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Wyoming Game and Fish preparing new rules allowing roadkill harvesting By Brendan LaChance on July 1, 2021
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CASPER, Wyo. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is working to draft regulations for roadkill harvesting.
A new law allowing for roadkill harvesting took effect Thursday, July 1, but the public will not be able to collect roadkill until the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission approves specific regulations as required under the new law.
Game and Fish said Thursday their draft rules will be open for public comment in mid-August. The Game and Fish Commission will be presented with the draft rules for approval during their November meeting.
Governor signs bill allowing Wyoming road kill harvesting By Brendan LaChance on April 6, 2021
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CASPER, Wyo. People will soon have an option to harvest the carcasses of animals they unintentionally hit or see get hit on Wyoming roadways with Governor Mark Gordon signing House Bill 95 on Monday.
The new law will take effect July 1, 2021 and includes rules that will allow people to harvest road killed animals by following rules which will be set by the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission.
“Unless otherwise provided by rule of the commission, a person desiring to possess a road killed animal shall contact the department before taking possession of an animal to obtain a donation certificate,” the new law states. “The rules may provide that a person requesting the donation certificate may have to present the animal for inspection to verify its possession meets the criteria of the regulation.”
Wyoming House set $40 road kill collection permit fees to help fund wildlife crossing projects By Brendan LaChance on March 4, 2021
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CASPER, Wyo. The Wyoming House of Representatives have been working on House Bill 95 which would allow people to collect road killed animals around the state.
The House adopted two amendments to the legislation proposed by the bill’s primary sponsor Rep. Dan Zwonitzer (Laramie County) during their floor session on Thursday.
The first amendment would establish a $40 for people to obtain a certificate of prior authorization that would allow them to collect road killed animals they come across along roadways in Wyoming.
Wyoming road kill bill could be a boon for taxidermists but raises highway safety concerns By Brendan LaChance on February 24, 2021
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CASPER, Wyo. A proposal to allow people to collect road killed animals from the side of highways (with proper permits or permission) has its supporters but is also causing some concern about highway safety.
Rep. Dan Zwonitzer (Laramie County) is the primary sponsor of House Bill 95 and told the House Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources Committee on Tuesday that he initially proposed similar legislation in 2013, prompted by the Cody Youth for Justice.
While road kill collection legislation has not made its way through the Wyoming Legislature on the several occasions it has been proposed, Zwonitzer said that Montana, Washington state and others out west have passed such laws since his initial effort in 2013.