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HB0046 • 2008

Abuse of animals.

AN ACT relating to abuse of animals; increasing penalties relating to cruelty to animal offenses; providing for enforcement of animal abuse statutes by municipal and county animal control officers; and providing for an effective date.

Crime
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Representative Berger
Last action
2008-03-04
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2008

Plain English Breakdown

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Amendments

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HB0046HW001

Committee of the Whole • JAGGI

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Committee of the Whole by JAGGI

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HB0046HS001

Standing Committee • H06

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by H06

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Bill History

  1. 2008-03-04 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number - 19

  2. 2008-03-04 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA0012

  3. 2008-02-29 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0012

  4. 2008-02-29 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0012

  5. 2008-02-28 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA0012

  6. 2008-02-28 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  7. 2008-02-27 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  8. 2008-02-26 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  9. 2008-02-26 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  10. 2008-02-26 Senate

    S06 Recommended Do Pass

  11. 2008-02-22 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S06

  12. 2008-02-22 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  13. 2008-02-21 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  14. 2008-02-20 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  15. 2008-02-19 House

    H Passed CoW

  16. 2008-02-19 House

    Amendment Adopted

  17. 2008-02-19 House

    Amendment Adopted

  18. 2008-02-19 House

    H Amendments Adopted

  19. 2008-02-18 House

    H Placed on General File

  20. 2008-02-18 House

    H06 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  21. 2008-02-14 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H06

  22. 2008-02-11 House

    H Received for Introduction

  23. 2008-01-14 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

2008 General Session Summary for HB0046

Bill No.:
HB0046
Drafter:

LGC

LSO No.:
08LSO-0129
Effective Date:

7/1/2008

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA0012

Chapter No.:
19

Prime Sponsor:
Representative
Berger

Catch Title:
Abuse
of animals.

Subject:
Making first offense dog and fowl
fighting a felony.

Summary/Major Elements:

The act makes the following
acts a felony, punishable by up to two years imprisonment and a fine of $5,000 on
the first offense:

o

Ownership, possession or
training of dogs or fowl with the intent to allow the dog or fowl to engage in
an exhibition of fighting with another dog or fowl;

o

For gain causing or allowing
any dog or fowl to fight with another dog or fowl;

o

Knowingly permitting or
promoting these acts.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL

NO.
0046

ENROLLED ACT NO. 12, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FIFTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2008 BUDGET SESSION

AN ACT relating to abuse of animals; increasing penalties relating to cruelty to animal offenses; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 6
‑
3
‑
203(e) and (n)

is amended to read:

6
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3
‑
203.

Cruelty to animals; penalties; limitation on manner of destruction.

(e)

Unless punishable under subsection (n) of this section, a violation of this section is 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 except that
a subsequent offense
or aggravated cruelty to animals as defined by subsection (c) of this section
is a high misdemeanor punishable by not more than one (1) year imprisonment, a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), or both.

(n)

A person commits a felony if he
commits aggravated cruelty to animals as defined in subsection (c) of this section or
knowingly and with intent to cause death, injury or undue suffering, cruelly beats, tortures, torments, injures or mutilates an animal resulting in the death or required euthanasia of the animal. A felony under this subsection
or subsection (c) of this section
is punishable by not more than two (2) years imprisonment, a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), or both.

Section
2
.

This act is effective July 1, 2008.

(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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