(a)No person shall harass, pursue, hunt, shoot, or kill
any Wyoming wildlife that requires a license or permit to take,
is protected under W.S. 23-1-101(a)(ix) and (x) or is classified
as threatened or endangered by federal wildlife regulations,
with, from, or by use of any aircraft, automotive vehicle,
trailer, motor-propelled wheeled vehicle, or vehicle designed
for travel over snow. No person shall use any aircraft, to aid
in the taking of any Wyoming wildlife, except predatory animals,
whether by spotting or locating the wildlife, communicating with
any person attempting to take the wildlife, or by providing
other aid to any person taking the wildlife. Nothing in this
subsection shall apply to the use of any aircraft by
governmental agencies, their employees, contractors or designees
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(a) No person shall harass, pursue, hunt, shoot, or kill
any Wyoming wildlife that requires a license or permit to take,
is protected under W.S. 23-1-101(a)(ix) and (x) or is classified
as threatened or endangered by federal wildlife regulations,
with, from, or by use of any aircraft, automotive vehicle,
trailer, motor-propelled wheeled vehicle, or vehicle designed
for travel over snow. No person shall use any aircraft, to aid
in the taking of any Wyoming wildlife, except predatory animals,
whether by spotting or locating the wildlife, communicating with
any person attempting to take the wildlife, or by providing
other aid to any person taking the wildlife. Nothing in this
subsection shall apply to the use of any aircraft by
governmental agencies, their employees, contractors or designees
performing any lawful duties. The commission may exempt
handicapped hunters from any provision of this subsection. For
purposes of this section, "aircraft" means any machine or device
capable of atmospheric flight including but not limited to an
airplane, helicopter, glider, dirigible or unmanned aerial
vehicle.
(b) No person shall take any wildlife with the aid of or
by using any artificial light or lighting device except as
otherwise provided in subsections (f) through (h) of this
section and except that predatory animals may be taken with the
aid of an artificial light or lighting device including thermal
or infrared imaging or other light imaging by:
(i) A public officer authorized to and conducting
predator control;
(ii) A landowner, resident manager, or person with
the landowner's or a resident manager's written permission to
take predatory animals, on land under the landowner's control
for the protection of his property;
(iii) Any person taking a predatory animal on public
or state land, subject to limitations established by the
commission as authorized in subsection (h) of this section.
(c) It is prima facie evidence of a violation of
subsection (b) of this section if a person uses an artificial
light in an area which may be inhabited by wildlife while having
in his possession and control any device for taking wildlife.
(d) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the hunting on
foot of raccoon with the aid of a handlight provided the hunter
is accompanied by a raccoon hunting dog and if hunting on
private lands, has the written permission of the landowner or
his agent.
(e) Violation of this section constitutes a high
misdemeanor punishable as provided in W.S. 23-6-202(a)(ii).
(f) The commission shall establish by rule and regulation
specifications for the taking of game animals with the use of
artificial light or lighting devices by persons with central
visual acuity disabilities.
(g) The commission shall establish by rule and regulation
specifications for the taking of fish with the use of artificial
light or lighting devices.
(h) The commission shall establish by rule and regulation
specifications for the taking of predatory animals with the use
of artificial light or lighting devices including thermal or
infrared imaging or other light imaging specified by the
commission. Such specifications may include, but are not limited
to, creation of zones, areas, valid dates and methods for taking
predatory animals with the use of artificial light or lighting
devices on public land.
(j) Any person who pursues a predatory animal or
predacious bird by use of any vehicle or other conveyance
specified in subsection (a) of this section and injures or
incapacitates the predatory animal or predacious bird shall make
a reasonable effort to immediately kill the injured or
incapacitated animal. This subsection shall not apply to
governmental agencies or their employees, contractors or
designees while using any aircraft to perform their lawful
duties. As used in this subsection, "incapacitate" means injury
or a state of physical exhaustion to the point the animal has
ceased to attempt to elude the vehicle or other conveyance.