HB0019

Clarifies that incidental contact with private land while crossing at the corner where two public parcels meet does not constitute criminal trespass or game-and-fish trespass.

• Adds an exception to criminal trespass law allowing a person to cross at the corner where two adjacent publicly-owned parcels meet without committing trespass, provided the person is traveling between parcels the person is authorized to access and causes no damage to adjacent private land. (W.S. 6-3-303(d), Sec. 1)
• Clarifies that 'travel through or return across' private property for hunting, fishing, or wildlife collection requires physically touching or driving on the surface of the property. (W.S. 23-3-305(b)(i), Sec. 1)
• Adds an exception to game-and-fish trespass law allowing a person to cross at the corner where two adjacent publicly-owned parcels meet without committing trespass, provided the person is traveling between parcels the person is authorized to access and causes no damage to adjacent private land. (W.S. 23-3-305(b)(ii), Sec. 1)

Effective: Immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution

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