S.F. No. 0036

Intentional feeding of elk.

Sponsored By:     Joint Agriculture, State and Public Lands and Water Resources Interim Committee

AN ACT relating to elk and disease transmission to livestock; prohibiting intentional feeding of elk; providing exceptions; providing definitions; providing penalties; and providing for an effective date.

12/15/200   Bill Number Assigned

1/13/2009   S Received for Introduction

1/14/2009   S Introduced and Referred to S05

1/21/2009   S05 Recommended Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Bebout, Geis, Jennings, Johnson and Vasey

Ayes 5 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

1/21/2009   S Placed on General File

1/21/2009   S Passed CoW

1/22/2009   S Passed 2nd Reading

1/23/2009   S Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Bebout, Burns, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Dockstader, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Hines, Hunnicutt, Jennings, Johnson, Landen, Larson, Martin, Massie, Meier, Nicholas, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend, Vasey and Von Flatern

Nays:  Senator(s) Case

Excused:  Senator(s) Perkins

Ayes 28 Nays 1 Excused 1 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

1/23/2009   H Received for Introduction

1/30/2009   H Introduced and Referred to H05

2/5/2009    H05 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Blake, Carson, Edmonds, Gilmore, Moniz, Semlek, Wallis and Zwonitzer, Dn.

Nays:  Representative(s) Teeters

Ayes 8 Nays 1 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/5/2009    H Placed on General File

SF0036HS001/ADOPTED

Page 2–line 8           Delete "taking elk as provided".

Page 2–line 9           Delete "in W.S. 23‑1‑705(j) or".

Page 2-lines 16 and 17        Delete entirely and insert:

"(v)  Any feeding of elk outside a brucellosis surveillance area designated pursuant to Wyoming livestock board rules and regulations.".

Page 2-line 19          After "A" insert "first violation of this section constitutes a low misdemeanor punishable as provided in W.S. 23-6-202(a)(v).  A second or subsequent".  SEMLEK, CHAIRMAN

2/12/2009   H Passed CoW

2/13/2009   H Passed 2nd Reading

2/17/2009   H Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Anderson, R., Bagby, Barbuto, Berger, Blake, Bonner, Brown, Byrd, Cannady, Carson, Childers, Cohee, Connolly, Craft, Diercks, Edmonds, Esquibel, K., Gingery, Goggles, Hammons, Harshman, Illoway, Jaggi, Jorgensen, Landon, Lockhart, Mercer, Meyer, Millin, Moniz, Patton, Pedersen, Petersen, Philp, Roscoe, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Steward, Stubson, Thompson, Throne, Wallis, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Nays:  Representative(s) Brechtel, Buchanan, Davison, Gilmore, Hales, Hallinan, Harvey, Lubnau, Madden, McKim, McOmie, Miller, Peasley, Quarberg and Teeters

Ayes 45 Nays 15 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/17/2009   S Received for Concurrence

2/18/2009   S Did Concur

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Bebout, Burns, Case, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Hines, Hunnicutt, Jennings, Johnson, Landen, Larson, Martin, Massie, Meier, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend, Vasey and Von Flatern

Excused:  Senator(s) Dockstader and Nicholas

Ayes 28 Nays 0 Excused 2 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/18/2009   Assigned Number SEA No. 0009

2/20/2009   S President Signed SEA No. 0009

2/20/2009   H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0009

2/24/2009   Governor Signed SEA No. 0009

2/24/2009   Assigned Chapter Number

Chapter No. 0011  Session Laws of Wyoming 2009.