§ 23-3-102 — Taking certain game animals without license or during a closed season prohibited

Wyoming § 23-3-102

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 23: Game and Fish
• Ch. 3: GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS
• Art. 1: BIRD AND ANIMAL PROVISIONS

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(a) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section,
any person who takes any big or trophy game animal or gray wolf
where classified as a trophy game animal without the proper
license or authority is guilty of a high misdemeanor punishable
as provided in W.S. 23-6-202(a)(ii). The taking of each animal
is a separate offense.
(b) Repealed By Laws 2007, Ch. 62, § 2.
(c) Repealed By Laws 2007, Ch. 62, § 2.
(d) Any person who knowingly takes any antlered elk,
antlered deer, antlered moose, horned antelope, bighorn sheep,
mountain goat, mountain lion, grizzly bear or black bear without
the proper license or during a closed season and any person who
knowingly kills a mountain lion during a mountain lion pursuit
season, except as otherwise permitted by this act, is guilty of
a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than five
thousand dollars ($5,000.00) nor more than ten thousand dollars
($10,000.00), imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, or
both. A third or subsequent conviction within ten (10) years
for a violation of this subsection shall constitute a felony
punishable by a fine of not less than five thousand dollars
($5,000.00) nor more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00),
imprisonment for not more than two (2) years, or both. For the
purposes of determining whether a violation of this subsection
is a felony, convictions resulting from the same occurrence
shall be considered a single conviction even if the result of
the occurrence is more than one (1) misdemeanor conviction. The
provisions of W.S. 6-8-101(a) shall not apply to convictions
under this section.