HB0048 - Fishing privileges-nursing home residents.
2001 |
State of Wyoming |
01LSO-0084 |
HOUSE BILL NO. HB0048
Fishing privileges-nursing home residents.
Sponsored by: Representative(s) Boswell and Law and
Senator(s) Erb and
Harris
A BILL
for
1 AN ACT relating to game
and fish; modifying administration
2 of
special limited fishing permits; authorizing the
3
issuance of special limited fishing permits to residents of
4
licensed nursing care facilities; and providing for an
5
effective date.
6
7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
8
9 Section
1. W.S.
23-2-207(a)(intro), by creating a new
10 paragraph (iv) and (b) is amended to
read:
11
12 23-2-207. Special limited fishing
permit for
13 hospitalized veterans, residents of state institutions,
14 court placed children and residents of licensed nursing
15 care facilities.
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1 (a) Upon an
appropriate form furnished by the
2 appropriate institution or facility as
prescribed by rule
3 and regulation of the
commission, a special limited fishing
4 permit
may be issued without charge by:
5
6 (iv) Any nursing care
facility as defined by
7 W.S. 35-2-901(a)(xvi) and licensed
under W.S. 35-2-901
8 through 35-2-910, to any person under
the care and
9 supervision of and residing in the
facility, which entitles
10 this
person to fish while under the direct control of the
11 facility.
12
13 (b) The
commission may by rule and regulation
limit
14 the area within which a special limited
fishing permit is
15 valid. by designating the area on the permit.
16
17 Section
2. This act is effective immediately upon
18 completion of all acts necessary for a bill
to become law
19 as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the
Wyoming
20 Constitution.
21
22 (END)
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