Wyoming Ownership of wildlife; purpose of provisions

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Wyoming

West's Wyoming Statutes Annotated Currentness. Title 23. Game and Fish. Chapter 1. Administration. Article 1. General Provisions. � 23-1-103. Ownership of wildlife; purpose of provisions

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Citation: WY ST � 23-1-103

Citation: W. S. 1977 � 23-1-103

Summary:

This Wyoming statute states that all wildlife in the state is considered the property of the state. It further provides that there is no private ownership of live animals classified in this act as big or trophy game animals.

Statute in Full:

For the purpose of this act, all wildlife in Wyoming is the property of the state. It is the purpose of this act and the policy of the state to provide an adequate and flexible system for control, propagation, management, protection and regulation of all Wyoming wildlife. There shall be no private ownership of live animals classified in this act as big or trophy game animals or of any wolf or wolf hybrid.
(Laws 1939, ch. 65, § 1; C.S. 1945, § 47-101; W.S. 1957, § 23-2; Laws 1973, ch. 249, § 1; W.S. 1957, § 23.1-5; Laws 1975, ch. 83, § 1; 2003, ch. 115, § 2.)

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