Wyoming House set $40 road kill collection permit fees to help fund wildlife crossing projects By Brendan LaChance on March 4, 2021
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CASPER, Wyo. The Wyoming House of Representatives have been working on House Bill 95 which would allow people to collect road killed animals around the state.
The House adopted two amendments to the legislation proposed by the bill’s primary sponsor Rep. Dan Zwonitzer (Laramie County) during their floor session on Thursday.
The first amendment would establish a $40 for people to obtain a certificate of prior authorization that would allow them to collect road killed animals they come across along roadways in Wyoming.
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Those are the views of rural Republican lawmakers who are calling for hunting seasons for each of the animals, in what species advocates decry as bad-faith arguments that would threaten their recovery and undermine the expertise of state and federal wildlife officials, and hunting advocates laud as welcome efforts to include recreational hunting as a sensible species management tool.
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