HB0050 - Baiting of big game animals.
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2001 |
State of Wyoming |
01LSO-0242 |
HOUSE BILL NO. HB0050
Baiting of big game animals.
Sponsored by: Representative(s) Simons, Hageman, Luthi and
Paseneaux and
Senator(s) Hinchey
A BILL
for
1 AN ACT relating to game
and fish; prohibiting the baiting
2 of
big game animals for purposes of hunting as specified;
3
exempting normal agricultural management practices;
4
defining terms; imposing penalties; 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.
23-3-304(c) and by creating new
10 subsections (d) through (f) is
amended to read:
11
12 23-3-304. Certain trapping devices
unlawful; game for
13 bait prohibited; baiting big game animals prohibited;
14 penalties.
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1 (c) Violation
of subsections (a) and (b) ofthis
2
section constitutes a 3rd degree misdemeanor.
3
4 (d) No person shall
place any bait for the purpose of
5 taking a big game animal nor shall any
person take a big
6 game animal over or take a big game
animal by the use of
7 any bait that has been deposited,
placed, distributed or
8 scattered in a manner to constitute a
lure, attraction or
9 enticement to, on or over the area
where any hunter is
10 taking
big game animals. Nothing in this subsection shall
11 apply
to normal or accepted agricultural management
12 practices
nor prohibit taking big game animals over stored
13 and
standing crops, salt, mineral or other feed scattered
14 solely
as a result of normal and accepted agricultural
15 practices.
16
17 (e) As used in subsection (d) of this section, "bait"
18 means
the direct or indirect placing, exposing, depositing,
19 distributing
or scattering of salt, hay, grain, fruit, nuts
20 or
chemical, mineral or other feed as an attraction or
21 enticement
for big game animals, regardless of the kind and
22 quantity.
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1 (f) A violation of
subsection (d) of the section
2 constitutes a 5th degree misdemeanor.
3
4 Section 2. This act is
effective immediately upon
5
completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law
6 as
provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming
7
Constitution.
8
9 (END)
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