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WY Stat § 11-20-230 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 20 - Brands|Article 2 - Inspection for Brands|Section 11-20-230 - Livestock Seed Stock and Exhibitors Permit; Fees; Transfers; Reports; Enforcement.

11-20-230. Livestock seed stock and exhibitors permit; fees; transfers; reports; enforcement.| (a) Any Wyoming livestock producer who raises and markets livestock for the purpose of providing breeding seed stock or exhibition animals, as defined by the board for purposes of this section, may apply to the board for a livestock seed stock or exhibition stock permit. The fee shall be fifty dollars ($50.00) per permit. The permit shall be valid for the calendar year issued and no transactions or shipments shall be authorized until a permit has been issued.  (b) After receiving a certificate of inspection from a Wyoming brand inspector, the livestock producer may sell or change ownership of the livestock provided the livestock are branded with the livestock producer's recorded Wyoming brand and the animals can be individually identified by a board approved method. The livestock may then be legally shipped or removed from any county in Wyoming to any other county, state or country, provided they are accompanied by a board authorized bill of sale and a board issued fleet permit which references the prior certificate of inspection pursuant to W.S. 11-20-216.  (c) The permit holder shall report all transactions and movements and shall pay any applicable fees authorized pursuant to W.S. 11-6-210, 11-37-106 and 11-37-107 to the brand inspector who issued the original brand certificate, or any other designated agent of the board, within three (3) working days of the transaction.  (d) Failure to comply with this section or any other applicable law or board rule shall be grounds for the revocation of the permit and shall be punished pursuant to W.S. 11-1-103. Providing false proof of ownership shall be grounds for the revocation of the permit and shall be punished pursuant to W.S. 11-20-208. All livestock covered under the permit authorized under this section are subject to reinspection by a board authorized brand inspector and any applicable fees shall be assessed.
WY Stat § 11-20-301 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 20 - Brands|Article 3 - Killing Animals to Ascertain Ownership|Section 11-20-301 - When Authorized.

11-20-301. When authorized.| If in the opinion of any authorized brand inspector or sheriff a mark or brand upon any livestock has been fraudulently altered, obliterated or defaced so the original mark or brand cannot be determined by external inspection, the brand inspector or sheriff may seize and kill the animal to ascertain the mark or brand altered or defaced.
WY Stat § 11-20-302 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 20 - Brands|Article 3 - Killing Animals to Ascertain Ownership|Section 11-20-302 - Sale of Carcass.

11-20-302. Sale of carcass.| The carcass of any animal killed except such part as is retained for evidence, shall be promptly sold at public or private sale by the stock inspector or sheriff, and the proceeds paid into the general fund of the county in which the animal was killed.
WY Stat § 11-20-401 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 20 - Brands|Article 4 - Inspection Fees and Taxes|Section 11-20-401 - Brand Inspection Fees Generally.

11-20-401. Brand inspection fees generally.| (a) Except as otherwise provided, each livestock inspector shall at the time of inspecting for brands and ownership collect inspection fees in an amount established by the livestock board but not less than:  (i) One dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) per head on all cattle including unbranded animals, and including the hide or carcass;  (ii) Twenty-five cents ($0.25) per head on all sheep, including any hide or carcass;  (iii) Nine dollars ($9.00) per head for the first ten (10) head of horses, asses or mules inspected, including any hide or carcass and one dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) for each additional horse, hide or carcass inspected at the same time and place; and  (iv) A six dollar and twenty-five cent ($6.25) surcharge per inspection by the livestock inspector. The livestock board shall promulgate rules and regulations to identify conditions under which this surcharge may be waived.  (b) Repealed By Laws 2010, Ch. 69, § 204.  (c) The board may allow the inspection, permitting, payment and reporting requirements of this chapter to be conducted electronically as provided by the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, W.S. 40-21-101 through 40-21-119, and any applicable federal electronic requirements.
WY Stat § 11-20-402 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 20 - Brands|Article 4 - Inspection Fees and Taxes|Section 11-20-402 - Miscellaneous Inspection Fees.

11-20-402. Miscellaneous inspection fees.| (a) Except as otherwise provided, the board shall establish and, through its authorized inspectors, shall collect fees for the following of not less than:  (i) Repealed By Laws 2007, Ch. 105, § 2.  (ii) Repealed By Laws 1996, ch. 25, § 2.  (iii) One dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) for each certificate issued to a hide buyer as required by W.S. 11-23-204;  (iv) Repealed By Laws 1996, ch. 25, § 2.  (v) Fifteen dollars ($15.00) for each permanent brand inspection and movement permit issued pursuant to W.S. 11-20-224;  (vi) Twelve dollars ($12.00) for the first ten (10) head of livestock inspected and one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) for each additional head inspected under the annual brand inspection and movement permit issued pursuant to W.S. 11-20-225;  (vii) Repealed by Laws 1990, ch. 87, § 3.  (viii) For an accustomed range permit under W.S. 11-20-223, an amount equal to twenty-five percent (25%) of the inspection fees as established by the board pursuant to W.S. 11-20-401(a)(i) through (iii);  (ix) A six dollar and twenty-five cent ($6.25) surcharge per inspection by the livestock inspector. The livestock board shall promulgate rules and regulations to identify conditions under which this surcharge may be waived;  (x) The fee for an accustomed range permit under W.S. 11-20-212, of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00);  (xi) Actual hourly cost plus mileage for any nonmandatory inspections requested by a livestock owner. The hourly cost shall be as determined by the board and the mileage cost shall be as provided by W.S. 9-3-103.  (b) Repealed By Laws 2010, Ch. 69, § 204.  (c) The board may establish and, through its authorized inspectors, collect fees from the livestock owner or other responsible party not to exceed the actual cost of any additional necessary reimbursable expenses including transportation, supplies or equipment rental relating to services required by the board. "Reimbursable expenses" for the purposes of this subsection shall mean expenses necessary to provide for the immediate safety of the public and livestock for which the board has authority. This subsection shall not apply to those services authorized under W.S. 11-20-401.
WY Stat § 11-20-404 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 20 - Brands|Article 4 - Inspection Fees and Taxes|Section 11-20-404 - Report of Receipts and Expenses.

11-20-404. Report of receipts and expenses.| (a) The board shall on or before the first Monday in August each year present a written report to the director of the state department of audit, which shall contain:  (i) A statement of funds received from inspection fees and other fees collected under W.S. 11-20-201 through 11-20-230, 11-20-401 and 11-20-402;  (ii) A statement of expenses of inspection, including salaries and expenses of inspectors, and that part of the expense of the agency, if any, incurred in administering the brand inspection laws;  (iii) The amount by which inspection expenses have exceeded the revenues for the fiscal year ending June 30;  (iv) An estimate of future expenses for the forthcoming year, which will become due and payable prior to the receipt of the amounts provided for herein to pay them.  (b) Repealed by Laws 1990, ch. 87, § 3.
WY Stat § 11-20-405 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 20 - Brands|Article 4 - Inspection Fees and Taxes|Section 11-20-405 - Collection and Disposition.

11-20-405. Collection and disposition.| (a) Any funds appropriated by the legislature and all fees collected pursuant to W.S. 11-20-101 through 11-20-124, 11-20-201 through 11-20-230, 11-20-401 and 11-20-402 shall be remitted to the state treasurer for deposit in the inspection account. Interest earned by the account shall be retained in the account. Monies within the account are subject to legislative review and appropriation for use and expenditure by the board. Itemized vouchers shall be submitted to the chief executive officer of the board for approval. Upon approval, a warrant for the payment of each voucher shall be issued by the state auditor for payment from the inspection account. The board shall expend monies from the account created by this section only for the purposes authorized by W.S. 11-20-201 through 11-20-230 and 11-20-101 through 11-20-124 and to pay for investigators of the Wyoming livestock board who are peace officers as defined in W.S. 7-2-101(a)(iv)(E).  (b) After March 1, 2006, all costs of operating and administering the brand inspection and recording programs shall be paid from any funds appropriated by the legislature, any applicable grant funds and the fees collected and deposited into the account created by subsection (a) of this section.  (c) Repealed By Laws 2010, Ch. 69, § 204.
WY Stat § 11-20-408 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 20 - Brands|Article 4 - Inspection Fees and Taxes|Section 11-20-408 - Examination of Agency Records; Report.

11-20-408. Examination of agency records; report.| (a) The director of the state department of audit or his designee shall examine the records and accounts of any agency appointed by the board to administer the brand inspection laws, and report to the governor in the same manner as for the examination of records and accounts of public officers.  (b) The board shall adopt an annual fiscal year budget for the brand registration and inspection program. The budget shall include any deficit amount from the prior year and may include an operating reserve not to exceed one (1) year for that portion of the program to be funded by user fees. Based on the budget adopted under this subsection, the board shall set the user fees for all activities under the program at no less than the minimum fees provided for in this chapter. Each fee may be adjusted not more than one (1) time per fiscal year and by not more than twenty-five percent (25%) in any one (1) fiscal year. The board shall report annually by November 1 to the joint agriculture, state and public lands and water resources interim committee with respect to the budget adopted and fees set under this subsection.
WY Stat § 11-20-409 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 20 - Brands|Article 4 - Inspection Fees and Taxes|Section 11-20-409 - Issuance of Certificate.

11-20-409. Issuance of certificate.| Except as otherwise provided in W.S. 11-20-401(c), all fees required by W.S. 11-6-210, 11-20-201 through 11-20-230, 11-20-401 and 11-20-402 shall be due and payable upon the issuance of a certificate of brand inspection or clearance. No fees required by W.S. 11-6-210 shall be collected on the same livestock more than once in any twelve (12) month period.
WY Stat § 11-23-101 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 23 - Hides and Carcasses|Article 1 - Production, Inspection and Stamping|Section 11-23-101 - Sale of Carcass Without Inspection Prohibited; Inspection Fees; Disposition Thereof.

11-23-101. Sale of carcass without inspection prohibited; inspection fees; disposition thereof.| It is unlawful for any person to sell, offer for sale or possess for the purpose of sale or disposal the carcass or any part thereof of cattle without having the unmutilated hide inspected by an inspector. The person presenting the hide and carcass or any part thereof shall pay the inspection fee prescribed by law for each hide inspected, the fee shall be remitted to the board.
WY Stat § 11-23-102 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 23 - Hides and Carcasses|Article 1 - Production, Inspection and Stamping|Section 11-23-102 - Only Inspected Livestock to Be Slaughtered; Record of Cattle Slaughtered.

11-23-102. Only inspected livestock to be slaughtered; record of cattle slaughtered.| (a) It is unlawful for any person operating any slaughterhouse, packing plant or rendering plant in Wyoming to slaughter or cause to be slaughtered any horses, mules or cattle before each animal has been inspected for brands and ownership by an authorized Wyoming brand inspector not more than seven (7) days before slaughter.  (b) Every person engaged in slaughtering cattle shall keep a record of all cattle slaughtered, naming the person from whom the cattle were purchased, his place of residence and the age, sex and brands of the cattle slaughtered. The record shall at all times be open for inspection by any person.
WY Stat § 11-23-103 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 23 - Hides and Carcasses|Article 1 - Production, Inspection and Stamping|Section 11-23-103 - Purchase of Unstamped Carcass Prohibited.

11-23-103. Purchase of unstamped carcass prohibited.| It is unlawful for any person to purchase from any other person the carcass or any part thereof of any cattle unless the carcass or part purchased is stamped as provided by law. The district court of the county wherein the sale or purchase takes place has jurisdiction of the offense.
WY Stat § 11-23-104 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 23 - Hides and Carcasses|Article 1 - Production, Inspection and Stamping|Section 11-23-104 - Exhibition, Upon Demand, of Hides or Certificate of Inspection Thereof of Cattle Killed for Beef.

11-23-104. Exhibition, upon demand, of hides or certificate of inspection thereof of cattle killed for beef.| Any person who kills cattle for beef or has in his possession the carcass or any part of such cattle, must on demand of an inspector, sheriff or deputy sheriff show either the hide of the animal killed or the certificate of inspection of the hide. Any person failing to secure a certificate of inspection shall retain the hide, without mutilation of the brand, until the beef is consumed.
WY Stat § 11-23-105 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 23 - Hides and Carcasses|Article 1 - Production, Inspection and Stamping|Section 11-23-105 - Penalties.

11-23-105. Penalties.| Any person violating any provision of W.S. 11-23-101 through 11-23-104 shall be fined not less than seven hundred seventy-five dollars ($775.00) or more than one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00), or imprisoned for not more than one (1) year, or both.
WY Stat § 11-23-106 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 23 - Hides and Carcasses|Article 1 - Production, Inspection and Stamping|Section 11-23-106 - "Cold Storage Locker Plant" Defined; Stamp on Tag; Certificate in Lieu of Stamp; Filing and Inspection of Certificate; Penalties.

11-23-106. "Cold storage locker plant" defined; stamp on tag; certificate in lieu of stamp; filing and inspection of certificate; penalties.| (a) "Cold storage locker plant" means any place, premises or establishment where facilities for the cold storage and preservation of human food in separate and individual compartments are offered to the public upon a rental or other basis for private profit.  (b) No operator or employee of any cold storage locker plant in Wyoming shall accept from any person for processing, quick freeze or cold storage any beef, mutton, lamb or pork unless it is properly stamped or tagged showing it to have been lawfully slaughtered, or in the absence of a proper stamp or tag the person offering the meat may deposit at the time with the operator or his employee a signed certificate stating:  (i) The owner of the meat;  (ii) The kind of meat;  (iii) The weight of the meat; and  (iv) The name and address of the person from whom acquired or if slaughtered by the person offering same, the date and place of slaughter.  (c) The certificate shall be kept on file by the operator for one (1) year from its date and be made available for inspection upon request of any law enforcement officer or authorized representative of the board.  (d) Any person violating this section or making any false statement in the certificate shall be punished as provided in W.S. 11-1-103.
WY Stat § 11-23-107 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 23 - Hides and Carcasses|Article 1 - Production, Inspection and Stamping|Section 11-23-107 - Killing of Horses for Meat; Unmutilated Hide or Certificate of Inspection to Be Produced; Penalties.

11-23-107. Killing of horses for meat; unmutilated hide or certificate of inspection to be produced; penalties.| (a) Any person who kills any horse for the purpose of using, selling or offering for sale the meat or carcass for tankage, or for the purpose of feeding the same to domestic stock or to fur bearing animals, must produce on demand of any inspector or peace officer either the unmutilated hide of the animal killed or a certificate of inspection of the hide, issued by a livestock inspector.  (b) Any person violating this section shall be fined not less than seven hundred seventy-five dollars ($775.00) or more than one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00), or imprisoned for not more than one (1) year, or both.
WY Stat § 11-23-108 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 23 - Hides and Carcasses|Article 1 - Production, Inspection and Stamping|Section 11-23-108 - Mutilation of Hide From Horse; Penalties; Allegations in Prosecutions.

11-23-108. Mutilation of hide from horse; penalties; allegations in prosecutions.| (a) Any person who willfully or maliciously mutilates, destroys or conceals any hide from any horse, mule, jack, jennet, bovine animal, goat, hog or sheep with the intent to remove evidence of ownership of the hide or the animal from which the hide was removed, shall be fined not less than seven hundred seventy-five dollars ($775.00) nor more than one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00), or imprisoned not more than one (1) year, or both.  (b) In any prosecution for the violation of this section it is not necessary for the state to allege in the complaint or information the ownership of the hide or the animal from which the hide was removed, but it is sufficient to allege that the owner of the hide or the animal from which the hide was removed is unknown and that the hide or animal is not the property of the defendant.
WY Stat § 11-23-201 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 23 - Hides and Carcasses|Article 2 - Purchases, Sales and Transportation; Brand Inspection|Section 11-23-201 - Hide Buyer; Designation.

11-23-201. Hide buyer; designation.| Any person engaged in the purchase and sale of hides within this state shall be known and designated as a hide buyer.
WY Stat § 11-23-202 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 23 - Hides and Carcasses|Article 2 - Purchases, Sales and Transportation; Brand Inspection|Section 11-23-202 - Hide Buyer; Bill of Sale Required; Contents; Copy to Seller.

11-23-202. Hide buyer; bill of sale required; contents; copy to seller.| A hide buyer shall require every person from whom he purchases hides or pelts to deliver to him a bill of sale for the hides and pelts, executed in duplicate. One (1) copy shall be retained by the seller and the other copy shall be kept by the hide buyer and exhibited upon demand of any inspector, sheriff or deputy sheriff. The bill of sale shall describe by brand or mark the hides and pelts sold and the date of sale.
WY Stat § 11-23-203 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 23 - Hides and Carcasses|Article 2 - Purchases, Sales and Transportation; Brand Inspection|Section 11-23-203 - Hide Buyer; Record of Purchases to Be Kept; Contents; Inspection by Sheriff.

11-23-203. Hide buyer; record of purchases to be kept; contents; inspection by sheriff.| Every hide buyer in this state shall keep a true record of all hides and pelts purchased by him, showing the name of the seller of the hides or pelts, the date of purchase and all brands and other identification marks on the hides and pelts. The record shall be open for inspection by the sheriff or his deputy in his county and any livestock inspector.
WY Stat § 11-23-204 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 23 - Hides and Carcasses|Article 2 - Purchases, Sales and Transportation; Brand Inspection|Section 11-23-204 - Hide Buyer; Inspection for Interstate Commerce; Certificate; Fee.

11-23-204. Hide buyer; inspection for interstate commerce; certificate; fee.| It is unlawful for any hide buyer within this state to ship or haul any hides or pelts out of Wyoming unless the hides or pelts have been inspected by a livestock inspector and a certificate of inspection given therefor. The certificate shall state the date of inspection, the number of hides and pelts and the brands and other identification marks thereon. The hide buyer shall pay to the inspector the fee prescribed by law for each certificate of inspection issued to him.
WY Stat § 11-23-206 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 23 - Hides and Carcasses|Article 2 - Purchases, Sales and Transportation; Brand Inspection|Section 11-23-206 - Stock Killed by Transportation Company.

11-23-206. Stock killed by transportation company.| When any livestock is killed by a transportation company within this state, the company shall cause the hides from all animals killed to be inspected by an inspector, except where the owner or his agent or employee has seen and identified the animals.
WY Stat § 11-23-207 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 23 - Hides and Carcasses|Article 2 - Purchases, Sales and Transportation; Brand Inspection|Section 11-23-207 - Penalties.

11-23-207. Penalties.| Any person violating any provision of W.S. 11-23-202 through 11-23-206 shall be punished as provided in W.S. 11-1-103.
WY Stat § 11-23-301 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 23 - Hides and Carcasses|Article 3 - Transportation of Carcasses to Rendering Plants|Section 11-23-301 - Generally; Exceptions.

11-23-301. Generally; exceptions.| With the consent of the owner, unless removal is contrary to state, county or local sanitary regulations or in the opinion of the state veterinarian might result in spreading contagious or infectious disease or threaten the health of human beings, animals or poultry, carcasses of animals may be transported to any rendering plant legally operating without prior inspection for brands and ownership. The operator of a rendering plant within this state receiving the carcasses is a hide buyer and shall comply with W.S. 11-23-201 through 11-23-207.