Livestock diseases.

WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL

NO.
0043

ENROLLED ACT NO. 16, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FIFTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2005 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to contagious and infectious diseases; providing for sale of cattle or domestic bison infected with or exposed to brucellosis; amending the payment for the slaughter of livestock affected with tuberculosis; providing for brucellosis testing and surveillance as specified; providing a penalty; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 11
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406 is created to read:

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406.

Sale of diseased cattle or domestic bison.

All cattle or domestic bison in Wyoming lawfully found to be affected with brucellosis, including all sexually intact cattle or domestic bison that are part of a herd found to be affected with brucellosis, may be shipped or transported under the direction of the state veterinarian to livestock markets and sold for immediate slaughter or transferred to an approved slaughter facility or veterinary diagnostic laboratory in accordance with federal regulations.
Prior to directing that any cattle or bison that are part of an infected herd be sold under this section, the state veterinarian shall ascertain that sufficient funds are available from either federal or state sources to ensure that the owner of the condemned cattle or domestic bison will be paid the difference between the market value at the time of quarantine and the amount received for the sale, less any amount of reimbursement provided for and paid under federal law or regulation, the cost of shipping or transportation and commission charges.
Payments under this section shall not be made by the state for any sexually intact female cattle or bison which are over twelve (12) months old and which are not official calfhood vaccinates as provided in board rule and regulation.

Section 2.

W.S. 11
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405 by creating new subsections (c) through (f) are amended to read:

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Sale of diseased livestock.

All
cattle
livestock
in Wyoming lawfully found to be affected with
either
tuberculosis
or Bang's disease
may be shipped or transported under the direction of the state veterinarian in accordance with federal regulations, to livestock markets and there sold for salvage and destroyed
or transferred to an approved slaughter facility or veterinary diagnostic laboratory
in accordance with federal regulations.
Prior to directing that any affected livestock be sold under this section, the state veterinarian shall ascertain that sufficient funds are available from either federal or state sources to ensure that t
he owner of condemned
cattle shall receive the entire proceeds for such sale less
livestock will be paid the difference between the market value at the time of quarantine and the amount received for the sale, less any amount of reimbursement provided for and paid under federal law or regulation,
the cost of shipping or transportation and commission charges.
If the net salvage obtained from the cattle does not equal their assessed valuation for the year preceding the date of condemnation and shipping, the difference between the sale monies and the assessed valuation shall be paid to the owner of the cattle from an appropriation for that purpose.

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405.

Control of brucellosis; governor authorized to negotiate with federal agencies.

(c)

In the event of a confirmed outbreak of brucellosis, the governor may authorize the state veterinarian, with the approval of the Wyoming livestock board, to require brucellosis testing of all test eligible bovine or domestic bison at the farm or ranch of origin or any licensed Wyoming livestock market prior to a change of ownership for a period of up to eighteen (18) months. At the end of the required testing period, the state veterinarian shall review the testing requirement and may reimpose brucellosis testing for one (1) or more successive periods under this subsection if there is deemed by the state veterinarian to be a threat to Wyoming's brucellosis free status or if the state is designated as brucellosis class A or lower status.

(d)

The state veterinarian may direct any Wyoming brand inspector to withhold a brand inspection for movement or change of ownership to any person who has not shown evidence of any required brucellosis test.

(e)

As part of the state brucellosis surveillance and prevention program, the state veterinarian may require brucellosis testing of any test eligible bovine or domestic bison at any licensed Wyoming livestock market at any time. Failure to comply shall result in a suspension of the livestock market's license.

(f)

Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be punished as provided by W.S. 11
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Section 3.

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)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk

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