Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 23-1-103 (2026)

Ownership of wildlife; purpose of provisions.

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For the purpose of this act, all wildlife in Wyoming is the
property of the state, including shed antlers or horns located
on state or public lands. It is the purpose of this act and the
policy of the state to provide an adequate and flexible system
for control, propagation, management, protection and regulation
of all Wyoming wildlife. There shall be no private ownership of
live animals classified in this act as big or trophy game
animals or of any wolf or wolf hybrid.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases, 1986–2014 · leading case: Parker Land & Cattle Co. v. Wyoming Game & Fish Comm'n, 845 P.2d 1040 (Wyo. 1993).

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Parker Land & Cattle Co. v. Wyoming Game & Fish Comm'n, 845 P.2d 1040 (Wyo. 1993). · cites it 4× “" Wyo. Stat. § 23-1-103. The state's express policy is "to provide an adequate and flexible system for control, propagation, management, protection and regulation of all Wyoming wildlife.”

Clajon Prod. Corp. v. Petera, 854 F. Supp. 843 (D. Wyo. 1994). · cites it 11× “]” See Wyo.Stat. § 23-1-103 (1991), quoted in O’Brien v.”

Wyoming Coalition v. Wyoming Game & Fish Comm'n, 875 P.2d 729 (Wyo. 1994). · cites it 8× “We agree with the district court that the policy statement articulated in Wyo. Stat. § 23-1-103 (1991) is an adequate identifiable legislative standard to justify the regulations adopted relating to the hunting season.”

O'BRIEN v. State, 711 P.2d 1144 (Wyo. 1986). · cites it 2× “No such requirement is placed on resident hunters. The question is then whether there is a rational relationship between that classification between nonresidents and residents and a legitimate legislative state objective.”

Dorrance v. McCarthy, 957 F.2d 761 (10th Cir. 1992). · cites it 2× “Defendants denied the permit, citing Wyo. Stat. § 23-1-103, which provides in part that “[tjhere shall be no private ownership of live animals classified in this act as big or trophy game animals,” and noting that the application was not submitted by a public entity.”

Defenders of Wildlife v. Salazar, 68 F. Supp. 3d 193 (D.D.C. 2014). “*197 55,530; Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 23-1-103 (2013). The geographic range of the species once spanned nearly all of North America, but its reach and population declined over time.”

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