23-2-102(a). The commission shall promulgate rules and

23-2-102(a). The commission shall promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the purposes of this subsection and subsection (e) of this section.

(d) The requirements of subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall not apply to the following persons:

(i) Any active member, honorably discharged past member or veteran of the armed forces of the United States;

(ii) Any active or retired Wyoming peace officer who has qualified pursuant to W.S. 9-1-701 through 9-1-707.  (e) A person under fourteen (14) years of age who has not yet received a certificate of competency and safety in the use and handling of firearms may take small game and game birds without receiving special authorization from the department under subsection (c) of this section while being accompanied by a person who has attained the age of majority, acting as a mentor, who possesses or can demonstrate he has obtained a certificate of competency and safety in the use and handling of firearms, unless otherwise exempted as provided in subsection (a) of this section, and who possesses a valid Wyoming small game or game bird license. A mentor shall not provide supervision for more than one (1) person, other than immediate family members, at a time in the field.

23-2-107. Wild bison licenses.

(a) Except as provided in subsection (f) of this section, any person who will be fourteen (14) years of age or older prior to September 15 of the season for which the wild bison license is issued and who qualifies under W.S. 23-2-106 may apply to the department for a wild bison license.

(b) Repealed by Laws 1999, ch. 92, § 2.

(c) The commission shall promulgate reasonable rules and regulations regulating wild bison licenses and the management of wild bison. The rules shall provide for:

(i) License drawing procedures;

(ii) Repealed by Laws 2017, ch. 159, § 2.

(iii) Notification of license recipients as to when and where they may hunt;

(iv) Open and closed hunting seasons;

(v) Tagging requirements for carcasses, skulls and hides;

(vi) Possession limits; and

(vii) Requirements for transportation and exportation.

(d) Any person who takes a wild bison without a license in an area open to hunting or takes a bison within a closed area is guilty of a high misdemeanor punishable as provided in W.S. 23- 6-202(a)(ii).

(e) A resident applicant shall pay a license fee of four hundred twelve dollars ($412.00) for a license to harvest any wild bison or two hundred fifty-eight dollars ($258.00) for a license to harvest a female or calf wild bison and shall pay the fee required by W.S. 23-2-101(e). A nonresident applicant shall pay a license fee of six thousand dollars ($6,000.00) for a license to harvest any wild bison or two thousand seven hundred fifty dollars ($2,750.00) for a license to harvest a female or calf wild bison and shall pay the fee required by W.S. 23-2- 101(e). The fee charged under W.S. 23-1-701 shall be in addition to the fee imposed under this subsection.

(f) No person may apply for or receive more than one (1) cow or calf wild bison license in any consecutive five (5) year period, except as authorized pursuant to W.S. 23-1-703(c).

(i) Repealed by Laws 2022, ch. 43, § 2.

(ii) Repealed by Laws 2022, ch. 43, § 2.

23-2-108. Repealed by Laws 1996, Ch. 121, § 4.

23-2-109. Multiple applications for limited licenses prohibited; penalty.

Except as otherwise authorized by law or rule of the commission, no person shall submit more than one (1) application for a license for the same big or trophy game species or for wild turkey, if the issuance of the license has been limited by the commission. A violation of this subsection shall be punishable as a high misdemeanor punishable as provided in W.S.