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11 2025
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64 HOUSE BILL NO. HB0063
75 Working animal protection act.
86 Sponsored by: Representative(s) Rodriguez-Williams,
97 Allemand, Webber and Wharff
108 A BILL
119 for
1210 1 AN ACT relating to counties, cities and towns; prohibiting
1311 2 counties, cities and towns from enacting and enforcing
1412 3 policies on the use of animals as specified; and providing
1513 4 for an effective date.
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2018 9 read:
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2422 13 (a) No city or town shall enact an ordinance or
25-14 policy that terminates, bans or unduly restricts a person 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0508
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2824 1 from using a working animal in lawful commerce or an animal
2925 2 enterprise.
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3127 4 (b) This section supersedes any municipal ordinance
3228 5 or policy that conflicts with this section, but shall not
3329 6 supersede:
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3531 8 (i) Any municipal zoning ordinance enacted under
3632 9 this title;
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3834 11 (ii) Any municipal ordinance or policy relating
3935 12 to public health or public safety.
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4137 14 (c) This section shall not be interpreted to amend
4238 15 any other Wyoming law that relates to animal care, public
4339 16 health or public safety, including the provisions of W.S.
4440 17 23-3-109.
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4642 19 (d) As used in this section, "working animal" means a
4743 20 nonhuman animal used primarily for the purpose of
4844 21 performing a specific duty or function in commerce or an
4945 22 animal enterprise including human service, legal hunting,
50-23 agriculture, ranching, husbandry, transportation, 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0508
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5347 1 education, competition, tourism, entertainment or
54-2 exhibition or that is used primarily for rodeo events,
55-3 training for rodeo events or participating in rodeo events,
56-4 whether the event is performed in a rodeo, fair, jackpot,
57-5 agricultural exhibition or other similar event. The term
58-6 shall not include rabbits, llamas, cattle, swine, sheep,
59-7 goats, poultry or any other animal that is used primarily
60-8 for the production of food or fiber.
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64-12 (a) No county shall enact any resolution, ordinance
65-13 or policy that terminates, bans or unduly restricts a
66-14 person from using a working animal in lawful commerce or an
67-15 animal enterprise.
48+2 exhibition. The term shall not include rabbits, llamas,
49+3 cattle, swine, sheep, goats, poultry or any other animal
50+4 that is used primarily for the production of food or fiber.
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54+8 (a) No county shall enact any resolution, ordinance
55+9 or policy that terminates, bans or unduly restricts a
56+10 person from using a working animal in lawful commerce or an
57+11 animal enterprise.
58+12
59+13 (b) This section supersedes any resolution, ordinance
60+14 or policy that conflicts with this section, but shall not
61+15 supersede:
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69-17 (b) This section supersedes any resolution, ordinance
70-18 or policy that conflicts with this section, but shall not
71-19 supersede:
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73-21 (i) Any county zoning resolution enacted under
74-22 this title;
75-23 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0508
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77-4HB00631 (ii) Any policy relating to public health or
78-2 public safety.
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80-4 (c) This section shall not be interpreted to amend
81-5 any other Wyoming law that relates to animal care, public
82-6 health or public safety, including the provisions of W.S.
83-7 23-3-109.
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85-9 (d) As used in this section, "working animal" means a
86-10 nonhuman animal used primarily for the purpose of
87-11 performing a specific duty or function in commerce or an
88-12 animal enterprise including human service, legal hunting,
89-13 agriculture, ranching, husbandry, transportation,
90-14 education, competition, tourism, entertainment or
91-15 exhibition or that is used primarily for rodeo events,
92-16 training for rodeo events or participating in rodeo events,
93-17 whether the event is performed in a rodeo, fair, jackpot,
94-18 agricultural exhibition or other similar event. The term
95-19 shall not include rabbits, llamas, cattle, swine, sheep,
96-20 goats, poultry or any other animal that is used primarily
97-21 for the production of food or fiber.
98-22 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0508
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100-5HB00631This act is effective July 1, 2025.
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63+17 (i) Any county zoning resolution enacted under
64+18 this title;
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66+20 (ii) Any policy relating to public health or
67+21 public safety.
68+22 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-05084HB00631 (c) This section shall not be interpreted to amend
69+2 any other Wyoming law that relates to animal care, public
70+3 health or public safety, including the provisions of W.S.
71+4 23-3-109.
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73+6 (d) As used in this section, "working animal" means a
74+7 nonhuman animal used primarily for the purpose of
75+8 performing a specific duty or function in commerce or an
76+9 animal enterprise including human service, legal hunting,
77+10 agriculture, ranching, husbandry, transportation,
78+11 education, competition, tourism, entertainment or
79+12 exhibition. The term shall not include rabbits, llamas,
80+13 cattle, swine, sheep, goats, poultry or any other animal
81+14 that is used primarily for the production of food or fiber.
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83+16This act is effective July 1, 2025
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85+18 (END)