HB0183 - Unlawful killing of wild horses.

 

2001

State of Wyoming

01LSO-0534.E1 ENGROSSED

 

 

 

HOUSE BILL NO.  HB0183

 

 

Unlawful killing of wild horses.

 

Sponsored by:  Representative(s) Eyre, Huckfeldt and Luthi

 

 

A BILL

 

for

 

 1  AN ACT relating to the killing of wild horses; creating a
 2  misdemeanor for the killing of wild horses; providing for
 3  penalties; and providing 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. 11-30-115 is created to read:

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 9         11-30-115.  Unlawful killing of wild horses.

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11         (a)  For purposes of this section "wild horse" means a
12  horse, mare, filly or colt which is unbranded and unclaimed
13  and lives on state or public land.

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15         (b)  Any person, without legal justification, who
16  willfully and maliciously kills a wild horse is guilty of a
17  misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than two

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 1  thousand dollars ($2,000.00), imprisonment for not more
 2  than six (6), months or both.

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

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 6                         (END)

 

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