Care of animals after domestic violence.

WORKING DRAFT
2009
STATE OF
WYOMING
09LSO-0559

HOUSE BILL
NO.
HB0206

Care
of animals after
domestic
violence
.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s)
Carson
, Byrd, Connolly, Craft, Meyer and Throne

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to
domestic animals;
providing for
the handling of domestic animals in the event of domestic violence;
and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 35
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21
‑
105(a) by creating
a
new paragraph (viii) and 35
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21
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107(b) by creating new paragraph (vi) are amended to read:

35
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21
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105.

Order of protection; contents; remedies; order not to affect title to property; conditions
.

(a)

Upon finding that an act of domestic abuse has occurred, the court shall enter an order of protection ordering the respondent household member to refrain from abusing the petitioner or any other household member. The order shall specifically describe the behavior that the court has ordered the respondent to do or refrain from doing. As a part of any order of protection, the court may:

(viii)

Direct the care, custody and control of any animal owned or kept by either party or a minor child residing in the household.

35
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21
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107.

Emergency assistance by law enforcement officers; limited liability
.

(b)

A local law enforcement officer responding to the request for assistance may take whatever steps are reasonably necessary to protect the victim from further domestic abuse, including:

(vi)

Providing or arranging
temporary care, custody and control
of
any animal owned or kept by either party or a minor child residing in the household.

Section 2.

Th
is act is effective July 1, 2009
.

(END)

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