Bill No.: SF0008                  Drafter:  MRW

LSO No.:  09LSO-0034              Effective Date:  3/2/2009

Enrolled Act No.:  SEA0030

Chapter No.:       88

Prime Sponsor:     Joint Agriculture, State and Public Lands and Water Resources Interim Committee

Catch Title:       Feral livestock.

Subject:  Feral livestock.

Summary/Major Elements:

• Requires an attempt to be made by the Director of the Wyoming Livestock Board or the State Veterinarian to locate and identify the owner of the feral livestock.

• Allows livestock to be declared feral if the owner refuses to take possession of the livestock within 5 days.

• Provides for the removal and destruction of the feral livestock from where they are found.

• Provides for the destruction of feral livestock if the State Veterinarian determines the feral livestock are likely to spread any infectious or contagious disease.

• Precludes future indemnity or payment to the feral livestock owner if the feral livestock are destroyed in accordance with these provisions.

• Provides for rulemaking by the Wyoming Livestock Board.

Comments:

· Creates a new chapter to address the identification and destruction of feral livestock.