Wyoming § 23-4-104 Fish hatchery protection; penalty

Wyoming Statutes

§ 23-4-104 — Fish hatchery protection; penalty

Wyoming § 23-4-104

Title 23Game and Fish

Ch. 4PROTECTION AND PROPAGATION OF FISH

Art. 1FISH HATCHERIES AND STOCKING

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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 23-4-104 (2026).

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Any person who, without consent of the owner, intentionally
removes, destroys or introduces a substance into the waters of
another with intent to destroy, any fish in a fish hatchery,
artificial lake, pond including a catch out pond being used as a
commercial aqua-culture operation is guilty of a misdemeanor
punishable by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, a
fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or
both, if the value of the fish destroyed is not more than five
hundred dollars ($500.00), or a felony punishable by
imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, a fine of not
more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both, if the
value of the fish destroyed is more than five hundred dollars
($500.00).

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Any person who, without consent of the owner, intentionally
removes, destroys or introduces a substance into the waters of
another with intent to destroy, any fish in a fish hatchery,
artificial lake, pond including a catch out pond being used as a
commercial aqua-culture operation is guilty of a misdemeanor
punishable by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, a
fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or
both, if the value of the fish destroyed is not more than five
hundred dollars ($500.00), or a felony punishable by
imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, a fine of not
more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both, if the
value of the fish destroyed is more than five hundred dollars
($500.00).