H.B. No. 0225

Bighorn sheep ewe and lamb licenses.

Sponsored By:     Representative(s) Harshman and Brown and Senator(s) Jennings

AN ACT relating to game and fish; providing for issuance of ewe and lamb bighorn sheep licenses without preference points; providing for issuance of ewe and lamb bighorn sheep licenses through reduced price licenses; clarifying issuance of specified delayed licenses is limited to same sex of species; and providing for an effective date.

1/19/2009   Bill Number Assigned

1/20/2009   H Received for Introduction

1/21/2009   H Introduced and Referred to H06

1/28/2009   H06 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Bonner, Brown, Childers, Connolly, Davison, Jaggi, Millin, Shepperson and Thompson

Ayes 9 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

1/28/2009   H Placed on General File

HB0225HS001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 2           Delete "calf" insert "lamb".

Page 1-line 4           After ";" insert "clarifying issuance of specified delayed licenses is limited to same sex of species;".

Page 1-line 9           Delete "and (e)" insert ", (e) and (f)".

Page 4-After line 8           Insert:

"(f)  Notwithstanding W.S. 23-1-704 and 23-2-101(j), any person who is issued and purchases a big or trophy game animal license for any species and sex of animal specified under subsections (b) and (c) of this section and is unable to use for good cause as provided by regulations that license for the year in which issued, may reserve a license for the particular species and sex of animal designated on the unused license for use during the immediately succeeding calendar year by applying to the commission before the opening date of the season for the designated species and sex of animal during the year for which the initial license is issued.  The initial big or trophy game animal license shall accompany the application.  Upon receipt, the commission shall cancel the initial license and prior to the season opening date for the designated species and sex of animal during the immediately succeeding calendar year, issue at no cost to the applicant a license for the designated big or trophy game animal valid for that year.".  CHILDERS, CHAIRMAN

1/30/2009   H Passed CoW

2/2/2009    H Passed 2nd Reading

2/3/2009    H Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Anderson, R., Bagby, Barbuto, Berger, Blake, Bonner, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Byrd, Cannady, Childers, Cohee, Connolly, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Edmonds, Esquibel, K., Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hales, Hallinan, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Illoway, Jaggi, Jorgensen, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, McKim, McOmie, Mercer, Meyer, Miller, Millin, Moniz, Patton, Peasley, Pedersen, Petersen, Philp, Quarberg, Roscoe, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Stubson, Teeters, Thompson, Throne, Wallis, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Nays:  Representative(s) Carson and Steward

Ayes 58 Nays 2 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/5/2009    S Received for Introduction

2/5/2009    S Introduced and Referred to S06

2/10/2009   S06 Recommended Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Burns, Coe, Dockstader, Jennings and Sessions

Ayes 5 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/10/2009   S Placed on General File

2/23/2009   S Passed CoW

2/24/2009   S Passed 2nd Reading

2/25/2009   S Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Bebout, Burns, Case, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Dockstader, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Hines, Hunnicutt, Jennings, Johnson, Landen, Larson, Martin, Massie, Meier, Nicholas, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend, Vasey and Von Flatern

Ayes 30 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/25/2009   Assigned Number HEA No. 0067

2/26/2009   H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0067

2/26/2009   S President Signed HEA No. 0067

2/27/2009   Governor Signed HEA No. 0067

3/3/2009    Assigned Chapter Number

Chapter No. 0083  Session Laws of Wyoming 2009.