KLS Keeping Law Simple Legislation in plain English

Straight-ahead summaries built from the official bill text. We keep the source links front and center and leave the decision up to you.

Back to Wyoming

SF0043 • 2008

Reportable animal disease list.

AN ACT relating to contagious and infectious diseases among livestock; amending the requirements for reporting contagious and infectious diseases; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Senator Geis
Last action
2008-03-05
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
3/5/2008

Plain English Breakdown

The plain English breakdown is still being put together. The official documents below are already here.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

SF0043SS001

Standing Committee • GEIS

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by GEIS

  • This amendment summary is using official source text because generated interpretation was skipped for this run.
  • The official amendment text was available, but an easy plain-English summary could not be produced automatically during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2008-03-05 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number - 41

  2. 2008-03-05 Governor

    Governor Signed SEA0018

  3. 2008-03-03 House

    H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0018

  4. 2008-02-29 Senate

    S President Signed SEA No. 0018

  5. 2008-02-29 LSO

    Assigned Number SEA0018

  6. 2008-02-29 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  7. 2008-02-28 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  8. 2008-02-27 House

    H Passed CoW

  9. 2008-02-26 House

    H Placed on General File

  10. 2008-02-26 House

    H05 Recommended Do Pass

  11. 2008-02-21 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H05

  12. 2008-02-20 House

    H Received for Introduction

  13. 2008-02-19 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  14. 2008-02-18 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  15. 2008-02-15 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  16. 2008-02-15 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  17. 2008-02-15 Senate

    S Amendments Adopted

  18. 2008-02-13 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  19. 2008-02-13 Senate

    S05 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  20. 2008-02-11 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S05

  21. 2008-02-11 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  22. 2008-01-25 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

2008 General Session Summary for SF0043

Bill No.:
SF0043
Drafter:

MRW

LSO No.:
08LSO-0343
Effective Date:

3/5/2008

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA0018

Chapter No.:
41

Prime Sponsor:
Senator
Geis

Catch Title:
Reportable
animal disease list.

Subject:
Contagious and
infectious diseases among animals.

Summary/Major Elements:

Current law provides for a
list of persons the state veterinarian may notify or provide access to in the
event of a reportable disease situation among animals.

This act adds local area practicing
veterinarians to the list the state veterinarian may provide information to.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE

FILE

NO.
0043

ENROLLED ACT NO. 18, SENATE

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

AN ACT relating to
contagious and infectious diseases among livestock; amending the requirements for reporting contagious and infectious diseases;
and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 11
‑
19
‑
102(a)(v)
,
(vi) and by creating a new paragraph (vii) is amended to read:

11
‑
19
‑
102.

Duty of public to report diseases to state veterinarian; list of reportable diseases; failure to comply or obstruction of duty; penalties.

(a)

Any person or government entity who knows or suspects that there is any contagious or infectious reportable disease among animals owned by or under their jurisdiction or any veterinarian who knows or suspects any reportable contagious or infectious disease on any premises or in any animal, shall immediately report the same to the state veterinarian. The state veterinarian shall establish and manage a list of reportable diseases for any contagious or infectious disease deemed by the state veterinarian to be a threat to domestic animals. During development of this list the state veterinarian shall consult with the
Wyoming
game and fish department's supervisor of veterinary research services. Information collected in response to the list of reportable diseases shall be considered confidential proprietary information. Access to any information collected under the list of reportable diseases shall be limited to the person who reported the disease and the state veterinarian, except that the state veterinarian may at his discretion notify any of the following:

(v)

Owners of possible contact animals;
or

(vi)

Adjacent landowners
;
.

or

(vii)

Local area
practicing
veterinarians.

Section 2.

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 Senate.

Chief Clerk

1