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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 5117

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1987 Regular Session

By Senator Barr

Read first time 1/16/87 and referred to Committee on Agriculture.

AN ACT Relating to livestock; and amending RCW 16.13.010.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

        Sec. 1.  Section 1, chapter 31, Laws of 1951 as last amended by section 15, chapter 415, Laws of 1985 and RCW 16.13.010 are each amended to read as follows:

          It shall be unlawful for the owner of any horses, mules, donkeys, or cattle of any age to permit such animals to run at large and not under the care of a herder in any territory which has been designated as a stock restricted area under chapter 16.24 RCW.  Such animals may only run at large upon lands belonging to the state or to the United States when the owner thereof has in writing been granted grazing privileges.  Cattle of any age may run at large in a range area as provided in chapter 16.24 RCW without a herder except upon any land which has been enclosed by a lawful fence as set forth in chapter 16.60 RCW.  In the event that any horse, mule, donkey, or cattle should run at large in a stock restricted area defined in chapter 16.24 RCW, the owner shall have up to twelve hours after notice to control the animal.  Failure to take action within twelve hours shall result in the penalty in RCW 16.13.090.