Bill No.: SF0032                  Drafter:  MRW

LSO No.:  09LSO-0072              Effective Date:  7/1/2009

Enrolled Act No.:  SEA0055

Chapter No.:       120

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

Catch Title:       Wyoming livestock health and emergency disease program.

Subject:  Wyoming livestock health and emergency disease program.

Summary/Major Elements:

• Provides for a livestock health and emergency disease response program, including prevention, surveillance and investigation of livestock diseases, whether occurring naturally or through agroterrorism.

• Provides for the development of a comprehensive livestock health and emergency disease response program for reportable diseases.

• Promotes the prevention, surveillance, investigation and elimination of diseases of concern and the protection of the overall health of Wyoming livestock by import regulations and quarantines and by providing instruction to the ports of entry, veterinarians and law enforcement.

• Authorizes 2 new positions.

• Appropriates $160,000 from the general fund to the Wyoming Livestock Board for:
• $100,000 for 1 full-time field veterinary medical officer;
• $45,000 for 1 contractor to develop a comprehensive technology plan and business analysis for a state-wide electronic system for ownership verification for the livestock programs and for disease trace back and ownership for the livestock health and emergency disease response program;
• $15,000 for the vehicle, field office support and expenses for the additional positions.