Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission
Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations
Chapter 44 - REGULATION FOR ISSUANCE OF LICENSES, PERMITS, STAMPS, TAGS, PREFERENCE POINTS AND COMPETITIVE RAFFLE CHANCES
Section 44-17 - Proof of Residency for Resident Licenses, Permits or Preference Points
Current through March 23, 2024
(a) Any qualified individual may apply for or receive a resident game and fish license, permit or preference point if the person meets the residency requirements pursuant to W.S. § 23-1-102(a) (ix) (xv) and § 23-1-107. When an individual signs an application to obtain a resident license, permit or preference point or signs a resident license or permit the individual swears that they are a Wyoming resident as defined in W.S. § 23-1-102(a) (ix) (xv), § 23-1-107 and § 23-2-101(a).
(b) Any person applying for or purchasing a resident license, permit, preference point, or tag shall provide proof of their residency. License selling agents and the Department shall consider as documentary evidence of residency the applicant's Wyoming driver's license or Wyoming identification card, a copy of their school records, a completed military form DD214, a completed and signed proof of residency statement on a form provided by the Department or a completed proof of residency affidavit issued through the ELS. Documentary evidence furnished by an applicant for a resident license shall not be considered conclusive proof in a court of law that the applicant is a resident in accordance with Wyoming statutes.
(c) A person qualifying as a Wyoming resident in accordance with W.S. § 23-1-107(c) shall not gain or lose residency for the purpose of serving full time for a period not to exceed four (4) years in an established volunteer service program for charitable purposes, humanitarian purposes, or religious purposes. A letter, signed and notarized by the volunteer service program"s director, which describes the services provided (including that they were provided without remuneration), the duration of service, and the hours served may be used to establish compliance with W.S. § 23-1-107(c).
(d) A person qualified as a Wyoming resident as defined in W.S. § 23-1-102(a) (ix) and § 23-1-107, is not considered a nonresident for the purposes of applying for or purchasing licenses, permits, tags or preference points.
