Wyoming livestock board-memorandums of understanding.

Plain English Breakdown

The specific identification methods mentioned in W.S. 11-18-117(c) are not detailed in the provided summary and may require further research for clarity.

Wyoming Livestock Board Memorandums

This law requires the Wyoming Livestock Board to create agreements with other states about how livestock from Wyoming can be identified when they are sent there.

What This Bill Does

• Requires the Wyoming Livestock Board to make agreements (memorandums of understanding) with any state that receives Wyoming livestock.
• These agreements must establish that livestock may be identified by methods provided in W.S. 11-18-117(c).
• The board has to report back to the Joint Agriculture, State and Public Lands and Water Resources Interim Committee on their progress.

Who It Names or Affects

• The Wyoming Livestock Board
• Other states receiving Wyoming livestock

Terms To Know

memorandums of understanding

Agreements between two parties that outline how they will work together on a specific issue.

identification methods

The ways livestock are marked or tagged to show who owns them.

Limits and Unknowns

• Does not specify which states must be included in the agreements.
• Does not detail how disagreements between states will be handled.
• Requires reports but does not say what happens if the board fails to report.

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary - 25LSO-0119

Bill No.:

HB0092

Effective:

Immediately

LSO No.:

25LSO-0119

Enrolled Act No.:

HEA No. 0003

Chapter No.:

3

Prime Sponsor:

Joint Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources Interim Committee

Catch Title:

Wyoming livestock board-memorandums of understanding.

Has Report:

Yes

Subject:

Requires the Wyoming Livestock Board to initiate memorandums of understanding regarding the identification of livestock.

Summary/Major Elements:

This bill requires the Wyoming Livestock Board to initiate memorandums of understanding with any state that receives Wyoming livestock to establish that livestock may be identified by methods other than electronic identification devices.

The bill requires the Wyoming Livestock Board to report to the Joint Agriculture, State and Public Lands and Water Resources Interim Committee on the progress of developing memorandums of understanding with other states.

Comments:

Requires a report.

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

25LSO-0119

ORIGINAL House

Bill No
.
HB0092

ENROLLED ACT NO. 3,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2025 General Session

AN ACT relating to the Wyoming livestock board; requiring the board to initiate memorandums of understanding regarding the identification of livestock delivered to other states; requiring reports; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
.

The Wyoming livestock board shall initiate memorandums of understanding with any state that receives Wyoming livestock. The memorandums of understanding shall establish that livestock may be identified by the methods provided in W.S. 11-18-117(c).

Section 2
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The Wyoming livestock board shall provide a status report to the joint agriculture, state and public lands and water resources interim committee on the progress of developing memorandums of understanding with other states on or before January 1, 2026 and on or before June 30, 2026.

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 House.

Chief Clerk

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