Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 23-3-301 (2026)

Importation and sale of wildlife prohibited;

✓ current as of May 2026

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exceptions.

     (a) No person shall import into Wyoming from any source
any living antelope, bear, deer, elk, moose, mountain goat,
mountain lion, bighorn sheep, wolf, wolf hybrid nor any living
wildlife except as otherwise permitted by this act.

     (b) No person shall sell any living antelope, bear, deer,
elk, moose, mountain goat, mountain lion, bighorn sheep, wolf,
wolf hybrid or falcon except as permitted by the commission.

     (c) No person shall knowingly import into Wyoming or
knowingly possess from any source any wildlife or wildlife parts
taken illegally in any other state or country.

     (d) Violation of this section constitutes a high
misdemeanor punishable as provided in W.S. 23-6-202(a)(ii).

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1992–1992 · leading case: Dorrance v. McCarthy, 957 F.2d 761 (10th Cir. 1992).

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Dorrance v. McCarthy, 957 F.2d 761 (10th Cir. 1992). “§ 23-1-103, barring the private ownership of big game animals, and Wyo. Stat. § 23-3-301, barring the importation into Wyoming of any living big game animal, constituted a discriminatory and excessive burden on interstate commerce.”

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