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S.F. No. 0125 |
Cruelty to
animals-penalty. |
Sponsored By: Senator(s) Devin, Coe and Massie and
Representative(s) Ross
AN ACT
relating to cruelty to animals; providing for a felony offense if cruelty
results in the death of an animal as specified; prescribing a penalty; and
providing for an effective date.
1/24/2003 Bill Number Assigned
1/27/2003 S Received for Introduction
1/28/2003 S Introduced and Referred to S01
2/5/2003 S01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Senator(s) Burns, Decaria, Goodenough, Hanes
and Meier
Ayes 5 Nays 0 Excused 0
Absent 0 Conflicts 0
2/5/2003 S Placed on General File
2/7/2003 S Amendments Considered
SF0125SS001/A ADOPTED
Page 2-line 22 After
"death" insert "or required euthanasia". HANES, CHAIRMAN
2/7/2003 S Passed CoW
2/10/2003 S Amendments Considered
SF0125S2001.01/AC (CORRECTED COPY) (DIVIDED AMENDMENT) ADOPTED
Page 2-line 6 Strike
"Unnecessarily or" insert "Intentionally and".
Page 2-line 23 Delete
"five (5)" insert "two (2)".
Page 3-line 1 Delete
"ten thousand dollars".
Page 3-line 2 Delete
"($10,000.00)" insert "five thousand dollars
($5,000.00)". CATHCART
SF0125S2001.02/FC (CORRECTED COPY) (DIVIDED AMENDMENT) FAILED
Page 2-line 22 Delete
Senate Standing Committee Amendment (SF0125SS001/A) to this line. CATHCART
2/10/2003 S Passed 2nd Reading
2/11/2003 S Amendments Considered
SF0125S3001/A ADOPTED
Page 1-line 3 After
"penalty;" insert "making conforming amendments;".
Page 1-line 8 After
"(e)" delete "and" insert ",".
Page 1-line 9 After
"(h)" insert "(j)(intro), (m)(intro) and by creating a new
subsection (n)".
Page 2-line 6 Delete
the Cathcart Second Reading Amendment (SF0125S2001.01/AC) to this line.
Page 2-line 9 After
stricken language insert "Unless punishable under subsection (n) of
this section,".
Page 2-line 12 Delete
":".
Page 2-line 14 Delete
"(i)".
Page 2-line 19 Delete
";" reinsert stricken ".".
Page 2-lines 21 through 23 Delete
including the Senate Standing Committee Amendment (SF0125SS001/A) and the
Cathcart Second Reading Amendment (SF0125S2001.01/AC) to these lines.
Page 3-lines 1 and 2 Delete
including the Cathcart Second Reading Amendment (SF0125S2001.01/AC) to these
lines.
Page 3-after line 10 Insert
and renumber:
"(j) In addition to any sentence and
penalties imposed under subsections (e), and (h) and (n)
of this section, the court may:
(m) Nothing in subsection (a), or
(b) or (n) of this section shall be construed to prohibit:
(n) A
person commits a felony if he knowingly and with intent to cause death, injury
or undue suffering, cruelly beats, tortures, torments, injures or mutilates an
animal resulting in the death or required euthanasia of the animal. A felony under this subsection is punishable
by not more than two (2) years imprisonment, a fine of not more than five
thousand dollars ($5,000.00), or both.". DEVIN, CATHCART, MASSIE
2/11/2003 S Passed 3rd Reading
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Senator(s) Barrasso, Barton, Boggs, Burns,
Caller, Case, Coe, Decaria, Devin, Goodenough, Hanes, Hawks, Job, Kunz, Larson,
Massie, Meier, Mockler, Peck, Roberts, Schiffer, Scott and Sessions.
Nays: Senator(s) Anderson, J., Cathcart, Erb,
Geis, Hines, Northrup and Vasey.
Ayes 23 Nays 7 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
2/12/2003 H Received for Introduction
2/12/2003 H Introduced and Referred to H01
2/19/2003 H01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Representative(s) Alden, Bagby, Berger,
Buchanan, Landon, Olsen, Petersen, Simpson and Warren
Ayes 9 Nays 0 Excused 0
Absent 0 Conflicts 0
2/19/2003 H Placed on General File
2/26/2003 H Amendments Considered
SF0125HS001/AE (TO ENGROSSED COPY) ADOPTED
Page 1-line 3 After
"specified;" insert "modifying elements of the misdemeanor
offense of cruelty to animals;".
Page 1-line 8 Delete
"(intro),".
Page 2-line 2 Reinsert
stricken "death, ".
Page 2-line 10 Reinsert
stricken ","; delete "or"; reinsert stricken
"or"; before "an" insert "attempts to kill". SIMPSON, CHAIRMAN
2/26/2003 H Passed CoW
2/27/2003 H Passed 2nd Reading
2/28/2003 H Passed 3rd Reading
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R.,
Bagby, Baker, Berger, Boswell, Buchanan, Bucholz, Childers, Cohee, Cooper,
Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Gentile, Gilmore, Harshman, Harvey, Hinckley,
Iekel, Illoway, Jansen, Johnson, L., Johnson, W., Jones, Jorgensen, Landon,
Latta, Law, Lockhart, Luthi, Martin, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli, Meyer, Morgan,
Nicholas, Olsen, Osborn, Parady, Petersen, Powers, Prosser, Reese, Robinson,
Ross, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Tipton, Walsh, Warren and Wostenberg.
Nays: Representative(s) Brechtel, Hageman, Miller,
D., Philp and Semlek.
Excused: Representative(s)
Wasserburger
Ayes 54 Nays 5 Excused 1
Absent 0 Conflicts 0
3/1/2003 S Did Concur
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Senator(s) Barrasso, Boggs, Burns, Caller,
Case, Coe, Decaria, Devin, Hanes, Hawks, Job, Kunz, Larson, Massie, Mockler,
Peck, Roberts, Schiffer and Sessions.
Nays: Senator(s) Anderson, J., Barton, Cathcart,
Erb, Geis, Goodenough, Hines, Meier, Northrup, Scott and Vasey.
Ayes 19 Nays 11 Excused 0
Absent 0 Conflicts 0
3/1/2003 Assigned Number SEA 0057
3/3/2003 S President Signed SEA No. 0057
3/3/2003 H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0057
3/6/2003 Governor Signed SEA No. 0057
Chapter No.
0165 Session Laws of Wyoming 2003.