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HB0207 • 2005

Livestock records-confidentiality.

AN ACT relating to the Wyoming livestock board; providing for confidentiality of information obtained for purposes of a national livestock identification program; providing penalties for false reporting or refusal to report required information; and providing for an effective date.

Agriculture
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Representative Philp
Last action
2005-02-24
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2005

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Amendments

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HB0207HS001

Standing Committee • H05

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by H05

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HB0207S2001

2nd reading • SCOTT

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by SCOTT

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HB0207SS001

Standing Committee • GEIS

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by GEIS

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Bill History

  1. 2005-02-24 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number - 107

  2. 2005-02-24 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA0051

  3. 2005-02-22 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0051

  4. 2005-02-22 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0051

  5. 2005-02-17 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA0051

  6. 2005-02-17 House

    H Did Concur

  7. 2005-02-16 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  8. 2005-02-15 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  9. 2005-02-15 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  10. 2005-02-14 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  11. 2005-02-14 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  12. 2005-02-14 Senate

    S Amendments Adopted

  13. 2005-02-09 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  14. 2005-02-09 Senate

    S05 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  15. 2005-02-03 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S05

  16. 2005-02-02 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  17. 2005-02-01 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  18. 2005-01-31 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  19. 2005-01-28 House

    H Passed CoW

  20. 2005-01-28 House

    Amendment Adopted

  21. 2005-01-28 House

    H Amendments Adopted

  22. 2005-01-26 House

    H Placed on General File

  23. 2005-01-26 House

    H05 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  24. 2005-01-17 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H05

  25. 2005-01-14 House

    H Received for Introduction

  26. 2005-01-13 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

2005 General Session Summary for HB0207

Bill
No.:
HB0207
Drafter:

JWL

LSO
No.:
05LSO-0443
Effective Date:

7/1/2005

Enrolled
Act No.:
HEA0051

Chapter No.:
107

Prime Sponsor:
Representative Philp

Catch
Title:
Livestock records-confidentiality.

Subject:
Provides for confidentiality of
livestock records as specified.

Summary/Major Elements:

This act is enacted in anticipation of a national livestock
identification program, currently being developed by the U.S. Department of
Agriculture in response to the bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)
threat. The act:

o

Provides that all records collected by the state for a national livestock
identification program are confidential and not public records;

o

Prohibits release of records to a federal agency until the agency
confirms that the records are exempt from the federal Freedom of Information
Act;

o

Provides an exception to confidentiality to the extent useful in
controlling or preventing a disease outbreak;

o

Provides that knowingly providing false information to the livestock
board for purposes of a national livestock identification program, or refusing
to provide required information, is a misdemeanor.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL

NO.
0207

ENROLLED ACT NO. 51, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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

AN ACT relating to the Wyoming livestock board; providing for confidentiality of information obtained for purposes of a national livestock identification program; providing penalties for false reporting or refusal to report required information; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.
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Confidentiality of livestock premises and identification records; penalties.

(a)

Except as provided by subsection (b) of this section, all records, data and information collected by the state, recorded or otherwise, for the purposes of a national livestock identification program shall be confidential and are not public records for purposes of W.S. 16
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205. The records, data and information shall be released only upon order of the Wyoming livestock board to appropriate governmental agencies for the purposes of a national livestock identification program, disease outbreak or law enforcement investigation. The board shall not release any records, data or information to a federal agency until the agency confirms in writing that it will maintain the records, data and information as confidential and that they are not subject to the federal Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552, as amended. Upon release by the board of any information to any other governmental entity, the board shall notify the person to whom the information refers or pertains that the release has been made, the name of the entity to whom the information was released and shall provide a copy or summary of the information contained in the release. The records, data and information shall not be subject to discovery or introduction into evidence in any civil action.

(b)

The Wyoming livestock board may release information collected for the purposes of a national livestock identification program related to the ownership and location of individual animals to the extent the information is useful in controlling or preventing a disease outbreak or to show particular animals or herds are not involved in a disease outbreak. The information released may be a public release or may be limited to specific individuals with a need to know the information, as the livestock board deems the circumstances require.

(c)

A person who knowingly provides false information to the Wyoming livestock board for purposes of a national livestock identification program shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), imprisonment for up to six (6) months, or both.

(d)

A person who refuses to provide to the livestock board information that is required under the authority of the livestock board for purposes of a mandatory national livestock identification program shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), imprisonment for up to six (6) months, or both.

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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