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SF0134 • 2015

Bighorn sheep plan.

AN ACT relating to wildlife and livestock; providing for adoption of the state-wide bighorn/domestic sheep plan; authorizing modification of the plan as specified; authorizing removal or relocation of bighorn sheep as specified; providing for the reimbursement of costs for removal of sheep as specified; providing rulemaking authority; and providing for an effective date.

Agriculture
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Senator Hicks
Last action
2015-03-06
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
3/4/2015

Plain English Breakdown

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Amendments

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SF0134HS001

Standing Committee • HTravel

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by HTravel

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SF0134S2001

2nd reading • Hicks

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by Hicks

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SF0134SS001

Standing Committee • SAgriculture

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by SAgriculture

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Bill History

  1. 2015-03-06 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number

  2. 2015-03-06 Governor

    Governor Signed SEA No. 0060

  3. 2015-03-03 House

    H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0060

  4. 2015-03-03 Senate

    S President Signed SEA No. 0060

  5. 2015-03-03 LSO

    Assigned Number SEA No. 0060

  6. 2015-03-02 Senate

    S Concur:Passed 28-1-1-0-0

  7. 2015-03-02 Senate

    S Received for Concurrence

  8. 2015-03-02 House

    H 3rd Reading:Passed 55-3-2-0-0

  9. 2015-02-27 House

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

  10. 2015-02-26 House

    H COW:Passed

  11. 2015-02-26 House

    Amendment Adopted

  12. 2015-02-20 House

    H Placed on General File

  13. 2015-02-20 House

    Travel:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0

  14. 2015-02-10 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H06 - Travel

  15. 2015-02-10 House

    H Received for Introduction

  16. 2015-02-09 Senate

    S 3rd Reading:Passed 26-4-0-0-0

  17. 2015-02-06 Senate

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

  18. 2015-02-06 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  19. 2015-02-05 Senate

    S 2nd Reading:Laid Back

  20. 2015-02-04 Senate

    S COW:Passed

  21. 2015-02-04 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  22. 2015-02-04 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  23. 2015-02-04 Senate

    Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0

  24. 2015-01-29 Wyoming Legislature

    :Rerefer to S05 - Agriculture

  25. 2015-01-28 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S06 - Travel

  26. 2015-01-28 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  27. 2015-01-27 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Summary for LSO115
Bill No.:
SF0134
Effective
:
3/4/2015

LSO No.:
15LSO-0550

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA 60

Chapter No.:
141

Prime Sponsor:
Hicks

Catch Title:
Bighorn sheep plan.

Subject:
Adoption of the Wyoming bighorn/domestic sheep plan.

Summary/Major Elements:

The final report and recommendations from the Wyoming state-wide bighorn/domestic sheep interaction working group dated September 2004 together with appendices A through N as adopted by the group is adopted as the initial Wyoming bighorn/domestic sheep plan.

The bill provides that the
G
ame and
F
ish
C
ommission, the
B
oard of
A
griculture and the
L
ivestock
B
oard may jointly consider recommendations for changes to the plan and may revise or amend the plan through the rulemaking process pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act.

The bill provides that the
G
ame and
F
ish
D
epartment may relocate or remove bighorn sheep to another area of the state if a federal judicial action or agency decision would require elimination of domestic sheep grazing
.
The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.

Current Bill Text

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ORIGINAL
Senate
File No
.
SF0134

ENROLLED ACT NO. 60,

SENATE

SIXTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2015 General Session

AN ACT relating to wildlife and livestock; providing for adoption of the state-wide bighorn/domestic sheep plan; authorizing modification of the plan as specified; authorizing removal or relocation of bighorn sheep as specified; providing for the reimbursement of costs for removal of sheep as specified; providing rulemaking authority; 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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19
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604 is created to read:

11
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19
‑
604
.

Wyoming bighorn/domestic sheep plan.

(a)

The Wyoming bighorn/domestic sheep plan shall be developed and maintained by rule and regulation as provided in this section to address potential conflicts arising out of the interaction between bighorn sheep and domestic sheep within the state. The final report and recommendations from the Wyoming state
‑
wide bighorn/domestic sheep interaction working group dated September 2004 together with appendices A through N as adopted by the group is adopted as the initial Wyoming bighorn/domestic sheep plan under this section and shall continue
as revised or amended until
repealed or nullified pursuant to law.

(b)

Rules and regulations necessary to administer this article shall be promulgated jointly by the game and fish commission, the board of agriculture and the livestock board. The game and fish commission, the board of agriculture and the livestock board may jointly consider recommendations for changes to the plan and may revise or amend the plan through the rulemaking process pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act.

(c)

The goal of the Wyoming bighorn/domestic sheep plan shall be to maintain the health of bighorn sheep populations while sustaining an economically viable domestic sheep population.

(d)

The most current version of the Wyoming bighorn/domestic sheep plan shall be published on the website of the game and fish commission.

(e)

In conformance with the Wyoming bighorn/domestic sheep plan the game and fish department may relocate or remove bighorn sheep to another area of the state if a federal judicial action or agency decision would require elimination of domestic sheep grazing in any area or herd unit designated in the Wyoming bighorn/domestic sheep plan as a nonemphasis herd. The game and fish department
shall
be reimbursed for the costs of relocation or removal of sheep under this subsection from funds available in the wildlife/livestock disease research partnership account.

Section 2
.

W.S. 11
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19
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603 is amended to read:

11
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19
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603
.

Account created.

There is created a wildlife/livestock disease research partnership account. Funds from this account shall be used only for purposes specified in W.S.
11
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19
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602
11
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19
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601 through 11
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19
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604
. Any interest earned on the account shall remain within the account.

Section
3
.

This act is effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.

Chief Clerk

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