Adopted 2nd reading by WALLIS
Wyoming2010Enacted
HB0122
Wyoming Law on Disposing of Stray and Feral Livestock
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In one sentence
This law allows livestock boards to dispose of stray, feral, or impounded animals by selling them, sending them to slaughter, or destroying them, and sets rules for selling the resulting meat.
What it does
- Defines 'disposal' as selling, sending to slaughter, or destroying an animal.
- Allows livestock boards to dispose of estrays, livestock, and feral livestock as an alternative to auction.
- Permits the board to enter into agreements with licensed meat processing plants to process meat from livestock disposed of by slaughter.
- Requires that processed meat sold to Wyoming state institutions or nonprofit organizations costs no more than the board's expenses for disposal, processing, and delivery.
- Requires that processed meat sold to for-profit entities is sold at the market cost of the processed meat.
- Sets the impounding fee for livestock removed from highways at a maximum of ten dollars per day per head.
- Removes the requirement for the board to retain one dollar per estray from proceeds paid to owners.
Who it affects
- Wyoming livestock boards and their agencies.
- Licensed meat processing plants.
- Wyoming state institutions and nonprofit organizations that buy meat.
- For-profit entities that buy processed meat.
- Owners of stray, feral, or impounded livestock.
Limits and unknowns
- The law does not specify which state institutions or nonprofit organizations are eligible to buy the meat.
- The source text does not define the specific criteria for determining if capturing feral livestock is 'cost prohibitive.'
- The bill does not state how the board selects which licensed meat processing plants to contract with.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Disposal
- Selling, sending to slaughter, or destroying an animal.
- Estray
- An animal found without a known owner, subject to inspection and disposal if ownership is not determined.
- Feral livestock
- Livestock that may be ordered disposed of if they damage property or are not authorized to be on it, and capturing them is not feasible or is cost prohibitive.
Official record
Sources
Read the official summary
Bill No.: <billno> Drafter: <drafterinit> Bill No.: HB0122 Drafter: MRW LSO No.: 10LSO-0314 Effective Date: 7/1/2010 Enrolled Act No.: HEA0054 Chapter No.: Prime Sponsor: Representative Wallis Catch Title: Disposal of livestock. Subject: Disposal of estrays, livestock and feral livestock. Summary/Major Elements: Current law allows for the auction of estrays, livestock and feral livestock. This bill provides that estrays, livestock and feral livestock may be sent to slaughter or disposal as an alternative to taking animals to auction. This bill also provides for the livestock board to enter into agreements with licensed meat processing plants to process the meat from livestock disposed of by slaughter. The meat is to be sold to a state institution or to nonprofit organizations for no more than the board's cost for disposal, processing and delivery and to profit entities at the market cost of the processed meat.
Public statements
Why lawmakers voted
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Wyoming roll calls
Recorded votes
6 roll calls
H Did Concur 58-0-2-0-02010-03-03 · House58 yes 0 no
- Yes
- 58
- No
- 0
- Absent
- 0
- Excused
- 2
- Conflict
- 0
Yes 58
Allen M JaggiH18Amy L EdmondsH12Bernadine CraftH17Bill ThompsonH60Bryan K PedersenH07Catherine R ConnollyH13Colin SimpsonH24David R MillerH55Debbie HammonsH27Del McOmieH54Dn.Edward BuchananH04Elaine HarveyH26Frank D PeasleyH03George BagbyH15Glenn W MonizH46Gregory R BlikreH53Jack D Landon Jr.H30James A RoscoeH22James W ByrdH44John D Bonner Jr.H25John W PattonH29Joseph M BarbutoH48Kathleen DavisonH20Keith M GingeryH23Ken A EsquibelH41Kermit C BrownH14Lisa A SheppersonH58Lori A MillinH08Lorraine K QuarbergH28Mark SemlekH01Mary A ThroneH11Mary W HalesH36Matt TeetersH05Michael A GilmoreH59Michael K MaddenH40Owen PetersenH19Pat ChildersH50Pete JorgensenH16Peter S IllowayH42Richard L CannadyH06Robert A BrechtelH38Robert M McKimH21Rodney "Pete" AndersonH10Rosie M BergerH51Ross DiercksH02Roy CoheeH35Seth A CarsonH45Stanley L BlakeH39Steve HarshmanR · H37Sue E WallisH52Terry L KimbleH49Thomas A LockhartH57Timothy M StubsonH56Tom Lubnau IIH31William "Jeb" StewardH47W. Patrick P GogglesH33Zwonitzer
Excused 2
S Passed 3rd Reading 28-2-0-0-02010-03-03 · Senate28 yes 2 no
- Yes
- 28
- No
- 2
- Absent
- 0
- Excused
- 0
- Conflict
- 0
Yes 28
Austin "Kit" JenningsS28Bill LandenR · S27Bruce Burns Jr.S21Cale CaseR · S25Charles ScottR · S30Chuck TownsendS01Curtis MeierS03Dan DockstaderR · S16Eli D BeboutS26Floyd EsquibelS08Gerald E GeisS20Henry R CoeS18James E Elliott Jr.S11Jim AndersonS02John C SchifferS22John HastertS13John J HinesS23Kathryn L SessionsS07Marty A MartinS12Michael J Mr. Von FlaternS24Mike MassieS09Phil A NicholasS10Ray R PetersonS19Rick D HunnicuttS05Saundra MeyerS15Stan CooperS14Tony RossS04Wayne H JohnsonS06
S05 Recommended Do Pass 5-0-0-0-02010-02-26 · Senate5 yes 0 no
- Yes
- 5
- No
- 0
- Absent
- 0
- Excused
- 0
- Conflict
- 0
H Passed 3rd Reading 57-0-3-0-02010-02-23 · House57 yes 0 no
- Yes
- 57
- No
- 0
- Absent
- 0
- Excused
- 3
- Conflict
- 0
Yes 57
Allen M JaggiH18Amy L EdmondsH12Bernadine CraftH17Bill ThompsonH60Bryan K PedersenH07Catherine R ConnollyH13Colin SimpsonH24David R MillerH55Debbie HammonsH27Del McOmieH54Dn.Edward BuchananH04Elaine HarveyH26Frank D PeasleyH03George BagbyH15Glenn W MonizH46Gregory R BlikreH53Jack D Landon Jr.H30James A RoscoeH22James W ByrdH44John D Bonner Jr.H25John W PattonH29Joseph M BarbutoH48Kathleen DavisonH20Keith M GingeryH23Ken A EsquibelH41Kermit C BrownH14Lisa A SheppersonH58Lori A MillinH08Lorraine K QuarbergH28Mark SemlekH01Mary A ThroneH11Mary W HalesH36Matt TeetersH05Michael A GilmoreH59Michael K MaddenH40Owen PetersenH19Pete JorgensenH16Peter S IllowayH42Richard L CannadyH06Robert A BrechtelH38Robert M McKimH21Rodney "Pete" AndersonH10Rosie M BergerH51Ross DiercksH02Roy CoheeH35Seth A CarsonH45Stanley L BlakeH39Steve HarshmanR · H37Sue E WallisH52Terry L KimbleH49Thomas A LockhartH57Timothy M StubsonH56Tom Lubnau IIH31William "Jeb" StewardH47W. Patrick P GogglesH33Zwonitzer
H05 Recommended Do Pass 9-0-0-0-02010-02-18 · House9 yes 0 no
- Yes
- 9
- No
- 0
- Absent
- 0
- Excused
- 0
- Conflict
- 0
H Introduced and Referred to H05 56-1-3-0-02010-02-11 · House56 yes 1 no
- Yes
- 56
- No
- 1
- Absent
- 0
- Excused
- 3
- Conflict
- 0
Yes 56
Allen M JaggiH18Amy L EdmondsH12Bernadine CraftH17Bill ThompsonH60Bryan K PedersenH07Catherine R ConnollyH13Colin SimpsonH24David R MillerH55Debbie HammonsH27Del McOmieH54Dn.Edward BuchananH04Elaine HarveyH26Frank D PeasleyH03George BagbyH15Glenn W MonizH46Gregory R BlikreH53Jack D Landon Jr.H30James A RoscoeH22James W ByrdH44John D Bonner Jr.H25John W PattonH29Kathleen DavisonH20Keith M GingeryH23Ken A EsquibelH41Kermit C BrownH14Lisa A SheppersonH58Lori A MillinH08Lorraine K QuarbergH28Mark SemlekH01Mary W HalesH36Matt TeetersH05Michael A GilmoreH59Michael K MaddenH40Owen PetersenH19Pat ChildersH50Pete JorgensenH16Peter S IllowayH42Richard L CannadyH06Robert A BrechtelH38Robert M McKimH21Rodney "Pete" AndersonH10Rosie M BergerH51Ross DiercksH02Roy CoheeH35Seth A CarsonH45Stanley L BlakeH39Steve HarshmanR · H37Sue E WallisH52Terry L KimbleH49Thomas A LockhartH57Timothy M StubsonH56Tom Lubnau IIH31William "Jeb" StewardH47W. Patrick P GogglesH33Zwonitzer
Official activity
Bill history
- Assigned Chapter Number - 80LSO
- Governor Signed HEA0054Governor
- S President Signed HEA No. 0054Senate
- H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0054House
- Assigned Number HEA0054LSO
- H Did ConcurHouse
- H Received for ConcurrenceHouse
- S Passed 3rd ReadingSenate
- S Passed 2nd ReadingSenate
- Amendment AdoptedSenate
- S Passed CoWSenate
- S Amendments AdoptedSenate
- Amendment AdoptedSenate
- S Placed on General FileSenate
- S05 Recommended Do PassSenate
- S Introduced and Referred to S05Senate
- S Received for IntroductionSenate
- H Passed 3rd ReadingHouse
- H Passed 2nd ReadingHouse
- H Amendments AdoptedHouse
Changes
Amendments
3 stored
Adopted 2nd reading by MARTIN
Adopted Committee of the Whole by MARTIN