H.B. No. 0125

Livestock and brands.

 

Sponsored By:     Joint Agriculture, State and Public Lands and Water Resources Interim Committee

 

AN ACT relating to livestock; expanding the definition of livestock; modifying brand recording and inspection fees; limiting fee increases as specified; modifying county line inspections; modifying in-state range movement permits; modifying permanent brand inspections; repealing a requirement for bulls on open range; modifying and repealing certain inspection and transportation requirements relating to livestock; making conforming amendments; requiring a budget and report; and providing for an effective date.

 

1/5/2007    Bill Number Assigned

1/9/2007    H Received for Introduction

1/9/2007    H Introduced and Referred to H05

1/25/2007   H05 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Blake, Brechtel, Diercks, Edmonds, Samuelson, Semlek, Teeters, Wallis and Zwonitzer, Dn.

Ayes 9    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/25/2007   H Placed on General File

 

HB0125HS001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 2           After "fees;" insert "limiting fee increases as specified;".

Page 1-line 8           After "amendments;" insert "requiring a budget and report;".

Page 1-line 15          After "11-20-401" insert "(a)".

Page 1-line 16          After "(x)," insert "11-20-408,".

Page 3-line 2           Delete "more" insert "less".

Page 3-line 3           Delete "three hundred dollars ($300.00)" insert "one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00)".

Page 3-line 4           Delete "more" insert "less"; delete "one".

Page 3-line 5           Delete the line through "($150.00)" insert "seventy-five dollars ($75.00)".

Page 3-line 20          Delete "more" insert "less"; delete "six hundred dollars".

Page 3-line 21          Delete "($600.00)" insert "three hundred dollars ($300.00)".

Page 4-line 3           Delete "more" insert "less".

Page 4-line 4           Delete "two hundred dollars ($200.00)" insert "one hundred dollars ($100.00)".

Page 9-line 11          Delete "per head".

Page 9-line 12          Strike "to exceed" insert "less than".

Page 9-line 14          Delete "Two dollars ($2.00)" insert "One dollar twenty-five cents ($1.25)".

Page 9-line 18          Delete "Forty cents ($0.40)" insert "Twenty-five cents ($0.25)".

Page 9-line 23          Delete "Fourteen dollars".

Page 9-line 24          Delete "($14.00)" insert "Nine dollars ($9.00)"; delete "all".

Page 10-line 1          Delete "applicable".

Page 10-line 2          Delete "two dollars ($2.00)" insert "one dollar twenty-five cents ($1.25)".

Page 10-lines 13 through 16   Delete entirely.

Page 10-line 22         After "following" delete ",".

Page 10-line 23         Strike "but not to exceed" insert "of not less than".

Page 11-line 1          Delete "Two dollars ($2.00)" insert "One dollar twenty-five cents ($1.25)".

Page 11-line 5          Delete "Twenty-four dollars".

Page 11-line 6          Delete "($24.00)" insert "Fifteen dollars ($15.00)".

Page 11-line 9          Delete "Fourteen".

Page 11-line 10         Delete "dollars ($14.00)" insert "Twelve dollars ($12.00)".

Page 11-line 11         Delete "two dollars".

Page 11-line 12         Delete "($2.00)" insert "one dollar fifty cents ($1.50)".

Page 11-line 17         Strike "up to"; delete "fifty cents".

Page 11-line 18         Delete "($0.50)"; strike "per head for".

Page 11-line 19         Delete "all livestock" insert "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)".

Page 12-line 6          Delete "more" insert "less"; delete "two hundred dollars ($200.00)" insert "fifty dollars ($50.00)".

Page 12-After line 6    Insert:

"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 percent (20%) in any one (1) fiscal year.  Beginning November 1, 2008, the board shall report annually by November 1 to the joint agriculture, public lands and water resources interim committee with respect to the budget adopted and fees set under this subsection.".  SAMUELSON, CHAIRMAN

 

HB0125HW001/ADOPTED

Page 13-After line 19   Insert:

"Section 3.  The brand recording and inspection fees specified in this act shall remain at the levels in effect on July 1, 2007, and shall not be adjusted before December 31, 2007.  After December 31, 2007, the board may adjust the fees specified in this act subject to the limitations specified in W.S. 11-20-408(b).".

Page 13-line 21         Delete "3" insert "4".  SAMUELSON

 

1/26/2007   H Passed CoW

1/29/2007   H Passed 2nd Reading

1/30/2007   H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Berger, Blake, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Childers, Cohee, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Dockstader, Edmonds, Edwards, Esquibel, F., Esquibel, K., Gentile, Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hallinan, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Iekel, Illoway, Jaggi, Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, Martin, McOmie, Mercer, Meyer, Miller, Millin, Olsen, Petersen, Philp, Quarberg, Samuelson, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Slater, Steward, Teeters, Thompson, Throne, Wallis, Walsh, Warren, White, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Ayes 60    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/1/2007    S Received for Introduction

2/1/2007    S Introduced and Referred to S05

2/7/2007    S05 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Cooper, Geis, Johnson, Perkins and Vasey

Ayes 5    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/7/2007    S Placed on General File

 

HB0125SS001/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 10-line 13         Delete "ten dollar ($10.00)" insert "six dollar and twenty-five cent ($6.25)".

Page 10-line 14         Strike "This" insert "The livestock board shall promulgate rules and regulations to identify conditions under which this surcharge may be waived.".

Page 10-lines 15 through 18   Strike.

Page 12-line 2          Delete "ten dollar ($10.00)" insert "six dollar and twenty-five cent ($6.25)".

Page 12-line 3          Strike "This" insert "The livestock board shall promulgate rules and regulations to identify conditions under which this surcharge may be waived;".

Page 12-lines 4 through 7     Strike.

Page 13-line 10         Before "public" insert "state and".  GEIS, CHAIRMAN

 

2/8/2007    S Passed CoW

2/9/2007    S Passed 2nd Reading

 

HB0125S3001/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 11-line 13         Reinsert stricken "the first ten (10)"; delete "each".  PERKINS

 

2/12/2007   S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Aullman, Barrasso, Burns, Case, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Fecht, Geis, Hastert, Hines, Jennings, Job, Johnson, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Nicholas, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend and Vasey

Nays:  Senator(s) Larson

Excused:  Senator(s) Peck and Von Flatern

Ayes 27    Nays 1    Excused 2    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/12/2007   H Received for Concurrence

2/13/2007   H Did Not Concur

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Anderson, R.

Nays:  Representative(s) Alden, Bagby, Berger, Blake, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Childers, Cohee, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Dockstader, Edmonds, Edwards, Esquibel, F., Esquibel, K., Gentile, Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hallinan, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Iekel, Illoway, Jaggi, Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, Martin, McOmie, Mercer, Meyer, Miller, Millin, Olsen, Petersen, Philp, Quarberg, Samuelson, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Slater, Steward, Teeters, Thompson, Throne, Wallis, Walsh, Warren, White, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Ayes 1    Nays 59    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/13/2007   H Appointed JCC01 Members

            Representative(s)  Samuelson, Edmonds and Esquibel, F.

2/13/2007   S Appointed  JCC01 Members

            Senator(s)  Geis, Larson and Vasey

 

2/20/2007   H Adopted HB0125JC01 and Recedes from Nonconcurrence

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, Bagby, Berger, Blake, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Childers, Cohee, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Dockstader, Edmonds, Edwards, Esquibel, F., Esquibel, K., Gentile, Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hallinan, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Iekel, Illoway, Jaggi, Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, Martin, McOmie, Mercer, Meyer, Miller, Millin, Olsen, Petersen, Philp, Quarberg, Samuelson, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Slater, Steward, Teeters, Thompson, Throne, Wallis, Walsh, Warren, White, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Excused:  Representative(s)  Miller

Ayes 59    Nays 0    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

HB0125JC01/A      ADOPTED     (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Pursuant to Joint Rule 2-4, the House recedes from its non-concurrence and adopts the following Senate amendments:

HB0125SS001/AE

HB0125S3001/AE

SAMUELSON, EDMONDS, ESQUIBEL, F., GEIS, LARSON, VASEY

 

2/20/2007   Assigned Number HEA No. 0064

2/21/2007   H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0064

2/21/2007   S President Signed HEA No. 0064

2/23/2007   Governor Signed HEA No. 0064

2/23/2007   Assigned Chapter Number

 

Chapter No. 0105  Session Laws of Wyoming 2007.