§ 11-20-217 — Certificates and agreements in lieu of inspection; generally; shipper's demand for inspection; penalty

Wyoming § 11-20-217

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

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(a) Subject to conditions set forth in this section, no
prior inspection for brands and ownership is required of horses,
mules, cattle or sheep being or about to be transported to any
open market where Wyoming brand inspection is maintained whether
within or outside Wyoming.
(b) In lieu of an official inspection for brands and
ownership, the person proposing to remove livestock from any
county of Wyoming to any such open market shall fill out and
sign a certificate on a form approved by the board. The form
shall include an agreement providing that the livestock listed
on the certificate will not be diverted en route from the
destination shown unless and until an inspection for brands and
ownership has been made by an authorized Wyoming brand
inspector, unless the diversion is to an open market where
Wyoming brand inspection is maintained or where a brand
inspection is made which substantially complies with the brand
inspection laws of this state pursuant to an agreement entered
into under W.S. 11-20-201(c). It shall further provide that in
case of diversion of all or any part of the shipment the
livestock diverted will be held at some convenient place,
separate and apart from other livestock, until inspected, and
the shipper will pay the necessary expenses incurred by the
inspector and the legal inspection fees. The board shall
establish a fee to be charged for use of the form authorized by
this section. The fee for this form shall not exceed one dollar
($1.00) per head. The form authorized by this section shall not
be issued until all fees required by W.S. 11-6-210 have been
paid in full and may be collected at the time the form is issued
by the issuing party. A blanket bond or individual bonds shall
be executed to the state with good and sufficient surety in an
amount determined by the board, conditioned for the full and
faithful performance of any issuer of the forms and collecting
of fees pursuant to this section.
(c) Except on demand of the shipper, the inspector is not
required to inspect any horses, mules, cattle or sheep,
consigned directly to any open market where Wyoming brand
inspection is maintained. If the shipper demands a prior
inspection, the inspection shall be made and the legal
inspection fee charged and collected. Inspection at point of
origin does not exempt the shipment from inspection for brands
and ownership, nor the shipper from payment of inspection fees
at the open market destination.
(d) The form authorized by this section may be denied,
suspended or revoked by the board after proper hearing as
provided by the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act, and a
finding that the person to whom the permit is granted has
violated any of the brand inspection laws.