H.B. No. 0126

Agriculture operations.

 

Sponsored By:        Representative(s) Wallis and Senator(s) Driskill

 

AN ACT relating to agriculture; establishing the offense of interference with an agricultural operation; providing immunity for reporting cruelty to livestock as specified; providing for assistance by livestock board; providing definitions; providing a penalty; and providing for an effective date.

 

1/9/2013    Bill Number Assigned

1/10/2013   H Received for Introduction

1/11/2013   H Introduced and Referred to H05

1/29/2013   H05 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Eklund, Greear, Hunt, McKim, Semlek and Winters

Nays:  Representative(s) Blake, Campbell and Zwonitzer, Dn.

Ayes 6    Nays 3    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/29/2013   H Placed on General File

 

HB0126HS001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 2           Delete "requiring".

Page 1-line 3           Delete the line through "livestock;" insert "providing immunity for reporting cruelty to livestock as specified; providing for assistance by livestock board;" .

Page 1-line 4           Delete "penalties" insert "a penalty".

Page 2-line 8           After "person" insert ", other than a law enforcement officer acting within the scope of his duties,".

Page 4-line 9           Delete "11‑29‑106(b),".

Page 5-lines 4 through 12     Delete entirely and insert:

"(b)  Any person who in good faith reports to any peace officer employed by a local government with jurisdiction in the area where the alleged animal cruelty is occurring or has occurred that a livestock animal is being cruelly treated, as defined in W.S. 6‑3‑203, shall be immune from civil liability for making the report.  The board and its agents shall act as a resource and provide assistance if requested by the local government authorities in cases of alleged cruelty to a livestock animal.".  SEMLEK, CHAIRMAN

 

1/31/2013   H Passed CoW

2/1/2013    H Laid Back Pursuant to HR 7-3

 

HB0126H2001/ADOPTED

Page 5-lines 4 through 12     In the Standing Committee amendment (HB0126HS001/A) to these lines: after "the report" insert ", as provided herein.  A person who reports alleged animal cruelty shall be immune from civil liability if the report is made within forty-eight (48) hours of the person observing or learning of the alleged cruelty".  BARLOW

 

2/4/2013    H Passed 2nd Reading

 

HB0126H3001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 11          After "operation;" insert "immunity;".

Page 3-After line 16    Insert:

"(d)  Any person who observes a livestock animal being cruelly treated, as defined in W.S. 6‑3‑203, at an agricultural operation who in good faith reports the alleged cruelty to any peace officer employed by a local government with jurisdiction in the area where the alleged cruelty has occurred shall be immune from civil liability for making the report if the report is made within forty-eight (48) hours of the person's observation of the alleged cruelty.   The board and its agents shall act as a resource and provide assistance if requested by the local government authorities in cases reported under this subsection.".

Page 3-line 18          Delete "and 11‑29‑106 are" insert "is".

Page 4-lines 14 through 24    Delete entirely.

Page 5-lines 1 through 12     Delete entirely, including the standing committee amendment (HB0126HS001/A) and the Barlow second reading amendment (HB0126H2001/A) to these lines.  WALLIS, BARLOW, SEMLEK

 

HB0126H3002/WITHDRAWN

 

2/5/2013    H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Barlow, Blikre, Brown, Burkhart, Cannady, Coleman, Davison, Eklund, Gay, Greear, Halverson, Harshman, Harvey, Hunt, Hutchings, Jaggi, Kasperik, Kroeker, Larsen, Lockhart, Loucks, Madden, McKim, Miller, Moniz, Patton, Paxton, Reeder, Semlek, Sommers, Teeters, Wallis and Winters

Nays:  Representative(s) Baker, Berger, Blake, Blevins, Byrd, Campbell, Connolly, Esquibel, K., Filer, Freeman, Gingery, Goggles, Greene, Kirkbride, Krone, Lubnau, Nicholas, B., Northrup, Petroff, Piiparinen, Stubson, Throne, Walters, Watt, Wilson, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Ayes 33    Nays 27    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/6/2013    S Received for Introduction

2/6/2013    S Introduced and Referred to S05

2/26/2013   S Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 5-4