Wyoming Statutes
Article 1 - Branding and Ranging
Section 11-20-101 - Definitions.

11-20-101. Definitions.
(a) As used in this act:
(i) "Agency" means the corporation, if any, designated by the board as its authorized representative to carry out the functions to be performed by the board and if there is no such agency, then it means the board;
(ii) "Board" means the Wyoming livestock board;
(iii) "Inspectors" means those persons appointed by the agency to execute the duties prescribed by law, rules, regulations and orders for the protection of the livestock industry in Wyoming;
(iv) "Livestock" means cattle, horses, mules, asses and sheep. The board acting in conjunction with the game and fish commission may designate individual bison or identifiable herds of bison as wildlife;
(v) "Stock drover" means any person driving livestock through any county in Wyoming;
(vi) "Stock owner" means any person who owns livestock;
(vii) "This act" means W.S. 11-19-101 through 11-19-506, 11-20-101 through 11-24-115 and 11-30-101 through 11-30-115;
(viii) "Brand" means a brand, mark or other board approved means of identification including any electronic device used for livestock identification.

Structure Wyoming Statutes

Wyoming Statutes

Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals

Chapter 20 - Brands

Article 1 - Branding and Ranging

Section 11-20-101 - Definitions.

Section 11-20-102 - Stock Running at Large to Be Branded.

Section 11-20-103 - Brands; Application; Contents; Recording Fees; Refund; Disposition Thereof.

Section 11-20-104 - Brands; Recording Generally.

Section 11-20-105 - Brands; Extension to Other Species.

Section 11-20-106 - Brands; Sheep; Districts Created; Recording Thereof.

Section 11-20-107 - Brands; Records Kept by Board; Inspection Thereof.

Section 11-20-108 - Recorded Brand; Certified Copy Deemed Prima Facie Evidence of Ownership.

Section 11-20-109 - Recorded Brand; Considered as Property; Subject to Sale; Written Instrument Required; Acknowledgment and Recording.

Section 11-20-110 - Recorded Brand; Bill of Sale; When Title Vests.

Section 11-20-111 - State Brand Book; Contents.

Section 11-20-112 - Brand Book; Publication; Form and Contents; Distribution of Copies; Monthly Lists and Biennial Supplements; Costs; Disposition of Proceeds.

Section 11-20-113 - County Clerk Prohibited From Recording Brands.

Section 11-20-114 - Failure to Record Brand Deemed Abandonment.

Section 11-20-115 - Rerecording; When Required; Notice; Abandonment.

Section 11-20-116 - Fees for Renewal, Transfer of Ownership or Alteration of Brand; Recording Bill of Sale Deemed Renewal.

Section 11-20-117 - Use of Unrecorded Brands Prohibited; Penalties.

Section 11-20-118 - Drover's Stock; to Be Kept Separate.

Section 11-20-119 - Drover's Stock; Liability for Injury to Property; Exceptions.

Section 11-20-120 - Driving Cattle From Home Range.

Section 11-20-121 - Penalties for Failure to Comply With Certain Provisions.

Section 11-20-125 - Use of a Seasonal Brand; Application for an Annual Permit to Use an Out-of-State Brand.