Livestock and brands.

WORKING DRAFT
2009
STATE OF
WYOMING
09LSO-0071

HOUSE BILL

NO.
HB0017

Livestock and brands.

Sponsored by:
Joint Agriculture, State and
Public

Lands
and Water Resources Interim Committee

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to
livestock; eliminating goats, llamas and alpacas from brand inspection fees
and from the definition of livestock
for certain purposes
;
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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20
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101(a)(iv) and 11
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20
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401(a)(ii) are amended to read:

11
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20
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101.

Definitions.

(a)

As used in this act:

(iv)

"Livestock" means cattle, horses, mules, asses
,

and
sheep
.
, goats, llamas and alpacas.
The board acting in conjunction with the game and fish commission may designate individual bison or identifiable herds of bison as wildlife;

11
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20
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401.

Brand inspection fees generally.

(a)

Except as otherwise provided, each livestock inspector shall at the time of inspecting for brands and ownership collect inspection fees in an amount established by the livestock board but not less than:

(ii)

Twenty-five cents ($0.25) per head on all sheep,
goats, llamas and alpacas,
including any hide or carcass;

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)

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