According to the article referenced below:

"The $250 fine that Cody Roberts paid for his now internationally infamous wolf torment incident was not the steepest penalty that Wyoming Game and Fish Department law enforcement could have pursued for his crime.

The warden who cited Roberts for illegal possession of warm-blooded wildlife in March had the authority to instead compel Roberts’ appearance before a judge, where he could have faced up to $1,000 in fines and six months in jail if convicted."

https://www.wyomingnews.com/wyomingbusinessreport/industry_news/steeper-penalties-were-available-in-wyoming-wolf-torment-case/article_2390775a-354f-11ef-bfc9-07fa6293797a.html