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Outrage After Sublette County, Wyoming, Bans Rodeo Gear

The new dress code seemed for some to be at odds with the state's image.
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In this photo provided by the Sublette County Sheriff's Office, Detention Sergeant Travis Bingham, left and Patrol Sergeant Rich Kaumo pose in two of the different uniforms previously utilized by the Sublette County Sheriff at the Sheriff’s Office on Monday, Feb. 2, 2015, in Pinedale, Wyo. The new sheriff of a Wyoming county has banned his deputies from wearing cowboy hats and cowboy boots, a change that led one longtime deputy to retire rather than give up his Western attire.Sgt. Katherine A. Peterson / Sublette County Sheriff via AP
Image:new sheriff of a Wyoming county has banned his deputies from wearing cowboy hats
In this photo provided by the Sublette County Sheriff's Office, Detention Sergeant Travis Bingham, left and Patrol Sergeant Rich Kaumo pose in two of the different uniforms previously utilized by the Sublette County Sheriff at the Sheriff’s Office on Monday, Feb. 2, 2015, in Pinedale, Wyo. The new sheriff of a Wyoming county has banned his deputies from wearing cowboy hats and cowboy boots, a change that led one longtime deputy to retire rather than give up his Western attire.Sgt. Katherine A. Peterson / Sublette County Sheriff via AP