Registration of livestock dealers.

WORKING DRAFT
2005
STATE OF WYOMING
05LSO-0055

SENATE FILE
NO.
SF0020

Registration of livestock dealers.

Sponsored by:
Joint Agriculture, Public Lands and Water Resources Interim Committee

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to agriculture and animals; providing for the registration of livestock dealers; providing for enforcement; 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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118 is created to read:

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118.

Registration of livestock dealers; records.

(a)

Livestock dealers shall be registered with the board. Registration shall include the livestock dealer's address, phone number and premise identification number if available of their place of business.

(b)

A livestock dealer shall maintain records as required by the board.

(c)

After giving due notice and opportunity for hearing, the board shall have the authority to deny an application for registration or to suspend or cancel the registration of a livestock dealer if:

(i)

There is adequate evidence to establish the livestock dealer had intent to violate or circumvent the record keeping requirements of this section or other animal health regulations; or

(ii)

The livestock dealer has repeatedly demonstrated an unwillingness to keep records as required by the board.

Section 2.

W.S. 11
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101(a) by creating new paragraphs (iv) and (v) and by amending and renumbering (iv) as (vi) is amended to read:

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Definitions; exceptions to provisions.

(a)

As used in this act:

(iv)

"Livestock dealer" means:

(A)

Any person engaged in the business of buying or selling livestock in commerce, either for his own account or as an employee or agent of the seller or buyer; or

(B)

Any person who engages in the business of buying or selling livestock in commerce on a commission basis.

(v)

"Livestock dealer" does not include any person who buys or sells livestock as part of his own bona fide breeding, feeding, dairy, meat or wool production operation.

(iv)
(vi)

"This act" means W.S. 11
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Section 3.

W.S. 11
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119 to read:

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Penalty.

Any person who violates W.S. 11
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or any rule or regulation adopted by the board pursuant to this act shall be punished as provided in W.S. 11
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Section 4.
W.S. 11
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101(a)(iii)(B) is repealed.

Section 5.
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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