Special limited fishing permit for hospitalized veterans, residents of state institutions, court placed children and residents of licensed nursing care facilities; students.
Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 23-2-207
in effect(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.
Source: WY Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title23.pdfFetched: 10/4/2026