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WY - Predatory Animals - Chapter 6. Predatory Animals. | Animal Legal & Historical Center
Full Statute Name: West's Wyoming Statutes Annotated. Title 11. Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals. Chapter 6. Predatory Animals.
Primary Citation: W. S. 1977 § 11-6-101 - 313 Country of Origin: United States Last Checked: January, 2020 Alternate Citation: WY ST § 11-6-101 - 313 Historical:
Summary: This first article of the chapter allows owners of livestock to fill out an application with the board of county commissioners to receive permission to eradicate predatory animals. The second article of the chapter outlines the composition and function of the state predator management advisory board. Article 3 outlines the Wyoming animal damage management program. In that section, "predatory animal is defined as any coyote, jackrabbit, porcupine, raccoon, red fox, skunk or stray cat; and gray wolves except where they are designated as trophy game animals.
ARTICLE 1. CONTROL GENERALLY
§ 11-6-101 . Permission to eradicate upon refusal of entry by property owner
§ 11-6-102 . Application to county commissioners; hearing; determination; limitation on use of firearms
§ 11-6-103 . Liability for damage to property
§ 11-6-104 . Centralized and coordinated rodent and predator control plan authorized; release of information restricted
§ 11-6-105 . Issuance of aerial hunting permits authorized
§ 11-6-106 . Receiving and expending monies for supplies
§ 11-6-107 . Disposition of proceeds
§ 11-6-108 . Cooperative agreements generally
ARTICLE 2. DISTRICTS AND DISTRICT BOARDS
§ 11-6-201 . Creation and designation of districts; state predator management advisory board
§ 11-6-202 . Administration of districts by district boards; number and qualifications of members; term; filling of vacancies; removal
§ 11-6-203 . Manner of calling annual meeting of predator management districts; when held; election of chairman and secretary
§ 11-6-204 . District boards; election and appointment of officers; meetings; quorum; oath; appropriation requests
§ 11-6-205 . District boards; duties generally
§ 11-6-206 . District boards; powers generally
§ 11-6-207 . District boards; record of proceedings and expenditures; monthly warrants issued by county for monies collected
§ 11-6-208 . District boards; annual report
§ 11-6-209 . Annual meetings of predator management boards
§ 11-6-210 . Creation of predator management district fund; predator management fees; donations; appropriation by county commissioners
ARTICLE 3. WYOMING ANIMAL DAMAGE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
§ 11-6-301 . Short title
§ 11-6-302 . Definitions
§ 11-6-303 . Animal damage management board (ADMB) created; composition; appointment; terms; vacancies; compensation
§ 11-6-304 . ADMB responsibilities; animal damage management policy; rules; methods to manage predatory animals, predacious birds, depredating animals and rabid wildlife; manner of calling meetings; frequency
§ 11-6-305 . Wyoming animal damage management board funding; sources; methods of collection
§ 11-6-306 . Animal damage management account
§ 11-6-307 . Board to request funding from game and fish commission
§ 11-6-308 . District boards; relation to ADMB; duties generally
§ 11-6-309 . Predator management district participation with the ADMB
§ 11-6-310 . Applicability of chapter
§ 11-6-311 . Exemptions
§ 11-6-312 . Cooperative agreements generally
§ 11-6-313 . Repealed by Laws 2008, ch. 39, § 1, eff. July 1, 2008
§ 11-6-101. Permission to eradicate upon refusal of entry by property owner
Laws 1935, ch. 16, § 1; Laws 1978, ch. 32, § 1.
Codifications: C.S. 1945, § 56-2301; W.S. 1957, § 11-74.
§ 11-6-102. Application to county commissioners; hearing; determination; limitation on use of firearms
Laws 1935, ch. 16, § 2; Laws 1978, ch. 32, § 1.
§ 11-6-103. Liability for damage to property
Laws 1935, ch. 16, § 3; Laws 1978, ch. 32, § 1.
§ 11-6-104. Centralized and coordinated rodent and predator control plan authorized; release of information restricted
Laws 1973, ch. 63, § 1; Laws 1978, ch. 32, § 1; Laws 2003, ch. 191, § 1, eff. March 7, 2003.
§ 11-6-105. Issuance of aerial hunting permits authorized
Laws 1973, ch. 63, § 1; Laws 1978, ch. 32, § 1; Laws 1993, ch. 135, § 2.
§ 11-6-106. Receiving and expending monies for supplies
Laws 1973, ch. 63, § 1; Laws 1978, ch. 32, § 1.
§ 11-6-107. Disposition of proceeds
Laws 1973, ch. 63, § 1; Laws 1974, ch. 16, § 2; Laws 1978, ch. 32, § 1; Laws 1989, ch. 3, § 1; Laws 2006, ch. 87, § 1, eff. March 23, 2006.
§ 11-6-108. Cooperative agreements generally
Laws 1953, ch. 77, § 2; Laws 1973, ch. 63, § 2; Laws 1978, ch. 32, § 1.
§ 11-6-201. Creation and designation of districts; state predator management advisory board
(a) Each county is created and designated as a predator management district. Each district shall be known as the “Predator Management District of ... County, Wyoming,” and it may hold property and be a party to suits and contracts.
Laws 1943, ch. 36, § 2; Laws 1977, ch. 125, § 1; Laws 1978, ch. 32, § 1; Laws 1990, ch. 87, § 2; Laws 2006, ch. 87, § 1, eff. March 23, 2006.
§ 11-6-202. Administration of districts by district boards; number and qualifications of members; term; filling of vacancies; removal
Laws 1943, ch. 36, § 3; Laws 1977, ch. 125, § 1; Laws 1978, ch. 32, § 1; Laws 1990, ch. 87, § 2; Laws 2006, ch. 87, § 1, eff. March 23, 2006; Laws 2010, ch. 61, § 1, eff. March 8, 2010; Laws 2012, ch. 46, § 1, eff. July 1, 2012; Laws 2012, ch. 104, § 1, eff. March 21, 2012.
§ 11-6-203. Manner of calling annual meeting of predator management districts; when held; election of chairman and secretary
(i) Repealed by Laws 2012, ch. 46, § 2, eff. July 1, 2012;
Laws 1943, ch. 36, § 4; Laws 1977, ch. 125, § 1; Laws 1978, ch. 32, § 1; Laws 1990, ch. 87, § 2; Laws 1996, ch. 41, § 1, eff. March 15, 1996; Laws 2006, ch. 87, § 1, eff. March 23, 2006; Laws 2010, ch. 61, § 1, eff. March 8, 2010; Laws 2012, ch. 46, §§ 1, 2, eff. July 1, 2012.
§ 11-6-204. District boards; election and appointment of officers; meetings; quorum; oath; appropriation requests
Laws 1943, ch. 36, § 5; Laws 1945, ch. 8, § 1; Laws 1977, ch. 125, § 1; Laws 1978, ch. 32, § 1; Laws 1990, ch. 87, § 2; Laws 2006, ch. 87, § 1, eff. March 23, 2006.
§ 11-6-205. District boards; duties generally
Laws 1943, ch. 36, § 1; Laws 1977, ch. 125, § 1; Laws 1978, ch. 32, § 1; Laws 1990, ch. 87, § 2; Laws 2006, ch. 87, § 1, eff. March 23, 2006.
§ 11-6-206. District boards; powers generally
Laws 1943, ch. 36, § 8; Laws 1977, ch. 125, § 1; Laws 1978, ch. 32, § 1; Laws 1990, ch. 87, § 2; Laws 2006, ch. 87, § 1, eff. March 23, 2006.
§ 11-6-207. District boards; record of proceedings and expenditures; monthly warrants issued by county for monies collected
Laws 1943, ch. 36, § 10; Laws 1971, ch. 167, § 1; Laws 1977, ch. 125, § 1; Laws 1978, ch. 32, § 1; Laws 2006, ch. 87, § 1, eff. March 23, 2006.
§ 11-6-208. District boards; annual report
Laws 1943, ch. 36, § 11; Laws 1977, ch. 125, § 1; Laws 1978, ch. 32, § 1; Laws 1993, ch. 75, § 1; Laws 2006, ch. 87, § 1, eff. March 23, 2006; Laws 2009, ch. 90, § 2, eff. July 1, 2009.
§ 11-6-209. Annual meetings of predator management boards
Laws 1943, ch. 36, § 6; Laws 1977, ch. 125, § 1; Laws 1978, ch. 32, § 1; Laws 1990, ch. 87, § 2; Laws 2006, ch. 87, § 1, eff. March 23, 2006.
Codifications: C.S. 1945, § 56-2506; W.S. 1957, § 11-107; W.S. 1977, § 11-6-309.
§ 11-6-210. Creation of predator management district fund; predator management fees; donations; appropriation by county commissioners
(a) At the time of collecting brand inspection fees imposed under W.S. 11-20-401 and 11-20-402, the brand inspector shall collect predator management fees on all sheep and cattle inspected within each predator management district. However, predator management fees shall not be collected on cattle and sheep shipped into this state for immediate sale or slaughter. The amount of the fee for each predator management district shall be established by each predator management district board in consultation with the state predator management advisory board and shall not exceed one dollar ($1.00) per head on sheep and cattle. The directors elected pursuant to W.S. 11-6-202(a)(i) and (ii) from each predator management district board shall annually determine the predator management fee to be charged and collected in the district taking into consideration comments solicited from the producers present at the district's annual meeting as provided for in W.S. 11-6-203, who have paid predator management fees within the district during the preceding twelve (12) months and shall inform the livestock board of the fee prior to January 1 each year. The fee shall not be collected on the same livestock more than once in any twelve (12) month period. The livestock board may retain not to exceed five percent (5%) of the revenues collected for the actual cost of collecting the predator management fee. Remaining revenues collected by the livestock board under this section shall be remitted to the state treasurer for deposit in an account. The state treasurer, on a quarterly basis, shall distribute the revenues to the county treasurer of the county from which the shipment originated unless, at the time of payment of the fees, the livestock owner designates the fees to be distributed in total to another county in this state in which the livestock are fed or pastured. The county treasurer shall deposit revenues distributed under this subsection into a special continuing fund, to be known as the “Predator Management District Fund of ... County” and to be administered by the predator management board of that district.
(b) and (c) Repealed by Laws 1990, ch. 87, § 3.
(e) Repealed by Laws 1990, ch. 87, § 3.
(f) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, the amount of the annual predator management fee for sheep and cattle shipped into this state for confinement in a commercial feedlot shall not exceed twenty-five cents ($0.25) per head on sheep and cattle. For purposes of this subsection, “commercial feedlot” means any place, establishment or facility commonly known as a feedlot conducted, operated or managed for profit or nonprofit for livestock producers, feeders or market agencies, consisting of pens and their appurtenances, in which livestock are received, held, fed, cared for or kept for sale or shipment in commerce. A pasture, field or other enclosure, fenced or unfenced, shall not be considered a commercial feedlot for purposes of this subsection. The predator management district board shall have the authority to determine if a facility qualifies as a commercial feedlot as defined in this subsection.
(m) Repealed by Laws 2012, ch. 46, § 2, eff. July 1, 2012.
Laws 1943, ch. 36, § 7; Laws 1945, ch. 8, § 2; Laws 1950, Sp. Sess., ch. 11, § 1; Laws 1963, ch. 85, § 1; Laws 1969, ch. 103, § 1; Laws 1977, ch. 125, § 1; Laws 1978, ch. 32, § 1; Laws 1990, ch. 87, §§ 2, 3; Laws 1991, ch. 78, § 1; Laws 1991, ch. 129, § 1; Laws 1994, ch. 96, § 1; Laws 1996, ch. 41, § 1, eff. March 15, 1996; Laws 1999, ch. 197, § 2, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2002, Sp. & Bud. Sess., ch. 23, § 1, eff. July 1, 2002; Laws 2005, ch. 231, § 1, eff. July 1, 2005; Laws 2006, ch. 87, § 1, eff. March 23, 2006; Laws 2006, ch. 114, § 1, eff. March 24, 2006; Laws 2010, ch. 61, § 1, eff. March 8, 2010; Laws 2010, ch. 69, § 207, eff. July 1, 2010; Laws 2012, ch. 46, §§ 1, 2, eff. July 1, 2012.
§ 11-6-301. Short title
This article may be cited as the “Wyoming animal damage management program”.
Laws 1999, ch. 197, § 1, eff. July 1, 1999.
§ 11-6-302. Definitions
(i) “Board” means the Wyoming animal damage management board (ADMB);
(ii) “Crop” or “agricultural crop” when not otherwise defined by statute means corn, oats, wheat, barley, flax, sorghums and other grains, potatoes, vegetables, forage legumes, hay, and any other product of cultivation, trees, bees, honey and hives;
(iii) “Damage” means any injury to or loss of livestock, agricultural crops or wildlife inflicted by predatory animals, predacious birds or depredating animals;
(iv) “Depredating animal” means any trophy game animal or furbearing animal that causes damage;
(v) “Furbearing animal” means badger, beaver, bobcat, marten, mink, muskrat or weasel;
(vi) “Livestock” means horses, mules, cattle, swine, sheep, goats, poultry, guard animals or any other animal maintained under domestication. Bison are considered livestock unless otherwise designated by the Wyoming livestock board and the Wyoming game and fish commission;
(vii) “Person” means as defined by W.S. 8-1-102(a)(vi);
(viii) “Predacious bird” means any predatory avian species that is permitted to be taken under either Wyoming law or federal law;
(ix) “Predatory animal” means:
(I) Designated as a trophy game animal under W.S 23-1-101(a)(xii)(B)(I) or (II).
(x) “Trophy game animal” means:
(I) “Trophy game animal” shall include any gray wolf within those areas where gray wolves are designated as trophy game animals as provided in W.S 23-1-101(a)(xii)(B)(I) or (II).
(xi) “Wildlife” means all wild mammals, birds, fish, amphibians, reptiles, crustaceans and mollusks, and wild bison designated by the Wyoming game and fish commission and the Wyoming livestock board within this state;
(xii) “Take” means as defined by W.S. 23-1-102(a)(vii).
Laws 1999, ch. 197, § 1, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2003, ch. 115, § 2, eff. March 4, 2003; Laws 2006, ch. 87, § 1, eff. March 23, 2006; Laws 2007, ch. 168, § 3, eff. July 1, 2007; Laws 2012, ch. 25, §§ 1, 2, eff. March 7, 2012.
§ 11-6-303. Animal damage management board (ADMB) created; composition; appointment; terms; vacancies; compensation
Laws 1999, ch. 197, § 1, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2006, ch. 87, § 1, eff. March 23, 2006.
§ 11-6-304. ADMB responsibilities; animal damage management policy; rules; methods to manage predatory animals, predacious birds, depredating animals and rabid wildlife; manner of calling meetings; frequency
Laws 1999, ch. 197, § 1, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2002, Sp. & Bud. Sess., ch. 43, § 1, eff. July 1, 2002; Laws 2006, ch. 87, § 1, eff. March 23, 2006; Laws 2008, ch. 44, § 1, eff. March 5, 2008; Laws 2011, ch. 19, § 1, eff. July 1, 2011.
§ 11-6-305. Wyoming animal damage management board funding; sources; methods of collection
(a) There is created a “wildlife damage management” stamp. The stamp, issued at licensed selling agents as designated by the Wyoming game and fish commission may be purchased voluntarily. Proceeds from the sale of the stamp, excluding fifty cents ($.50) which the agent shall retain for each stamp sold, shall be deposited by the state treasurer into the animal damage management account created by W.S. 11-6-306. The Wyoming game and fish commission shall retain the fees related to those administrative costs which are required to design and print stamps, and collect, account for and disburse these funds to the ADMB. The Wyoming game and fish commission shall annually provide to the ADMB a complete and detailed accounting of all administrative costs and fees.
Laws 1999, ch. 197, § 1, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2003, ch. 112, § 1, eff. July 1, 2003; Laws 2004, ch. 36, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005; Laws 2010, ch. 69, § 207, eff. July 1, 2010.
§ 11-6-306. Animal damage management account
Laws 1999, ch. 197, § 1, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2002, Sp. & Bud. Sess., ch. 43, § 1, eff. July 1, 2002; Laws 2005, ch. 231, § 1, eff. July 1, 2005.
§ 11-6-307. Board to request funding from game and fish commission
§ 11-6-308. District boards; relation to ADMB; duties generally
§ 11-6-309. Predator management district participation with the ADMB
Laws 1999, ch. 197, § 1, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2006, ch. 87, § 1, eff. March 23, 2006; Laws 2012, ch. 25, § 1, eff. March 7, 2012.
§ 11-6-310. Applicability of chapter
§ 11-6-311. Exemptions
§ 11-6-312. Cooperative agreements generally
§ 11-6-313. Repealed by Laws 2008, ch. 39, § 1, eff. July 1, 2008
Repealed § 11-6-313, relating to the expiration date, was derived from Laws 1999, ch. 197, § 1 and Laws 2003, ch. 112, § 1.