2012 Wyoming Statutes
TITLE 35 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
CHAPTER 11 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
35-11-903. Violations of provisions of act causing damage to wildlife; recoveries; causes of action.

(a) Any person who violates this act, or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder, and thereby causes the death of fish, aquatic life or game or bird life is, in addition to other penalties provided by this act, liable to pay to the state, an additional sum for the reasonable value of the fish, aquatic life, game or bird life destroyed. Any monies so recovered shall be placed in the game and fish fund.

(b) Except as provided in W.S. 35-11-902(o), nothing in this act shall be construed to abridge, limit, impair, create, enlarge or otherwise affect substantively or procedurally the right of any person to damages or other relief on account of injury to persons or property and to maintain any action or other appropriate proceeding therefor.

(c) All actions pursuant to this article, except actions under W.S. 35-11-902(o), shall be brought in the county in which the violation occurred or in Laramie county by the attorney general in the name of the people of Wyoming. All actions pursuant to this article for the enforcement of any program to administer the provisions of W.S. 35-11-301(a)(iii) and (v) pursuant to the authority delegated under W.S. 35-11-304 may also be brought by the county attorney in the county in which the violation occurred.