HB0057 • 2011

Feral livestock.

AN ACT relating to feral livestock; amending a definition; providing for the owner of feral livestock to pay the costs and expenses of feral livestock; providing a penalty; providing a conforming amendment; repealing one definition of livestock; and providing for an effective date.

Agriculture

Enacted

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Sponsor: Agriculture
Last action: 2011-02-17
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2011

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HB0057SW001

Committee of the Whole • SCHIFFER

Adopted

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Bill History

2011-02-17 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2011-02-17 Governor
Governor Signed HEA0010
2011-02-14 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0010
2011-02-14 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0010
2011-02-11 LSO
Assigned Number HEA0010
2011-02-11 House
H Did Concur
2011-02-10 House
H Received for Concurrence
2011-02-10 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2011-02-09 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2011-02-08 Senate
S Passed CoW
2011-02-08 Senate
S Amendments Adopted
2011-02-08 Senate
Amendment Adopted
2011-02-02 Senate
S Placed on General File
2011-02-02 Senate
S05 Recommended Do Pass
2011-01-27 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S05
2011-01-18 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2011-01-18 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2011-01-17 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2011-01-14 House
H Passed CoW
2011-01-13 House
H Placed on General File
2011-01-13 House
H05 Recommended Do Pass
2011-01-11 House
H Introduced and Referred to H05
2011-01-11 House
H Received for Introduction
2010-12-30 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill No.: <billno> Drafter: <drafterinit>

Bill No.:
HB0057
Drafter:

MRW

LSO No.:
11LSO-0152
Effective Date:

7/1/2011

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA0010

Chapter No.:
21

Prime Sponsor:
Joint Agriculture, State and Public Lands and Water Resources Interim Committee

Catch Title:
Feral
livestock.

Subject:
Amends the
definition of feral livestock and provides penalties for repeated refusal to
take possession of such animals.

Summary/Major Elements:

Amends the definition of
feral livestock to specify that the animal may or may not be owned by a person.

Provides for penalties in the
event an owner of feral livestock repeatedly fails to take possession of
livestock, including the following:

o

Payment for all damage caused
by the feral livestock and the cost of gathering, feeding, veterinary services,
transportation and other incidental expenses relating to the feral livestock
incurred by the Wyoming livestock board; and

o

Imposition of a misdemeanor
punishable by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, a fine of not more
than seven hundred and fifty dollars ($750.00) or both for the first offense,
or by imprisonment for not more than one year, a fine of one thousand five
hundred dollars ($1,500), or both for any violation thereafter.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE
BILL

NO.
0057

ENROLLED ACT NO. 10, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2011 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to
feral livestock;
amending a definition;
providing for the owner of feral livestock to pay the costs and expenses of feral livestock; providing a penalty; providing
a
conforming amendment;

repealing one definition of livestock;
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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1
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103
,
11
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48
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101(a)(iii)
and 11
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48
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102
(a) and
by creating new subsection
s
(g)
and (h) are
amended to read:

11
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1
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103.

Penalty for violations.

A person who violates any of the following sections commits 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 for the first offense, or by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, a fine of not more than one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00), or both for second or subsequent offenses: W.S. 11
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6
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210(a) or (f), 11
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18
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112, 11
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19
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101, 11
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19
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102, 11
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111, 11
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401, 11
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114, 11
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117, 11
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229,
11
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230,
11
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104, 11
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118, 11
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106, 11
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207, 11
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106
,

and
11
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30
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114

and 11
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48
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102
. A person who violates board rules promulgated pursuant to W.S. 11
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18
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103(a)(v) shall be subject to the penalties specified in this section.

11
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48
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101.

Definitions.

(a)

As used in this chapter:

(iii)

"Feral" means a domestic animal that is not under the control of nor cared for by a person and which has returned to a wild or semi-wild state
. A feral animal may or may not be owned by a person
;

11
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48
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102.

Disposition of feral livestock
; penalty
.

(a)

Before any livestock can be declared feral, a reasonable attempt shall be made by the director or the state veterinarian to locate and identify the owner of the livestock and to notify the owner to take possession of the livestock.

If the owner repeatedly refuses to take possession of the livestock, he shall be subject to the provisions of subsection (g) of this section.

(
g
)

The owner of feral livestock shall be
:

(i)

R
esponsible for all damages caused by the
feral
livestock
;
and

(ii)

Responsible
for the cost
s

o
f gathering,
feeding,
veterinary services, transportation and other incidental expenses
relating to the feral livestock
incurred by the Wyoming
l
ivestock
b
oard
.

(
h
)

Any person failing to comply with this section shall be
punishe
d
as provided in
W.S.

11
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1
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103.

Section 2.

W.S. 11
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48
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101(a)(iv) is repealed.

Section
3
.

This act is effective July 1, 2011.

(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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