Wyoming § 36-8-316 - Liability and penalty for livestock roaming at will.
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§ 36-8-316. Liability and penalty for livestock roaming at will.
It shall be unlawful for any person, owner or custodian of any livestock to permit the same to roam at will over, upon or across any portion of the lands owned by the state in Hot Springs county and known as the Hot Springs State Reserve. Any owner, drover or other person or persons in charge of loose animals or livestock of any description who shall drive or trail the same upon, across or through any portion of said reserve, shall be liable for any and all damage resulting therefrom. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100.00). In addition to the foregoing penalty the owner of any such loose animals or livestock shall be liable for any damage caused on said reserve by any such animals or livestock, and the superintendent of said reserve is hereby authorized to seize and restrain at some suitable place any such animals or livestock, and the state shall have a lien thereon for the amount of any fine imposed against the owner and for all damages and costs, including the care of such loose animals or livestock, to be collected in a civil action to be brought in the name of the state in any court of competent jurisdiction. The judgment awarding foreclosure of any such lien shall direct the sale of said loose animals or livestock in the manner now provided by law for the sale of personal property upon execution.
Source: official Wyoming text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 36-8-316 ("Liability and penalty for livestock roaming at will.") is part of the Wyoming Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of Wyoming. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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