HB0167 - Predator control fees.

 

2001

State of Wyoming

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HOUSE BILL NO.  HB0167

 

 

Predator control fees.

 

Sponsored by:  Representative(s) Philp, Diercks, Paseneaux
and Samuelson and Senator(s) Barton, Geis,
Meier and Schiffer

 

 

A BILL

 

for

 

 1  AN ACT relating to agriculture and animals; increasing the
 2  predator control fee on cattle as specified; and providing
 3  for an effective date.

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

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 7         Section 1.  W.S. 11-6-210(a) is amended to read:

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 9         11-6-210.  Creation of predatory animal district fund;
10  predatory animal control fees; donations; appropriation by
11  county commissioners.

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13         (a)  At the time of collecting brand inspection fees
14  imposed under W.S. 11-20-401 and 11-20-402, the brand
15  inspector shall collect predatory animal control fees on
16  all sheep and cattle inspected within each predatory animal

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 1  district. However, predator control fees shall not be
 2  collected on cattle and sheep shipped into this state for
 3  immediate sale or slaughter. The amount of the fee for each
 4  predatory animal district shall be established by each
 5  predatory animal district board in consultation with the
 6  state predatory animal advisory board and shall not exceed
 7  eighty cents ($.80) per head on sheep and twenty cents
 8  ($0.20) per head on cattle. The predatory animal district
 9  board may increase the fee under this subsection from not
10  to exceed twenty cents ($.20) to not to exceed fifty cents
11  ($.50) per head on cattle after approval by a majority of
12  the persons assessed the fee in the district who vote in an
13  election at a special meeting called by the predatory
14  animal district after July 1, 2001 and before December 1,
15  2001. The predatory animal district board shall provide
16  notice of the election to all persons assessed the fee
17  within the district, in the manner provided in W.S. 11-6-
18  203(a)(ii). The fee increase, if approved by those voting,
19  shall be valid for the balance of the year. Thereafter, the
20  predatory animal district board shall annually determine
21  the fee per head of cattle not to exceed the amount
22  approved in the election conducted under this subsection.
23  Each predatory animal district board shall annually
24  determine the predatory animal control fee to be charged

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 1  and collected in the district and shall inform the
 2  livestock board of the fee prior to January 1 each year.
 3  The fee shall not be collected on the same livestock more
 4  than once in any twelve (12) month period. The livestock
 5  board may retain not to exceed three percent (3%) of the
 6  revenues collected for the cost of administering the
 7  program. Remaining revenues collected by the livestock
 8  board under this section shall be remitted to the state
 9  treasurer for deposit in an account within the earmarked
10  revenue fund. The state treasurer, on a quarterly basis,
11  shall distribute the revenues to the county treasurer of
12  the county from which the shipment originated unless, at
13  the time of payment of the fees, the livestock owner
14  designates the fees to be distributed in total to another
15  county in this state in which the livestock are fed or
16  pastured. The county treasurer shall deposit revenues
17  distributed under this subsection into a special continuing
18  fund, to be known as the "Predatory Animal District Fund of
19  .... County" and to be administered by the predatory animal
20  board of that district.

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22         Section 2.  This act is effective July 1, 2001.

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24                         (END)

 

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