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| 2 | 2 | | STATE OF WYOMING |
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| 3 | 3 | | 25LSO-04171HB0146 |
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| 4 | 4 | | HOUSE BILL NO. HB0146 |
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| 5 | 5 | | Animal estray penalty-amendments. |
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| 6 | 6 | | Sponsored by: Representative(s) Neiman, Allemand, Banks, |
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| 7 | 7 | | Davis, Hoeft and Williams and Senator(s) |
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| 8 | 8 | | Crago and Steinmetz |
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| 9 | 9 | | A BILL |
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| 10 | 10 | | for |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1 AN ACT relating to agriculture, livestock and other |
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| 12 | 12 | | 2 animals; imposing a minimum fine and increasing the maximum |
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| 13 | 13 | | 3 fine for the penalty for taking up estray animals; |
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| 14 | 14 | | 4 providing increased penalties for second and subsequent |
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| 15 | 15 | | 5 offenses; making a conforming amendment; specifying |
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| 16 | 16 | | 6 applicability; and providing for an effective date. |
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| 20 | 20 | | 10. W.S. 11-1-103 and 11-24-103 are amended to |
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| 21 | 21 | | 11 read: |
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| 24 | 24 | | 14 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-04172HB0146 |
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| 25 | 25 | | 1 A person who violates any of the following sections commits |
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| 26 | 26 | | 2 a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than |
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| 27 | 27 | | 3 six (6) months, a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty |
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| 28 | 28 | | 4 dollars ($750.00), or both for the first offense, or by |
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| 29 | 29 | | 5 imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, a fine of not |
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| 30 | 30 | | 6 more than one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00), or |
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| 31 | 31 | | 7 both for second or subsequent offenses: W.S. 11-6-210(a) or |
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| 32 | 32 | | 8 (f), 11-18-112, 11-19-101, 11-19-102, 11-19-103, 11-19-111, |
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| 33 | 33 | | 9 11-19-210, 11-19-215, 11-19-304, 11-19-306, 11-19-401, |
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| 34 | 34 | | 10 11-20-114, 11-20-117, 11-20-229, 11-20-230, 11-21-104, |
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| 35 | 35 | | 11 11-22-118, 11-23-106, 11-23-207, |
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| 36 | 36 | | 12 11-26-101(b), 11-30-114 and 11-48-102. A person who |
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| 37 | 37 | | 13 violates board rules promulgated pursuant to W.S. |
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| 38 | 38 | | 14 11-18-103(a)(v) shall be subject to the penalties specified |
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| 39 | 39 | | 15 in this section. |
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| 43 | 43 | | 19 Any person who takes up or retains possession of |
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| 44 | 44 | | 20 any estray without the owner's knowledge or consent, or who |
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| 45 | 45 | | 21 in any manner restrains from liberty for the purpose of |
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| 46 | 46 | | 22 using or making use of any estray without the knowledge and |
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| 47 | 47 | | 23 consent of the owner 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-04173HB0146 |
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| 59 | 59 | | 12. |
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| 61 | 61 | | 14This act shall apply to any violation of |
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| 62 | 62 | | 15 W.S. 11-24-103 occurring on or after July 1, 2025. |
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| 64 | 64 | | 17. This act is effective July 1, 2025 |
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| 66 | 66 | | 19 (END) |
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