Wyoming § 23-3-203 Placing obstruction to fish across stream or
lake without consent of chief fish warden prohibited; erection
of fishways

Wyoming Statutes

§ 23-3-203 — Placing obstruction to fish across stream or lake without consent of chief fish warden prohibited; erection of fishways

Wyoming § 23-3-203

Title 23Game and Fish

Ch. 3GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS

Art. 2FISH PROVISIONS

This text of Wyoming § 23-3-203 (Placing obstruction to fish across stream or lake without consent of chief fish warden prohibited; erection of fishways) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Wyoming primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 23-3-203 (2026).

Text

(a)No person shall erect or place, or cause to be erected or placed, any net, trotline, or any similar obstruction across any river, creek, pond, or lake so as to prevent the free passage of the fish up, down, or through the water except with the consent and under the direction of the chief fish warden.

(b)The commission may erect or cause to be erected and maintained fishways or ladders on any dam or other structures across any stream of the state, when a fishway or ladder is necessary for the uninterrupted passage of fish up and down the stream.

(c)Violation of this section constitutes a low misdemeanor punishable as provided in W.S. 23-6-202(a)(v).

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

(a) No person shall erect or place, or cause to be erected
or placed, any net, trotline, or any similar obstruction across
any river, creek, pond, or lake so as to prevent the free
passage of the fish up, down, or through the water except with
the consent and under the direction of the chief fish warden.
(b) The commission may erect or cause to be erected and
maintained fishways or ladders on any dam or other structures
across any stream of the state, when a fishway or ladder is
necessary for the uninterrupted passage of fish up and down the
stream.
(c) Violation of this section constitutes a low
misdemeanor punishable as provided in W.S. 23-6-202(a)(v).