(a)Any qualified person may purchase a fishing license
from the department or its authorized selling agents. Purchase
of a license entitles the licensee to take any fish of Wyoming
at the time, in a place, in a manner and in an amount as
provided by law and the orders of the commission. At the time
of application for a resident license under this section, the
applicant shall provide a valid Wyoming driver's license or a
copy thereof, or other proof of residency. The commission shall
promulgate reasonable rules and regulations stating what proof
of residency is required so that only bona fide Wyoming
residents, as defined in W.S. 23-1-102(a)(ix), receive resident
licenses. For purposes of purchasing a lifetime resident
license under subsection (d) of this section and except for the
residen
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(a) Any qualified person may purchase a fishing license
from the department or its authorized selling agents. Purchase
of a license entitles the licensee to take any fish of Wyoming
at the time, in a place, in a manner and in an amount as
provided by law and the orders of the commission. At the time
of application for a resident license under this section, the
applicant shall provide a valid Wyoming driver's license or a
copy thereof, or other proof of residency. The commission shall
promulgate reasonable rules and regulations stating what proof
of residency is required so that only bona fide Wyoming
residents, as defined in W.S. 23-1-102(a)(ix), receive resident
licenses. For purposes of purchasing a lifetime resident
license under subsection (d) of this section and except for the
resident disabled veteran's lifetime license issued under
subsection (f) of this section, an applicant shall have been a
resident as defined in W.S. 23-1-102(a)(ix) continuously for a
ten (10) year period immediately preceding the application date.
(b) Repealed by Laws 1999, ch. 92, § 2.
(c) In addition to other fees under this section, persons
purchasing a fishing license under this section may pay a
voluntary fee of two dollars ($2.00) or any greater amount to
fund search and rescue activities in the state. The department
shall provide information on the license form that the purchaser
may pay the fee under this subsection to be credited to the
search and rescue account. Any voluntary fees collected under
this subsection shall be deposited in the search and rescue
account created by W.S. 19-13-301(a).
(d) The following fishing licenses may be purchased for
the fee indicated in addition to the applicable fee under W.S.
23-1-701 and subject to the limitations provided:
(i) Resident fishing license..............$25.00
(ii) Nonresident fishing license.........$100.00
(iii) Nonresident youth fishing license...$15.00
(iv) Resident youth fishing license (between their
14th and 18th birthdays)........................$3.00
(v) Repealed By Laws 2000, Ch. 27, § 2.
(vi) Nonresident daily fishing license....$12.00
(vii) Resident daily fishing license.......$4.00
(viii) Resident lifetime fishing license.$309.00
(ix) Nonresident five (5) consecutive day fishing
license......................................$54.00
(e) In addition to other fees under this section, persons
applying for a license or tag under this section may pay any
whole dollar amount to fund the purchase of access easements by
the commission to provide access to public and private lands.
(f) Any resident disabled veteran who receives fifty
percent (50%) or more service connected disability compensation
from the United States department of veteran's affairs may apply
to the department for a resident disabled veteran's lifetime
fishing license. The license entitles the resident disabled
veteran to take any fish within Wyoming at the time, in a place,
in a manner and in an amount as provided by law and the orders
of the commission. Application shall include proof of residency
required under subsection (a) of this section, certification of
the applicant's service connected disability and other
information required by rule and regulation of the commission.
Notwithstanding subsection (a) and paragraph (d)(viii) of this
section, a disabled veteran's lifetime fishing license shall be
issued to an eligible applicant without payment of any fee.
(g) Any resident who is on active duty in the United
States military deployed to a combat zone who is home on leave
may apply to the department for a resident daily fishing
license. Application under this section shall include proof of
residency required under subsection (a) of this section,
certification of the applicant's active duty deployment to a
combat zone and other information required by rule and
regulation of the commission. Notwithstanding subsection (a)
and paragraph (d)(vi) of this section, a resident daily fishing
license issued pursuant to this subsection shall be issued to
the eligible applicant without charge. For purposes of this
subsection, a combat zone is any area which the president of the
United States designates by executive order as an area in which
the armed forces of the United States are engaged in combat.
(h) In addition to other fees under this section, persons
applying for a license under this section may pay any whole
dollar amount to support wildlife conservation efforts related
to the transportation system. The department shall provide
information on the application form specifying that the
applicant may pay the contribution under this subsection. Funds
collected under this subsection shall be transmitted to the
state treasurer to be credited to the wildlife conservation
account created by W.S. 31-2-231(b).