Animal Shares Act
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Bill Summary - 20LSO-0342 Bill No.: HB0155 Effective: 7/1/2020 12:00:00 AM LSO No.: 20LSO-0342 Enrolled Act No.: HEA No. 0091 Chapter No.: 119 Prime Sponsor: Lindholm Catch Title: Animal shares. Subject: Selling shares of animals for meat distribution. Summary/Major Elements: The act extends the Food Freedom Act (W.S. 11 ‑ 49 ‑ 101 through 11 ‑ 49 ‑ 104), which Act allows for a producer's production and sale of homemade food and drink products for home consumption and encourages the expansion of agricultural sales. The act defines an animal share to be a right that entitles the owner to a share of an animal or herd and provides a right to receive a corresponding share of meat from the animal or herd. The act imposes several conditions on how a share is created and specific contract provisions the share must contain. The act establishes how meat subject to an animal share must be delivered, including labeling and disclosure requirements. The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.
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Why they voted this way
The speaker supports the bill to ensure brand inspection compliance as requested by the livestock board, but opposes including a requirement for slaughter facilities to track every owner because it would be overly complicated for ranchers with many shareholders.
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Why they voted this way
The lawmaker votes to support the bill after clarifying that the facility, not individual shareholders, is responsible for keeping records, which resolves concerns about multiple ownership.
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The amendment modifies the requirements for distributing meat from an animal share by adding a condition that slaughter must be conducted according to Wyoming Statute 11-23-102(a) when applicable.
The amendment adds a requirement that ownership of each animal must be established before slaughter and allows for the donation of meat in addition to selling it.
The amendment adds a requirement that meat distribution must follow specific Wyoming state regulations when an animal share owner's meat is prepared for consumption.