Wyoming legislation · 2025 General Session
Wyoming SF140: Trapping education requirements.
Status: Failed, March 3, 2025
AN ACT relating to game and fish; requiring any person born on or after January 1, 2000 to obtain a certificate of trapping education to be qualified to trap wildlife; providing for a person to receive special authorization to trap or snare wildlife when accompanied by a qualified mentor as specified; making conforming amendments; requiring rulemaking; and providing for effective dates.
What the bill says
An act relating to game and fish; requiring any person born on or after January 1, 2000 to obtain a certificate of trapping education to be qualified to trap wildlife; providing for a person to receive special authorization to trap or snare wildlife when accompanied by a qualified mentor as specified; making conforming amendments; requiring rulemaking; and providing for effective dates.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to game and fish; requiring any person born on or after January 1, 2000 to obtain a certificate of trapping education to be qualified to trap wildlife; providing for a person to receive special authorization to trap or snare wildlife when accompanied by a qualified mentor as specified; making conforming amendments; requiring rulemaking; and providing for effective dates. Section 1. W.S. 23‐2‐308 is created to exceptions. (a) Except as otherwise authorized by law or rule of the commission, no person born on and after January 1, 2000, shall take any wildlife by the use of any trap or snare on land other than that of the person's own family, unless the person possesses or can demonstrate they have obtained a certificate of trapper education approved by the department. (b) Any person who has not received a certificate of trapper education as provided by subsection (a) of this section may apply to the department for a special authorization to take wildlife by the use of any trap or snare while being accompanied by a person who has attained the age of majority, acting as a mentor, who possesses or can demonstrate they have obtained a certificate of trapper education, unless otherwise exempted, and who possesses a valid Wyoming hunting license. A mentor shall not provide supervision for more …
Sponsors
- Erickson, McKay (R, H21)
- Dockstader, Dan (R, S16) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : S:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 5-4
- : S No report prior to CoW Cutoff
- : S Introduced and Referred to S06 - Travel
- : S Received for Introduction
- : Bill Number Assigned
Subjects: Trapping education requirements.
Common questions
- What is SF140?
- SF140 is a bill in the Wyoming Legislature (2025 General Session): Trapping education requirements.
- What does SF140 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to game and fish; requiring any person born on or after January 1, 2000 to obtain a certificate of trapping education to be qualified to trap wildlife; providing for a person to receive special authorization to trap or snare wildlife when accompanied by a qualified mentor as specified; making conforming amendments; requiring rulemaking; and providing for effective dates.
- What is the status of SF140?
- Failed as of March 3, 2025. Latest action: S:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 5-4 (March 3, 2025).
- Who sponsored SF140?
- Dockstader, Dan (R, S16), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SF140?
- On the Wyoming Legislature website: https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2025/SF0140
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