Landowner hunting licenses-limitation. | 26LSO-0176, 1.1 |
FISCAL NOTE
| FY 2027 | FY 2028 | FY 2029 |
NON-ADMINISTRATIVE IMPACT |
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Anticipated Expenditure increase |
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GAME & FISH FUND | $124 | $0 | $0 |
Source of expenditure increase:
This bill necessitates programming time to develop additional license draws to accommodate a landowner license cap. The estimate is based on 2 hours of programmer time at an hourly rate of $62 to modify the draw.
Assumptions:
The estimate assumes that the cap will require additional drawings to administer a cap on full and reduced-price elk, deer, antelope and turkey licenses for landowners.
The expenditure increase reflected above could be considered an administrative cost. However, for simplicity and to follow consistent practice on legislation of this type, it is included on the fiscal note.
In addition, Game and Fish assumes that all licenses across hunt areas and species will be sold resulting in minimal to no impact on license revenue.
Prepared by: Enee Crosslin, LSO Phone: 777-7881
(Information provided by Meredith Wood, Game and Fish Department, 777-4618)
SF0015
2026 | STATE OF WYOMING | 26LSO-0176 Numbered 2.0 |
SENATE FILE NO. SF0015
Landowner hunting licenses-limitation.
Sponsored by: Joint Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources Interim Committee
A BILL
for
AN ACT relating to game and fish; authorizing the game and fish commission to establish limits on the number of landowner hunting licenses issued in any limited quota hunt area as specified; and providing for an effective date.
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
Section 1. W.S. 23‑1‑302(h) is amended to read:
23‑1‑302. Powers and duties.
(h) For purposes of promoting the maintenance of wildlife habitat and attaining wildlife management objectives pursuant to W.S. 23‑1‑103 and in addition to duties prescribed under paragraph (a)(xiv) of this section, the commission shall promulgate rules and regulations governing the issuance of elk, deer, antelope and turkey hunting licenses to Wyoming landowners without subjection to prescribed means of competitive public issuance. The commission may promulgate rules to limit the number of landowner hunting licenses issued under this subsection in any limited quota hunt area when deemed necessary to maintain the public hunting opportunity, provided that not less than forty percent (40%) of the hunting licenses in a limited quota hunt area shall be made available to landowners. The remaining licenses that are not issued to landowners shall revert to the limited quota hunt area to be purchased by the public. Fees assessed for licenses authorized under this subsection shall be equal to fees prescribed under W.S. 23‑2‑101(j) for each species for which the license is issued.
Section 2. This act is effective July 1, 2026.
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SF0015 | Landowner hunting licenses-limitation. |
Sponsored By: Joint Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources Interim Committee
AN ACT relating to game and fish; authorizing the game and fish commission to establish limits on the number of landowner hunting licenses issued in any limited quota hunt area as specified; and providing for an effective date.
12/4/2025 Bill Number Assigned
1/5/2026 S Received for Introduction
2/9/2026 S Failed Introduction 9-22-0-0-0
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Senator(s) Boner, French, Hutchings, Ide, Laursen, Love, Mckeown, Pearson, Salazar
Nays: Senator(s) Anderson, Barlow, Biteman, Brennan, Case, Cooper, Crago, Crum, Dockstader, Driskill, Gierau, Hicks, Jones, Kolb, Landen, Nethercott, Olsen, Pappas, Rothfuss, Schuler, Scott, Steinmetz
Ayes 9 Nays 22 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0