Title 11 — Title 11 — Agriculture, Livestock And Other Animals

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, 11-20201 through 11-20-230, 11-20-401 and 11-20-402 shall be remitted to the state treasurer for deposit in the inspection account. Inter…

Repealed by Laws 1990, ch. 87, § 3.

Repealed by Laws 1990, ch. 87, § 3.

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 e…

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…

Repealed By Laws 2007, Ch. 105, § 2.

Display of permit to peace officer; written statement in lieu of permit. Any operator or other person in control of any vehicle transporting livestock, swine or domestic fowls, or the carcasses thereof, upon demand of any peace officer of Wyoming, shall exhibit his permit to carr…

Peace officer authorized to stop and inspect carrier; search with or without warrant; seizure of animals unlawfully taken. (a) Any inspector, game warden or peace officer of the county or state of Wyoming may stop any vehicle carrying livestock, poultry, or carcasses thereof, for…

Prohibited acts; penalties for violations. Any person who knowingly exhibits or causes to be exhibited to any peace officer any false or forged permit, or who, upon request of any peace officer of Wyoming, refuses or neglects to exhibit a permit, shall be punished as provided in …

(a) Definitions; exceptions to provisions. As used in this act: (i) "Board" means the Wyoming livestock board; (ii) "Livestock" means horses, mules, cattle, swine, sheep and goats. Bison are considered livestock unless otherwise designated by the board and the Wyoming game and fi…

"This act" means W.S. 11-22-101 through Board authorized to adopt and publish rules. The board shall adopt and publish reasonable rules and regulations necessary for the administration of this act.

License; requirements therefor. Upon making a satisfactory written statement to the board of financial responsibility and ownership or control of adequate facilities for the care, sorting, feeding, loading, unloading and shipment of livestock for the operation of a livestock mark…

License; requirement; fees generally; expiration; renewal; effect of refusal of issuance or renewal. No person shall operate a livestock market within Wyoming without first procuring a license from the board and paying a fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00). Each license issued s…

expenses. License; disposition of fees; payment of All license fees collected under this act shall be deposited in the state general fund. Expenses incurred in the administration of this act shall be paid out of a general fund appropriation as provided by law.

License; cancellation. (a) The following are grounds for fines, suspension or cancellation of the license to operate a livestock market if the board finds: (i) The licensee has violated this act, any rule or regulation properly adopted hereunder, any law of Wyoming or official ru…

License; bond required; approval; filing; statement in lieu of bond; action on bond; termination of bond; copies of license and bond as evidence. (a) No license or renewal of license to operate a livestock market within Wyoming shall be issued until the applicant has executed to …

License; certified copy; fee; posting. A certified copy of a license may be procured by the holder of the original upon payment of one dollar ($1.00), and the original or certified copy of the license shall be posted during sale periods in a conspicuous place on the premises wher…

Investigations of sales; filing charges; hearing; notice thereof. The executive officer of the board may make or have an investigation made of the sales and transactions of any livestock market and the conditions under which its business is conducted. If he finds probable cause, …

Sanitation; veterinarian supervision required. Every livestock market shall be maintained in a sanitary condition, and that portion which is used for handling hogs shall be cleaned and disinfected after each day's sales with disinfectant approved by the board, under the supervisi…

Scales; inspection and testing. All scales used in the operation of a livestock market must be inspected and tested by the state superintendent of weights and measures, who may make reasonable rules and regulations relative to the method of weighing livestock at all livestock mar…

inspection. Records of receipts and sales; availability for Operators of all livestock markets shall keep an accurate record of the date on which each consignment of animals was received and sold, the name and address of the buyer and seller, the number and species of the animals…

livestock. Inspection of livestock; report on unbranded (a) All livestock entering a livestock market shall be inspected for health and all livestock except swine and goats shall be inspected for brands before being offered for sale. The health inspection shall be made by a veter…

permitted. When removal of livestock from establishment It is unlawful for the operator of a livestock market to permit the removal of any livestock from the establishment until it has been treated in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the board. In cases of …

Removal of veterinarian. The executive officer of the board may remove any authorized veterinarian whenever he finds that his work is not performed in conformity with this act and the rules and regulations of the board.

Warranty of title; disposition of proceeds from sale; receipt by board. The operator of each livestock market in this state shall warrant to the purchaser the title of all livestock sold through the market and is liable to the owner for the net proceeds in cash received for the l…

Dispersal sales. All dispersal sales made at livestock markets shall meet the requirements prescribed for other livestock passing through such markets.

Registration of livestock dealers; records. (a) Livestock dealers shall be registered with the board. Registration shall include the livestock dealer's address, phone number and premise identification number of their place of business if available. (b) A livestock dealer shall ma…

Penalty. Any person who violates W.S. 11-22-101 through 11-22-118 or any rule or regulation adopted by the board pursuant to this act shall be punished as provided in W.S. 11-1-103.

Repealed by Laws 2024, ch. 55, § 2.

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 in…

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 purchas…

Repealed by Laws 2024, ch. 55, § 2.

Penalties. Any person violating any provision of W.S. 11-23-102 and 11-23103 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.

"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 sep…

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…

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 buyer; designation. Any person engaged in the purchase and sale of hides within this state shall be known and designated as a hide buyer.

copy to seller. Hide buyer; bill of sale required; contents; 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 c…

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 identi…

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 the…

Repealed By Laws 2007, Ch. 105, § 2.

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 t…

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.

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 o…

Transportation to another state prohibited without inspection; proof of ownership required. Without the consent of the owner, or agent, it is unlawful to transport or cause to be transported carcasses of horses, mules, cattle or sheep from Wyoming to any other state without prior…

Hide inspection certificate. After receiving satisfactory proof of ownership of carcasses of animals to be transported from the state, the inspector shall sign and issue a hide inspection certificate on a form approved by the board, listing the class and number of carcasses inspe…

Inspection fee; disposition thereof. For making an inspection of carcasses the inspector shall collect the inspection fee prescribed by law for each horse, mule, cattle or sheep carcass. All fees collected shall be transmitted to the board.

Penalty. Violation of any provision of W.S. 11-23-301 through 11-23-304 is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100.00).

(a) Definitions. As used in this act: (i) ass or sheep; "Animal" means any bovine animal, horse, mule, (ii) "Estray" means any animal found running at large upon public or private lands, fenced or unfenced, in Wyoming whose owner is unknown in the territory where found or the own…

"This act" means W.S. 11-24-101 through Taking up estrays; generally. (a) No person shall take up and retain possession of an estray except in the county where he resides and is a freeholder, nor unless the animal is found on lands owned, leased, or controlled by him or his duly …