23-6-201. Repealed By Laws 2007, Ch. 62, § 2.
23-6-202. Fines and sentences.
(a) Any person who has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any offense under this act may be fined, sentenced to the county jail, or both, as follows:
(i) Repealed By Laws 2007, Ch. 62, § 2.
(ii) Up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) to which may be added imprisonment up to one (1) year when the offense is a high misdemeanor;
(iii) Repealed By Laws 2007, Ch. 62, § 2.
(iv) Repealed By Laws 2007, Ch. 62, § 2.
(v) Up to one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) to which may be added imprisonment up to six (6) months when the offense is a low misdemeanor;
(vi) Repealed By Laws 2007, Ch. 62, § 2.
(vii) Repealed By Laws 2007, Ch. 62, § 2.
(viii) Repealed By Laws 2007, Ch. 62, § 2.
(ix) Repealed By Laws 2007, Ch. 62, § 2.
(x) Repealed By Laws 2007, Ch. 62, § 2.
(xi) Repealed By Laws 2007, Ch. 62, § 2.
23-6-203. Penalty for violations when no separate penalty provided.
Any person who violates or fails to comply with any provision of this act for which no separate penalty is provided is guilty of a low misdemeanor punishable as provided in W.S. 23-6-202(a)(v).
23-6-204. Penalty for violations generally.
(a) Repealed by Laws 1995, ch. 69, § 2.
(b) Repealed by Laws 1995, ch. 69, § 2.
(c) Any person who takes any remaining wildlife not specified in W.S. 23-3-102(a) or (d) except as permitted by this act and for which no separate penalty is provided is guilty of a low misdemeanor punishable as provided in W.S. 23-6-202(a)(v).
(d) In addition to any other penalty imposed under this act, any person who takes any wildlife for competition in any hunting or fishing event at which rewards or prizes are offered as part of the competition and the wildlife is taken in violation of this act is guilty of a misdemeanor subject to a fine of not less than two hundred dollars ($200.00) or two (2) times the amount of the competition reward or prize, whichever is greater.
(e) In addition to the penalties imposed under this section, any person violating this section may be required to make restitution to the state for the value of the wildlife taken in violation of this act, in an amount determined by the court based upon the recommendation of the commission. Amounts collected under this subsection shall be paid to the account within the game and fish fund under W.S. 23-1-501(e).
23-6-205. Accessory before or after the fact.
(a) A person who counsels or aids in a violation of any provision of this act or an order of the commission, or knowingly shares in any of the proceeds of the violation by receiving or possessing any wildlife, is guilty of the violation which he counsels or aids, or the proceeds of which he knowingly shares.
(b) In any case where possession, transportation, buying, or selling of wildlife is unlawful solely because the taking was unlawful, the possession, transportation, buying, or selling by a person other than a person guilty of the unlawful taking is punishable only if done with knowledge that the taking was unlawful.
23-6-206. Revocation of license; hunting after suspended license.
(a) The court may, in its discretion, revoke any license issued under this act to any person convicted of a violation of this act or W.S. 6-3-1005(a)(iii), for the remainder of the year in which the conviction occurs, and may suspend the person's privilege to purchase or receive any other license under this act, or to take any wildlife for the following time periods provided in paragraphs (i) through (iii) and shall suspend the person's privilege to purchase or receive any other license under this act for the time period provided in paragraph (iv) of this subsection:
(i) Not less than five (5) years for a conviction of any violation under W.S. 23-3-102(d);
(ii) Up to six (6) years for conviction of a high misdemeanor as provided in W.S. 23-6-202(a)(ii);
(iii) Up to three (3) years for conviction of a low misdemeanor as provided in W.S. 23-6-202(a)(v) or for conviction of a violation of W.S. 6-3-1005(a)(iii) or 23-3-103(d);
(iv) Three (3) years for a conviction of any violation under W.S. 23-2-104(d).
(b) No person whose license has been forfeited or privilege to purchase another license suspended shall procure, purchase, or possess another license during the period of forfeiture or suspension. If the person procures, purchases, or possesses another license during such period, the license is invalid and that person is not entitled to receive another license for up to six (6) years next succeeding the original revocation or suspension period. Violation of this subsection constitutes a high misdemeanor punishable as provided in W.S. 23-6-202(a)(ii).
(c) No person whose license has been forfeited or privilege to purchase another license suspended shall take any wildlife prohibited by the court during the period of forfeiture or suspension. If the person takes any wildlife prohibited by the court during such period, that person is not entitled to receive another license for up to six (6) years next succeeding the original revocation or suspension period. Violation of this subsection constitutes a high misdemeanor punishable as provided in W.S. 23-6-202(a)(ii).
(d) The court may revoke the privileges of a person convicted of a violation of this act to purchase or receive any license or take any wildlife prohibited by the court until all fines, costs and restitution imposed by the court are satisfied. Any person who violates this subsection shall be punished pursuant to subsection (c) of this section.
(e) "Conviction" means a determination of guilt by any Wyoming court having legal jurisdiction of the offense from which no appeal is legally perfected. Pleas of nolo contendere and forfeitures of bail shall be deemed convictions for the purposes of this act.
23-6-207. Revocation of license of commercial operation or business.
The commission may revoke the license of any commercial operation or business for any violation of this act or an order of the commission pertaining to his business or operation. The commission may refuse to issue another license to any person whose license is revoked under this section for any period of time it deems desirable.
23-6-208. Forfeiture of devices and equipment used in taking game illegally; procedure.
Devices and equipment, including any firearm, weapon, ammunition, trap, snare, vessel, motorized vehicle, aircraft, explosive, poisonous substance, electronic device or optical equipment, used in, or in aid of, a violation of W.S. 23-3-102(d) or 23-3-107 may be seized by any law enforcement officer of the state after hearing and upon order issued by the court of original jurisdiction when the value of the devices or equipment is one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or less or by the district court for the county in which the offense was charged when the value of the devices or equipment is more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00). Any device or equipment seized under this section shall be forfeited to the state in accordance with W.S. 7-2-105, provided the device or equipment is not subject to forfeiture under this section by reason of any unlawful act committed without the knowledge or consent of the owner. A device or equipment seized under this section shall not be forfeited as provided under this section until after the person has been convicted under W.S. 23-3-102(d) or 23-3-107 and the time for appeal has expired.