Title 23 — Title 23 — Game And Fish

Arrest without warrant; when person arrested to be taken immediately before a court. Any game warden, commissioner or other employee of the department designated by the commission and any Wyoming law enforcement officer may arrest without warrant any person violating any provisio…

Notice to appear in court; release upon promise to appear; release upon posting bond. (a) When the person arrested is not immediately taken before the proper court, the arresting officer shall prepare a citation in triplicate, giving written notice to appear in court, containing …

penalty. Failure to obey citation; appearance by counsel; (a) No person shall violate his promise to appear given to any officer upon issuance of a game and fish citation regardless of the disposition of the charge for which the citation was originally issued. A promise to appear…

Procedure prescribed herein not exclusive. The foregoing provisions shall apply to all arrests without a warrant for violations of this act, but the procedures prescribed herein are not exclusive of any other method prescribed by law for the arrest and prosecution of a person for…

Form for citations. The department shall provide an appropriate form of game and fish citations containing the notice to appear which shall be issued in books with citations in triplicate. The director or his designee is responsible for the issuance of citation books, shall maint…

Disposition and records of citations. (a) Every person issuing a game and fish citation as herein provided shall deposit one (1) copy of the citation with the court having jurisdiction over the alleged offense. (b) Upon the deposit of a copy of the citation with the proper court,…

When citation deemed a lawful complaint. In the event the form of citation provided hereunder includes information and is sworn to as required under the general laws of this state in respect to a complaint charging commission of the offense alleged in the citation to have been co…

Record of game and fish cases; report of convictions to department. (a) Every judge of any court shall keep or cause to be kept a record of every game and fish complaint, game and fish citation, or other legal form of game and fish charge deposited with or presented to the court,…

Search with or without warrant; confiscation and disposition of wildlife. (a) Any person authorized to enforce the provisions of this act may seize and take into custody any wildlife which has been unlawfully taken or which is unlawfully in possession. Any wildlife so confiscated…

Refusal to display proper license prima facie evidence of guilt. Any person taking any wildlife who fails or refuses upon demand of any person authorized to enforce the provisions of this act to produce his proper license if a license is required for the wildlife taken, is prima …

Inspection of premises or records. The owner or operator of any commercial operation or business permitted under this act shall upon request of any department personnel exhibit the records required to be maintained by the commission and permit inspection of the premises pertainin…

Repealed By Laws 2007, Ch. 62, § 2.

Fines and sentences. (a) Any person who has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any offense under this act may be fined, sentenced to the county jail, or both, as follows: (i) Repealed By Laws 2007, Ch. 62, § 2. (ii) Up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) to which may be adde…

provided. Penalty for violations when no separate penalty Any person who violates or fails to comply with any provision of this act for which no separate penalty is provided is guilty of a low misdemeanor punishable as provided in W.S. 23-6-202(a)(v).

Penalty for violations generally. (a) Repealed by Laws 1995, ch. 69, § 2. (b) Repealed by Laws 1995, ch. 69, § 2. (c) Any person who takes any remaining wildlife not specified in W.S. 23-3-102(a) or (d) except as permitted by this act and for which no separate penalty is provided…

Accessory before or after the fact. (a) A person who counsels or aids in a violation of any provision of this act or an order of the commission, or knowingly shares in any of the proceeds of the violation by receiving or possessing any wildlife, is guilty of the violation which h…

license. Revocation of license; hunting after suspended (a) The court may, in its discretion, revoke any license issued under this act to any person convicted of a violation of this act or W.S. 6-3-1005(a)(iii), for the remainder of the year in which the conviction occurs, and ma…

business. Revocation of license of commercial operation or The commission may revoke the license of any commercial operation or business for any violation of this act or an order of the commission pertaining to his business or operation. The commission may refuse to issue another…

Forfeiture of devices and equipment used in taking game illegally; procedure. Devices and equipment, including any firearm, weapon, ammunition, trap, snare, vessel, motorized vehicle, aircraft, explosive, poisonous substance, electronic device or optical equipment, used in, or in…

Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Wildlife Violator Compact."

Execution of Compact. The legislature hereby approves and the governor is authorized to enter into a compact on behalf of this state with any other state or states legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows: Article I Findings, Declaration of Policy and Purpose …

Licensing authority; definition. As used in the compact, the term "licensing authority," with reference to this state, means the Wyoming game and fish department. The director of the department shall furnish to the appropriate authorities of the participating states any informati…

Compact administrator; expenses. The compact administrator provided for in article VII of the "Wildlife Violator Compact" shall not be entitled to any additional compensation for his service as the administrator but shall be entitled to expenses incurred in connection with his du…