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WY Stat § 11-29-108 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 29 - Protection of Livestock Animals|Section 11-29-108 - Livestock Board; Seized Livestock Animals and Vehicles; Lien on Seized Chattels; Civil Action for Unpaid Expenses.

11-29-108. Livestock board; seized livestock animals and vehicles; lien on seized chattels; civil action for unpaid expenses.| When any person arrested under this act is in charge of any vehicle drawn by or containing any livestock animal cruelly treated in violation of W.S. 6-3-1002 or this chapter at the time of arrest, any peace officer, agent or officer of the board may take charge of the livestock animal and vehicle and its contents, and give notice thereof to the owner, if known, and shall provide for them until their owner takes possession of them. The board or local government shall have a lien on the livestock animals, the vehicle and its contents for the reasonable costs of impoundment. The expense or any part remaining unpaid may be recovered by the board or local government in a civil action.
WY Stat § 11-29-109 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 29 - Protection of Livestock Animals|Section 11-29-109 - Livestock Board; Care of Abandoned Livestock Animals; Civil Action for Expenses; Lien.

11-29-109. Livestock board; care of abandoned livestock animals; civil action for expenses; lien.| Any peace officer, agent or officer of the board may take charge of any livestock animal found abandoned, neglected or treated with cruelty in violation of W.S. 6-3-1002 or this chapter. He shall give notice to the owner, if known, and may care and provide for the livestock animal until the livestock animal is disposed of. The reasonable costs of impoundment are a charge against the owner of the livestock animal and collectible from the owner by the board or by the local government employing the peace officer taking charge of the livestock animal in a civil action. The board or local government may detain the livestock animals until the reasonable costs of impoundment are paid and shall have a lien upon the livestock animals therefor. This lien shall be filed as provided pursuant to W.S. 29-7-101 through 29-7-106.
WY Stat § 11-29-110 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 29 - Protection of Livestock Animals|Section 11-29-110 - Livestock Board; Enforcement of Liens; Notice to Owner.

11-29-110. Livestock board; enforcement of liens; notice to owner.| Any person entitled to a lien under this act may enforce the lien by disposing of the livestock animals and other personal property upon which the lien is given, at public auction, upon giving written notice to the owner, if he is known, of the time and place of the disposal, at least five (5) days previous thereto, and by posting three (3) notices of the time and place of the disposal in three (3) public places within the county at least five (5) days previous thereto. If the owner is not known, the notice shall be posted at least ten (10) days previous to the disposal.
WY Stat § 11-29-111 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 29 - Protection of Livestock Animals|Section 11-29-111 - Livestock Board; Destruction of Diseased or Injured Livestock Animals.

11-29-111. Livestock board; destruction of diseased or injured livestock animals.| Any peace officer, agent or officer of the board may destroy or cause to be destroyed any livestock animal in his charge when in his judgment and the judgment of a Wyoming licensed veterinarian or the judgment of the livestock animal owner, the livestock animal appears to be severely injured, severely disabled, diseased past recovery or unfit for any useful purpose. There shall be no right for any future indemnity or payment to the owner for the destruction of any livestock animal destroyed and the peace officer, agent or officer of the board shall be held harmless while acting in accordance with this section.
WY Stat § 11-29-115 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 29 - Protection of Livestock Animals|Section 11-29-115 - Use of Agricultural and Livestock Management Practices.

11-29-115. Use of agricultural and livestock management practices.| (a) Nothing in this chapter prohibits:  (i) The use of Wyoming industry accepted agricultural or livestock management practices or any other commonly practiced animal husbandry procedure used on livestock animals, as defined by W.S. 11-29-101(a)(vi);  (ii) A Wyoming licensed veterinarian from treating a livestock animal as authorized by the Wyoming Veterinary Medical Practice Act;  (iii) Any rodeo event employing animal care practices generally accepted within the rodeo industry, whether the event is performed in a rodeo, jackpot or similar arena;  (iv) A person from humanely destroying a livestock animal.
WY Stat § 11-30-104 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 30 - Offenses Concerning Livestock and Other Animals|Section 11-30-104 - Misbranding or Altering Brand of Livestock.

11-30-104. Misbranding or altering brand of livestock.| Whoever brands, or alters or defaces the brand of any horse, mule, sheep or cattle of another with intent to steal or to prevent the identification of the animal shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary not less than three (3) nor more than ten (10) years.
WY Stat § 11-30-106 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 30 - Offenses Concerning Livestock and Other Animals|Section 11-30-106 - Removing Skins From Carcasses Without Permission Prohibited; Exception as to Railroads.

11-30-106. Removing skins from carcasses without permission prohibited; exception as to railroads.| (a) Any person who skins or removes from a carcass any part of the skin, hide or pelt of any cattle, sheep, horses, mules or goats found dead, without permission from the owner, is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00), or imprisoned not more than six (6) months, or both.  (b) This section does not prevent the skinning of animals killed by railroad companies by employees of the railroad company which killed the stock, but the hide, hides or pelts must be preserved for inspection according to law.
WY Stat § 11-30-107 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 30 - Offenses Concerning Livestock and Other Animals|Section 11-30-107 - Transportation of Beef Unlawfully Obtained or Killed.

11-30-107. Transportation of beef unlawfully obtained or killed.| Transportation in Wyoming, without authority, of unlawfully obtained or killed beef, mutton, pork or poultry is unlawful, punishable as by law provided. Whenever any law enforcement officer of this state discovers any person unlawfully transporting any unlawfully obtained or killed beef, mutton, pork or poultry in any conveyance or vehicle, he shall seize the beef, mutton, pork or poultry and the conveyance or vehicle. The officer shall also arrest the person in possession thereof. The officer shall promptly prosecute proper charges against each person arrested in the proper court of the county in which the seizure is made. Upon conviction of the person charged with unlawful possession and transportation, the court shall order the forfeit of all personal property seized, and unless satisfactory cause to the contrary is shown by the owner, the court shall order prompt sale at public auction of the seized property. The resulting proceeds, after deducting expenses and costs of sale, shall be paid to the treasurer of the county in which the conviction is had to the credit of its public school funds.
WY Stat § 11-30-108 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 30 - Offenses Concerning Livestock and Other Animals|Section 11-30-108 - Desertion and Abandonment of Sheep by Herders.

11-30-108. Desertion and abandonment of sheep by herders.| It is unlawful for any person having charge as herder of any sheep to willfully desert and abandon the sheep upon the open range and leave them without care or attention. The herder shall in all cases give the owner or his employer not less than five (5) days notice prior to the time at which he intends to abandon the sheep. Any person who violates this section shall be fined not less than two hundred dollars ($200.00) nor more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), imprisoned not more than six (6) months, or both.
WY Stat § 11-30-109 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 30 - Offenses Concerning Livestock and Other Animals|Section 11-30-109 - Taking Horses and Equipment Without Consent of Owner.

11-30-109. Taking horses and equipment without consent of owner.| Any person who unlawfully takes without consent of the owner any horse, ass or mule, or any buggy or other vehicle from the stable, lot, premises or pasture of another, or from a hitching post or rack or any other place, having been lawfully placed there, with intent to set at large, injure or wrongfully use the animal or vehicle taken, is guilty of criminal trespass and shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50.00), or more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or imprisoned for not more than six (6) months, or both, and is also liable to the party injured in double the amount of damage sustained.
WY Stat § 11-30-110 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 30 - Offenses Concerning Livestock and Other Animals|Section 11-30-110 - Appropriation of Horse or Mule on Open Range Without Permission.

11-30-110. Appropriation of horse or mule on open range without permission.| (a) It is unlawful for any person without the consent of the owner, to take possession of any horse or mule found running at large upon the open range for the purpose or with the intent of working, riding or driving the horse or mule, where there is no intent on the part of the person to steal the horse or mule. It is unlawful for any person to drive any horses or mules not his own, off or away from any range where the horses or mules are found, except to the nearest corral for the purpose of separating them from horses or mules belonging to the person. Any person driving horses or mules not his own from any range for the purpose of separating them from horses or mules belonging to him, shall drive the horses or mules back to the locality where they were found immediately after separating them whenever the animals have been driven for more than five (5) miles.  (b) Any person violating this section shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) or more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or imprisoned not more than six (6) months, or both.
WY Stat § 11-30-111 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 30 - Offenses Concerning Livestock and Other Animals|Section 11-30-111 - Ranch or Stable Keeper Not to Use Horses Without Consent of Owner.

11-30-111. Ranch or stable keeper not to use horses without consent of owner.| If any person keeping a public ranch or stable uses or allows to be used without consent of the owner any horse, ox, mule or ass that is left with him to be ranched or fed, he shall forfeit to the owner all ranch or stable fees that may be due upon the animal used and an additional forty dollars ($40.00) for each day the animal is used.
WY Stat § 11-30-112 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 30 - Offenses Concerning Livestock and Other Animals|Section 11-30-112 - Abuse or Negligent Treatment by Bailee.

11-30-112. Abuse or negligent treatment by bailee.| Any person who takes into his possession, or hires or loans any property of any livery stable keeper, or any other person, and while the property is in his custody shall willfully, or with gross neglect or culpable carelessness damage or destroy the property, or permit the property to be damaged or destroyed, or shall by willful or gross neglect cause the sickness, injury or death of any animal received into his possession, shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) or more than five hundred dollars ($500.00), or imprisoned not more than sixty (60) days, or both.
WY Stat § 11-30-113 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 30 - Offenses Concerning Livestock and Other Animals|Section 11-30-113 - Unlawful Cutting of Ears of Sheep.

11-30-113. Unlawful cutting of ears of sheep.| (a) It is unlawful for any person willfully to cut, sever, detach or mutilate more than one-half (1/2) of either ear of any sheep or to unlawfully have in his possession or under his control any sheep which have more than one-half (1/2) of either ear removed or mutilated unless the same are so described in a bill of sale or other certificate of title covering the sheep. Sheep afflicted by bighead are exempt from the provisions of this section.  (b) Any person who violates the provisions of subsection (a) of this section is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years.
WY Stat § 11-30-115 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 30 - Offenses Concerning Livestock and Other Animals|Section 11-30-115 - Unlawful Killing of Wild Horses.

11-30-115. Unlawful killing of wild horses.| (a) For purposes of this section "wild horse" means a horse, mare, filly or colt which is unbranded and unclaimed and lives on state or public land.  (b) Any person, without legal justification, who willfully and maliciously kills a wild horse is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), imprisonment for not more than six (6), months or both.
WY Stat § 11-32-101 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 32 - Poultry|Section 11-32-101 - Definitions.

11-32-101. Definitions.| (a) As used in this act:  (i) "Baby poultry" means poultry under ten (10) weeks of age;  (ii) "Board" means the Wyoming livestock board;  (iii) "Breeding stock" means poultry used for reproduction;  (iv) "Poultry" means live chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese and game birds as defined by W.S. 23-1-101(a)(iv);  (v) "This act" means W.S. 11-32-101 through 11-32-104.
WY Stat § 11-32-102 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 32 - Poultry|Section 11-32-102 - Rules and Regulations.

11-32-102. Rules and regulations.| The board may adopt rules and regulations to carry out this act and to prevent the spread of disease among poultry.
WY Stat § 11-32-103 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 32 - Poultry|Section 11-32-103 - Labeling of Shipments.

11-32-103. Labeling of shipments.| (a) Each container of poultry, baby poultry, hatching eggs or breeding stock sold within or imported into this state, except those containing poultry for immediate slaughter, shall bear the name and address of the shipper and an official label or certificate showing:  (i) The number, breed and variety, sex and date of hatch for baby poultry;  (ii) The name of the hatchery or person producing poultry in the case of baby poultry;  (iii) The agency under the supervision of which the testing for pullorum disease was done, the pullorum classification; and  (iv) In the case of breeding stock, the pullorum classification and date of last test.  (b) No person shall import into Wyoming any poultry, baby poultry, hatching eggs or breeding stock which is not labelled as provided by subsection (a) of this section except for immediate slaughter.
WY Stat § 11-32-104 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 32 - Poultry|Section 11-32-104 - Penalty; Seizure of Property.

11-32-104. Penalty; seizure of property.| Any person who violates W.S. 11-32-101 through 11-32-103 or any rule or regulation promulgated hereunder shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00). Any container of poultry, baby poultry, hatching eggs or breeding stock which is not labeled in accordance with the provisions of this act or rules and regulations may be seized and its contents destroyed or returned to the shipper at the shipper's expense, as the board determines.
WY Stat § 11-33-101 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 33 - Livestock Districts|Section 11-33-101 - Creation; Generally; Applicable Provisions.

11-33-101. Creation; generally; applicable provisions.| The board of county commissioners of each county in the state may create livestock districts within any irrigation district organized under the irrigation district laws of this state as hereinafter provided. When a district is created, W.S. 11-33-101 through 11-33-109 apply and are enforceable therein.
WY Stat § 11-33-102 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 33 - Livestock Districts|Section 11-33-102 - Creation; Landowners' Petition; Contents.

11-33-102. Creation; landowners' petition; contents.| At least seventy-five percent (75%) of the landowners owning at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the land in any irrigation district organized under the irrigation district laws of Wyoming and who are resident in and qualified electors of Wyoming, may petition the board of county commissioners in writing to create a livestock district. The petition shall describe the boundaries of the proposed livestock district and shall designate what animals are to be prohibited from running at large or from being grazed upon the public highways in the district and may designate the period of the year during which it is desired to prohibit animals from running at large or being grazed on the highways.
WY Stat § 11-33-103 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 33 - Livestock Districts|Section 11-33-103 - Creation; Landowners' Petition; Notice of Hearing.

11-33-103. Creation; landowners' petition; notice of hearing.| Within twenty (20) days after a petition has been filed, the board of county commissioners shall set a date for hearing the petition. Notice of the hearing shall be given by posting notices in three (3) conspicuous places in the proposed livestock district and by publication for two (2) weeks previous to the hearing in a newspaper published in the county nearest the proposed livestock district.
WY Stat § 11-33-104 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 33 - Livestock Districts|Section 11-33-104 - Creation; Order; Contents and Force.

11-33-104. Creation; order; contents and force.| At the hearing, if satisfied that at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the landowners owning at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the land in the proposed livestock district who are resident in and qualified electors of Wyoming are in favor of the enforcement of the livestock law and that it would be beneficial to the district, the board of county commissioners shall make an order creating the livestock district in accordance with the prayer of the petition or with such modifications as it may choose to make. The order shall specify a certain time at which it takes effect which shall be at least thirty (30) days after the making of the order. The order shall continue in force until vacated or modified by the board of county commissioners upon the petition of seventy-five percent (75%) of the landowners owning seventy-five percent (75%) of the land in the district who are resident in and qualified electors of Wyoming.
WY Stat § 11-33-105 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 33 - Livestock Districts|Section 11-33-105 - Creation; Order; Mandatory Condition of Fences.

11-33-105. Creation; order; mandatory condition of fences.| The board of county commissioners shall provide as a condition in any order creating a livestock district that the livestock district shall be enclosed by a lawful fence and that any road extending from the livestock district shall contain cattle guards or gates at such places and of such nature as the board prescribes. The board of county commissioners shall make its livestock district orders inapplicable to cattle, horses, sheep or mules straying into the livestock district until the district is enclosed by lawful fence and cattle guards or gates are installed.
WY Stat § 11-33-106 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 33 - Livestock Districts|Section 11-33-106 - Extent of Jurisdiction.

11-33-106. Extent of jurisdiction.| W.S. 11-33-101 and 11-33-105 do not confer upon the board of county commissioners any jurisdiction over animals otherwise prohibited from running at large under existing laws.
WY Stat § 11-33-107 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 33 - Livestock Districts|Section 11-33-107 - Violation of Order Deemed Misdemeanor; Subsequent Violations.

11-33-107. Violation of order deemed misdemeanor; subsequent violations.| Any person who in violation of any order made pursuant to W.S. 11-33-104, permits or allows any of the animals designated in the order, owned by him or under his control, to run at large in the district or to be grazed on the highway, is guilty of a misdemeanor. The pendency of any action shall not prevent nor prejudice the bringing of another action against the same party for a violation of the order committed after the commencement of the pending action.
WY Stat § 11-33-108 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 33 - Livestock Districts|Section 11-33-108 - Liability of Animal Owners; Lien on and Custody of Animals.

11-33-108. Liability of animal owners; lien on and custody of animals.| The owner of animals permitted or allowed to run at large, or herded in violation of any order made in accordance with W.S. 11-33-104 is liable to any person who suffers damage from the depredations or trespasses of the animals, without regard to the condition of his fence. The person damaged shall have a lien upon the animals for the amount of damage done and the cost of the proceedings to recover damages, and may take the animals into custody until all damages are paid. The person taking the animals into custody may not retain the animals for more than five (5) days without commencing an action against the owner for damages.
WY Stat § 11-33-109 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 33 - Livestock Districts|Section 11-33-109 - Duty of Person Taking Custody of Animals.

11-33-109. Duty of person taking custody of animals.| Any person may take into custody any of the animals specified in the order of the board of county commissioners that may be about to commit a trespass upon the premises owned, occupied or in charge of the person and retain the animals until all reasonable charges for keeping the animals are paid. The person taking the animals into custody shall notify the owner or person in charge of the animals within five (5) days thereafter. If the owner or person in charge of the animals is not known to the person taking the animals into custody, and cannot be found after diligent inquiry, he may proceed in the manner provided for the taking up and disposal of estrays.