HB0183 - Unlawful killing of wild horses.
2001 |
State of Wyoming |
01LSO-0534 |
HOUSE BILL NO. HB0183
Unlawful killing of wild horses.
Sponsored by: Representative(s) Eyre and Luthi
A BILL
for
1 AN ACT relating to the
killing of wild horses; creating a
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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,
not authorized to do so, 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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thousand dollars ($2,000.00), imprisonment for not more
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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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