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SF0066 • 2011

Wyoming pet animal program.

AN ACT relating to pet animals; creating the Wyoming pet animal program; providing for the protection and management of pet animals; providing definitions; creating the Wyoming pet animal advisory board; creating district pet animal boards; providing for meetings; creating the Wyoming pet animal program account; providing for funding for the account; creating district funds; providing for the prevention of cruelty to pet animals; providing for care of abandoned pet animals; providing for the destruction of diseased or injured pet animals; providing for liens; providing accepted management practices; providing for enforcement; providing penalties; requiring reports; providing conforming amendments; authorizing positions; providing appropriations; and providing for an effective date.

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Last action
2011-03-01
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Bill History

  1. 2011-03-01 Senate

    S Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 7-3(c)

  2. 2011-01-11 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S05; No Report Prior to CoW Cutoff

  3. 2011-01-11 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  4. 2011-01-06 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

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WORKING DRAFT
2011
STATE OF
WYOMING
11LSO-0011

SENATE FILE

NO.
SF0066

Wyoming
pet animal program
.

Sponsored by:
Joint Agriculture, State and
Public

Lands
and Water Resources Interim Committee

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to
pet animals;
creating the Wyoming pet animal program;
providing for the protection
and management
of pet animals; providing definitions;
creating the Wyoming pet animal advisory board;
creat
ing district pet animal boards;
providing for meetings;
creating the Wyoming pet animal program account; providing for funding for the
account
;
creating district funds;
providing for the prevention of cruelty to pet animals; providing for care of abandoned pet animals; providing for the destruction of diseased or injured pet animals;
providing for liens;
providing
accepted management practices;
providing for enforcement;
providing penalties; requir
ing reports; providing conforming amendments;
authorizing positions;
providing appropriations;
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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49
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101 through
11
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49
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114 and 11
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49
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201 through
11
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49
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2
1
0
are created to read:

CHAPTER 49
WYOMING

PET ANIMAL
PROGRAM

A
RTICLE
1
IN GENERAL

11
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49
‑
101.

Short title
.

This
chapter
may be cited and known as the
"
Wyoming
pet animal program
.
"

11
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49
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10
2
.

Definitions.

(a)

As used in this a
r
t
icle
:

(i)

"
B
oard
"
means the
Wyoming

pet animal advisory board;

(
i
i)

"
Cruelly
m
istreat
"
means to knowingly and intentionally inhumanely kill, maim, disfigure, torture, beat, mutilate, burn, scald or otherwise inflict harm upon any
pet
animal;

(i
i
i)

"
Cruelly
n
eglect
"
means to
knowingly and intentionally
fail to provide any
pet
animal in
the
care
of the pet animal
'
s
owner or custodian, with food, water or other care as is reasonably necessary for the
pet
animal
'
s health;

(iv
)

"
Establishment
" mean
s a
ny
pet store, pet kennel, pet groomer, pet breeder, pet sanctuar
y
,
pet
animal rescue

and
pet
animal shelter
;

(v
)

"
Hoarding
"

means to accumulate a number of
pet
animals beyond which an owner has the financial resources,
physical ability
or facilities to properly care for and maintain good sanitation and
pet animal
health
;

(v
i
)

"
Inhumanely
"
means with the intent to cause death to the pet animal by any means other than by euthanasia or gunshot to the pet animal
'
s head;

(v
i
i
)

"
Pet a
nimal
"

means any privately owned vertebrate and invertebrate members of the animal kingdom other than livestock animals as defined in
W.S. 11
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29
‑
101(a)(viii)
.
"
Pet animal
"
includes any animal also known as a
companion animal
;

(
v
i
i
i
)

"
Owner
"
means
as defined in W.S. 11
‑
29
‑
101(a)(ii);

(
i
x
)

"
Torture,
"

"
torment
"
or
"
cruelty
"
means
as defined in W.S. 11
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29
‑
101
(
a)(iii);

(x
)

"
This act
"
means W.S. 11
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49
‑
101 through 11
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49
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2
10
.

11
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10
3
.

Wyoming p
et animal advisory

b
oard
; vacancies, term; quorum; meetings; compensation
.

(a)

There is created

the
Wyoming

pet animal advisory board. The board shall be composed of
e
le
ven
(
11
) members who are
residents of
Wyoming
, who are appointed by the governor and who represent the following businesses:

(i)

P
et store
s;

(ii)

P
et
kennels;

(iii)

Pet grooming;

(iv)

P
et
breeding;

(v)

P
et
sanctuaries;

(vi)

P
et
animal rescues;

(vii)

P
et
animal shelters
;

(viii)

One (1) member from each of the four (4) quadrants
selected
in accordance with W.S. 11
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49
‑
201(c).

(b)

A member from each of the
following shall serve as exofficio nonvoting members of the board:

(i)

The
Wyoming
livestock board;

(ii)

The
Wyoming
department of h
ealth
;

(i
ii
)

T
he

Wyoming

d
epartment of
a
griculture
;

(i
v
)

T
he
Wyoming

b
oard of
v
eterinary
m
edicine.

(c)

The governor shall fill all vacancies occurring in the board.

Any member may be removed by the governor as provided in W.S. 9
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1
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202.
Any replacement shall be appointed for the unexpired term.

(d
)

Board m
embers shall be appointed to a term of
six
(
6
) years, except that initial terms shall be staggered
.

(
e
)

A majority of the board constitutes a quorum f
or the transaction of business.

(f)

The board shall elect one (1) of its members president.

(g)

The board shal
l meet at least annually, up
on the call of the president or
upon the call of
any three (3) members of the board.

(
h
)

Members of the board
who are government employees or public officials shall be considered on official business of their agency when performing duties as members of the
board and their m
ileage and per diem shall be p
aid by the appointing authority
. Other
board
members

shall receive
salary
, mileage and per diem for time actually spent in the performance of their duties
and attending
board meetings in the same manner and amount as members of the
Wyoming
legislature.

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10
4
.

Wyoming
p
et animal advisory

b
oard
duties; rulemaking
.

(a
)

The board shall
:

(i)

Develop a comprehensive pet animal welfare program
, including specifying programs designed to protect
and manage
pet
animals
;

(ii)

Promote the protection and overall health of pet animals by maintaining science based regulations and providing instruction to veterinarians, pet animal caregivers and law enforcement;

(
iii)

Consider any recommendations received from the
Wyoming

livestock board,
the
Wyoming
department of agriculture
and the
Wyoming
department of health;

(iv)

Provide recommendations on pet animal care to the state veterinarian, the
Wyoming
livestock board and the
Wyoming
department of health;

(
v
)

Provide various degrees of pet animal
protection and
management services to district boards.
Protection and m
anagement services shall also be provided and conducted for the benefit of pet animal populations and human health and safety;

(vi)

Entertain requests of assistance in order to promote the protection and management of pet animals;

(v
ii)

Specify methods for the protection
and
management of pet animals;

(
vii
i
)

Cooperate with federal, state and county governments, educational institutions and private persons or organizations to effectuate
pet animal protection and management
policies;

(
i
x
)

Develop memorandu
ms of understanding between local, state and federal agencies
to accommodate funding sources and administra
tive guidelines for the program.

(
b
)

The board may
:

(i)

D
evelop rules and regulations necessary for the proper care of pets and companion animals
, to implement policies administered by the board and
as necessary
for the purpose of this article;

(ii)

Enter into agreements with law enforcement agencies to carry out
pet animal protection and management
provisions.

(c
)

The board shall develop and establish measurable goals and objectives.

The board shall report to the governor and the joint agriculture,
state and
public lands and water resources interim committee and
the
joint appropriations interim committee on or before
September
1 of each year to determine the progress the board has made toward achieving the goals and objectives it has established.

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1
05.

Wyoming

pet
animal
advisory
board funding; sources;
collection and distribution of funds
.

The
board
may receive money for
the protection and management of pet
animal
s
from the federal government, state appropriations, counties, agencies, bo
ards, associations, commissions and
individuals, and may expend monies to purchase supplies, materials, services, and to employ or contract personnel for
the protection and management of pet
animal
s
. The
board
may make supplies, materials, services and personnel available to
the district pet animal boards
.

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1
06.

Wyoming
p
et a
nimal
program
account.

(a)

There is created the
Wyoming

pet
animal
program
account.

(b)

Money received under W.S. 11
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49
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1
05 shall be deposited by the state treasurer in the
Wyoming
pet animal program
account to be
distribut
ed for the purposes provided in this article.

(c)

Any supplemental contributions received by the department from
animal
owners for
the
Wyoming
pet
animal program or the pr
otec
tion and management of
a

pet animal
shall be deposited into the
Wyoming
pet
animal
program
account.

(d)

The
Wyoming
pet
animal
program
account shall be administered for the
Wyoming
pet animal advisory board
by the
Wyoming

livestock board
.

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49
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10
7
.

Use of accepted
pet animal
management practices.

(a)

Nothing in this
article
shall be construed to prohibit:

(i)

The owner of a pet
animal from humanel
y destroying the pet animal;

(ii)

The private pr
operty rights of the owner of a pet
animal to use or manage
the pet
anima
l within the limits of this article;

(iii)

The owner of a
pet
animal and the owner
'
s
agent
caring for and administering humane health treatment to the
pet animal;

(iv)

The care or treatment of a

pet
animal by a veterinarian or veterinary technician licensed under the
Wyoming
Veterinary Practice Act that occurs
:

(A)

W
ithin the scope of his employment
;

(B)

W
hile acti
ng in his professional capacity; or

(C)

C
onforms to commonl
y accepted veterinary practices.

(v)

The pet animal being entered in an exhibition event, including any field trial
, herding event, county and state fair and ot
her publicly sanctioned event;

(vi)

The use of industry accepted agricultural or livestock ma
nagement practices pursuant to
W.S. 11
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29
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11
5
.

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49
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10
8
.

Pet animals to be fed while impounded; penalties.

(a)

Every person or establishment who impounds or causes to be impounded
any pet animal
in any building or area under the laws of
Wyoming
, shall supply to the
pet
animal during confinement
:

(i)

A
sufficient quantity of wholesome food and water
;
and

(ii)

Clean and sanitary conditions.

(b)

Failure by a person to provide
the requirements in accordance with subsection (a) of this section
shall constitute cruel
neglect
of the pet animal.

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10
9
.

Authority to prevent cruelty;
hoarding prohibited
.

(a)

Any state peace officer, agent of any municipality or county may lawfully interfere to prevent the perpetration of any act of cruelty upon any
pet
animal in his presence.

(b)

When any person is hoarding and
any pet
animal
is
being kept in unsanitary conditions, any state peace officer, agent of any municipality or county may lawfully interfere to prevent the perpetration of hoarding. The state health department and state veterinarian may be consulted to determine if
any
public or animal health risks exist.

11
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49
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1
1
0
.

Seized animals and vehicles; lien on seized chattels; civil action for unpaid expenses.

(a)

When any person arrested under this act is in charge of any vehicle drawn by or containing any
pet
animal cruelly
mistreated or cruelly neglected
at the time of arrest, any peace officer or agent of
the municipality or county
may take charge of the
pet
animal and vehicle and its contents, give notice thereof to the owner, if known, and shall provide for the
pet animals
until the owner take
s
possession of them.

(b)

The
board or local government
shall have a lien on the
pet
animals, the vehicle and its contents for the expense of th
e care and provision.

(c)

The expense or any part remaining
unpaid
by the owner
may be recovered by the
board or
local government in a civil action.

11
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1
11
.

Care of abandoned animals; civil action for expenses; li
e
n
s
.

(a)

Any state peace officer or
agent of any municipalit
y
or county may take charge of any
pet
animal found abandoned,
cruelly
neglected or cruelly mistreated.

He shall give notice to the owner, if known, and may care and provide for the
pet
animal until the owner takes charge of the
pet
animal.

(b)

The expenses of care and provision is a charge against the owner of the
pet
animal and collectible from the owner by the board or by the local government employing the peace officer taking charge of the
pet
animal in a civil action.

(c)

The board or local government may detain
any
pet
animal
and shall have a lien upon the
pet animal

until the expense for
food, shelter and care is paid.

11
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49
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1
12
.

Destruction of diseased or injured
pet animals
.

Any peace officer or agent of
any
municipality or county may destroy or cause to be destroyed any
pet
animal in his charge with the advice of a
Wyoming
licensed veterinarian that the
pet
animal is
severely
injured, disabled, diseased
or
past recovery.

11
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49
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1
1
3
.

Local regulations; costs; license fees.

(a)

Each m
unicipalit
y
and count
y
may develop specific regulations for
the protection of pet
animal
s
in coordination with the
board
and consistent with this
article
.

(b)

Each m
unicipalit
y
and count
y
may charge up to
twenty-five dollars (
$25.00
)
for
each pet
animal adoption
to help defray the cost incurred
in caring for
the pet animal
.

(c)

Upon a recommendation of the board, t
he
Wyoming

l
ivestock
b
oard
may
distribute
funds
from the
Wyoming
pet animal program account established in W.S. 11
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49
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106
to each county that actively participates in a pet

animal program. The county
shall
have the authority to dispense funding to municipalities throughout their respective counties
that have e
stablish
ed
a license fee of not less than
two hundred dollars (
$200.00
) and not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00)
for all pet stores, pet kennels, pet groomers, pet breeders,
pet sanctuaries, animal rescues
and animal shelters.

11
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1
1
4
.

P
enalties.

(
a
)

Any person who interferes with, obstructs or resists any peace officer or any agent of
any municipality
or count
y
in the discharge of his duties
under this act
shall be fined not less than two hundred dollars ($200.00) nor more than one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00), or imprisoned not more than one (1) year, or both.

(b
)

Other than as provided in subsection (a) of this section, a
ny person or establishment violating
any provision of
this
chapter
shall
be
punished as provided in W.S. 11
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1
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103.

ARTICLE 2
DISTRICTS AND DISTRICT BOARDS

11
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201.

Creation and designation of districts;
representation to the
Wyoming

pet animal advisory board.

(a)

Each county is created and designated as a pet animal district. Each district shall be known as the
"
Pet Animal District of .... County,
Wyoming
,
"
and it may hold property and be a party to suits and contracts.

(b)

The
districts shall be divided into four (4) quadrants as follows:

(i)

The northeast quadrant shall consist of
Campbell
, Crook, Johnson, Niobrara,
Sheridan
and Weston counties;

(ii)

The northwest quadrant shall consist of Big Horn,
Hot Springs
, Park, Teton and Washakie counties;

(iii)

The southeast quadrant shall consist of
Albany
, Converse,
Goshen
,
Laramie
, Natrona and
Platte
counties; and

(iv)

The southwest quadrant shall consist of Carbon,
Fremont
, Lincoln, Sublette, Sweetwater and Uinta counties.

(
c
)

One (1) member from each of the
four (4) quadrants
shall be selected

by
the district
boards
within each quadrant
to serve on the
Wyoming
pet animal advisory board.

11
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49
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202.

Administration of districts by district boards; number and qualifications of members; term; filling of vacancies.

(a)

The affairs of each district shall be administered by a board of directors, each of whom shall be a bona fide resident of
Wyoming
.

Directors for the positions identified in paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this subsection shall be elected at an annual meeting of district
pet animal
owners
and pet animal business owners
.

Directors for the positions identified in paragraphs (iv) and (v) of this subsection shall be appointed as described.
Each person is entitled to one (1) vote, regardless of how many animals or businesses the person has.
The composition of the board shall be as follows:

(i)

Three (3) directors shall be
pet animal
owners.

At each subsequent annual district meeting one (1) director shall be ele
cted for a three (3) year term
;

(ii)

Three (3) directors shall be
pet animal business
owners.

At each subsequent annual district meeting one (1) director shall be ele
cted for a three (3) year term
;

(iii)

If a qualified applicant for a director position identified in paragraph (i) or (ii) of this subsection cannot be found or if no qualified applicant seeks election to the board of directors, then the director position may be filled by an otherwise qualified elector, provided no more than four (4) directors may represent
either the pet animal owners or the pet animal business owners
;

(iv)

The board of county commissioners shall appoint one (1) director to serve for an initial term of two (2) years and thereafter for three (3) year terms from electors in the county not engaged in raising
pet animals or in a pet animal business
.

No appointed member may serve for a consecutive period of more than six (6) years;

(v)

If the board of directors determines state funds are necessary for an effective
pet animal
program to assure the statutory requirements provided in W.S. 11
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49
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205 are fulfilled and state funds are appropriated and received for that purpose, then three (3) directors representing
the county commissioners, the sheriff
'
s department and a local police department
from the district shall be appointed to the board of directors by the county commissioners serving the local district. County commissioners, to the greatest extent practical, shall select
members
to ensure representation from as broad a geographic distribution of the district as possible. The county commissioners shall determine who of the three (3) directors appointed to a board under this paragraph shall serve an initial term of one (1) year, who shall serve an initial term of (2) years and who shall serve a term of three (3) years. Thereafter, each term shall be for three (3) years.

(b)

No director shall continue to hold office after disqualification under any of the provisions of this section.

All vacancies on the district board may be filled for unexpired terms by the other directors in office except the
unexpired term of member
s
selected by the county commissioners pursuant to paragraphs (a)(iv)

and
(v) of this section
shall be filled by board of county commissioners appointment.

All members shall hold their offices until their successors are elected and qualified.

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203.

Manner of calling annual meeting of pet
animal
districts; when held; election of chairman and secretary.

(a)

The annual meeting of each
pet animal
district shall be held within the first two (2) weeks of December and each board shall:

(i)

Publish a notice stating the time and place of any meeting of the district and that directors of the board representing
pet animal owners and pet animal business owners
as provided in W.S. 11
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49
‑
202(a)(i) and (ii) shall be elected at the meeting.

Notice shall be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in the district ten (10) days prior to the date of the meeting;

(ii)

Set the date of the meeting so as not to conflict with the date of similar meetings held in adjoining districts in order that
pet animal
owners
and pet animal business owners
operating in more than one (1) district may attend and vote in other districts where th
ey are engaged in such business.

(b)

When assembled in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, the
pet animal owners and pet animal business
owners shall elect a chairman and secretary who shall act as judges of the election of directors representing
pet animal
interests of the board.

11
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49
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204.

District boards; election and appointment of officers; meetings; quorum; oath; appropriation requests.

At the annual meeting of the district board, following election of directors pursuant to W.S. 11
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49
‑
202(a)(i), (ii) and (iv) and upon appointment of directors pursuant to W.S. 11
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49
‑
202(a)(v), if applicable, the directors shall organize by choosing from their number a president and vice-president and shall appoint a secretary-treasurer.

Subsequent meetings may be called by the president upon reasonable notice.

A majority of the board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business at any board meeting.

The members of the board shall receive no compensation for serving as members.

Each director shall take an oath for the faithful performance of his duties.

If the board determines to request an appropriation of funds from the board of county commissioners, it shall, notify the board of county commissioners of the amount the district board considers necessary for district operations during the following year.

11
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49
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205.

District boards; duties generally.

(a)

Each pet
animal
district board shall:

(i)

Exercise general supervision over t
he control and management of p
et
animals
;

(ii)

Devise and put in operation those methods that best manage or control
pet animals
;

(iii)

Administer funds received from
grants
and from other sources to carry out the pet
animal
program;

(iv)

Coordinate with affected individuals and entities to develop a comprehensive pet
animal
program for ea
ch respective p
et
animal
district which addresses
pet animal
and public health concerns.

11
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49
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206.

District boards; powers generally.

Each p
et
animal
district board may adopt rules and regulations necessary for carrying out the purpose and provisions of this article.

Each board may
hire
employees and assistants as necessary.

Each board may enter into cooperative agreements with boards of county commissioners, other pet
animal
districts, federal or state agencies or other organizations or associations for the purpose of
protecting and managing
pet animals
.

11
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49
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207.

District boards; record of proceedings and expenditures; monthly warrants issued by county for monies collected.

(a)

The secretary-treasurer of each pet
animal
district shall keep a complete and accurate record of the proceedings of the board.

(b)

All salaries
and
expenses shall be paid from the pet
animal
district fund of the district by the secretary-treasurer.

(c)

All expenditures of the district shall be supported by properly approved vouchers and supporting documents in writing signed by the board pr
esident and any other director.

(d)

The county treasurer shall issue monthly warrants to the pet
animal
district for all monies collected in the county for the pet
animal
district.

11
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49
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208.

District boards; annual report.

On or before
August
1 of each year, the president and secretary-treasurer of each district board and each county treasurer shall make an annual report to their board of county commissioners showing all receipts and disbursement of district funds made by direction of the board during the preceding fiscal year. A report of the receipts, expenditures and financial transactions of the district shall be made as provided by W.S. 9
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1
‑
507. The director of the state department of audit may call upon any district board or upon any county treasurer for further information relating to any p
e
t
animal
district.

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49
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209.

Annual meetings of pet an
i
m
al
boards.

Annual meetings for the election of members of boards of directors of pet
animal
districts shall be called by the president of each board.

The meetings shall be called by a notice published in the manner provided by W.S. 11
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49
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203.

11
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49
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210.

Creation of p
et
animal
district fund; donations; appropriation by county commissioners.

(a)

The county treasurer shall deposit revenues
received
under this subsection into a special continuing fund, to be known as the
"
Pet
Animal
District Fund of .... County
"
and to be administered by the pet
animal
board of that district.

(
b
)

The district board may receive donations and appropriations of money from any source, and such donations and appropriations shall be
deposite
d in the district fund by the county treasurer upon request of the district board.

Nothing in W.S. 11
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49
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201 through 11
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49
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210 shall be construed to prohibit boards of county commissioners from appropriating funds for the purpose of
protecting and managing
pet animals, and such appropriation by boards of county commissioners is authorized.

(
c
)

If a
pet animal owner or pet animal business owner
requests pet
animal
services from the district board representing the county in which the
owner resides or is doing business
, the board may charge a service fee to recover reasonable and actual costs of the pet
animal

management
services provided.

Section 2.

W.S. 11
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1
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103 is 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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19
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111, 11
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19
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401, 11
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20
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114, 11
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20
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117, 11
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20
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229,
11
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20
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230,
11
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21
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104, 11
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22
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118, 11
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23
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106, 11
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23
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207, 11
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24
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106
,

and
11
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30
‑
114
and 11
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49
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11
4
. 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.

Section
3
.

(
a
)

There is appropriated
one million dollars ($1,000,000.00)

from the
general
fund to the
Wyoming
livestock board
for the
Wyoming

pet animal
program account under W.S. 11
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49
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106
. This appropriation shall be for the period beginning with the effective date of this act and ending June 30, 201
2
.

This appropriation shall only be expended for the purpose of
implementing the protection of pet animal program, funding the
Wyoming

pet animal advisory board and
providing
funding to
the district boards
.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose and any unexpended, unobligated funds remaining from this appropriation shall revert as provided by law on
June 30, 2012.
Two million
dollars ($
2,000
,000.00)
shall be included in the
Wyoming

livestock board
'
s
201
3
-201
4
standard biennial budget request
to continue the pet animal program
.

(b)

There is appropriated
two hundred thirty-five thousand dollars ($235,000.00)

from the
general
fund to the
Wyoming
livestock board
for the pet animal advisory board
. This appropriation shall be for the period beginning with the effective date of this act and ending June 30, 201
2
.

This appropriation shall only be expended for the purpose of
funding the four (4) positions authorized under subsection (c) of this section.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose and any unexpended, unobligated funds remaining from this appropriation shall revert as provided by law on
June 30, 2012. Four hundred seventy thousand dollars ($470,000.00)
shall be included in the
Wyoming

livestock board
'
s
201
3
-201
4
standard biennial budget request
to continue the pet animal program
.

(
c
)

There are authorized
four
(
4
) additional positions to the
Wyoming
livestock board
for the purposes of implementing
the pet animal program
as follows:

(i)

An assistant state veterinarian
for the pet animal program
;

(ii)

A
pet
animal care law enforcement officer;

(iii)

A
n
information technology person
for the pet animal program
;

(iv)

An administrative assistant
for the pet animal program
.

Section
4
.

This act is effective July 1, 2011.

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