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Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 040 - Game and Fish CommissionSubagency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations
Chapter 35 - HUNTING PERMIT REGULATIONS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
Section 35-7 - Disabled Hunter Companion Permit

040-35 Wyo. Code R. § 35-7

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Section 35-7 - Disabled Hunter Companion Permit

(a) Disabled Hunter Companion Permits may be issued to an individual or to a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing hunting opportunities to individuals with disabilities.

(b) Persons engaged in the activity of a Disabled Hunter Companion shall be at least fourteen (14) years of age.

(c) A Disabled Hunter Companion Permit shall be valid for the calendar year in which it was issued, unless revoked by the Department.

(d) Disabled Hunter Companion Permits issued to a non-profit organization dedicated to providing hunting opportunities to individuals with disabilities may also be used by volunteers working for the organization.

(e) The disabled hunter companion shall:

  • (i) Be in possession of the Disabled Hunter Companion Permit in the field while taking a wounded animal or retrieving an animal killed by the disabled hunter;
  • (ii) Only take a wounded animal in accordance with state statute and Commission rule and regulation, and shall not take an animal under the authority of a Disabled Hunter Companion Permit that has not been wounded by a disabled hunter and for which a license is required for the disabled hunter;
  • (iii) Be in possession of the disabled hunter's license and carcass coupon while taking any animal that has been wounded by the disabled hunter for which a carcass coupon is required or while retrieving such animal killed by the disabled hunter, and shall detach, and date the disabled hunter's carcass coupon prior to leaving the site of kill;
  • (iv) Be accompanied by the disabled hunter to the location where the disabled hunter wounds an animal.

(f) Animals taken, tagged, or retrieved by a disabled hunter companion on behalf of a disabled hunter shall become part of the disabled hunter's bag or possession limit and do not count against the disabled hunter companion's bag or possession limit.

(g) A person may be issued more than one (1) Disabled Hunter Companion Permit.

040-35 Wyo. Code R. § 35-7

Amended, Eff. 9/6/2016.