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HB0055 • 2005

Harming assistance animals.

AN ACT relating to service dogs; providing penalties for harming service dogs; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Illoway
Last action
2005-02-18
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2005

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Amendments

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HB0055H2001

2nd reading • ILLOWAY

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by ILLOWAY

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HB0055HS001

Standing Committee • H07

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by H07

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HB0055S2001

2nd reading • HANES

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by HANES

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HB0055SS001

Standing Committee • MEIER

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by MEIER

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Bill History

  1. 2005-02-18 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number - 41

  2. 2005-02-18 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA0037

  3. 2005-02-16 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0037

  4. 2005-02-16 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0037

  5. 2005-02-15 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA0037

  6. 2005-02-15 House

    H Did Concur

  7. 2005-02-14 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  8. 2005-02-11 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  9. 2005-02-11 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  10. 2005-02-10 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  11. 2005-02-10 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  12. 2005-02-10 Senate

    S Amendments Adopted

  13. 2005-02-08 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  14. 2005-02-08 Senate

    S07 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  15. 2005-01-27 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S07

  16. 2005-01-25 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  17. 2005-01-21 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  18. 2005-01-20 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  19. 2005-01-20 House

    Amendment Adopted

  20. 2005-01-19 House

    H Passed CoW

  21. 2005-01-19 House

    Amendment Adopted

  22. 2005-01-19 House

    H Amendments Adopted

  23. 2005-01-19 House

    H Placed on General File

  24. 2005-01-19 House

    H07 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  25. 2005-01-12 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H07

  26. 2005-01-11 House

    H Received for Introduction

  27. 2004-12-21 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

2005 General Session Summary for HB0055

Bill
No.:
HB0055
Drafter:

LGC

LSO
No.:
05LSO-0356
Effective Date:

7/1/2005

Enrolled
Act No.:
HEA0037

Chapter
No.:
41

Prime
Sponsor:
Representative Illoway

Catch
Title:
Harming assistance animals.

Subject:
Penalties for harming or killing
service dogs.

Summary/Major
Elements:

Provides criminal
punishment for knowingly and willfully harming or killing service dogs.

The penalty is up
to a $750 fine, six months in jail or both.

The offense
includes allowing an animal owned or under a person's control to harm the
service dog.

Provides for restitution to the owner of the service dog.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL

NO.
0055

ENROLLED ACT NO. 37, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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

AN ACT relating to service dogs; providing penalties for harming service dogs; 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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206 is created to read:

35
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206.

Injuring or killing a service dog prohibited; penalties.

(a)

Any person who knowingly, willfully and without lawful cause or justification inflicts, or permits or directs any animal under his control or ownership to inflict, serious bodily harm, permanent disability or death upon any service dog as defined in W.S. 35
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205(a)(i) is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or both.

(b)

A court shall order a defendant convicted of an offense under subsection (a) of this section to make restitution to the owner of the service dog for:

(i)

Related veterinary or medical bills;

(ii)

The cost of replacing the service dog or retraining an injured service dog by an organization generally recognized by agencies involved in the rehabilitation of persons with disabilities as reputable and competent to provide special equipment for or special training to an animal to help a person with a disability; and

(iii)

Any other expense reasonably incurred as a result of the offense.

Section 2.
This act is effective July 1, 2005.

(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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