.
(d) Lessee
				Notification. Applications for exclusive outfitting/guiding permits shall
				include the lessee comment form but this requirement shall not apply to
				applications for nonexclusive outfitting/guiding permits. Holders of
				nonexclusive outfitting/guiding permits shall, prior to their entry on state
				lands, use their best efforts and any available means to notify the surface
				lessee(s) of their intent to conduct outfitting/guiding activities on the state
				lands.
(e) Conflicting Exclusive
				Permit Applications. If two or more completed applications for exclusive
				temporary use permits to conduct outfitting/guiding activities on the same land
				are filed within the filing period established in subsection (c) of this
				section, they shall be considered to be in conflict. Once the filing period
				ends, the Office shall notify the respective applicants that conflicting
				applications have been received. The applicants shall have 15 days from date of
				notice to submit their final permit consideration bid and any necessary
				additional consideration payment. The exclusive permit, if approved by the
				Board, shall be issued to the high bidder.
(f) Permit Anniversary Date. Exclusive and
				nonexclusive temporary use permits for outfitting/guiding activities shall be
				issued to become effective on August 1, unless unique circumstances require a
				different effective date.
(g)
				Cross-compliance Provisions. Only persons holding a current license from the
				Wyoming State Board of Outfitters and Professional Guides shall be qualified to
				hold a permit under this section. In the event a permittee's license is
				suspended, revoked, or not renewed for any reason, the temporary use permit
				shall terminate automatically without further proceedings. Permittees shall
				comply with the hunt areas and species authorizations contained in their
				respective license from the Wyoming State Board of Outfitters and Professional
				Guides while on state land.