H.B. No. 0229

Predator and trophy game management.

Sponsored By: Representative(s) Baker, Brechtel, Bucholz, Childers, Luthi, Miller, Powers, Semlek, Wasserburger and Wostenberg and Senator(s) Coe, Erb, Geis, Northrup and Roberts

AN ACT relating to wildlife; providing for the reclassification, taking and other regulation of gray wolves as trophy game animals as specified; providing for the regulation of wolf hybrids; providing a definition of livestock for purposes of the game and fish provisions; providing for meetings and for rulemaking; providing a statement of legislative intent; providing for implementation and a report; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.

1/23/2003 Bill Number Assigned

1/24/2003 H Received for Introduction

1/27/2003 H Introduced and Referred to H06

2/7/2003 H06 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Baker, Edwards, Harshman, Iekel, McMurtrey, Morgan, Powers, Slater and Thompson

Ayes 9 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/7/2003 H Placed on General File

2/10/2003 H Amendments Considered

HB0229HS001/A ADOPTED

That Substitute No. 1 for HB0229 DO Pass. Baker, Chairman

HB0229HW001/A ADOPTED

[TO SUBSTITUTE BILL No. 1]

Page 1-line 7 Delete "capture of specified wildlife" insert "private ownership of wolves and wolf hybrids".

Page 17-line 7 Delete "capture or".

Page 17-line 13 Delete "capture or". BAKER

2/10/2003 H Passed CoW

2/11/2003 H Amendments Considered

HB0229H2001/F FAILED

[TO SUBSTITUTE BILL No. 1]

Page 3-line 10 After "Parkway" insert "and less than fifteen (15) packs within this state, including Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park and John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway".

Page 4-line 20 After "Parkway" insert "or at least fifteen (15) packs within this state, including Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park and John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway". PHILP, OLSEN

HB0229H2002/A ADOPTED

[TO SUBSTITUTE BILL No. 1]

Page 18-after line 24 Insert:

"(b) In providing appropriate state management and control of gray wolves, the state acknowledges the need to fill the current vacuum of management of this species within the state. The state retains all rights to investigate and, if determined by state officials to be appropriate, take legal actions against the federal government relating to the introduction of the gray wolf into the boundaries of this state.".

Renumber as necessary. SIMPSON

2/11/2003 H Passed 2nd Reading

2/12/2003 H Amendments Considered

HB0229H3001/A ADOPTED

[TO SUBSTITUTE BILL No. 1]

Page 3-line 10 After "Parkway" insert "and less than fifteen (15) packs within this state, including Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park and John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway".

Page 4-line 20 After "Parkway" insert "or at least fifteen (15) packs within this state, including Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park and John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway". PHILP, OLSEN, SIMPSON

HB0229H3002/A ADOPTED

[TO SUBSTITUTE BILL No. 1]

Page 4-line 17 After "were" insert "at least".

Page 16-line 2 Delete "if licensed".

Page 16-line 3 Delete "hunting of wolves is authorized,"; after "wolf" insert "where classified as a trophy game animal". BAKER

HB0229H3003/A ADOPTED

[TO SUBSTITUTE BILL No. 1]

Page 4-line 8 Delete "At the request of" insert "In consultation with".

Page 4-line 9 After "," insert "upon receipt of information from the department of agriculture,".

Page 4-line 11 Delete "but not later".

Page 4-line 12 Delete entirely and insert "or at an earlier meeting of the commission as the commission deems desirable or necessary.". IEKEL

2/12/2003 H Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Baker, Berger, Brechtel, Buchanan, Bucholz, Childers, Cohee, Cooper, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Gentile, Gilmore, Hageman, Harshman, Harvey, Hinckley, Iekel, Illoway, Jansen, Johnson, L., Johnson, W., Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Latta, Law, Lockhart, Luthi, Martin, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli, Meyer, Miller, D., Morgan, Nicholas, Olsen, Parady, Petersen, Philp, Powers, Prosser, Reese, Robinson, Ross, Semlek, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Tipton, Warren, Wasserburger and Wostenberg.

Nays: Representative(s) Bagby and Boswell.

Excused: Representative(s) Osborn and Walsh.

Ayes 56 Nays 2 Excused 2 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/13/2003 S Received for Introduction

2/13/2003 S Introduced and Referred to S06

2/21/2003 S06 Recommended Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Senator(s) Boggs, Burns, Hanes and Roberts

Excused: Senator(s) Goodenough

Ayes 4 Nays 0 Excused 1 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/21/2003 S Placed on General File

2/25/2003 S Amendments Considered

HB0229SW001/AE (TO ENGROSSED COPY) ADOPTED

Page 1-line 3 After "as specified;" insert "monitoring gray wolves;".

Page 6-after line 4 Insert and renumber:

"(e) The department shall actively monitor big game animal herd populations statewide to determine whether and to what extent the gray wolf is negatively impacting big game animal herds, and thereby hunting opportunities. To the extent permitted by this title, the department shall manage the gray wolf population as necessary to ensure the long-term health and viability of any big game animal herd that is being threatened in this state.".

Page 6-line 6 Delete "(e)" insert "(f)". GEIS

2/25/2003 S Passed CoW

2/26/2003 S Passed 2nd Reading

2/27/2003 S Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Senator(s) Anderson, J., Barrasso, Barton, Boggs, Burns, Caller, Case, Coe, Decaria, Devin, Erb, Geis, Goodenough, Hanes, Hawks, Hines, Job, Kunz, Larson, Meier, Northrup, Peck, Roberts, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions and Vasey.

Nays: Senator(s) Cathcart, Massie and Mockler.

Ayes 27 Nays 3 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/28/2003 H Did Concur

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Baker, Berger, Boswell, Brechtel, Buchanan, Bucholz, Childers, Cohee, Cooper, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Gentile, Gilmore, Hageman, Harshman, Harvey, Hinckley, Iekel, Illoway, Jansen, Johnson, L., Johnson, W., Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Latta, Law, Lockhart, Luthi, Martin, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli, Meyer, Miller, D., Morgan, Nicholas, Olsen, Osborn, Parady, Petersen, Philp, Powers, Prosser, Reese, Robinson, Ross, Semlek, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Tipton, Walsh, Warren, Wasserburger and Wostenberg.

Nays: Representative(s) Bagby

Ayes 59 Nays 1 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/28/2003 Assigned Number HEA 0078

3/1/2003 H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0078

3/1/2003 S President Signed HEA No. 0078

3/4/2003 Governor Signed HEA No. 0078

Chapter No. 0115 Session Laws of Wyoming 2003.