HB0281

Requires hunters to deliver landowner coupons to landowners when hunting on their property, and allows landowners to redeem coupons for hunts where no animal was harvested if the majority of the hunt occurred on their property.

• Mandates that hunters promptly detach, date, sign and deliver landowner coupons to the landowner upon harvesting an antelope, deer or elk, or at the conclusion of a hunt without harvesting an animal. (W.S. 23-3-105(b), Sec. 1)
• Allows landowners to redeem coupons for unsuccessful hunts (when no antelope, deer or elk was harvested) if a hunter utilized a hunting license on the landowner's property for the majority of the hunting season. (W.S. 23-3-105(b), Sec. 1)
• Requires landowners to deliver the coupon and an affidavit to the department on or before March 1 following the close of the hunting season, certifying either that the animal was killed on their land or that a hunter used a license on their property for the majority of the season if no animal was taken. (W.S. 23-3-105(b), Sec. 1)
• Maintains the sixteen dollar ($16.00) payment to landowners for each coupon from an antelope, deer or elk license upon receipt of the coupon and affidavit by the department. (W.S. 23-3-105(b), Sec. 1)

Effective: July 1, 2025

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