S.F. No. 0100

Cruelty to animals.

 

Sponsored By:        Senator(s) Geis

 

AN ACT relating to cruelty to animals; modifying elements of the offense of cruelty to animals; classifying animal hoarding and puppy mill ownership and operation as animal cruelty; creating the animals protection account; providing definitions; providing penalties for animal hoarders and owners or operators of puppy mills; providing for a continuous appropriation; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date.

 

1/12/2011         Bill Number Assigned

1/13/2011         S Received for Introduction

1/13/2011         S Introduced and Referred to S05

1/19/2011         S05 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Bebout, Driskill, Emerich, Geis and Hicks

Ayes 5    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/19/2011         S Placed on General File

1/19/2011         S Rereferred to S02

1/24/2011         S02 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Hastert, Meier, Peterson and Von Flatern

Nays:  Senator(s) Nicholas, P.

Ayes 4    Nays 1    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/24/2011         S Placed on General File

 

SF0100SS001/ADOPTED

Page 2-line 12          Delete new language, strike existing language and renumber.

Page 5-line 11          Delete "standard biennial" insert "exception".  GEIS, CHAIRMAN

 

SF0100SS002/ADOPTED

Page 5-line 4           Delete "two hundred thousand" insert "fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00)".

Page 5-line 5           Delete "dollars ($200,000.00)".

Page 5-line 9           After "purpose." delete balance of line.

Page 5-lines 10 through 13    Delete including the First Senate Standing Committee Amendment (SF0100SS001/A) to these lines.  NICHOLAS, CHAIRMAN

 

SF0100SW001/ADOPTED

Page 3-lines 21 and 22  Delete and renumber.

Page 4-lines 19 and 20  Delete and renumber.  EMERICH

 

1/25/2011         S Passed CoW

 

SF0100S2001/ADOPTED

Page 4-line 16          Delete "dog or cat" insert "substandard commercial pet".

Page 4-line 17          After "where" delete ":".

Page 4-lines 19 and 20  Delete.

Page 4-line 22          Delete "(B)".

Page 4-line 23          After "animals"  delete "; and" insert "including failing to provide proper food, drink, protection from the weather or veterinary care.".

Page 5-lines 1 and 2    Delete.  EMERICH

 

1/26/2011         S Passed 2nd Reading

1/27/2011         S Passed 3rd Reading


 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Barnard, Bebout, Coe, Cooper, Emerich, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Hicks, Hines, Johnson, Martin, Meier, Nutting, Peterson, Ross, Rothfuss, Schiffer and Von Flatern

Nays:  Senator(s) Anderson, Burns, Case, Christensen, Dockstader, Driskill, Jennings, Landen, Nicholas, P., Perkins and Scott

Ayes 19    Nays 11    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/28/2011         H Received for Introduction

2/1/2011          H Introduced and Referred to H05

2/15/2011         H05 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Blake, Campbell, Davison, Eklund, Hunt, Loucks, Moniz, Semlek and Zwonitzer, Dn.

Ayes 9    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/15/2011         H Placed on General File

2/15/2011         H Rereferred to H02

2/18/2011         H02 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Berger, Edmonds, Esquibel, K., Harshman, Pedersen, Steward and Wallis

Ayes 7    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/18/2011         H Placed on General File

 

SF0100HS001/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

That Substitute No. 1 for SF0100 DO Pass.  SEMLEK, CHAIRMAN

 

SF0100HS002/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 1-line 4           After "appropriation;" insert "providing for a report;".

Page 3-line 14          After "2." insert "(a)".

Page 3-After line 19    Insert:

"(b)  Prior to November 1, 2012, the attorney general shall provide a report to the joint appropriations interim committee and the joint agriculture, state and public lands and water resources interim committee.  The report shall identify possible funding mechanisms, including restitution and private contributions for the cruelty to household pet animals protection account, the amount of funds needed, number of cases for which reimbursement was provided under this act and other beneficial information as determined by the attorney general.".

Page 3-line 21          Delete "July 1, 2011" insert "immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution".  BERGER, CHAIRMAN

 

SF0100HW001/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 2-line 18          After "cat" delete balance of the line and insert "rabbit, guinea pig, hamster, mouse, gerbil, ferret, bird, fish, reptile, amphibian, invertebrate or any other species of domesticated animal sold, transferred or retained for the purpose of being kept as a pet in or near a house".

Page 2-lines 19 and 20  Delete entirely.

Page 2-line 21          Delete "domesticated animal".

Page 3-line 4           Delete "an overcrowded" insert "a manner that results in chronic or repeated serious physical harm to the household pet; or".

Page 3-lines 5 through 9      Delete entirely.

Page 3-line 11          Delete "(iii)" insert "(ii)".  WALLIS

 

2/25/2011         H Passed CoW

 

SF0100H2001/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 2-line 12          After "funding" insert "and upon a showing that the agency has made reasonable efforts to seek reimbursement from the offender of expenses incurred by the agency, as permitted by law".  STUBSON, SEMLEK

 

2/28/2011         H Passed 2nd Reading

3/1/2011          H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Barbuto, Berger, Blake, Blikre, Bonner, Botten, Brown, Buchanan, Campbell, Cannady, Childers, Connolly, Craft, Davison, Edmonds, Eklund, Freeman, Gingery, Goggles, Greear, Greene, Harshman, Harvey, Jaggi, Kasperik, Krone, Loucks, Lubnau, Madden, McOmie, Moniz, Nicholas, B., Patton, Petersen, Petroff, Roscoe, Semlek, Shepperson, Steward, Throne, Wallis, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Nays:  Representative(s) Brechtel, Burkhart, Byrd, Esquibel, K., Gay, Hunt, Illoway, Kroeker, Lockhart, McKim, Miller, Peasley, Quarberg, Stubson, Teeters and Vranish

Excused:  Representative(s) Pederson

Ayes 43    Nays 16    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

3/1/2011          S Received for Concurrence

3/1/2011          S Did Concur

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, Barnard, Bebout, Case, Christensen, Coe, Cooper, Driskill, Emerich, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hicks, Hines, Jennings, Johnson, Landen, Martin, Meier, Nutting, Peterson, Ross, Rothfuss, Schiffer, Scott and Von Flatern

Nays:  Senator(s) Burns, Dockstader, Nicholas, P. and Perkins

Excused:  Senator(s) Hastert

Ayes 25    Nays 4    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

3/1/2011          Assigned Number SEA No. 0083

3/2/2011          S President Signed SEA No. 0083

3/2/2011          H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0083

3/3/2011          Governor Signed SEA No. 0083

3/3/2011          Assigned Chapter Number

 

Chapter No. 0177  Session Laws of Wyoming 2011