HB0229 • 2021

Livestock identification choice act.

AN ACT relating to agriculture, livestock and other animals; codifying federal animal identification methods for Wyoming livestock as specified; providing exclusion; providing rulemaking authority; and providing for an effective date.

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Enacted

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

Sponsor: Representative Neiman
Last action: 2021-04-06
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 4/6/2021

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on confidentiality requirements beyond the context of national livestock identification programs, which may differ from the summary provided.

Livestock Identification Choice Act

This law allows Wyoming livestock owners to choose how they identify their animals for disease tracking using methods approved by federal or state authorities, effective July 1, 2021.

What This Bill Does

Allows Wyoming livestock owners to use any identification method listed in the federal regulation 9 C.F.R. part 86, as adopted on January 9, 2013, or methods later approved by the Wyoming Livestock Board for animal disease traceability purposes.
Gives the Wyoming Livestock Board and state veterinarian the power to make rules for implementing this law.

Who It Names or Affects

Wyoming livestock owners who need to identify their animals for disease tracking purposes.

Terms To Know

Animal Disease Traceability: The process of identifying and locating animals that may be affected by a disease outbreak.
Wyoming Livestock Board: A state agency responsible for making rules about livestock identification methods in Wyoming.

Limits and Unknowns

The law does not specify what happens if an owner chooses not to use any approved identification method.
It is unclear how the new rules will be enforced or what penalties might apply.
The effective date for some parts of the act is July 1, 2021.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

HB0229HS001

Standing Committee • House Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water

Divided

Plain English: The amendment to HB0229HS001 changes how livestock identification methods are described in Wyoming law by allowing producers more choice and expanding the types of federal programs that can be used.

Adds language after '(c)' stating 'For the purposes of this section,' and changing 'may' to 'choose to', giving livestock owners a clear option to select their identification method.
Inserts new text after 'January 9, 2013' allowing for additional federal-approved identification methods beyond those already specified.
Modifies the sentence by adding 'or the scrapies surveillance or testing program' after 'program'.

The amendment's full impact on livestock management and federal compliance is not fully explained in the provided text.

HB0229HS001.01

Standing Committee • House Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water

Corrected, Adopted

Plain English: The amendment modifies a section of HB0229 to give livestock owners more choices in how they identify their animals.

Adds language after '(c)' stating 'For the purposes of this section,' and changes 'may' to 'choose to', giving livestock owners the option to select identification methods.
Inserts additional text after 'January 9, 2013' allowing for future federal government-approved identification methods beyond those currently specified.

The exact impact of these changes on current and future identification practices is not fully detailed in the amendment text.

HB0229HS001.02

Standing Committee • House Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water

Corrected, Failed

Plain English: The amendment adds 'or the scrapies surveillance or testing program' after 'program' in a specific section of HB0229.

Adds language to include the scrapies surveillance or testing program when referring to an existing livestock identification program.

The exact impact and context of this change are not fully explained by the amendment text alone, so more details about how it affects the bill's overall purpose might be needed.

HB0229S2001

2nd reading • Senator Steinmetz

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment changes how and when certain sections of HB0229 become effective.

Changes 'for dates' to 'for date' in the bill text.
Adds a new section making the act effective immediately upon completion of all necessary steps for it to become law, as per Wyoming's constitution.

The amendment removes lines 3 through 9 on page 5 but does not provide details about what was in those lines or how their removal affects the bill.

HB0229SS001

Standing Committee • Senate Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment changes the wording in the bill to replace references to 'this section' with 'animal disease traceability' and replaces 'federal government' with 'Wyoming livestock board'.

Replaces 'this section' with 'animal disease traceability'
Replaces 'federal government' with 'Wyoming livestock board'

Bill History

2021-04-06 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number 111
2021-04-06 Governor
Governor Signed HEA No. 0066
2021-04-02 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0066
2021-04-01 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0066
2021-04-01 LSO
Assigned Number HEA No. 0066
2021-04-01 House
H Concur:Passed 59-1-0-0-0
2021-03-31 House
H Received for Concurrence
2021-03-31 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-0-0-0
2021-03-30 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2021-03-29 Senate
S COW:Passed
2021-03-26 Senate
S Placed on General File
2021-03-26 Senate
S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2021-03-22 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S05 - Agriculture
2021-03-19 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2021-03-19 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 60-0-0-0-0
2021-03-18 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2021-03-17 House
H COW:Passed
2021-03-09 House
H Placed on General File
2021-03-09 House
H05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-0-1-0-0
2021-03-05 House
H Introduced and Referred to H05 - Agriculture
2021-03-04 House
H Received for Introduction
2021-03-03 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary - 21LSO-0497
Bill No.:

HB0229

Effective:

Immediately

LSO No.:

21LSO-0497

Enrolled Act No.:

HEA No. 0066

Chapter No.:

111

Prime Sponsor:

Neiman

Catch Title:

Livestock identification choice act.

Subject:

Livestock identification and traceability.

Summary/Major Elements:

The bill provides that for the purposes of animal disease traceability, Wyoming livestock owners can use any method identified in federal regulation 9 C.F.R. part 86, as it was adopted on January 9, 2013 or methods later approved by the Wyoming livestock board.

The bill authorizes the Wyoming livestock board and state veterinarian to promulgate any rules necessary to implement the act.

Comments:

Has a Split Effective Date; the section of the bill related to the effective date and rules promulgation are effective immediately and the substantive provisions of law in Section 1 of the act are effective July 1, 2021.

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

Read the full stored bill text

21LSO-0497

ORIGINAL House

ENGROSSED
Bill No
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HB0229

ENROLLED ACT NO. 66,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2021 General Session

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

Section 1
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W.S. 11
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117(a), (b), by creating new subsections (c) and (d) and by amending and renumbering (c) and (d) as (e) and (f) is amended to read:

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117.

Confidentiality of livestock premises and identification records; penalties.

(a)

Except as provided by subsection (b) of this section, all records, data and information collected by the state, recorded or otherwise, for the purposes of a
national
livestock identification program shall be confidential and are not public records for purposes of W.S. 16
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201 through 16
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205.

The records, data and information shall be released only upon order of the Wyoming livestock board to appropriate governmental agencies for the purposes of a
national
livestock identification program, disease outbreak or law enforcement investigation.

The board shall not release any records, data or information to a federal agency until the agency confirms in writing that it will maintain the records, data and information as confidential and that they are not subject to the federal Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552, as amended. Upon release by the board of any information to any other governmental entity, the board shall notify the person to whom the information refers or pertains that the release has been made, the name of the entity to whom the information was released and shall
provide a copy or summary of the information contained in the release.

The records, data and information shall not be subject to discovery or introduction into evidence in any civil action.

(b)

The Wyoming livestock board may release information collected for the purposes of a
national
livestock identification program related to the ownership and location of individual animals to the extent the information is useful in controlling or preventing a disease outbreak or to show particular animals or herds are not involved in a disease outbreak.

The information released may be a public release or may be limited to specific individuals with a need to know the information, as the livestock board deems the circumstances require.

(c)

For the purposes of animal disease traceability, Wyoming livestock owners may choose to identify animals using any methods set forth in 9 C.F.R. part 86, as adopted on January 9, 2013, as well as any additional methods that are later approved by the Wyoming livestock board as "official identification".

(d)

Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or amend the brucellosis surveillance or testing program administered by the state.

A person who knowingly provides false information to the Wyoming livestock board for purposes of a
national
livestock identification program shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), imprisonment for up to six (6) months, or both.

(d)
(f)

A person who refuses to provide to the livestock board information that is required under the authority of the livestock board for purposes of a mandatory
national
livestock identification program shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), imprisonment for up to six (6) months, or both.

Section 2.

The Wyoming livestock board and state veterinarian shall promulgate any rules necessary to implement this act.

Section 3
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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 House.

Chief Clerk