Brucellosis testing-notification requirements.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on the exact nature of the information that may be released or the precise mechanism for notification within designated surveillance areas.

Brucellosis Testing and Notification Requirements

This law requires the Wyoming Livestock Board to establish a communication protocol for brucellosis testing information and mandates that the State Veterinarian inform livestock owners about non-negative test results within three days.

What This Bill Does

• Requires the Wyoming Livestock Board to create a standard communication protocol to inform livestock producers, veterinarians, and brand inspectors in designated surveillance areas where non-negative brucellosis tests have been confirmed.
• Allows the board to release information related to confirmed non-negative brucellosis tests within the county where the test was conducted.
• Mandates that the State Veterinarian provide testing information to livestock owners not later than three days after receiving preliminary laboratory results for a non-negative test.

Who It Names or Affects

• Livestock producers, veterinarians, and brand inspectors in areas with confirmed non-negative brucellosis tests.
• Owners of animals that have tested non-negative for brucellosis.

Terms To Know

Brucellosis

A disease affecting cattle, bison, and other livestock that can cause them to lose their young or become infertile.

Non-negative test result

A preliminary laboratory test result indicating an animal may have brucellosis but further testing is needed for confirmation.

Limits and Unknowns

• The law does not specify the exact details of how information will be shared beyond confirming a non-negative test.
• It remains unclear who exactly within the designated surveillance area will receive notifications from the board.

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary - 23LSO-0373
Bill No.:

HB0180

Effective:

Multiple Dates

LSO No.:

23LSO-0373

Enrolled Act No.:

HEA No. 0054

Chapter No.:

121

Prime Sponsor:

Davis

Catch Title:

Brucellosis testing-notification requirements.

Subject:

Notification required by the Wyoming Livestock Board and State Veterinarian when an animal tests non-negative for brucellosis.

Summary/Major Elements:

This act establishes a new duty of the Wyoming Livestock Board to create a communication protocol to inform livestock producers, veterinarians and brand inspectors of a brucellosis surveillance area when a non-negative brucellosis test has been confirmed in that area.

The Board may release any information related to a confirmed non-negative brucellosis test in the county where the test was confirmed.

This act also establishes a new duty of the State Veterinarian to provide brucellosis testing information to the owner of an animal within three (3) days of a non-negative test.

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

23LSO-0373

ORIGINAL House

ENGROSSED
Bill No
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HB0180

ENROLLED ACT NO. 54,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2023 General Session

AN ACT relating to agriculture, livestock and other animals; requiring the Wyoming livestock board to establish a communication protocol to provide information related to brucellosis testing; requiring the state veterinarian to provide information to livestock owners regarding brucellosis testing; requiring rulemaking; and providing for effective dates.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 11
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103(a) by creating a new paragraph (xii), 11
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117(b) and 11
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102 by creating a new subsection (f) are amended to read:

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103.

Livestock board; powers generally.

(a)

In addition to powers and duties hereinafter provided, the Wyoming livestock board shall:

(xii)

Establish a standard communication protocol to inform livestock producers, veterinarians and brand inspectors in the designated surveillance area within the county where a non
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negative brucellosis test has been confirmed for any animal.

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117.

Confidentiality of livestock premises and identification records; penalties.

(b)

The Wyoming livestock board
may release any information related to a confirmed non
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negative brucellosis test in the county where the animal testing non
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negative is located, subject to W.S. 11
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103(a)(xii), and
may release information collected for the purposes of a 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.

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102.

Duty of public to report diseases; list of reportable diseases; failure to comply or obstruction of duty; liability; penalties.

(f)

Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, the state veterinarian shall provide testing information to the owner of an animal that has tested non
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negative for brucellosis not later than three (3) days after receipt of the preliminary laboratory results.

Section 2.

The Wyoming livestock board shall promulgate all rules necessary to implement the provisions of this act.

Section 3
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(a)

Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, this act is effective July 1, 2023
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(b)

Sections 2 and 3 of this act are 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

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