§ 11-20-205 — Procedures generally; estrays

Wyoming § 11-20-205

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 11: Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals
• Ch. 20: BRANDS
• Art. 2: INSPECTION FOR BRANDS

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(a) Except as otherwise provided, before selling, changing
ownership or removing any livestock from any county of Wyoming,
the person selling, changing ownership or intending to cause
removal shall notify the inspector of the date of the intended
removal and the time and place when and where the required
inspection for brands and ownership can be made. The inspection
shall be made within a reasonable time prior to shipment. The
person in charge of the livestock shall hold the livestock at
the place designated until the livestock have been inspected and
an official certificate of inspection is issued. The person in
charge shall render the inspecting officer such assistance as is
practicable while the required inspection is being made.
(b) Upon being notified of the intention of any person to
sell, change ownership or remove from the county any livestock
when a prior inspection is required by law, the inspector
notified shall go to the place designated at the time agreed
upon, and make an inspection for brands and ownership of the
livestock.
(c) The inspection shall only be done under conditions
that allow the inspector, at the sole discretion of the
inspector, to adequately view the livestock for the purpose of
determining brands. The inspector shall list by classes the
livestock, showing number of each class and all brands, together
with the names of owners of the brands, if known. The inspector
may require from the person in charge proof of ownership of the
livestock to be removed from the county, by brand record, bill
of sale or the affidavits of at least two (2) responsible
citizens of the county who are not interested financially in the
animals. If ownership of any of the livestock is not claimed by
the person intending to remove them from the county, then
written authorization from the owner for such removal is
required.
(d) Estrays, the ownership of which is unknown, shall not
be removed from the county except by order of the inspector in
accordance with W.S. 11-24-102.
(e) No inspection for brands and ownership is required if
a change of ownership occurs solely due to:
(i) A legal name change of a person, firm,
partnership, corporation or association if the ownership of the
person, firm, partnership, corporation or association remains
unchanged;
(ii) The transfer of a brand from an individual or
the individual and his spouse to a business entity if the
individual or the individual and his spouse are owners of a one
hundred percent (100%) interest in the business entity;
(iii) A conversion of a business entity as provided
in W.S. 17-26-101;
(iv) Marriage.