Lawful fences.
SF 73 updates Wyoming's fence laws to clarify responsibility when livestock damages property. It increases fines for unlawful wire fences and changes liability from "animals" to "livestock" for damage claims. For subdivisions, it requires adjacent landowners to pay half the cost of perimeter fences (not full cost), while the subdivision covers additional construction expenses. This directly affects ranchers, landowners with fences, and developers building near grazing areas.
Bill status
failed
2 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Jan 2023
Senate Failed
Jan 2023
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2023
Last action Jan 17, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Jan 17, 2023
How they voted
4–26
Failed
Total votes 30
Jan 17, 2023
D
Democratic2
100% Nay
R
Republican28
85% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Jan 17, 2023
Vote failed
Senate Vote: fail (4-26)
senate
Jan 11, 2023
Upper · Passed
S COW:Passed
upper
Jan 11, 2023
Upper · Passed
S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
upper
Jan 10, 2023
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S05 - Agriculture
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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