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2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 29 - Protection of Livestock Animals › Section 11-29-101 - Definitions.

11-29-101. Definitions.
(a) As used in this act:
(i) Repealed By Laws 2011, Ch. 100, 3.
(ii) "Owner" or "person" means any individual including the agents and employees of corporations;
(iii) "Torture" or "cruelty" means every act, omission or neglect whereby the willful and malicious infliction of pain or suffering is caused, permitted or allowed to continue when there is a reasonable remedy or relief;
(iv) "Disposal" means as defined in W.S. 11-24-101(a)(iv);
(v) "Livestock" means as defined in W.S. 23-1-102(a)(xvi);
(vi) "Livestock animal" means:
(A) Any bovine, including domestic bison, equine, swine, sheep, goat, domesticated camelid animal, ratite bird, rabbit or poultry; or
(B) Any animal used or harvested for any good and proper purpose including but not limited to food, fiber, fur, leather, medical research and byproducts; or
(C) Any animal used or trained for work, sport, exhibit or entertainment.
(vii) A "person with authority to enforce this chapter" means a peace officer, agent or officer of the board;
(viii) "Reasonable costs of impoundment" means all costs incurred by the impounding entity in providing necessary food and water, veterinary attention and treatment for any animal which is impounded under this act;
(ix) "This act" means W.S. 11-29-101 through 11-29-115.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 29 - Protection of Livestock Animals › Section 11-29-103 - Livestock Animals to Be Fed While Confined; Ownership; Penalties.

11-29-103. Livestock animals to be fed while confined; ownership; penalties.
(a) Every person who confines or causes to be confined any livestock animal under the laws of this state, shall supply to the livestock animal during confinement a sufficient quantity of wholesome food and water.
(b) A livestock animal is the private property of its owner.
(c) A violation of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or both except that a subsequent offense is a high misdemeanor punishable by not more than one (1) year imprisonment, a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), or both.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 29 - Protection of Livestock Animals › Section 11-29-105 - Livestock Board; Certificates or Badges to Be Provided.

11-29-105. Livestock board; certificates or badges to be provided.
Officers and agents of the Wyoming livestock board shall be provided with a certificate by the board that they are officers and agents of the board, in such form as the board may choose, or with a badge bearing the name or seal of the board, and if requested, shall show the certificate or badge when acting officially.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 29 - Protection of Livestock Animals › Section 11-29-106 - Livestock Board; Authority to Prevent Cruelty; Penalty for Interference With Officer.

11-29-106. Livestock board; authority to prevent cruelty; penalty for interference with officer.
Any peace officer, agent or officer of the board may lawfully interfere to prevent the perpetration of any act of cruelty upon any livestock animal in his presence. Any person who interferes with, obstructs or resists any peace officer or officer or agent of the board in the discharge of his duty shall be fined not less than two hundred dollars ($200.00) nor more than one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00), or imprisoned not more than one (1) year, or both.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 31 - Dogs and Cats › Article 1 - In General › Section 11-31-104 - Penalties for Poisoning or Killing With Ground Glass.

11-31-104. Penalties for poisoning or killing with ground glass.
Whoever within the limits of any incorporated city or town willfully poisons or kills any dog by means of ground glass is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or imprisoned not less than one (1) month nor more than one (1) year, or both.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 31 - Dogs and Cats › Article 1 - In General › Section 11-31-105 - Killing Sheep or Other Domestic Animals; Liability of Owner.

11-31-105. Killing sheep or other domestic animals; liability of owner.
The owner of any dog is liable for all damages that accrue to any person, firm or corporation by reason of the dog killing, wounding, worrying or chasing any sheep or other domestic animals belonging to the person, firm or corporation. If two (2) or more dogs owned by different persons kill, wound, chase or worry any sheep or other domestic animals, the persons are jointly and severally liable for all damage done by the dogs. Any person who harbors about his premises a dog for twenty (20) days shall be taken and held as the owner and is liable for all damages that the dog commits.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 31 - Dogs and Cats › Article 1 - In General › Section 11-31-106 - Killing Sheep or Other Domestic Animals; Destruction.

11-31-106. Killing sheep or other domestic animals; destruction.
Every person, firm, copartnership, corporation or company owning any dog, which to his knowledge has killed sheep or other livestock, shall exterminate and destroy the dog.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 31 - Dogs and Cats › Article 1 - In General › Section 11-31-107 - Running Livestock; When Killing Authorized; Liability to Owner; Exception.

11-31-107. Running livestock; when killing authorized; liability to owner; exception.
Dogs running livestock against the wish of the owner of the livestock may be killed at once in cases where the livestock has been injured or is threatened with injury. The person killing any dog running livestock is not liable to the owner where the vicious character of the dog or the damage or danger of damage is shown. When livestock is trespassing upon property the property owner may use dogs to drive and keep off livestock from the property.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 31 - Dogs and Cats › Article 1 - In General › Section 11-31-108 - Running Livestock; Penalty for Permitting.

11-31-108. Running livestock; penalty for permitting.
Any person who permits or directs any dog owned by him or in his possession or in the possession of his employee to chase or run any cattle or other livestock of which he is not the owner and of which he is not in control, farther than one hundred (100) yards from his land, upon government lands, or away from any watering place upon the open range, 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.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 31 - Dogs and Cats › Article 2 - Licensing; Rabies Control Districts › Section 11-31-211 - Property Rights in Unlicensed Dog or Cat; No Right of Action for Destruction.

11-31-211. Property rights in unlicensed dog or cat; no right of action for destruction.
The owner of a dog or cat has no property right in an unlicensed dog or cat, nor does he have any right of action against any person for the destruction of the dog or cat.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 31 - Dogs and Cats › Article 2 - Licensing; Rabies Control Districts › Section 11-31-212 - Rabies Control Districts; Establishment; Notice.

11-31-212. Rabies control districts; establishment; notice.
(a) The board of county commissioners of any county may establish a rabies control district by resolution when in the judgment of the board and the county health officer a district is necessary. The resolution shall designate the boundaries of the district, which may include any incorporated city or town, and shall identify the district by name.
(b) The resolution creating the rabies control district shall be published at least once a week for two (2) successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county wherein the district is located.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 31 - Dogs and Cats › Article 2 - Licensing; Rabies Control Districts › Section 11-31-213 - Registration; Vaccination Certificate Required.

11-31-213. Registration; vaccination certificate required.
The board of county commissioners may require the registration of all dogs and cats within a rabies control district and may require the owner or person having the right to possession of any dog or cat in the district three (3) months of age or older, to present a valid rabies vaccination certificate showing the dog or cat has been vaccinated for immunization against rabies by a licensed veterinarian as a condition for registration. The vaccination certificate shall indicate the date of vaccination, the type of vaccine used and the period of immunization.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 31 - Dogs and Cats › Article 2 - Licensing; Rabies Control Districts › Section 11-31-214 - Board Authorized to Adopt Rules and Regulations.

11-31-214. Board authorized to adopt rules and regulations.
The board of county commissioners, with the advice of the county health officer, state veterinarian and department of health, may adopt such rules and regulations as necessary to implement the program for registration and immunization of dogs and cats in the rabies control district, including the requirement that registered dogs and cats be tagged or marked in such manner as to make them readily identifiable.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 34 - State Loan and Investment Board › Article 1 - In General › Section 11-34-101 - Definitions.

11-34-101. Definitions.
(a) As used in this act:
(i) "First mortgage" means first and superior liens on farm lands except as hereinafter provided, the fee simple title to which is in the proposed borrower;
(ii) "Farm land," "farm" and "farms" includes:
(A) Lands used principally for raising agricultural products;
(B) Lands used principally for dairying purposes; and
(C) Lands or ranches used principally for livestock purposes.
(iii) "Board" means the state loan and investment board;
(iv) "This act" means W.S. 11-34-101 through 11-34-203.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 34 - State Loan and Investment Board › Article 1 - In General › Section 11-34-102 - Rural Credits; Establishment and Administration; Composition of Board; Power to Sue and Be Sued; Officers.

11-34-102. Rural credits; establishment and administration; composition of board; power to sue and be sued; officers.
(a) For the purpose of fostering and encouraging agriculture, dairying and livestock raising in Wyoming and the development and improvement of farm lands, there is hereby created and established a system of rural credits to be administered by the state loan and investment board.
(b) The board of land commissioners is hereby constituted the state loan and investment board. The board may sue and be sued in the name of the state loan and investment board in the courts of this state and in no other jurisdiction on any mortgage, contract of sale or lease issued by the board. The governor is president of the board but in his absence from any meeting one (1) of the members may act as president pro tempore and preside at meetings. The director of the office of state lands and investments is the chief executive officer of the board, and the deputy director of the office of state lands and investments is deputy chief executive officer.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 34 - State Loan and Investment Board › Article 1 - In General › Section 11-34-103 - Powers and Duties Generally; Employees and Financial Matters; Reports to Governor.

11-34-103. Powers and duties generally; employees and financial matters; reports to governor.
(a) The board shall establish a system of farm loans, and foreclose or renew any installment payment of the loans as provided by this act. The board may provide for its office, necessary furniture, fixtures, stationery and supplies, adopt rules and regulations proper and necessary for the conduct of its business and receive and approve applications for farm loans. All monies received shall be delivered to the state treasurer to be credited to the funds from which originally drawn. The board may acquire and dispose of property, real and personal, as necessary or convenient for the transaction of its business and accept assignments of interests in any real or personal property which are taken as additional security or collateral to preexistent debts or approved loans.
(b) The board shall employ assistants, clerks, appraisers and other employees as necessary to conduct its business, fix the fees, costs and charges which shall be credited to the general fund to cover the expenses of the board in making loans and define the duties of the officers, agents and employees of the board. All officers and employees shall be under the direction and authority of the board in all matters not inconsistent with this act. The board shall, as required by W.S. 9-2-1014, report to the governor such general information and recommendations as to the board seem proper. The board shall exercise all incidental power as necessary to carry out this act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 34 - State Loan and Investment Board › Article 1 - In General › Section 11-34-104 - Seal; Design.

11-34-104. Seal; design.
The board shall obtain and keep a seal. The design of the seal shall be a circle within which appears in the center the word "Seal." Between the lower and upper edges of the circle, properly divided, shall appear the words "Wyoming State Loan and Investment Board," "State of Wyoming."
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 34 - State Loan and Investment Board › Article 1 - In General › Section 11-34-105 - Chief Executive Officer; Powers and Duties.

11-34-105. Chief executive officer; powers and duties.
(a) The director of the office of state lands and investments is the chief executive officer under the direction of the board and has general supervision of the business and employees of the board.
(b) The director of the office of state lands and investments shall:
(i) Keep all books of account of the board;
(ii) Receive, collect and promptly pay over to the state treasurer all monies that come into his possession;
(iii) Keep in his care and custody copies of all promissory notes, mortgages and other securities or evidences of indebtedness and muniments of title acquired or received by the board for monies loaned on real estate;
(iv) Transmit to the state treasurer the original notes and mortgages at the time of the disbursements of monies by the state treasurer. The security shall be kept by the state treasurer as a record and evidence of monies disbursed by the treasurer by virtue of this act;
(v) Render monthly statements to the board of the transactions of his office;
(vi) Keep the seal of the board and affix the seal with his attestation to all instruments or papers whenever required;
(vii) Keep a record of the proceedings of the board and such books and records as are necessary for the conduct of the business of his office including a written record of all votes taken to decide the board's final action on any matter;
(viii) Submit regular reports to the board setting forth in detail the status of all farm and water development project loans which are delinquent as to the payment of any installment of principal or interest due; and
(ix) Do and perform such other acts as required by the board.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 34 - State Loan and Investment Board › Article 1 - In General › Section 11-34-107 - Quorum; Loan; Votes Required; Record.

11-34-107. Quorum; loan; votes required; record.
A majority of the board constitutes a quorum. No loan shall be made except upon the affirmative vote of not less than three (3) of the members, and the records of the meeting shall show which members voted to approve the loan.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 34 - State Loan and Investment Board › Article 1 - In General › Section 11-34-108 - Loans on Lands Subject to Preexisting Liens; Effect.

11-34-108. Loans on lands subject to preexisting liens; effect.
The board may loan money on and take as security farm lands subject to liens, charges or assessments for drainage, reclamation or irrigation purposes, payable in installments, not due at the time of making the loan, and the mortgage taken to secure the loan shall, notwithstanding the liens, charges or assessments, be deemed a first mortgage within the meaning of this act. The amount of the liens, charges or assessments shall be considered by the board in determining the amount to be loaned on the farm lands.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 34 - State Loan and Investment Board › Article 1 - In General › Section 11-34-109 - Purposes for Which Loans Authorized.

11-34-109. Purposes for which loans authorized.
(a) Loans may be made for the following agriculture related purposes and no other:
(i) To provide for the purchase of farm lands;
(ii) To provide for the purchase of equipment as defined by the board, fertilizers and livestock necessary for the proper and reasonable operation of the mortgaged farm lands;
(iii) To provide for buildings and other improvements, as defined by the board, of farm lands;
(iv) To liquidate indebtedness of the owner of the land to be mortgaged;
(v) Repealed By Laws 2008, Ch. 42, 2.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 34 - State Loan and Investment Board › Article 1 - In General › Section 11-34-110 - Limitations on Borrowers; Due on Sale Clause; Sale of Mortgaged Land.

11-34-110. Limitations on borrowers; due on sale clause; sale of mortgaged land.
(a) No loan shall be made to any person who is not at the time or shortly to become engaged in the cultivation and development of the farm land mortgaged.
(b) Loans shall be made only to qualified Wyoming electors or to a corporation if a majority of the corporation's outstanding shares are owned beneficially or of record by qualified Wyoming electors.
(c) Every mortgage shall contain a due on sale clause which may be exercised at the option of the board. The board may permit a mortgage to be assumed by a purchaser who is otherwise qualified to receive a loan under this act, or by the heirs of a deceased mortgagor.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 34 - State Loan and Investment Board › Article 1 - In General › Section 11-34-111 - Application for Loan; Form; Contents; Priority of Applications.

11-34-111. Application for loan; form; contents; priority of applications.
(a) Every applicant for a loan under this act shall apply on a form prescribed by the board. The applicant shall state the object to which the proceeds of the loan will be applied and shall furnish such other information as required by the board.
(b) The state loan and investment board is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to establish criteria for determining the priority in which farm loan applications will be considered. The criteria for establishing priority will include, but are not limited to, an applicant's need, financial net worth, earning capacity and the ability to repay the loan.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 34 - State Loan and Investment Board › Article 1 - In General › Section 11-34-112 - Application for Loan; Filing; Appraisal of Land; Consideration of Written Report.

11-34-112. Application for loan; filing; appraisal of land; consideration of written report.
Before any mortgage loan is made by the board, the loan application shall be filed with the director of the office of state lands and investments who shall make, or cause to be made, an appraisal and written report upon the land offered as security for the loan. No loan shall be made unless the written report is filed with the director of the office of state lands and investments and considered, approved and authorized by the unanimous consent of all members of the board present at the meeting at which the loan is considered.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 34 - State Loan and Investment Board › Article 1 - In General › Section 11-34-113 - Terms and Conditions of Loans.

11-34-113. Terms and conditions of loans.
(a) The board shall make loans only upon the following terms and conditions:
(i) The loan shall be secured by a duly recorded first or second mortgage as approved by the board on the farm lands within this state;
(ii) Every mortgage shall contain an agreement providing for repayment of the entire amount of the loan and interest upon a certain date or in several specified payments, or on an amortization plan of annual or semiannual installments so computed as to pay the interest on the loan according to terms of the mortgage and such amounts to be applied on the principal as will terminate the debt within an agreed period of not less than five (5) years nor more than thirty (30) years. The method of repayment is at the option of the board.
(b) After five (5) years from date of the mortgage, additional payments for part or all of the principal may be made on the annual or semiannual payment date under such rules and regulations as the board may prescribe. On the application of the borrower the board may provide in the mortgage for the payment of interest only during the first five (5) years and thereafter for the payment of both interest and principal on the amortization plan. Any loan may be paid in full before the expiration of five (5) years upon payment of a ten dollar ($10.00) fee to be paid into the general fund. Any loan paid in full after five (5) years from the date thereof, the ten dollars ($10.00) fee shall not be collected.
(c) Repealed by Laws 1987, ch. 242, 2.
(d) Notwithstanding the loan term limitation specified in paragraph (a)(ii) of this section, the board may reamortize farm loan payments over an additional number of years which together with the years remaining on the original term shall create a new term not to exceed thirty (30) years, at the same interest rate as that in effect at the time of reamortization for loans being made under W.S. 11-34-101 through 11-34-130, when in the judgment of the board the reduced payments resulting from reamortization of the loan will provide adequate financial benefit to assure with reasonable certainty the ultimate repayment of the loan. Any borrower requesting reamortization shall have the burden of showing that reamortization will significantly improve the financial viability of the agricultural operation. No loan shall be reamortized if, in the sole judgment of the board, the borrower is in sound financial condition and reamortization is not necessary to secure repayment of the loan, or if reamortization will not provide sufficient financial benefit to avoid the imminent failure of the borrower's operation. Nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing the reamortization of water development project loans.
(e) Repealed by Laws 1987, ch. 242, 2.
(f) Repealed by Laws 1987, ch. 242, 2.
(g) Repealed by Laws 1987, ch. 242, 2.
(h) Repealed By Laws 2008, Ch. 42, 2.
(j) Repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 35, 2.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 34 - State Loan and Investment Board › Article 1 - In General › Section 11-34-114 - Limitation on Loans; Percentages of Appraised Value.

11-34-114. Limitation on loans; percentages of appraised value.
(a) No loan secured by a first mortgage shall exceed seventy percent (70%) of the appraised value of the land with the necessary existing improvements, as ascertained and fixed by the board except as provided by W.S. 11-34-117. If a loan is secured by a second mortgage, the sum of the first and second mortgages shall not exceed eighty percent (80%) of the appraised value of the land and improvements and the balance due on the loans secured by the first or second mortgage shall not exceed eight hundred thousand dollars ($800,000.00). The appraisal shall be made by the state loan and investment board, with the advice of two (2) residents of the immediate locality in which the loan is being considered.
(b) Repealed By Laws 2008, Ch. 42, 2.
(c) Repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 35, 2.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 34 - State Loan and Investment Board › Article 1 - In General › Section 11-34-115 - Minimum and Maximum Amount of Loans.

11-34-115. Minimum and maximum amount of loans.
The amount of loans to any one (1) borrower shall not be less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) nor more than one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) if all loans to the borrower are made for the purposes of purchasing farm lands or other purposes as defined by W.S. 11-34-109(a)(i) through (iv).