§ 11-24-105 — Unclaimed horses; permit for gathering; disposal

(a) Any person desiring to gather unclaimed horses from
the ranges within Wyoming shall obtain a permit from the
livestock board, except as provided in subsection (e) of this
section. The permit applicant shall submit with the permit
application written permission to access the range whereon the
unclaimed horses are to be gathered from the person who has
ownership or control of the surface rights of that range. The
form of the permit shall be prescribed by the board.
(b) If after an inspection under subsection (c) or (e) of
this section, the rightful owner cannot be found, or when found,
refuses or fails to pay the charges for feed and care of the
estray, the unclaimed horses shall be disposed of by the board
under the laws pertaining to estrays.
(c) The permit and the unclaimed horses shall be presented
to an inspector within the county in which they were gathered
without unnecessary delay for determination of ownership.
(d) The permittee shall be responsible for all expenses
associated with gathering, feed and care of the unclaimed horses
until an inspection has occurred.
(e) A permit is not required for any person desiring to
gather unclaimed horses located on private land on which the
person has ownership or control of the surface rights. A person
who has gathered unclaimed horses on private land on which he
has ownership or control of the surface rights shall present the
unclaimed horses to an inspector within the county in which they
were gathered without unnecessary delay for determination of
ownership and shall be responsible for all expenses associated
with the gather and feed and care of the unclaimed horses until
an inspection has occurred.
(f) Any horse claimed by the United States bureau of land
management as belonging to a wild horse management unit is
excluded from this section.