HB0225 • 2013

Transfer of ownership of livestock and brands.

AN ACT relating to brands; excepting livestock from brand inspection on change of ownership as specified; providing an exception for fees for transfer of brands as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Agriculture

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Representative Sommers
Last action: 2013-03-04
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2013

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Amendments

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HB0225H2001

2nd reading • SOMMERS

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by SOMMERS

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HB0225HS001

Standing Committee • H05

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by H05

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Bill History

2013-03-04 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2013-02-27 Governor
Governor Signed HEA0067
2013-02-22 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0067
2013-02-21 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0067
2013-02-20 LSO
Assigned Number HEA0067
2013-02-20 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2013-02-19 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2013-02-15 Senate
S Passed CoW
2013-02-13 Senate
S Placed on General File
2013-02-13 Senate
S05 Recommended Do Pass
2013-02-05 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S05
2013-02-05 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2013-02-04 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2013-02-01 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2013-02-01 House
Amendment Adopted
2013-01-31 House
H Passed CoW
2013-01-31 House
H Amendments Adopted
2013-01-31 House
Amendment Adopted
2013-01-31 House
H Placed on General File
2013-01-31 House
H05 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
2013-01-24 House
H Introduced and Referred to H05
2013-01-23 House
H Received for Introduction
2013-01-22 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

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

Bill No.:
HB0225
Drafter:

LGC

LSO No.:
13LSO-0556
Effective Date:

7/1/2013

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA0067

Chapter No.:
CH0084

Prime Sponsor:
Representative Sommers

Catch Title:
Transfer of ownership of livestock and brands.

Subject:
Requirements for brand inspections.

Summary/Major
Elements:

Under current law, a brand inspection is required when a
change or ownership occurs.

This act eliminates the brand inspection requirement if
a change of ownership occurs solely due to:

A legal name change if ownership of the person, firm,
partnership, corporation or association remains unchanged;

The transfer of a brand from an individual or an
individual and his spouse to a business entity if the individual or the
individual and his spouse own 100% of the business entity;

A conversion of a business entity; or

Marriage.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE
BILL

NO.
0225

ENROLLED ACT NO. 67, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2013 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to
brands; excepting livestock from brand inspection on change of ownership as specified;

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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203 by creating a new subsection (d) and 11
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20
‑
205 by creating a new subsection (e) are amended to read:

11
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20
‑
203.

Inspection of brands at time of delivery or removal; certificate required; lack thereof.

(d)

No inspection for brands and ownership is required
if a change of ownership occurs solely due to
:

(i)

A legal name change of a
person, firm, partnership, corporation or association if the ownership
of the firm, partnership, corporation or association remains unchanged
and the brand is transferred to the new legal name
;

(ii)

The transfer of a brand from an individual
or the individual and his spouse
to a business entity if the individual
or the individual
and
his
spouse
are
owner
s
of a
one hundred percent (100%)
interest in the business entity
;

(ii
i
)

A conversion of a business entity as provided in W.S. 17
‑
26
‑
101
;

(i
v
)

Marriage.

11
‑
20
‑
205.

Procedures generally; estrays.

(e)

No inspection for brands and ownership is required
if a change of ownership occurs solely due to:

(i)

A legal name change of a person, firm, partnership, corporation or association if the ownership of the person, firm, partnership, corporation or association remains unchanged;

(ii)

The transfer of a brand from an individual
or the individual and his spouse
to a business entity if the individual
or the individual

and
his
spouse
are
owner
s
of
a
one hundred
percent (
100
%) interest in the business entity
;

(ii
i
)

A conversion of a business entity as provided in W.S. 17
‑
26
‑
101
;

(iv)

Marriage
.

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2013.

(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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