HB0199 - Nuisance dogs.

 

2001

State of Wyoming

01LSO-0531.E1

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HOUSE BILL NO.  HB0199

 

 

Nuisance dogs.

 

Sponsored by:

 

 

A BILL

 

for

 

 1  AN ACT relating to barking or nuisance dogs; authorizing
 2  county commissioners to regulate dogs as specified; and
 3  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. 11-31-301(g) is amended to read:

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 9         11-31-301.  Public nuisance; notice; penalties; rules
10  and regulations; animal control districts and officers.

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12         (g)  A board of county commissioners may enact
13  regulations relative to dogs engaged in continued or
14  untimely barking, dogs molesting passersby, dogs running at
15  large, vicious dogs, dogs running wild game or livestock or
16  acts by other animals which shall carry out the purposes of

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 1  this section. The county sheriff shall and a county animal
 2  control officer or any other peace officer may enforce
 3  these regulations to protect persons and property.

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

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 7                         (END)

 

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