The bill authorizes the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission to regulate commercially guided fishing boats, establishing definitions and requirements for outfitter and professional guide licenses. It creates a new section, W.S. 23-3-206, which allows the commission to set daily limits on the number of these boats launching into specific river sections, contingent upon public hearings in the relevant major drainage areas. The bill also mandates that a license is required for each commercially guided fishing boat operated by a licensed outfitter, and it provides the commission with rulemaking authority to enforce these regulations.

Additionally, the bill amends existing definitions and requirements related to outfitters and professional guides. It clarifies the definition of "outfitter" and specifies that no more than one person may operate under a single outfitter license. The membership of the Wyoming State Board of Outfitters and Professional Guides is also revised to include specific representation for hunting and fishing outfitters. The bill includes provisions for the issuance of separate licenses for each commercially guided fishing boat, which must display a registration sticker. The act is set to take effect on July 1, 2023, with certain sections becoming effective immediately upon the bill's passage.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 23-2-406, 23-2-407, 23-2-408, 23-2-414