ORIGINAL HOUSE ENGROSSED
BILL NO. 0183
ENROLLED ACT NO.
114, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FIFTY-SIXTH
LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2001
GENERAL SESSION
AN ACT relating to the
killing of wild horses; creating a
misdemeanor for
the killing of wild horses; providing for
penalties; and
providing for an effective date.
Be It Enacted
by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
Section 1. W.S. 11-30-115 is created to
read:
11-30-115. Unlawful killing of wild
horses.
(a) For
purposes of this section "wild horse" means a
horse, mare, filly or
colt which is unbranded and unclaimed
and lives on state or
public land.
(b) Any person,
without legal justification, who
willfully and
maliciously kills a wild horse is guilty of a
misdemeanor punishable
by a fine of not more than seven
hundred fifty dollars
($750.00), imprisonment for not more
than six (6), months
or both.
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Section 2. This act is effective July
1, 2001.
(END)
Speaker of
the House President of
the Senate
Governor
TIME APPROVED: _________
DATE APPROVED: _________
I hereby certify that this act originated in the
House.
Chief Clerk
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