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HB0029 • 2005

Agricultural burning.

AN ACT relating to environmental quality; providing an air quality exemption for agricultural burning; and providing for an effective date.

Agriculture
Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Representative Hageman
Last action
2005-03-03
Official status
inactive
Effective date
Not listed

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Amendments

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HB0029HS001

Standing Committee • H05

Adopted, Corrected

Plain English: Adopted, Corrected Standing Committee by H05

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Bill History

  1. 2005-03-03 Wyoming Legislature

    Died In Committee

  2. 2005-02-09 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S05

  3. 2005-01-28 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  4. 2005-01-26 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  5. 2005-01-25 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  6. 2005-01-24 House

    H Passed CoW

  7. 2005-01-24 House

    Amendment Adopted

  8. 2005-01-24 House

    H Amendments Adopted

  9. 2005-01-21 House

    H Placed on General File

  10. 2005-01-21 House

    H05 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  11. 2005-01-12 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H05

  12. 2005-01-11 House

    H Received for Introduction

  13. 2004-12-15 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT
2005
STATE OF WYOMING
05LSO-0123.E1

HOUSE BILL
NO.
HB0029

Agricultural burning.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Hageman, Buchanan, Davison, Samuelson and Zwonitzer and Senator(s) Geis

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to environmental quality; providing an air quality exemption for agricultural burning; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.

W.S. 35
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11
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215 is created to read:

35
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215.

Activities not subject to regulation.

(a)

The following are not subject to regulation under this article or of any rules made thereunder:

(i)

Burning incident to horticultural or agricultural operation of:

(A)

Prunings from trees, bushes and plants; or

(B)

Dead or diseased trees, bushes and plants, including stubble.

(ii)

Burning weed growth in and along ditch banks incident to clearing ditches for irrigation purposes;

(iii)

Burning fence lines;

(iv)

Burning rangeland to enhance wildlife and livestock habitat.

Section 2.

W.S. 35
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11
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103(b) by creating a new paragraph (vii) is amended to read:

35
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103.

Definitions.

(b)

Specific definitions applying to air quality:

(vii)

"Agricultural operation" means any facility for the production for commercial purposes of crops, livestock, poultry, livestock products or poultry products.

Section 3.

The department of environmental quality shall report to the joint agriculture, public lands and water resources committee regarding the status of burning rules and regulations by July 1, 2005.

Section 4.

This act is effective immediately upon co
m
pletion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constit
u
tion.

(END)

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