Wyoming § 23-2-107 Wild bison licenses

Wyoming Statutes

§ 23-2-107 — Wild bison licenses

Wyoming § 23-2-107

Title 23Game and Fish

Ch. 2LICENSES; FEES

Art. 1GAME ANIMALS AND GAME BIRDS

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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 23-2-107 (2026).

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(a)Except as provided in subsection (f) of this section, any person who will be fourteen (14) years of age or older prior to September 15 of the season for which the wild bison license is issued and who qualifies under W.S. 23-2-106 may apply to the department for a wild bison license.

(b)Repealed by Laws 1999, ch. 92, § 2.

(c)The commission shall promulgate reasonable rules and regulations regulating wild bison licenses and the management of wild bison. The rules shall provide for:

(i)License drawing procedures;

(ii)Repealed by Laws 2017, ch. 159, § 2.

(iii)Notification of license recipients as to when and where they may hunt;

(iv)Open and closed hunting seasons;

(v)Tagging requirements for carcasses, skulls and hides;

(vi)Possession limits; and

(vii)Requirements for transportat

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(a) Except as provided in subsection (f) of this section,
any person who will be fourteen (14) years of age or older prior
to September 15 of the season for which the wild bison license
is issued and who qualifies under W.S. 23-2-106 may apply to the
department for a wild bison license.
(b) Repealed by Laws 1999, ch. 92, § 2.
(c) The commission shall promulgate reasonable rules and
regulations regulating wild bison licenses and the management of
wild bison. The rules shall provide for:
(i) License drawing procedures;
(ii) Repealed by Laws 2017, ch. 159, § 2.
(iii) Notification of license recipients as to when
and where they may hunt;
(iv) Open and closed hunting seasons;
(v) Tagging requirements for carcasses, skulls and
hides;
(vi) Possession limits; and
(vii) Requirements for transportation and
exportation.
(d) Any person who takes a wild bison without a license in
an area open to hunting or takes a bison within a closed area is
guilty of a high misdemeanor punishable as provided in W.S. 23-
6-202(a)(ii).
(e) A resident applicant shall pay a license fee of four
hundred twelve dollars ($412.00) for a license to harvest any
wild bison or two hundred fifty-eight dollars ($258.00) for a
license to harvest a female or calf wild bison and shall pay the
fee required by W.S. 23-2-101(e). A nonresident applicant shall
pay a license fee of six thousand dollars ($6,000.00) for a
license to harvest any wild bison or two thousand seven hundred
fifty dollars ($2,750.00) for a license to harvest a female or
calf wild bison and shall pay the fee required by W.S. 23-2-
101(e). The fee charged under W.S. 23-1-701 shall be in addition
to the fee imposed under this subsection.
(f) No person may apply for or receive more than one (1)
cow or calf wild bison license in any consecutive five (5) year
period, except as authorized pursuant to W.S. 23-1-703(c).
(i) Repealed by Laws 2022, ch. 43, § 2.
(ii) Repealed by Laws 2022, ch. 43, § 2.