Committee asks LSO to draft fence‑liability language for federal allotments after landowners raise repeated‑breach concerns
Following sustained testimony from landowners about repeated breaches and fence damage by livestock on adjacent public allotments, the committee directed LSO to draft potential statutory language clarifying fence liability and owner/lessee responsibility where federal allotments abut private land.
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Committee members heard prolonged testimony from ranchers and the Livestock Board on the limits of existing 'astray' and breach‑of‑enclosure law. LSO staff summarized Wyoming law and compared neighboring states: Wyoming treats unknown‑owner 'astrays' with a process that permits brand inspectors to take custody and recover feed/board costs; other states use tiered civil fines and some criminal penalties.
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