Title 23, Title 23 — Game And Fish
6 chapters · 161 sections in this title.
W.S. § 23-3-101 Taking eagle prohibited
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Taking eagle prohibited. Any person who takes an eagle is guilty of a high misdemeanor punishable as provided in W.S. 23-6-202(a)(ii) unless the taking is authorized by federal law or commission rules adopted in compliance with federal law.
W.S. § 23-3-102 Taking certain game animals without license or during a closed season prohibited
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Taking certain game animals without license or during a closed season prohibited. (a) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, any person who takes any big or trophy game animal or gray wolf where classified as a trophy game animal without the proper license or autho…
W.S. § 23-3-103 Taking predatory animals, predacious birds and trophy animals; taking furbearing animals and game birds without license prohibited
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Taking predatory animals, predacious birds and trophy animals; taking furbearing animals and game birds without license prohibited. (a) Predatory animals and predacious birds may be taken without a license in any manner and at any time except as provided by W.S. 6-3-1005(a)(iii),…
W.S. § 23-3-104 Coupons
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Coupons. When any big game animal, trophy game animal or turkey is killed under a license, the licensee shall detach, sign and date the proper coupon and attach the coupon to the carcass before leaving the site of the kill. The coupon shall remain on the game animal or turkey car…
W.S. § 23-3-105 Antelope, deer and elk coupons; payment to landowner; kill on federal or state land
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Antelope, deer and elk coupons; payment to landowner; kill on federal or state land. (a) Antelope, deer and elk licenses shall have two (2) coupons attached, each bearing the same serial number as the body of the permit, one (1) designated "antelope, deer or elk coupon" and one (…
W.S. § 23-3-106 Wyoming game and Wyoming interstate game tags; when required
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Wyoming game and Wyoming interstate game tags; when required. (a) Except as provided in subsection (f) of this section and W.S. 23-2-302(e), no person shall ship, transport, or receive for shipment or transportation within Wyoming, any game animal, game bird, or any part thereof,…
W.S. § 23-3-107 Wanton destruction of big game animal; reward
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Wanton destruction of big game animal; reward. (a) No person shall wantonly take or destroy any big or trophy game animal. (b) The director may offer a standing reward not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) to be paid from the game and fish fund for evidence leading to th…
W.S. § 23-3-108 Destruction of bird nests or eggs
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Destruction of bird nests or eggs. (a) No person shall take or intentionally destroy the nest or eggs of any nonpredacious bird, except as authorized under W.S. 23-5-111. The nest or eggs of any predacious bird may be taken or destroyed. (b) Violation of this section for any nonp…
W.S. § 23-3-109 Use of dogs; dogs injuring big or trophy game animals may be killed; citation of owners of dogs harassing game animals; penalties; leashed dogs for tracking
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Use of dogs; dogs injuring big or trophy game animals may be killed; citation of owners of dogs harassing game animals; penalties; leashed dogs for tracking. (a) No person shall use any dog to hunt, run or harass any big or trophy game animal, protected animal or furbearing anima…
W.S. § 23-3-110 Firearms; types permitted for hunting game birds
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Firearms; types permitted for hunting game birds. (a) The commission shall establish by rule and regulation firearm and ammunition specifications for taking game birds or wild turkeys. (b) Repealed By Laws 2012, Ch. 54, § 2. (c) Violation of this section or rules promulgated unde…
W.S. § 23-3-111 Firearms; size of guns to be used in hunting big or trophy game animals
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Firearms; size of guns to be used in hunting big or trophy game animals. (a) The commission shall establish by rule and regulation firearm and ammunition specifications for taking big or trophy game animals. (i) Repealed By Laws 2012, Ch. 54, § 2. (ii) Repealed By Laws 2012, Ch. …
W.S. § 23-3-112 Firearms; automatic weapon prohibited; use of silencer or suppressor to take big or trophy game restricted; penalties
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Firearms; automatic weapon prohibited; use of silencer or suppressor to take big or trophy game restricted; penalties. (a) No person shall take any wildlife with any fully automatic weapon. (b) Violation of this section is separate and additional to any other violation and consti…
W.S. § 23-3-113 Hunters required to wear colored clothing
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Hunters required to wear colored clothing. (a) No person other than archers and crossbow hunters hunting during a special archery season shall hunt any big or trophy game animal in Wyoming without wearing in a visible manner one (1) or more exterior garments which shall include a…
W.S. § 23-3-114 Landowner may take beaver causing damage
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Landowner may take beaver causing damage. Any beaver flooding meadows, damming irrigation systems or constructing dams or ponds which would be dangerous to livestock on any privately owned lands or on state lands, may be immediately taken by the landowner, lessee of state lands o…
W.S. § 23-3-115 Taking black bear, mountain lion, gray wolf, bobcat, weasel, badger, squirrels or muskrat for damaging property
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Taking black bear, mountain lion, gray wolf, bobcat, weasel, badger, squirrels or muskrat for damaging property. (a) Any black bear, mountain lion, bobcat, weasel, badger, gray, red and fox squirrels or muskrat doing damage to private property may be immediately taken and killed …
W.S. § 23-3-116 Ownership of game bird; taking of privately owned game birds
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Ownership of game bird; taking of privately owned game birds. Any person who wishes to acquire game birds from any private source shall apply for and receive a permit from the department prior to acquiring, possessing or transporting the game birds. Upon receipt of the game birds…
W.S. § 23-3-117 Bighorn sheep; registration of horns; penalties
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Bighorn sheep; registration of horns; penalties. A licensee who harvests a bighorn sheep or any person who picks up or removes horns from any bighorn sheep, after July 1, 1997, shall present the horns at a regional office of the department during normal business hours to be regis…
W.S. § 23-3-201 Fishing tackle; designation of waters for setline fishing; taking fish with firearm prohibited; snagging; penalties
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Fishing tackle; designation of waters for setline fishing; taking fish with firearm prohibited; snagging; penalties. (a) Except as otherwise provided, fish may only be taken or fished for with a maximum of two (2) rods or poles, with lines and hooks attached, and with the user in…
W.S. § 23-3-202 Use of live fish and corn as bait
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Use of live fish and corn as bait. (a) The commission may designate specified waters in which live fish or corn may be used as bait, and may designate the types of and origin of live fish which may be used as bait in any waters. (b) No person shall have any live fish or bait corn…
W.S. § 23-3-203 Placing obstruction to fish across stream or lake without consent of chief fish warden prohibited; erection of fishways
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Placing obstruction to fish across stream or lake without consent of chief fish warden prohibited; erection of fishways. (a) No person shall erect or place, or cause to be erected or placed, any net, trotline, or any similar obstruction across any river, creek, pond, or lake so a…
W.S. § 23-3-204 Substances and devices to take or destroy fish or obstruct waterways prohibited
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Substances and devices to take or destroy fish or obstruct waterways prohibited. (a) No person shall take or destroy fish in Wyoming by using any poison or deleterious drug, electrical device, chemical, explosive, or any similar substance or device except by commission order. (b)…
W.S. § 23-3-205 Shipment of fish; game tags; when required
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Shipment of fish; game tags; when required. (a) No person shall ship or transport or receive for shipment or transportation any game fish either within or without the state except as provided in subsection (b). (b) Any person lawfully taking any game fish in this state may ship n…
W.S. § 23-3-206 Commercially guided fishing boats; regulatory authority; advisory board; definitions
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Commercially guided fishing boats; regulatory authority; advisory board; definitions. (a) To protect the quality of the fishing experience, the fishery and other aquatic resources and species in this state, the commission may set limits on or otherwise regulate the number of comm…
W.S. § 23-3-301 Importation and sale of wildlife prohibited; exceptions
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Importation and sale of wildlife prohibited; exceptions. (a) No person shall import into Wyoming from any source any living antelope, bear, deer, elk, moose, mountain goat, mountain lion, bighorn sheep, wolf, wolf hybrid nor any living wildlife except as otherwise permitted by th…
W.S. § 23-3-302 Sale, disposition or acquisition of edible portion of game animals, game birds or game fish
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Sale, disposition or acquisition of edible portion of game animals, game birds or game fish. No person shall sell, barter, or dispose of for pecuniary consideration or advantage, or obtain by sale or barter any edible portion of any game animal, game bird or game fish in this sta…
W.S. § 23-3-303 Waste of edible portion of game bird, fish or animal, except trophy game animal, prohibited; abandonment of meat at meat processing plant
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Waste of edible portion of game bird, fish or animal, except trophy game animal, prohibited; abandonment of meat at meat processing plant. (a) No person shall take and leave, abandon or allow any game bird, game fish, or game animal except trophy game animal, or edible portion, t…
W.S. § 23-3-304 Certain trapping devices unlawful; game for bait prohibited; baiting big game animals prohibited; penalties
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Certain trapping devices unlawful; game for bait prohibited; baiting big game animals prohibited; penalties. (a) No person shall take or wound any game animal, game bird, or game fish by use of any pit, pitfall, net, trap, deadfall, poison, or other similar device except as other…
W.S. § 23-3-305 Hunting from highway; entering or traveling through private property without permission; penalty; hunting at night without permission prohibited
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Hunting from highway; entering or traveling through private property without permission; penalty; hunting at night without permission prohibited. (a) No person shall hunt, shoot, or attempt to kill any wildlife from any public road or highway. (b) No person shall enter upon, trav…
W.S. § 23-3-306 Use of aircraft, automobiles, motorized and snow vehicles and artificial light for hunting or fishing prohibited; exceptions; penalties
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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 that requires a license or permit to take, is protected under W.S…
W.S. § 23-3-307 Hunting while intoxicated or under influence of controlled substance prohibited
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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 Su…
W.S. § 23-3-308 Check stations; duty of hunters and fishermen to report
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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 …
W.S. § 23-3-309 Intentional feeding of elk; penalty
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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 m…
W.S. § 23-3-310 Possession of road killed wildlife
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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 ro…
W.S. § 23-3-401 Commercial operation or business without license prohibited
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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.
W.S. § 23-3-402 Violation of commission order prohibited
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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).
W.S. § 23-3-403 False swearing, fraud or false statement prohibited
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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 punishabl…
W.S. § 23-3-404 Tanneries not to receive game specimens unless tagged; records
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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 misdemean…
W.S. § 23-3-405 Interference with lawful taking of wildlife prohibited; penalties; damages; injunction
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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 …
W.S. § 23-3-406 Attempting to take simulated wildlife decoy; penalty
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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 bei…
W.S. § 23-3-407 Remote hunting prohibited
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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…