Wyo. Stat. § 23-2-207 (2026)

veterans, residents of state institutions, court placed children
and residents of licensed nursing care facilities; students.

     (a) Upon an appropriate form furnished by the appropriate
institution or facility as prescribed by rule and regulation of
the commission, a special limited fishing permit may be issued
without charge by:

          (i) Any veterans administration hospital within
Wyoming to any hospitalized veteran under its care and
supervision, which entitles the hospitalized veteran to fish
while under the direct control of the hospital;

          (ii) The department of health or the department of
family services to any resident in the veterans' home of
Wyoming, Wyoming state hospital, Wyoming life resource center,
Wyoming boys' school and the Wyoming girls' school, which
entitles the institutionalized resident to fish while under the
direct supervision of the appropriate institution;

          (iii) Any Wyoming private residential facility or
group home to any child who is placed in the facility or home
pursuant to court order and who is in either protective or
temporary legal custody of the state, which entitles the child
to fish only while under the direct control and supervision of
the facility or home;

          (iv) Any nursing care facility as defined by W.S.
35-2-901(a)(xvi) and licensed under W.S. 35-2-901 through
35-2-910, to any person under the care and supervision of and
residing in the facility, which entitles this person to fish
while under the direct control of the facility;

          (v) Any Wyoming accredited school, to any enrolled
student who is participating in a curriculum based program as
described in W.S. 21-9-101, which entitles the student to fish
while under the direct supervision of the school.

     (b) The commission may by rule and regulation limit the
area within which a special limited fishing permit is valid.