SF0140

Requires persons born on or after January 1, 2000 to obtain a trapping education certificate to trap wildlife in Wyoming, with provisions for mentored trapping.

• Requires any person born on or after January 1, 2000 to possess a certificate of trapper education approved by the department in order to trap or snare wildlife on land other than their own family's land. (W.S. 23-2-308(a))
• Allows persons without a trapping education certificate to apply for special authorization to trap or snare wildlife while accompanied by an adult mentor who possesses a valid trapping education certificate and a valid Wyoming hunting license. A mentor may supervise only one non-family member at a time, and the special authorization is valid for not more than one year and may be renewed. (W.S. 23-2-308(b))
• Directs the Game and Fish Commission to promulgate rules and regulations to implement the trapping education requirements. (W.S. 23-2-308(c), Sec. 3)
• Amends the trapping license statute to require that any person seeking a trapping license must qualify under the new trapping education requirements. (W.S. 23-2-303(a), Sec. 2)
• Amends the predatory animal statute to reference the new trapping education requirements as an exception to taking predatory animals without a license. (W.S. 23-3-103(a), Sec. 2)

Effective: July 1, 2026

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