{"data":{"id":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-6-3-1008","jurisdiction":"us-wy","citation":"Wyo. Stat. § 6-3-1008","heading":"Use of agricultural and livestock management practices, wildlife management and humane destruction not prohibited.","body":"(a) Nothing in this article may be construed to prohibit:\n(i) A person humanely destroying an animal, including livestock;\n(ii) The use of industry accepted agricultural and livestock practices on livestock or another animal used in the practice of agriculture;\n(iii) Rodeo events, training for rodeo events or participating in rodeo events, whether the event is performed in a rodeo, fair, jackpot, agricultural exhibition or other similar event;\n(iv) The use of dogs in the management of livestock by the owner of the livestock, his employees or agents or other persons in lawful custody of the livestock;\n(v) The use of dogs or raptors in hunting;\n(vi) The training of dogs or raptors or the use of equipment in the training of dogs or raptors for any purpose not prohibited by law;\n(vii) The hunting, capture, killing or destruction of any predatory animal, pest or other wildlife in any manner not otherwise prohibited by law.","path":["TITLE 6 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES","CHAPTER 3 - OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY","ARTICLE 10 - ANIMAL ABUSE"],"source_url":"https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title06.pdf","current_through":"2026 Budget Session; as of 2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:16:32Z","sha256":"92e023f8dd8fb7baee10bd20d3f21d50e6309ba0067e8d4fcc1f0854bbb0eaf6","source_id":"us-wy","stale":false,"prev":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-6-3-1007","next":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-6-3-1009"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}