Wyo. Stat. § 11-38-101 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 38 / Section 11-38-101
§ 11-38-101. Definitions
Status: repealed

(a) As used in this act:

(i) “Board” means the state board of agriculture;

(ii) “Director” means the director of the department of agriculture for the state of Wyoming or his designated representative;

(iii) “Department” means the Wyoming department of agriculture;

(iv) Repealed by Laws 2009, ch. 90, § 3.

(v) “Grower” means anyone engaged in growing, or causing to be grown, wheat, on ten (10) acres or more in Wyoming including the owner and tenant jointly, a person, a partnership, association, corporation, cooperative, trust, sharecropper and any and all other business units, devices and arrangements;

(vi) “Handler” means any person engaged in the operation of buying, selling, shipping or distributing wheat grown in Wyoming which he has purchased or acquired from a grower or which he is shipping in behalf of a grower, whether the handler is located within or without Wyoming;

(vii) “Sell or sold” means a transaction wherein the title to wheat is transferred from the grower to the purchaser for a consideration, and includes any pledge or mortgage of wheat to any person or any agreement to acquire such property for a consideration;

(viii) “Ship” means to sell, transport, offer for transportation or ship wheat by any means whatsoever;

(ix) “Variety” means a type of wheat having similar characteristics, as, for example: Cheyenne, Marquis, Defiance, etc.;

(x) “Wheat” means and includes all varieties of wheat grown in Wyoming;

(xi) “Wheat marketing commission” means the control committee established pursuant to W.S. 11-38-102 ;

(xii) “This act” means W.S. 11-38-101 through 11-38-110 .
Wyo. Stat. § 11-34-202 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 34 / Section 11-34-202
§ 11-34-202. Revenue to be credited to an account; use thereof; disposition of excess
Status: repealed

(a) Except as provided by subsection (e) of this section or as otherwise provided by law, the state loan and investment board shall transmit any revenue received to the state treasurer to be credited to a separate account for the purposes specified in W.S. 21-15-106(a) [repealed].

(b) and (c) Repealed by Laws 1981, ch. 44, § 2.

(d) Following a general fund appropriation by the legislature for administrative expenses, amounts expended pursuant to the appropriation shall be transferred monthly from the account provided by subsection (a) of this section to the general fund as provided by W.S. 9-4-205(b) for the highway fund and the special revenue fund in certain instances. Revenue currently in the account formerly provided for by W.S. 11-34-202(a) , (b) and (c) , as those subsections existed prior to the creation of this subsection, may be expended for purposes formerly authorized until July 1, 1982 at which time the revenue within the account shall be credited to the account provided by subsection (a) of this section.

(e) Revenue and proceeds received by the board for deposit in the loss reserve account pursuant to W.S. 11-34-118 , 11-34-120(h) , 11-34-121 and 11-34-123(a) shall be transmitted to the state treasurer for deposit to the credit of the loss reserve account. These funds shall be used for the purposes specified in subsection (f) of this section and W.S. 11-34-126 and to pay the administrative and legal expenses of the board in making collections and foreclosing mortgages. If at the end of any fiscal year the amount accumulated in the loss reserve account exceeds five percent (5%) of the total amount of permanent funds of the state invested in farm or water development project loans, the amount in excess of the five percent (5%) shall be transferred and credited to the general fund.

(f) If, as a result of default in the payment of any farm or water development project loan, there occurs a nonrecoverable loss either to the corpus of, or interest due to, any permanent fund of the state, the board shall restore the loss to the permanent fund account entitled thereto using any funds available in the loss reserve account created by subsection (e) of this section. If the funds in the loss reserve account are insufficient to restore the full amount of the loss, the board shall submit a detailed report of the loss to the legislature and shall request an appropriation to restore the balance of the loss to the permanent fund account entitled thereto.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-34-114 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 34 / Section 11-34-114
§ 11-34-114. Limitation on loans; percentages of appraised value
Status: repealed

(a) No loan secured by a first mortgage shall exceed seventy percent (70%) of the appraised value of the land with the necessary existing improvements, as ascertained and fixed by the board except as provided by W.S. 11-34-117 . If a loan is secured by a second mortgage, the sum of the first and second mortgages shall not exceed eighty percent (80%) of the appraised value of the land and improvements and the balance due on the loans secured by the first or second mortgage shall not exceed eight hundred thousand dollars ($800,000.00). The appraisal shall be made by the state loan and investment board, with the advice of two (2) residents of the immediate locality in which the loan is being considered.

(b) Repealed by Laws 2008, ch. 42, § 2, eff. July 1, 2008.

(c) Repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 35, § 2, eff. July 1, 2019.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-11-107 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-11-107
§ 11-11-107. Investigation by department; complaint; service; hearing
Status: in_force

The department upon its own motion or upon verified complaint against any warehouseman shall investigate as the department deems necessary, and shall at all times have free and unimpeded access to all facilities or places in which grain is kept, stored, handled or transported. If the department, upon investigation, has reason to believe that any warehouseman is not acting as required by law, or upon the filing of a verified complaint against the warehouseman, the department shall have a complaint or copy of the verified complaint served upon the warehouseman by personal service, service upon a registered agent or by registered mail. If the warehouseman fails to make prompt adjustment or settlement of the charges set forth, to the satisfaction of the department, the department shall give notice of the time and place of a hearing thereon. The hearing shall be held in accordance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-10-114 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 10 / Section 11-10-114
§ 11-10-114. Wyoming Pioneer Memorial Museum; admission fee
Status: in_force

A nominal admission fee may be charged to reimburse the general fund for maintenance costs.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-21-102 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 21 / Section 11-21-102
§ 11-21-102. Display of permit to peace officer; written statement in lieu of permit
Status: in_force

Any operator or other person in control of any vehicle transporting livestock, swine or domestic fowls, or the carcasses thereof, upon demand of any peace officer of Wyoming, shall exhibit his permit to carry the animals or domestic fowls, or carcasses thereof.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-40-106 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 40 / Section 11-40-106
§ 11-40-106. Enforcement of standards
Status: in_force

(a) The committee may promulgate rules or regulations necessary in the management of a program to enforce the standards for Wyoming lean beef.

(b) The committee may require licenses to conduct any inspections of ranching or slaughter operations necessary to insure compliance with Wyoming lean beef standards. The committee may require that this inspection program complies with any requirements imposed by the federal government to insure that the quality standards are met or that claims made on any label for, or advertising concerning, Wyoming lean beef are valid. Nothing in this subsection shall prevent the committee from having necessary inspections performed by employees of the department of agriculture or committee members or other appropriate persons.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-7-211 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 7 / Section 11-7-211
§ 11-7-211. Forfeit of registration; termination of rights; disposition of equipment
Status: in_force

(a) The registration of an apiary which is not stocked with bees during at least forty-five (45) continuous days of the normal buildup or honey producing season is forfeited and all rights under the certificate of registration terminate.

(b) An apiary not regularly attended in accordance with good beekeeping practice, which comprises a hazard or threat to disease control in the beekeeping industry or which by reason of its physical condition or construction cannot be inspected, may be considered an abandoned apiary and may be seized by the department. Any diseased equipment or equipment which by reason of its physical condition or construction cannot be inspected may be burned, and any remaining equipment may be sold at public auction. Proceeds, after the cost of the sale is deducted, shall be returned to the former owner or his estate. Before burning or selling any equipment, the department shall give the owner or person in charge a written notice at least five (5) days before the burning or sale. The notice shall be given by certified mail or personal service upon the owner or person in charge of the property. If the owner or person in charge cannot be located, a certified letter sent to the owner's last address registered with the department is sufficient notice under this section.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-12-114 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 12 / Section 11-12-114
§ 11-12-114. Seed and grain cleaning establishments; certificates of approval; lists thereof
Status: in_force

The board shall establish standards and other requirements whereby seed and grain cleaning establishments may be issued a certificate of approval. A list of approved establishments for cleaning seeds and grain shall be maintained by the director.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-37-101 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 37 / Section 11-37-101
§ 11-37-101. Legislative intent
Status: in_force

The legislature intends by this act to provide the cattle industry with authority to establish a self-financed program to help market, develop, maintain and expand in the state, national and foreign markets for beef and beef products produced, processed or manufactured in this state, and the use and consumption of such beef and beef products.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-22-104 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 22 / Section 11-22-104
§ 11-22-104. License; requirement; fees generally; expiration; renewal; effect of refusal of issuance or renewal
Status: in_force

No person shall operate a livestock market within Wyoming without first procuring a license from the board and paying a fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00). Each license issued shall expire on April 30 next after the issuance of the license. If a license is obtained on or after September 1 of any year, the person obtaining same shall pay a fee in proportion to the number of months of the year remaining until April 30. The license may be renewed by eligible applicants prior to May 1 each year upon application and payment of the required fee. An application for a license to operate a livestock market shall be in writing upon a form furnished by the board, and shall be accompanied by the required fee. If the board does not issue a license or renewal, the fee shall be returned to the applicant.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-7-130 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 7 / Section 11-7-130
§ 11-7-130. Short title
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the “Wyoming Apiculture Act”.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-41-108 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 41 / Section 11-41-108
§ 11-41-108. Mediation process
Status: in_force

(a) Any conflict between two (2) parties which involves agriculture or natural resources may be subject to mediation. This may include, but not be limited to, conflicts between federal, state and local agencies, individuals and organizations. No creditor shall institute an action as defined in this chapter without first notifying the borrower of the availability of mediation services under W.S. 11-41-101 through 11-41-110 .

(b) A farmer or creditor wishing to resolve a dispute between them involving the farmer's agricultural property and the creditor's interest in a mortgage, land contract, lien, security interest or judgment affecting the agricultural property, either before an action has been initiated to which they are parties or after entry of a suspension order in an action to which they are parties under W.S. 11-41-107 , may participate in mediation in accordance with this chapter.

(c) To participate in mediation, the parties shall submit a request for mediation, together with an agreement to mediate, to the board on forms prepared by the board.

(d) If no action has been initiated to which the farmer and creditor are parties, the board shall identify the parties to any mediation under this chapter and shall require all parties to enter into an agreement to refrain from initiating any action among the parties affecting the subject matter of the mediation for a sixty (60) day period.

(e) After the board has obtained the agreement or agreements under subsections (c) and (d) of this section, the board shall provide the parties with the names, mailing addresses and qualifications of mediators located in the geographical area in which the agricultural property or farmer is located. The parties shall select a mediator or, upon request of the parties, the board shall designate a mediator for the parties.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-23-207 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 23 / Section 11-23-207
§ 11-23-207. Penalties
Status: in_force

Any person violating any provision of W.S. 11-23-202 through 11-23-206 shall be punished as provided in W.S. 11-1-103 .
Wyo. Stat. § 11-15-112 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 15 / Section 11-15-112
§ 11-15-112. Prohibited acts; penalties
Status: in_force

Whoever removes any inspection certificate before a car is entirely unloaded, or whoever except an authorized inspector alters any inspection certificate, or whoever without using reasonable diligence to secure inspection fails or neglects to have potatoes inspected before shipping, or whoever hinders, molests or attempts to influence any inspector in the performance of his duties, or whoever violates this act is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined for each violation not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) and the costs of the prosecution, or shall be imprisoned not exceeding six (6) months, or both. Any inspector who fails or neglects to perform the duties imposed by this act shall suffer the penalty herein provided.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-34-203 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 34 / Section 11-34-203
§ 11-34-203. Report to governor; separate statement required
Status: in_force

The state loan and investment board shall report to the governor as required by W.S. 9-2-1014 , and include a separate statement of all loans obtained from the state treasurer by the issuance of bonds as herein provided, and showing the disposition of the funds.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-22-114 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 22 / Section 11-22-114
§ 11-22-114. When removal of livestock from establishment permitted
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for the operator of a livestock market to permit the removal of any livestock from the establishment until it has been treated in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the board. In cases of livestock destined interstate, the health certificate shall show that the livestock has been inspected in accordance with the requirements of the state of destination. All fees for veterinary inspection, treatment and services shall be collected by the operator of the livestock market and paid to the veterinarian in the manner prescribed by the board.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-5-101 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 5 / Section 11-5-101
§ 11-5-101. Short title; purpose of provisions
Status: in_force

(a) This act may be cited as the “Wyoming Weed and Pest Control Act.”

(b) The purpose of this act is controlling designated and declared weeds and pests.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-38-104 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 38 / Section 11-38-104
§ 11-38-104. Powers and duties
Status: repealed

(a) The commission shall:

(i) Receive and disburse funds under the provisions of this act to be used in administering the provisions of this act;

(ii) Annually elect a chairman from among its members and no chairman shall succeed himself more than once;

(iii) Elect a vice chairman from among its members;

(iv) Repealed by Laws 1999, ch. 173, § 2.

(v) Meet every four (4) months and at such other times as called by the chairman or when requested by three (3) or more members of the commission;

(vi) Keep a permanent record of its proceedings and prepare for the governor an annual report of its activities, receipts and expenditures.

(b) The commission may:

(i) Conduct or contract for scientific research to discover and develop improved marketing methods for wheat and wheat products, including programs of consumer education and protection;

(ii) Disseminate reliable information, founded upon research, showing uses and probable uses of wheat and wheat products;

(iii) Study state and federal legislation with respect to tariffs, duties, reciprocal trade agreements, import quotas and other matters concerning the wheat industry;

(iv) Sue and be sued as a commission, without individual liability, for the acts of the commission within the scope of the powers and duties conferred upon it by this act;

(v) Enter into contracts to carry out the purpose of this act, including contracts for promotion of wheat and wheat products and development of new markets through such promotion;

(vi) Appoint advisory groups composed of representatives from organizations, institutions or businesses related to or interested in the welfare of the wheat industry;

(vii) Make grants to research agencies for financing special or emergency studies, or for purchase or acquisition of facilities necessary to carry out the purposes of the commission;

(viii) Appoint subordinate officers and employees of the commission and prescribe their duties and fix their compensation;

(ix) Cooperate with any local, state or national organization or agency engaged in work or activities similar to or related to those of the commission, and enter into contracts with such organizations or agencies for carrying out joint programs;

(x) Act jointly and in cooperation with the state or federal government, or any agency thereof in the administration of any program of the government or of a governmental agency deemed by the commission as beneficial to the wheat industry of this state and expend funds in connection therewith;

(xi) Adopt rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this act under procedures set forth in the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act [ §§ 16-3-101 through 16-3-115 ].
Wyo. Stat. § 11-15-103 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 15 / Section 11-15-103
§ 11-15-103. Sorting and grading
Status: in_force

Carlot shipments of potatoes originating in Wyoming shall be sorted and graded at point of origin upon request of a majority of the potato growers from the county making shipments from any shipping points within the county as designated by the director.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-6-209 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 6 / Section 11-6-209
§ 11-6-209. Annual meetings of predator management boards
Status: in_force

Annual meetings for the election of members of boards of directors of predator management districts shall be called by the president of each board. The meetings shall be called by a notice published in the manner provided by W.S. 11-6-203 .
Wyo. Stat. § 11-16-118 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 16 / Section 11-16-118
§ 11-16-118. District supervisors; term; vacancies; expenses; removal; quorum; bond required of employees; areas included in district; cooperative agreement with city
Status: in_force

(a) The term of the two (2) supervisors appointed extends from their appointment until the second annual election held in the district. A supervisor shall hold office from his election or appointment and taking of the oath of office until his successor has been elected or appointed, and qualified. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term. Vacancies in the office of any supervisor shall be filled by appointment by the commission upon the recommendations of the district supervisors, the appointee to serve until the next election at which time the vacancy shall be filled by the electors for the unexpired term. A supervisor shall receive no compensation for his services, but is entitled to expenses, including traveling expenses, necessarily incurred in the discharge of his duties. Any supervisor may be removed by the commission upon notice and hearing, for neglect of duty or malfeasance in office.

(b) A majority of the supervisors constitutes a quorum and the concurrence of three (3) supervisors is required for determination of any matter.

(c) The supervisors shall require a bond to be issued for all employees and officers entrusted with funds or property. The supervisors shall provide for keeping a full and accurate record of all proceedings, resolutions, regulations and orders issued or adopted. The accounts, receipts and disbursements of the district shall be subject to the audit and reporting requirements set forth in W.S. 9-1-507(a)(iii) .

(d) All cities, towns, villages or other urban and suburban areas lying wholly or partly within the exterior boundaries of a conservation district shall, from the effective date of this act, be included in the district. In doubtful cases, the commission shall determine the district which includes any urban or suburban area.

(e) By cooperative agreement with the city concerned, a district may perform within the boundaries of the city any work required or authorized under this act, through such administrative and financial arrangements as the city and the district agree upon.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-13-105 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 13 / Section 11-13-105
§ 11-13-105. Registration; fees; disposition thereof
Status: in_force

(a) Each commercial feed except custom formula feeds shall be registered before being distributed in this state. The application for registration shall be submitted on forms furnished by the director, and if the director requests, shall also be accompanied by a label or other printed matter describing the product. Upon approval by the director or his agent, a copy of the registration shall be furnished to the applicant. All registrations are effective from the date of approval and expire on December 31 each year. The director may permit on the registration the alternative listing of ingredients of comparable feed value, but the label for each package shall state the specific ingredients in the package except for those feeds which utilize collective terms in the labeling.

(b) A distributor is not required to register any brand of commercial feed which is already registered under this act by another person.

(c) Changes in the chemical or ingredient composition of a registered commercial feed may be permitted if there is satisfactory evidence that such changes do not result in lowering the feed value of the product for the purpose for which designed.

(d) Each application for registration shall be accompanied with a forty dollar ($40.00) registration fee per mixture or formula. The registration fee shall be deposited in the state general fund.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-5-301 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 5 / Section 11-5-301
§ 11-5-301. Authorization of program
Status: in_force

A weed and pest special management program may be carried out as provided by this article and legislative appropriation acts. All state and local governmental entities shall comply with the program.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-16-124 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 16 / Section 11-16-124
§ 11-16-124. Administration of oaths by secretary or treasurer of district
Status: in_force

The secretary or treasurer of the district are severally authorized to administer oaths within their district in any matter pertaining to the business of their district where an oath is required by law.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-31-214 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 31 / Section 11-31-214
§ 11-31-214. Board authorized to adopt rules and regulations
Status: in_force

The board of county commissioners, with the advice of the county health officer, state veterinarian and department of health, may adopt such rules and regulations as necessary to implement the program for registration and immunization of dogs and cats in the rabies control district, including the requirement that registered dogs and cats be tagged or marked in such manner as to make them readily identifiable.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-17-208 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 17 / Section 11-17-208
§ 11-17-208. Warning to distributor; seizure and order of disposition; application for release; hearing
Status: in_force

(a) When the director or his authorized agent finds that an animal remedy is mislabeled, misbranded or adulterated, or that it does not conform to its label guarantee, he may issue a written statement warning the distributor or registrant that the animal remedy is considered to be in violation of the law. This statement is a warning only to the distributor or registrant that if the animal remedy is distributed further the director may pursue further action. If the distributor, registrant or manufacturer heeds the warning and corrects the violation within the time allowed by the director, no further action shall be taken.

(b) If it appears that any manufacturer, distributor, registrant or any other person responsible for animal remedies has not corrected the reason for the warning in subsection (a) of this section or has violated this article, the director shall cause notice to be given to the manufacturer, distributor, registrant or person that a hearing will be had at a date and place named in the notice. The director or his authorized agent shall hold a hearing in accordance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act. If the manufacturer, distributor, registrant or person fails to appear at the time and place designated in the notice, the director or his authorized agent shall conduct the hearing as though the manufacturer, distributor, registrant or person were present. If it is established by the hearing to the satisfaction of the director that prosecution is warranted the director shall provide to the Wyoming attorney general:

(i) A certification of the facts;

(ii) An official report of the result of the hearing; and

(iii) A copy of the analysis or other examination which bears on the case.

(c) Any lot of an animal remedy not in compliance with requirements of laws or regulations is subject to seizure on complaint of the director to a court of competent jurisdiction in the county in which the animal remedy is located. If the court finds the animal remedy in violation and orders the condemnation of the animal remedy, it shall be disposed of in any manner consistent with the quality of the animal remedy and the laws of Wyoming. In no instance shall the disposition of the animal remedy be ordered by the court without first giving the manufacturer, distributor or registrant an opportunity to apply to the court for release of the animal remedy or for permission to process or relabel the animal remedy to bring it into compliance with the law.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-20-204 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 20 / Section 11-20-204
§ 11-20-204. Inspector not to inspect his own livestock; penalty
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any inspector to issue a certificate of inspection covering livestock owned by him or in which he has any financial interest, and any violation of this provision is punishable as a misdemeanor.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-7-204 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 7 / Section 11-7-204
§ 11-7-204. Landowner apiary registrations
Status: in_force

(a) The department may grant landowner apiary registrations under the following conditions:

(i) The applicant shall be a landowner, as defined in W.S. 11-7-131(a)(xiii) and shall own the land upon which the apiary will be located;

(ii) The applicant shall own the bees and the hives that will be placed on the apiary; and

(iii) The applicant shall personally manage and operate the bees and the hives.

(b) No certificate of registration of a landowner apiary shall be leased, assigned or transferred and no person other than the landowner apiary registrant shall exercise in any way any rights or privileges authorized by the certificate of registration.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-29-108 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 29 / Section 11-29-108
§ 11-29-108. Livestock board; seized livestock animals and vehicles; lien on seized chattels; civil action for unpaid expenses
Status: in_force

When any person arrested under this act is in charge of any vehicle drawn by or containing any livestock animal cruelly treated in violation of W.S. 6-3-1002 or this chapter at the time of arrest, any peace officer, agent or officer of the board may take charge of the livestock animal and vehicle and its contents, and give notice thereof to the owner, if known, and shall provide for them until their owner takes possession of them. The board or local government shall have a lien on the livestock animals, the vehicle and its contents for the reasonable costs of impoundment. The expense or any part remaining unpaid may be recovered by the board or local government in a civil action.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-41-104 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 41 / Section 11-41-104
§ 11-41-104. Powers and duties of the board
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall:

(i) Prepare all forms necessary for the administration of this chapter and shall ensure that forms are disseminated and that the availability of mediation under this chapter is publicized;

(ii) Promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement this chapter. The rules may define owners and creditors of agriculturally related businesses and permit owners and creditors of such businesses to participate in mediation subject to the same terms and conditions applicable to farmers and creditors under this chapter. The rules may also define, for purposes of this chapter, persons who have standing to seek mediation, proper procedures for initiating and conducting mediation processes and issues and subjects to which mediation may be made which shall include wetlands determination, compliance with farm programs, agricultural credit, rural water loan programs, grazing on public lands or other issues and subjects which the board considers appropriate.

(b) The board may employ and remove for cause administrative, technical and other personnel. The board may provide training programs for prospective mediators and obtain technical information when needed.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-38-107 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 38 / Section 11-38-107
§ 11-38-107. Administration of programs
Status: in_force

The director shall administer any marketing, utilization or promotion program in such manner as to best effectuate the purpose hereof, with the advice of the commission and board.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-6-309 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 6 / Section 11-6-309
§ 11-6-309. Predator management district participation with the ADMB
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, if the predator management district has elected to participate in providing funding or upon approval of the ADMB, other in-kind resources, to the animal damage management account, the district may solicit funds or receive services from the ADMB under separate negotiated agreement. Two (2) or more districts may jointly solicit funds or receive services from the ADMB for purposes of this section.

(b) Whether or not a predator management district has elected to participate in providing funding to the animal damage management account, the district may solicit funds or receive services from the ADMB for control of gray wolves designated as predatory animals.

(c) In any area of the state not under the jurisdiction of a county predatory animal board, eligible applicants for funds appropriated to the animal damage management board for the purpose of controlling wolves designated as predatory animals include state or county agencies.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-6-306 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 6 / Section 11-6-306
§ 11-6-306. Animal damage management account
Status: in_force

(a) There is created the animal damage management account.

(b) Money received under W.S. 11-6-305 shall be deposited by the state treasurer in the animal damage management account to be appropriated for the purposes provided in this article.

(c) Any supplemental contributions received by the department from livestock owners for predatory animal, predacious bird or depredating animal damage management programs or the prevention and management of rabid wildlife shall be deposited into the animal damage management account.

(d) The animal damage management account shall be administered for the ADMB by the Wyoming department of agriculture.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-28-104 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 28 / Section 11-28-104
§ 11-28-104. Fences across roads generally
Status: in_force

All fences constructed across a road leading to a watering place, or constructed across any road used as a public road, shall at the point where the fence intersects or crosses the road be constructed of boards or poles extending not less than eight (8) feet on each side of the middle of the road. The owner of any fence that violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in W.S. 11-28-103(a) .
Wyo. Stat. § 11-35-103 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 35 / Section 11-35-103
§ 11-35-103. Marketing orders; authority to issue
Status: in_force

Subject to the provisions of this act, the board of agriculture may issue marketing orders within this state pertaining to the production, processing, distributing, pricing or handling of agricultural commodities.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-25-204 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 25 / Section 11-25-204
§ 11-25-204. Stimulation or retardation of animals prohibited; tests
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person to use or permit to be used any mechanical or electrical device, or drug of any kind, to stimulate or retard any animal in any event authorized by this act except as prescribed by the commission. A commission member, a roping judge or race steward may cause such tests to be made as they deem proper to determine whether any animal has been stimulated or retarded. Tests performed in furtherance of this section shall be conducted by or under the supervision of a qualified Wyoming veterinarian.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-20-106 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 20 / Section 11-20-106
§ 11-20-106. Brands; sheep; districts created; recording thereof
Status: in_force

To increase the quantity of brands which can be effectively used for the identification of sheep, the executive officer of the board may, with the advice of the executive committee of the Wyoming wool growers association, promulgate and enforce rules and regulations necessary to divide the land area of Wyoming into districts. The districts shall be made a part of such brands and recorded in the state record as further identification of sheep.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-6-102 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 6 / Section 11-6-102
§ 11-6-102. Application to county commissioners; hearing; determination; limitation on use of firearms
Status: in_force

The owner of the livestock may file a written application with the board of county commissioners of the county where the real estate is located, applying for permission to eradicate predatory animals. If, after giving the owner or lessee an opportunity of a hearing, the county commissioners may grant such permission, but the person receiving the permission shall not use firearms in destroying such animals without first obtaining permission from the owner or lessee of the real estate.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-7-203 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 7 / Section 11-7-203
§ 11-7-203. Pollination apiary registrations
Status: in_force

(a) The department may grant pollination apiary registrations to commercial seed and fruit producers or other commercial agricultural producers under the following conditions:

(i) The applicant must own, lease or rent the land upon which the pollination apiary is to be located and the applicant must use the land for the purpose of growing a commercial seed, fruit or other crop which is dependent upon bees or other insects for pollination;

(ii) The applicant does not own the bees or the hives which are to be placed upon the pollination apiary;

(iii) The only purpose of the apiary is to pollinate a commercial agricultural crop;

(iv) The applicant shall provide the department with all pertinent information necessary to determine if pollination apiaries are needed to pollinate the applicant's crop adequately;

(v) The department may refuse to register a pollination apiary based upon its own investigation of the matter, but if the department approves the application, it shall specify the number of hives and location of pollination apiaries needed for the purpose of pollinating the applicant's commercial agricultural crop adequately; and

(vi) A copy of the pollination contract between the seedgrower and beekeeper shall be sent to the department.

(b) A pollination apiary registration is valid only for the time period the department specifies, and all pollination apiaries shall be removed within two (2) weeks after the end of the bloom period of the crop to be pollinated.

(c) No certificate of registration of a pollination apiary may be leased, assigned or transferred and no person other than the pollination apiary registrant may exercise in any way any rights or privileges authorized by the certificate of registration.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-24-115 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 24 / Section 11-24-115
§ 11-24-115. Disposition of unclaimed proceeds to state treasurer to credit of inspection account
Status: in_force

On the first Monday in January of each year, all estray monies remaining unclaimed for more than one (1) year after the publication of the notices of posting of lists of unclaimed estrays, shall be paid to the treasurer of the state, and be placed to the credit of the inspection account.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-20-101 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 20 / Section 11-20-101
§ 11-20-101. Definitions
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this act:

(i) “Agency” means the corporation, if any, designated by the board as its authorized representative to carry out the functions to be performed by the board and if there is no such agency, then it means the board;

(ii) “Board” means the Wyoming livestock board;

(iii) “Inspectors” means those persons appointed by the agency to execute the duties prescribed by law, rules, regulations and orders for the protection of the livestock industry in Wyoming;

(iv) “ Livestock ” means cattle, horses, mules, asses and sheep. The board acting in conjunction with the game and fish commission may designate individual bison or identifiable herds of bison as wildlife;

(v) “Stock drover” means any person driving livestock through any county in Wyoming;

(vi) “Stock owner” means any person who owns livestock;

(vii) “ This act ” means W.S. 11-19-101 through 11-19-506 , 11-20-101 through 11-24-115 and 11-30-101 through 11-30-115 ;

(viii) “Brand” means a brand, mark or other board approved means of identification including any electronic device used for livestock identification.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-7-205 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 7 / Section 11-7-205
§ 11-7-205. Hobbyist apiary registrations
Status: in_force

(a) The department may grant hobbyist apiary registrations to hobbyist beekeepers under the following conditions:

(i) The applicant shall not own a total of more than five (5) hives, and all of the hives must be placed on the hobbyist apiary;

(ii) The applicant shall own the bees and the hives and shall personally manage and operate the bees and the hives;

(iii) Only one (1) hobbyist registration is allowed an applicant and only two (2) hobbyist apiary registrations are allowed a family unit; and

(iv) If the department determines that too many hobbyist apiaries are being registered within too close proximity of each other or of other established apiaries so that there is danger of the spread of bee diseases, bee parasites or bee pests among bees or apiaries or that there will be interference with the proper feeding and honey flow of established apiaries, the department may refuse to grant any further hobbyist registrations in the locality and area of the danger.

(b) No certificate of registration of a hobbyist apiary may be leased, assigned or transferred, and no person other than the hobbyist apiary registrant may exercise in any way any rights or privileges authorized by the certificate of registration.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-49-103 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 49 / Section 11-49-103
§ 11-49-103. Wyoming Food Freedom Act; purpose; exemptions; assumption of risk
Status: repealed

(a) The purpose of the Wyoming Food Freedom Act is to allow for a producer's production and sale of homemade food or drink products for an informed end consumer and to encourage the expansion of agricultural sales at farmers markets, ranches, farms and producers' homes by:

(i) Facilitating the purchase and consumption of fresh and local agricultural products;

(ii) Enhancing the agricultural economy;

(iii) Providing Wyoming citizens with unimpeded access to healthy food from known sources.

(b) Unless otherwise provided in this section, homemade food products produced, sold and consumed in compliance with the Wyoming Food Freedom Act shall be exempt from state licensure, permitting, inspection, packaging and labeling requirements.

(c) Transactions under this act shall:

(i) Be directly between the producer and the informed end consumer, except as otherwise provided by this act. A producer may utilize a designated agent to facilitate a transaction. The seller of eggs, dairy products or a homemade food product consisting of non-potentially hazardous food may be the producer of the item, a designated agent of the producer or a third party vendor including a retail shop or grocery store as long as the sale is made in compliance with this act. The seller of a homemade food item consisting of potentially hazardous food, except eggs and dairy products, shall be the producer of the item or a designated agent of the producer;

(ii) Repealed by Laws 2020, ch. 69, § 2, eff. July 1, 2020.

(iii) Occur only in Wyoming;

(iv) Not involve interstate commerce;

(v) Not involve the sale of meat products, with the following exceptions:

(A) The sale of poultry and poultry products provided:

(I) The producer slaughters not more than one thousand (1,000) poultry of his own raising during any one (1) calendar year;

(II) The producer does not engage in buying or selling poultry products other than those produced from poultry of his own raising; and

(III) The poultry product is not adulterated or misbranded.

(B) The sale of live animals;

(C) The sale of portions of live animals before slaughter for future delivery;

(D) The sale of domestic rabbit meat;

(E) The sale of farm raised fish provided:

(I) The fish is raised in accordance with title 23 of the Wyoming statutes ; and

(II) The fish is not catfish.

(F) The sale of meat pursuant to an animal share under W.S. 11-49-104 .

(vi) Only occur at farmers markets, farms, ranches, producer's homes or offices, the retail location of the third party seller of non-potentially hazardous foods, eggs and dairy products or any location the producer and the informed end consumer agree to.

(d) Except for raw, unprocessed fruits and vegetables, food shall not be sold or used in any commercial food establishment unless the food has been labeled, licensed, packaged, regulated or inspected as required by law. Homemade or uninspected food shall not be served or utilized as an ingredient in a commercial food establishment. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the sale of homemade food from a retail space located at the ranch, farm or home where the food is produced or at the retail location of a third party seller for non-potentially hazardous food, eggs and dairy products. A retail space selling homemade food under this section shall inform the end consumer that the homemade food has not been inspected and shall display a sign indicating that the homemade food has not been inspected. If a retail space selling potentially hazardous food, except eggs and dairy products, is in any way associated with a commercial food establishment or offers for sale any inspected product, the retail space selling potentially hazardous homemade food shall comply with rules adopted by the department of agriculture which shall require:

(i) That the retail space be physically separated from the commercial food establishment with a separate door and separate cash register or point of sale;

(ii) That each separate space shall include signs or other markings clearly indicating which spaces are offering inspected items for sale and which spaces are uninspected;

(iii) Separation of coolers, freezers and warehouse or other storage areas to prohibit the intermingling of inspected and uninspected products;

(iv) Any other requirements specified by the department of agriculture to ensure the sale of homemade foods is made to an informed end consumer.

(e) The producer shall inform the end consumer that any food product or food sold at a farmers market or through ranch, farm or home based sales pursuant to this act is not certified, labeled, licensed, packaged, regulated or inspected. A third party seller offering non-potentially hazardous food, eggs or dairy products for sale pursuant to this act shall inform the end consumer that the homemade food is not certified, labeled, licensed, packaged, regulated or inspected.

(f) Repealed by Laws 2017, ch. 111, § 2, eff. July 1, 2017.

(g) Nothing in this act shall be construed to impede the Wyoming department of health in any investigation of food borne illness.

(h) Nothing in this act shall be construed to change the requirements for brand inspection or animal health inspections.

(j) Nothing in this act shall preclude an agency from providing assistance, consultation or inspection, at the request of the producer.

(k) In addition to the requirements of this section, for sales of non-potentially hazardous food and dairy products at a retail location or grocery store the food shall not be displayed or offered for sale on the same shelf or display as food produced in a licensed establishment and shall be clearly and prominently labeled with “this food was made in a home kitchen, is not regulated or inspected and may contain allergens”.

(m) In addition to the transactions permitted under this act, homemade food producers may sell homemade food and drink products, eggs or dairy products to the maximum extent permitted by federal law. The department of agriculture shall not promulgate any standard for food and health inspection that is applicable to this act that is more stringent than a standard established by the United States department of agriculture and nothing in this article shall be construed to be more restrictive than applicable federal requirements.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-19-107 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 19 / Section 11-19-107
§ 11-19-107. Auditor to pay claims allowed by board; effect of failure to submit claim to board
Status: in_force

The state auditor shall pay no claim for indemnity which is rejected by the state veterinarian, unless it has been submitted to arbitration and the arbitration board decided it to be legal and just. If any claimant refuses to submit his claim rejected by the veterinarian to a board of arbitration, the refusal is a waiver of all claim for indemnity.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-16-123 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 16 / Section 11-16-123
§ 11-16-123. Applicability of provisions concerning other agencies; validity of contracts of supervisors
Status: in_force

(a) No provisions with respect to the acquisition, operation or disposition of property by other public bodies are applicable to a district organized hereunder unless the legislature shall specifically so state.

(b) No contract of the district supervisors for the payment of money is valid unless the supervisors have at the time the contract is made funds in cash, securities or deposits sufficient for the payment thereof.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-22-111 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 22 / Section 11-22-111
§ 11-22-111. Scales; inspection and testing
Status: in_force

All scales used in the operation of a livestock market must be inspected and tested by the state superintendent of weights and measures, who may make reasonable rules and regulations relative to the method of weighing livestock at all livestock markets. All livestock sold by weight must be weighed on scales.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-2-207 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 2 / Section 11-2-207
§ 11-2-207. Rangeland health assessments
Status: in_force

(a) The rangeland health assessment program is hereby created. The director shall provide for the cooperation and participation with the University of Wyoming, state agencies, county governments, federal agencies and private landowners in the assessment of the condition of the health of Wyoming grazing lands. The rangeland health program shall include, but not be limited to:

(i) The necessity for a rangeland health assessment for a particular area of Wyoming grazing lands, including the impact on state, federal, local and private property;

(ii) The rangeland health assessment shall be done only with the voluntary cooperation and participation of all participants, including the private landowner, the state grazing lessee and the federal grazing permittee or lessee;

(iii) The rangeland health assessment shall be conducted on federal or state managed lands only under a memorandum of agreement with the federal or state land management agency and with the participation of that federal or state land management agency;

(iv) The rangeland health assessment shall include, as necessary, establishment of rangeland monitoring, compliance with federal agency standards and guidelines and participation in the incorporation of assessment outcomes into any federal or state decision affecting livestock grazing;

(v) The rangeland health assessment shall include any protections necessary for the management of soil erosion and vegetation loss.

(b) The director is authorized to contract with the University of Wyoming, institutions of higher education and other qualified state and local governmental agencies to:

(i) Conduct rangeland health assessments as provided pursuant to subsection (a) of this section;

(ii) Conduct rangeland health assessments on previously established exclosures which exclude livestock grazing to determine what effect the elimination of grazing has had on the quality of the rangeland. These assessments may include an assessment of nearby grazed rangeland as provided in paragraph (i) of this subsection to assist in the evaluation of the effect of excluding grazing.

(c) The director shall establish matching funds for any contract entered into pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.

(d) The director may accept additional matching funds to augment the planned rangeland health assessment to:

(i) [Vetoed by Governor March 10, 2010.]

(ii) Identify tools and strategies for resource use that best promote rangeland health;

(iii) Facilitate the efficacy of the rangeland study.

(e) The director shall establish priorities for the distribution of available funding, including consideration of:

(i) Applications that include multiple resource partners;

(ii) Amount and variety of funding sources;

(iii) Timing and urgency of the project.

(f) The director is authorized to adopt rules and regulations necessary to implement this section.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-18-104 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 18 / Section 11-18-104
§ 11-18-104. Livestock board; oath
Status: in_force

Members of the Wyoming livestock board, before entering upon their duties, shall take the oath of office prescribed by the constitution, and file it in the office of the secretary of state.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-18-119 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 18 / Section 11-18-119
§ 11-18-119. Veterinarian loan repayment program; rulemaking authority
Status: in_force

(a) The board is authorized to enter into agreements with graduate veterinarians who are licensed to practice in the state of Wyoming, to provide food animal health care in this state. For purposes of this section, “ food animal ” means cattle, swine, sheep or goats. The agreements shall:

(i) Provide for the veterinarian to practice food animal veterinary medicine in a community of the state from among a list of communities developed by the board. A veterinarian shall agree to provide food animal veterinary care for the period of the contract in underserved areas of the state;

(ii) Provide that the veterinarian shall be repaid up to one hundred percent (100%) of the total amount of outstanding educational loans the veterinarian has acquired as a direct result of undergraduate or postgraduate educational training directly related to providing food animal veterinary services, not to exceed thirty thousand dollars ($30,000.00) per year, including the matching funds specified in subsection (d) of this section, in exchange for practicing his profession under the terms of this section;

(iii) Require the veterinarian to practice food animal veterinary services for a minimum of three (3) years under the agreement;

(iv) Contain other provisions the board deems necessary or appropriate to accomplish the purposes of this section.

(b) The board, in consultation with the appropriate licensing board and professional association, shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. In carrying out this section the board shall assess food animal veterinary care needs of the state by geographic areas and shall prioritize and enter into agreements under this section accordingly.

(c) The board may vary the terms of each agreement in accordance with this section based upon the community and the food animal veterinary needs of the state.

(d) No state money shall be expended for repayment of any loan under this section unless twenty-five percent (25%) of the money is matched with other funds in any combination from any county, city, veterinary clinic, animal care facility, state agency, university, laboratory or veterinary association.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-20-229 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 20 / Section 11-20-229
§ 11-20-229. Penalties for violation of certain provisions
Status: in_force

Any violation of the provisions of W.S. 11-20-202 through 11-20-226 and 11-20-230 for which there is no specific penalty prescribed is punishable as provided in W.S. 11-1-103 .
Wyo. Stat. § 11-33-103 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 33 / Section 11-33-103
§ 11-33-103. Creation; landowners' petition; notice of hearing
Status: in_force

Within twenty (20) days after a petition has been filed, the board of county commissioners shall set a date for hearing the petition. Notice of the hearing shall be given by posting notices in three (3) conspicuous places in the proposed livestock district and by publication for two (2) weeks previous to the hearing in a newspaper published in the county nearest the proposed livestock district.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-37-104 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 37 / Section 11-37-104
§ 11-37-104. Powers and duties; employment of manager; duties of manager
Status: in_force

(a) The council shall:

(i) Receive and disburse funds under the provisions of this act to be used in administering the provisions of this act;

(ii) Annually elect a chairman from among its members. No chairman shall succeed himself more than once;

(iii) Appoint a secretary-treasurer who may be from among its members;

(iv) Meet regularly every four (4) months and at such other times as called by the chairman or when requested by three (3) or more members of the council;

(v) Keep a permanent record of its proceedings and report to the governor respecting its activities as required by W.S. 9-2-1014 ;

(vi) Establish and maintain promotion, information, education and research programs to market, develop, maintain and expand state, national and foreign markets for beef and beef products produced, processed or manufactured in Wyoming.

(b) The council may:

(i) Conduct or contract for scientific research to discover and develop improved marketing methods for beef and beef products, including programs of consumer education and protection;

(ii) Disseminate reliable information, founded upon research, showing uses or probable uses of beef and beef products;

(iii) Study state and federal legislation with respect to tariffs, duties, reciprocal trade agreements, import quotas and other matters concerning the beef industry;

(iv) Sue and be sued as a council, without individual liability, for acts of the council within the scope of the powers and duties conferred upon it by this act;

(v) Enter into contracts to carry out the purpose of the council as provided in this act, including contracts for promotion of beef and beef products and development of new markets through such promotion;

(vi) Appoint advisory groups composed of representatives from organizations, institutions or business related to or interested in the welfare of the beef industry;

(vii) Make grants to research agencies for financing special or emergency studies, or for purchase or acquisition of facilities necessary to carry out the purposes of the council;

(viii) Employ and remove for cause employees to assist in the discharge of the duties authorized by this act;

(ix) Cooperate with any local, state or nationwide organization or agency engaged in work or activities similar to or related to those of the council, and enter into contracts with such organizations or agencies for carrying on joint programs;

(x) Act jointly and in cooperation with the state or federal government, or both, or any agency thereof in the administration of any program of the government or of a governmental agency deemed by the council as beneficial to the beef industry of this state and expend funds in connection therewith;

(xi) Adopt rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this act;

(xii) Adopt, rescind, modify or amend all proper regulations, orders and resolutions for the exercise of its powers and duties.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-37-105 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 37 / Section 11-37-105
§ 11-37-105. Authority to accept grants
Status: in_force

The council may accept grants, donations, contributions or gifts from any source for expenditures for any purpose consistent with the powers and duties conferred on the council.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-20-109 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 20 / Section 11-20-109
§ 11-20-109. Recorded brand; considered as property; subject to sale; written instrument required; acknowledgment and recording
Status: in_force

Any brand recorded as required by law is the property of the person in whose name it is recorded, and is subject to sale, assignment, transfer, devise and descent as personal property. Instruments of writing evidencing sale, assignment or transfer shall be acknowledged and recorded in the office of the board. Acknowledgment and recording of such instruments have the same effect as to third parties as the acknowledgment and recording of instruments affecting real estate.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-15-109 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 15 / Section 11-15-109
§ 11-15-109. Inspection upon request of interested party; issuance of certificate; fees
Status: in_force

The director, upon request of any interested party, may furnish a licensed inspector to inspect any lot of potatoes within the state whether the potatoes originated in Wyoming or elsewhere, and may issue a federal or state certificate showing grade, quality and condition of such potatoes which will be receivable as prima facie evidence in any court in Wyoming. This provision includes storage, inspection and less than carload lots. For this inspection the department shall be paid by the party asking for inspection the fees established by the board of agriculture, not to exceed actual costs of inspection and all traveling expenses to and from the place of inspection.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-7-133 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 7 / Section 11-7-133
§ 11-7-133. Penalties
Status: in_force

Any person who violates any provision of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or imprisoned in the county jail for not more than six (6) months, or both. Each day the violation continues constitutes a separate offense.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-3-102 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 3 / Section 11-3-102
§ 11-3-102. Disposition of forms
Status: in_force

The original forms upon which statistics are gathered by the county assessor shall be returned to the director immediately upon completion of the assessment work, and not later than June 1 each year.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-6-305 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 6 / Section 11-6-305
§ 11-6-305. Wyoming animal damage management board funding; sources; methods of collection
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Laws 2020, ch. 48, § 2, eff. January 1, 2021.

(b) Repealed by Laws 2020, ch. 48, § 2, eff. January 1, 2021.

(c) The ADMB may receive money for predatory animal, predacious bird and depredating animal management from the federal government, state appropriations, counties, agencies, boards, associations, commissions, individuals and any other cooperators, and may expend monies to purchase supplies, materials, services, and to employ or contract personnel for predatory animal, predacious bird and depredating animal damage management. The ADMB may make supplies, materials, services and personnel available to cooperators at approximate cost.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-19-214 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 19 / Section 11-19-214
§ 11-19-214. Disposition of diseased livestock
Status: in_force

All livestock animals in Wyoming, including those belonging to a producer on the Wind River Indian Reservation who receives services pursuant to W.S. 11-19-101(d) , found to be affected with or exposed to tuberculosis may be disposed on the origin premises or transported under the direction of the state veterinarian directly to an approved slaughter facility, rendering facility or veterinary diagnostic laboratory in accordance with federal regulations. Producers may be eligible for indemnification as provided in W.S. 11-19-106 for any livestock animal ordered disposed pursuant to this section.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-27-105 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 27 / Section 11-27-105
§ 11-27-105. Feeding permit; revocation and refusal to issue
Status: in_force

Upon determination that any person having a permit issued under this act, or who has applied for a permit, has violated or failed to comply with any of the provisions of this act or any of the rules or regulations promulgated thereunder, the board may revoke the permit or refuse to issue a permit to an applicant.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-12-104 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 12 / Section 11-12-104
§ 11-12-104. Restrictions on the sale of weed seeds; allowed tolerance for other noxious weeds; rulemaking
Status: repealed

(a) No person shall sell or offer for sale or distribution in Wyoming seed which contains any prohibited noxious weed seeds. The department, by rule and regulation, may establish a list of prohibited noxious weeds, restricted noxious weeds and regulated weeds and establish tolerances for restricted noxious weeds and regulated weeds.

(b), (c) Repealed by Laws 2007, ch. 8, § 4.

(d) Any seed which contains any prohibited noxious weed seeds or exceeds the tolerance established on restricted noxious weed seeds or regulated weed seeds shall be removed from sale in Wyoming and impounded by the director and shall be released only for the following purposes:

(i) For complete destruction;

(ii) For removal outside of the state;

(iii) To be conditioned to the point that no prohibited noxious weeds are present and to the point that the tolerance established on restricted noxious weeds and regulated weeds is not exceeded;

(iv) For processing in such a way as to make the weed seeds harmless and sold as feed; or

(v) For burial in an approved landfill.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-41-103 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 41 / Section 11-41-103
§ 11-41-103. Agriculture mediation board created; membership
Status: in_force

(a) There is created in the governor's office the agriculture mediation board which consists of six (6) members, five (5) of whom shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate in accordance with W.S. 28-12-101 through 28-12-103 . The director of the department of agriculture or his designee shall be a member of the board. The board shall elect a chairman from its members.

(b) Each appointed member shall serve a four (4) year term. If a vacancy occurs on the board, the governor with the advice and consent of the senate shall appoint a person to serve the unexpired term. Initial appointments or any vacancy occurring between sessions of the legislature may be filled by the governor in accordance with W.S. 28-12-101(b) .

(c) Each appointed member of the board shall serve without compensation.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-22-115 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 22 / Section 11-22-115
§ 11-22-115. Removal of veterinarian
Status: in_force

The executive officer of the board may remove any authorized veterinarian whenever he finds that his work is not performed in conformity with this act and the rules and regulations of the board.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-20-225 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 20 / Section 11-20-225
§ 11-20-225. Annual horse brand inspection certificate; surrender to board; fee
Status: repealed

(a) The owner of a horse or livestock used for rodeo, show, racing, pleasure or farm or ranch work in Wyoming which is permanently and individually identified may obtain an annual brand inspection certificate, authorizing movement from county to county within Wyoming, valid for one (1) year from date of issuance unless sooner terminated by a change in ownership of the horse described therein. Upon any change of ownership the certificate is void and must be immediately surrendered to the board.

(b) Repealed by Laws 2001, ch. 26, § 2.

(c) For each permit issued under this section there shall be charged an inspection fee established by W.S. 11-20-402(a)(vi) .
Wyo. Stat. § 11-43-102 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 43 / Section 11-43-102
§ 11-43-102. Unauthorized use of certification prohibited; penalty
Status: in_force

The use of any labeling, advertising or promotional material which falsely claims that a commodity or any product is certified or approved by the Wyoming department of agriculture is prohibited. Any person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-10-104 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 10 / Section 11-10-104
§ 11-10-104. Catalogues
Status: in_force

At least three (3) months before any annual fair, the state fair board shall have a catalogue prepared and copies available for distribution to any person requesting it.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-21-104 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 21 / Section 11-21-104
§ 11-21-104. Prohibited acts; penalties for violations
Status: in_force

Any person who knowingly exhibits or causes to be exhibited to any peace officer any false or forged permit, or who, upon request of any peace officer of Wyoming, refuses or neglects to exhibit a permit, shall be punished as provided in W.S. 11-1-103 .
Wyo. Stat. § 11-32-101 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 32 / Section 11-32-101
§ 11-32-101. Definitions
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this act:

(i) “Baby poultry” means poultry under ten (10) weeks of age;

(ii) “Board” means the Wyoming livestock board;

(iii) “Breeding stock” means poultry used for reproduction;

(iv) “Poultry” means live chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese and game birds as defined by W.S. 23-1-101(a)(iv) ;

(v) “This act” means W.S. 11-32-101 through 11-32-104 .
Wyo. Stat. § 11-19-110 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 19 / Section 11-19-110
§ 11-19-110. Quarantine of diseased animals; authority of veterinarian over animals in transit
Status: in_force

(a) The owner or person having in charge any animal affected with or suspected of any contagious or infectious disease shall immediately confine the animal in a safe place, isolated from other animals, and with all necessary restrictions to prevent dissemination of the disease until the arrival of the state veterinarian.

(b) The state veterinarian or his agent may examine all animals passing through the state and on detection or suspicion of disease may take possession of and treat and dispose of animals in transit in the same manner as animals resident in the state.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-30-115 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 30 / Section 11-30-115
§ 11-30-115. Unlawful killing of wild horses and burros; federal management and invoicing; enforcement by writ of mandamus; state management with other agencies and tribes
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this section:

(i) “ Affected nonfederal lands ” means state, municipal or county lands upon which the landowner has proof that wild horses have regularly grazed;

(ii) “ Appropriate management level ” or “ AML ” means the number of wild horses that the United States bureau of land management or United States forest service determines can exist in balance with other public land resources and uses. The AML is a range of low to maximum levels at which wild horse herd populations are consistent with the land's capacity to support them;

(iii) “ Herd management area ” means lands under the supervision of the United States bureau of land management or United States forest service upon which populations of wild horses are managed according to the 1971 Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act, as amended, 16 U.S.C. § 1331 et seq. ;

(iv) “ Wild horse ” means any unbranded and unclaimed horse or burro on public lands.

(b) Any person, without legal justification, who willfully and maliciously kills a wild horse is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), imprisonment for not more than six (6), months or both.

(c) Upon the failure or refusal, as determined by the governor, of the United States bureau of land management or United States forest service to remove any wild horses claimed by the United States bureau of land management or United States forest service as belonging to a herd management area, which regularly stray from federal lands, the office of state lands and investments shall provide the United States secretary of the interior or United States secretary of agriculture, as applicable, with annual notice identifying the grazing cost for those wild horses and a request for reimbursement of those costs. To facilitate calculation of costs under this subsection the office of state lands and investments shall:

(i) Determine the total area of the herd management area plus adjacent affected nonfederal lands, and determine the percentage of the total area consisting of affected nonfederal lands;

(ii) Using annual wild horse data from the bureau of land management or forest service, as applicable, calculate the annual animal unit month amount of forage consumed by the wild horses in the applicable area;

(iii) Multiply the forage consumed as calculated under paragraph (ii) of this subsection by the percentage of affected nonfederal lands determined under paragraph (i) of this subsection and apply the rate for services rendered for each acre of affected nonfederal lands:

(A) For wild horse numbers up to the high appropriate management levels, an amount equal to the land lease rate per animal unit month for Wyoming trust land grazing leases;

(B) For wild horse numbers in excess of the high appropriate management levels, an amount equal to three (3) times the land lease rate per animal unit month for Wyoming trust land grazing leases.

(d) Any reimbursement monies received from a federal land management agency in response to a notice of costs of wild horse grazing on affected nonfederal lands and request for reimbursement sent pursuant to subsection (c) of this section shall be deposited with the state treasurer and shall first be credited to the municipality or county in the proportionate share applicable in the notice of costs to municipal or county lands included in the total area of affected nonfederal lands pursuant to paragraph (c)(i) of this section and then the balance shall be deposited in the applicable permanent land income fund. A notice of costs sent pursuant to subsection (c) of this section shall not be construed to impose any collections responsibility or liability on the part of the state to a municipality or county.

(e) The attorney general may seek a writ of mandamus or take other appropriate action to compel the United States bureau of land management or United States forest service, as applicable, to take action to remove excess wild horses as required under federal law from nonfederal lands. Recognizing that wild horses roam without regard to political boundaries, the nonfederal lands for which a writ of mandamus is sought under this subsection may include private land.

(f) To manage wild horses in the state, including on the Wind River Indian Reservation, the governor is authorized to enter into cooperative agreements among state and local agencies and with the United States bureau of land management, the United States forest service, the Eastern Shoshone Tribe, the Northern Arapaho Tribe, an official cooperative tribal governing body, adjacent states, nongovernmental organizations or other private entities. A cooperative agreement under this subsection may provide for any cooperative undertaking to manage wild horses, including population reduction tactics, permanent and temporary fertility control techniques, expanding or increasing the number of wild horse training and adoption programs and other removal activities. Cooperative agreements shall address the long term management of wild horse populations that are in excess of high appropriate management levels. Any revenue generated as a result of general fund expenditures shall be remitted to the state as allowed by law. As used in this subsection:

(i) “ Cooperative undertaking ” includes an existing program, or a program created pursuant to this subsection, administered by a state agency or any party to the cooperative agreement;

(ii) “ Wild horse training and adoption programs ” includes programs with any state correctional facility under W.S. 25-13-104 .
Wyo. Stat. § 11-23-103 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 23 / Section 11-23-103
§ 11-23-103. Purchase of unstamped carcass prohibited
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person to purchase from any other person the carcass or any part thereof of any cattle unless the carcass or part purchased is stamped as provided by law. The district court of the county wherein the sale or purchase takes place has jurisdiction of the offense.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-12-109 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 12 / Section 11-12-109
§ 11-12-109. Failure to label or false labeling of seeds
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale or to deliver within Wyoming any seeds which are misbranded or are not labeled in accordance with the requirements of W.S. 11-12-103 through 11-12-108 , or if the seed is falsely labeled in any respect, subject to such tolerance as established by the board.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-11-115 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-11-115
§ 11-11-115. Disposition of collected funds
Status: in_force

There is created the grain warehouse inspection account. All funds collected by the department shall be deposited in the account created by this section. Interest earned by the account shall be retained in the account. The account is appropriated for use and expenditure by the department for the costs of administering the programs under this article. Itemized vouchers shall be submitted to the department for approval. Upon approval, a warrant for the payment of each voucher shall be issued by the state auditor for payment from the grain warehouse inspection account.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-44-103 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 44 / Section 11-44-103
§ 11-44-103. Farm or ranch operations not considered a nuisance; conditions
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a farm or ranch operation shall not be found to be a public or private nuisance by reason of that operation if that farm or ranch operation:

(i) Conforms to generally accepted agricultural management practices; and

(ii) Existed before a change in the land use adjacent to the farm or ranch land and the farm or ranch operation would not have been a nuisance before the change in land use or occupancy occurred.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-23-106 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 23 / Section 11-23-106
§ 11-23-106. “Cold storage locker plant” defined; stamp on tag; certificate in lieu of stamp; filing and inspection of certificate; penalties
Status: in_force

(a) “Cold storage locker plant” means any place, premises or establishment where facilities for the cold storage and preservation of human food in separate and individual compartments are offered to the public upon a rental or other basis for private profit.

(b) No operator or employee of any cold storage locker plant in Wyoming shall accept from any person for processing, quick freeze or cold storage any beef, mutton, lamb or pork unless it is properly stamped or tagged showing it to have been lawfully slaughtered, or in the absence of a proper stamp or tag the person offering the meat may deposit at the time with the operator or his employee a signed certificate stating:

(i) The owner of the meat;

(ii) The kind of meat;

(iii) The weight of the meat; and

(iv) The name and address of the person from whom acquired or if slaughtered by the person offering same, the date and place of slaughter.

(c) The certificate shall be kept on file by the operator for one (1) year from its date and be made available for inspection upon request of any law enforcement officer or authorized representative of the board.

(d) Any person violating this section or making any false statement in the certificate shall be punished as provided in W.S. 11-1-103 .
Wyo. Stat. § 11-35-108 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 35 / Section 11-35-108
§ 11-35-108. Marketing orders; hearing to terminate
Status: in_force

If the board finds that the termination of any marketing order is requested in writing by more than fifty percent (50%) of the producers engaged within the designated production area in the production for market of the commodity specified in the marketing order, and who produce for market more than fifty percent (50%) of the volume of the commodity produced within the designated production area, the board may call a hearing to consider whether or not the order shall be terminated, suspended or amended.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-16-109 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 16 / Section 11-16-109
§ 11-16-109. Notice and hearing on petition; approval or denial; criteria
Status: in_force

After the hearing, if the commission determines, upon the facts presented at the hearing and other relevant facts that are available, that there is need in the interest of the public health, safety and welfare for a conservation district to function in the territory considered at the hearing, it shall record such determination and define by metes and bounds or by legal subdivisions the boundaries of the district. In making the determination and defining the boundaries, the commission shall give weight and consideration to the topography of the area considered and of the state, the composition of soils therein, the distribution of erosion, the carrying capacity and condition of grazing lands, the numbers of livestock grazed, the prevailing land use and management practices, the desirability and necessity of including within the district the particular lands under consideration and the benefits such land may receive from being included within the district, the relation of the proposed district to existing watersheds and agricultural regions and to other conservation districts already organized or proposed for organization, and such other physical, geographical and economic factors as are relevant, having due regard to the legislative policy set forth in W.S. 11-16-103 . The territory included within the district need not be contiguous. If the commission determines there is no need for a conservation district to function in the territory considered at the hearing, it shall record such determination and deny the petition. Any owner of lands within a proposed district which is less than a countywide district may have his owned and leased lands excluded from the proposed district upon presentation of a petition and description of the lands to the commission not less than seven (7) days prior to the holding of the referendum for the organization of the district.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-37-102 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 37 / Section 11-37-102
§ 11-37-102. Definitions
Status: repealed

(a) As used in this act:

(i) “Beef” includes veal;

(ii) “Beef products” include veal products;

(iii) “Board” means the Wyoming livestock board;

(iv) “Council” means the Wyoming beef council;

(v) Repealed by Laws 2009, ch. 90, § 3.

(vi) “Producer” means any person who owns or acquires ownership of cattle, provided a person shall not be deemed a producer if:

(A) The person's only share in the proceeds of a sale of cattle or beef is a sales commission, handling fee or other service fee; or

(B) The person:

(I) Acquired ownership of cattle to facilitate the transfer of ownership of the cattle from the seller to a third party;

(II) Resold the cattle no later than ten (10) days from the date on which the person acquired ownership; and

(III) Certified, as required by the council, that the requirements of this subdivision have been satisfied.

(vii) “This act” means W.S. 11-37-101 through 11-37-110 .
Wyo. Stat. § 11-31-102 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 31 / Section 11-31-102
§ 11-31-102. Deemed personalty
Status: in_force

Dogs are personal property and the subject of theft the same as other personal property. The value in any criminal prosecution shall be determined as in other cases.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-7-301 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 7 / Section 11-7-301
§ 11-7-301. Apiaries; powers and duties of the department
Status: in_force

(a) To prevent the spread of bee diseases, bee parasites or bee pests among bees and apiaries, to protect apiaries against depredation by wildlife and to assist law enforcement agencies in an effort to alleviate losses due to theft, the department may:

(i) Order the transfer of colonies of bees from hives or containers which cannot be properly examined for brood or other bee diseases, bee parasites or bee pests to other hives or containers;

(ii) Order disinfection of any bee, beehive, brood comb or any other equipment which is infected or contaminated and burn any infected or contaminated bee, beehive, brood comb or any other equipment if, in its judgment, disinfection will not remove the infection or contamination. Before burning any property, the department shall give the owner or person in charge a written notice at least ten (10) days before the date on which the property will be burned. The notice shall be given by certified mail or personal service upon the owner or person in charge of the property;

(iii) Quarantine any apiary where foulbrood or any contagious or infectious bee diseases, bee parasites or bee pests are present and, during the quarantine, prevent the removal from the apiary of any bees or equipment except under a special permit issued by the department permitting the removal under conditions it prescribes. A person may not sell or offer for sale any apiary, bees or equipment which are under quarantine unless the department issues a permit authorizing the sale or removal. Written notice of quarantine shall be posted by the department, owner or person in charge at the quarantined apiary at a conspicuous place, and a copy shall be personally served or sent by certified mail to the owner of the apiary or person in charge. The quarantine continues in effect until it is ordered removed and a copy of the removal order served in the same manner;

(iv) Inspect any apiary, hives, equipment or premises for the presence of bee diseases, bee parasites or bee pests. Hives belonging to persons owning apiaries within the state shall be inspected for contagious diseases according to schedules established by the department. Apiary inspectors shall establish the date for the inspection of any apiary with the beekeeper. The inspection date shall be agreeable to the inspector and the beekeeper and shall include a total of seven (7) consecutive days upon which the inspection can be undertaken due to weather and unforeseen circumstances. Any beekeeper responsible for an apiary who refuses an inspection on any of the seven (7) agreed upon dates is subject to penalties provided pursuant to W.S. 11-7-133 ;

(v) Order the hives within an apiary which is not legally registered with the state to be confiscated. The owner of the apiary shall be notified at least seven (7) days prior to the date of confiscation. Notification shall be by certified mail addressed to the last known address of the owner or by personal service upon the owner;

(vi) Promulgate and enforce rules adopted to carry out the purpose of this chapter;

(vii) Enter into agreements with the game and fish commission as necessary to protect bees and hives against wild animals;

(viii) Assist any sheriff, peace officer or district attorney in any county in the discharge of their duties or investigations relating to the apiary industry.

(b) Any owner of bees possessing more than fifty (50) colonies shall furnish one (1) helper to assist the inspector. Apiary inspectors may inspect bee colonies at any time without previous notice.

(c) Any person failing to comply with a rule, order or provision of a quarantine pursuant to this section is subject to penalties provided in W.S. 11-7-133 .
Wyo. Stat. § 11-18-120 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 18 / Section 11-18-120
§ 11-18-120. Livestock law enforcement account; reimbursement of county sheriffs by livestock board; rules
Status: in_force

(a) There is created the livestock law enforcement account. Unexpended, unobligated funds in the account shall revert to the general fund at the end of a biennium. Unless otherwise provided by law, the balance in the account shall not exceed five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00).

(b) Funds in the livestock law enforcement account shall only be expended by the livestock board to:

(i) Reimburse county sheriffs for activities relating to in-state and out-of-state livestock investigations;

(ii) Provide training to county sheriffs regarding livestock enforcement.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, reimbursement provided under paragraph (b)(i) of this section shall be credited to the applicable account, fund, subaccount or other accounting unit within the budget of a county which is controlled by the county sheriff. Reimbursement provided under paragraph (b)(i) of this section shall not be withheld by a board of county commissioners from a county sheriff or deducted from the budget of a county sheriff.

(d) The livestock board shall adopt rules to implement this section, which shall include eligible expenses, rates and procedures for reimbursement.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-10-102 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 10 / Section 11-10-102
§ 11-10-102. Duties and responsibilities with respect to the annual state fair and fairgrounds
Status: in_force

(a) The general charge and supervision of the state fair is under the state fair board with the assistance of the department of agriculture.

(b) The department shall prepare budget requests on behalf of and subject to the approval of the state fair board for the conduct and management of the annual state fair and for the operation and maintenance of the state fairgrounds, including building and facility needs for major maintenance and repair. The director is responsible for the proper disbursement of all funds appropriated for the annual state fair and fairgrounds.

(c) The state fair board shall:

(i) Select from among its voting members a chairman and a vice-chairman;

(ii) Hold at least four (4) regular meetings per year at such times and places as the chairman shall specify. Special meetings may be called by the chairman or upon request of a majority of the voting members. A majority of the voting members of the state fair board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business;

(iii) Be administratively supported by the department;

(iv) Provide for the year round operation and maintenance of the state fairgrounds in a manner that:

(A) Maximizes revenues but does not disrupt the annual state fair;

(B) Ensures the facilities are maintained in good working order.

(v) Monitor any state fairgrounds facility needs assessment conducted by the state construction department and, subject to available funding, implement recommendations received under subsection (d) of this section to prioritize and remediate the identified needs;

(vi) To the extent the employment of a state fair manager would aid in accomplishing the duties required by this chapter, appoint a state fair manager to conduct and supervise the annual state fair and to manage the year round operation and maintenance of the state fairgrounds. Any appointment shall be made with the approval of the governor and shall be subject to removal authority provided by W.S. 9-1-202 . The state fair board may hire and provide for the supervision of other employees necessary to accomplish the duties required by this chapter and may contract for services to advertise and promote the annual state fair and the fairgrounds;

(vii) To the extent establishing a subcommittee would aid in executing the annual state fair, appoint a subcommittee of state fair board members to plan, conduct or supervise the annual state fair. The director shall serve as chairman of any subcommittee appointed under this paragraph.

(d) The state construction department shall, in addition to the comprehensive needs assessment conducted pursuant to W.S. 9-5-107 , and upon request of the state fair board:

(i) Assess the state fairground buildings and facility needs; and

(ii) Submit recommendations to the state fair board to prioritize and remediate the identified needs.

(e) The Wyoming tourism board shall promote the annual state fair throughout the state of Wyoming and adjoining states.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-16-112 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 16 / Section 11-16-112
§ 11-16-112. Result of referendum; announcement; practicability of district; determination; criteria
Status: in_force

After making public the result of the referendum, the commission shall consider and determine whether the operation of the district within the defined boundaries is administratively practicable. If the commission determines the operation of the district is not administratively practicable, it shall record the determination and deny the petition. If the commission determines that the operation of the district is administratively practicable, it shall record the determination and proceed with the organization of the district. In making the determination the commission shall give regard to the attitudes of the voters lying within the defined boundaries, the number of voters eligible to vote in the referendum who voted, the proportion of votes cast in favor of the creation of the district to the total number of votes cast, the approximate wealth and income of the owners of land of the proposed district, the probable expense of carrying on erosion-control operations within the district, and other economic and social factors as are relevant.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-23-201 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 23 / Section 11-23-201
§ 11-23-201. Hide buyer; designation
Status: in_force

Any person engaged in the purchase and sale of hides within this state shall be known and designated as a hide buyer.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-7-405 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 7 / Section 11-7-405
§ 11-7-405. Restrictions on rearing, moving and trapping bees; permits; fees
Status: in_force

(a) No person shall rear any bee in a nesting material from which samples of loose larval cells cannot readily be obtained such as drilled boards or soda straws.

(b) No person shall move any quarantined bee or equipment except by special permit issued by the department.

(c) No person may wild trap or attempt to wild trap bees unless that person has been issued a permit to wild trap in accordance with rules adopted by the department.

(d) The permits under subsections (b) and (c) of this section shall be issued under rules adopted by the department. The department shall by rule establish a reasonable fee for each permit.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-31-107 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 31 / Section 11-31-107
§ 11-31-107. Running livestock; when killing authorized; liability to owner; exception
Status: in_force

Dogs running livestock against the wish of the owner of the livestock may be killed at once in cases where the livestock has been injured or is threatened with injury. The person killing any dog running livestock is not liable to the owner where the vicious character of the dog or the damage or danger of damage is shown. When livestock is trespassing upon property the property owner may use dogs to drive and keep off livestock from the property.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-34-113 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 34 / Section 11-34-113
§ 11-34-113. Terms and conditions of loans
Status: repealed

(a) The board shall make loans only upon the following terms and conditions:

(i) The loan shall be secured by a duly recorded first or second mortgage as approved by the board on the farm lands within this state;

(ii) Every mortgage shall contain an agreement providing for repayment of the entire amount of the loan and interest upon a certain date or in several specified payments, or on an amortization plan of annual or semiannual installments so computed as to pay the interest on the loan according to terms of the mortgage and such amounts to be applied on the principal as will terminate the debt within an agreed period of not less than five (5) years nor more than thirty (30) years. The method of repayment is at the option of the board.

(b) After five (5) years from date of the mortgage, additional payments for part or all of the principal may be made on the annual or semiannual payment date under such rules and regulations as the board may prescribe. On the application of the borrower the board may provide in the mortgage for the payment of interest only during the first five (5) years and thereafter for the payment of both interest and principal on the amortization plan. Any loan may be paid in full before the expiration of five (5) years upon payment of a ten dollar ($10.00) fee to be paid into the general fund. Any loan paid in full after five (5) years from the date thereof, the ten dollars ($10.00) fee shall not be collected.

(c) Repealed by Laws 1987, ch. 242, § 2.

(d) Notwithstanding the loan term limitation specified in paragraph (a)(ii) of this section, the board may reamortize farm loan payments over an additional number of years which together with the years remaining on the original term shall create a new term not to exceed thirty (30) years, at the same interest rate as that in effect at the time of reamortization for loans being made under W.S. 11-34-101 through 11-34-130 , when in the judgment of the board the reduced payments resulting from reamortization of the loan will provide adequate financial benefit to assure with reasonable certainty the ultimate repayment of the loan. Any borrower requesting reamortization shall have the burden of showing that reamortization will significantly improve the financial viability of the agricultural operation. No loan shall be reamortized if, in the sole judgment of the board, the borrower is in sound financial condition and reamortization is not necessary to secure repayment of the loan, or if reamortization will not provide sufficient financial benefit to avoid the imminent failure of the borrower's operation. Nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing the reamortization of water development project loans.

(e) through (g) Repealed by Laws 1987, ch. 242, § 2.

(h) Repealed by Laws 2008, ch. 42, § 2.

(j) Repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 35, § 2, eff. July 1, 2019.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-12-120 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 12 / Section 11-12-120
§ 11-12-120. False labeling of seeds; prohibited
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person to attach or cause to be attached to any container of seeds or propagating materials, for the purpose of certifying the contents, any label or tag describing the contents as certified seed or propagating material, except labels or tags which are issued by the seed certification service of the college of agriculture, University of Wyoming, for the purpose of certification.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-8-101 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 8 / Section 11-8-101
§ 11-8-101. Definition of honey; improper labeling prohibited
Status: in_force

(a) “Honey” means the nectar and saccharine exudation of plants, gathered, modified and stored in the comb by honey bees, which is levorotatory, containing not more than twenty-five percent (25%) water, not more than twenty-five hundredths percent (.25%) ash, and not more than eight percent (8%) sucrose.

(b) It is unlawful to sell or offer for sale any product which resembles honey and which is labeled, advertised or otherwise represented to be honey, if it is not honey. The word “imitation” shall not be used in the name of a product which resembles honey whether or not it contains any honey. The label for a product which does not resemble honey but which contains honey may include the word “honey” in the name of the product, and the relative position of the word “honey” in the product name, and in the list of ingredients when required, shall be determined by its prominence as an ingredient in the product.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-20-226 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 20 / Section 11-20-226
§ 11-20-226. Certificates to be signed and in possession
Status: in_force

The inspection certificate and movement permit issued pursuant to W.S. 11-20-224 or 11-20-225 is not valid unless signed by an authorized representative of the board and by the permit holder. The certificate shall be in the possession of the person transporting the horse and shall be shown on request to any person authorized to enforce the brand inspection laws.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-7-214 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 7 / Section 11-7-214
§ 11-7-214. Spray yard apiary location
Status: in_force

(a) The department may grant a certificate of registration for a spray yard apiary location to provide an area for holding hives during pesticide application to allow a safe haven for the health and safety of the bees.

(b) A spray yard apiary location shall not be used for planned honey production.

(c) Any hive shall not be held at a spray yard apiary location for more than sixteen (16) days after any pesticide application and the hive then shall be returned to the registered location.

(d) A general beekeeper shall notify the department or the apiary inspector when hives are moved to spray yard apiary locations.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-28-106 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 28 / Section 11-28-106
§ 11-28-106. Construction and maintenance of partition fences
Status: repealed

(a) Except as otherwise provided, the owner of any lawful fence which is or becomes a partition fence separating the owner's land from that belonging to some other person may require the person to pay for one-half ( 1 / 2 ) of what it would or does actually cost to construct the partition fence. In case of refusal, the owner may maintain a civil action against the person refusing and is entitled to recover one-half ( 1 / 2 ) of what it would or did actually cost to construct that portion of the partition fence used by the person and costs of suit. The joint users of a partition fence shall contribute to the cost of maintenance in proportion to their respective interests and if either refuses to pay his share of the cost of maintenance, the other may recover maintenance costs in the manner provided for recovering the cost of construction.

(b) Repealed by Laws 2023, ch. 173, § 3, eff. July 1, 2023.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-50-105 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 50 / Section 11-50-105
§ 11-50-105. Contributions allowed
Status: in_force

From the funds it receives, the commission may pay or contribute to outside organizations to carry out work and programs approved by the commission.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-12-106 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 12 / Section 11-12-106
§ 11-12-106. Lawn grass seed
Status: in_force

Lawn grass seed mixtures offered for sale in Wyoming shall comply with all requirements of this act, and in addition shall contain at least fifty percent (50%) of perennial permanent type lawn grass seed that is adapted to local growing conditions, such as Kentucky blue grass (Poa pratensis), bent grass (Agrostis species) or fescue (Festuca species).
Wyo. Stat. § 11-20-209 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 20 / Section 11-20-209
§ 11-20-209. When inspection not required
Status: in_force

No inspection for brands and ownership is required for livestock originating in another state, territory or country and being transported through Wyoming by common carrier or contract carrier in interstate commerce, without leaving the custody of the carrier.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-36-101 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 36 / Section 11-36-101
§ 11-36-101. Short title; legislative declarations; purposes
Status: in_force

(a) This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Wyoming Dairy Marketing Act of 1971.”

(b) It is hereby declared:

(i) That a sound and efficiently operated system for distribution, transportation, manufacture, storage, sale, handling, marketing, pricing, processing, production and promotion of dairy products is essential to a prosperous dairy industry within the state of Wyoming and is indispensable to the maintenance of full employment, health, welfare and prosperity of the state;

(ii) That the marketing of dairy products in this state in excess of market demands, disorderly marketing of such commodities, improper preparation for market and lack of uniform grading and classification of dairy products, unfair methods of competition in marketing of dairy products and the inability of individual producers, processors or handlers to maintain present markets or to develop new or larger markets for Wyoming dairy products, result in an unreasonable and unnecessary economic waste of part of the agricultural wealth of this state;

(iii) That such conditions and waste jeopardize the continued distributing, transporting, manufacturing, selling, storing, handling, marketing, pricing, processing, producing and promoting of adequate food supplies, feed and fiber for the people of this state and other states and prevent producers, processors or handlers of dairy products from obtaining a fair return on their labor, invested capital and expertise;

(iv) That such conditions and waste vitally concern the health, peace, safety and welfare of the people of this state;

(v) That the distributing, transporting, manufacturing, selling, storing, handling, marketing, pricing, processing, producing and promoting of dairy products in Wyoming is hereby declared to be affected with a public interest. Accordingly, the provisions of this act are enacted in the exercise of the police powers of this state for the purpose of protecting the health, peace, safety and welfare of the people of this state.

(c) It is hereby declared to be the purposes of this act to aid agricultural producers, processors or handlers of dairy products in the orderly distributing, transporting, manufacturing, selling, storing, handling, marketing, pricing, processing, producing and promoting of dairy products, to provide methods and means for the development of new and larger markets and to reduce waste in the marketing of dairy products.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-5-117 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 5 / Section 11-5-117
§ 11-5-117. Criminal provision; penalty; civil penalties; limitations; necessary proof
Status: in_force

(a) Any person violating any provision of this act is guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be fined not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) in addition to fines provided for in W.S. 11-5-109(e) .

(b) In any proceeding to impose any fine or penalty for any failure to perform a remedial requirement ordered by a district board for control of a weed or pest in any infested area, the district board shall have the burden of proving:

(i) That the proposed remedial action would control the target weed or pest;

(ii) That the remedial action would be a cost effective action and would be more cost effective than any alternative action proposed or adopted by the landowner; and

(iii) That the weed or pest to be controlled was at risk of spreading to the land of others in the area.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-15-105 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 15 / Section 11-15-105
§ 11-15-105. Conformity to applicable standards required; inspection; certificate, use thereof as evidence
Status: in_force

(a) No person shall pack, offer, consign or sell in carload lots any potatoes loaded within the state which do not conform to applicable standards, subject to such variations therefrom as provided by regulations adopted in accordance with this act, unless such potatoes are specifically described, or plainly marked, in accordance with regulations to indicate they are ungraded or unclassified.

(b) Whenever grades, standards or classification have been established for potatoes, it is unlawful for any shipper to ship carload lots of potatoes without being inspected by an authorized inspector. The inspector shall issue a certificate of inspection showing grade, standard or other classification. The certificate shall be issued in duplicate, one (1) copy shall be attached to bill of lading and one (1) copy shall be issued to the shipper.

(c) A certificate of the grade or other classification of potatoes, when not reversed or modified, shall be accepted in any court of this state as prima facie evidence of the true grade or classification of the potatoes at the time of grading or classification.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-30-108 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 30 / Section 11-30-108
§ 11-30-108. Desertion and abandonment of sheep by herders
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person having charge as herder of any sheep to willfully desert and abandon the sheep upon the open range and leave them without care or attention. The herder shall in all cases give the owner or his employer not less than five (5) days notice prior to the time at which he intends to abandon the sheep. Any person who violates this section shall be fined not less than two hundred dollars ($200.00) nor more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), imprisoned not more than six (6) months, or both.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-16-116 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 16 / Section 11-16-116
§ 11-16-116. Districts; proof of organization
Status: in_force

In any suit, action or proceeding relating to any action of the district, the district is deemed to have been established in accordance with this act upon proof of the issuance of the certificate by the secretary of state. A copy of the certificate certified by the secretary of state is admissible in evidence in any suit, action or proceeding and is proof of the filing and contents thereof.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-6-104 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 6 / Section 11-6-104
§ 11-6-104. Department to coordinate control efforts; centralized and coordinated rodent and predator control plan authorized; release of information restricted
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall coordinate control efforts and may contract among agencies and counties for predator control under this chapter. The department may establish and implement a cooperative and coordinated plan for rodent and predator control. It may cooperate with federal agencies in the control of rodents, predatory animals and predacious birds, as defined in W.S. 23-1-101 , which are destructive to livestock, game and poultry, or are detrimental to feed and foodstuffs, crops and forage production and human health. The department may promulgate necessary rules and regulations to carry out the purposes of this section.

(b) Any information regarding the number or nature of rodents or predators legally taken within the state pursuant to this section shall only be released in its aggregate form. The identity of any person legally taking a rodent or predator within this state is solely for the use of the responsible agency or appropriate law enforcement agency, shall not be released without the individual's written consent and is not a public record for purposes of W.S. 16-4-201 through 16-4-205 .
Wyo. Stat. § 11-35-106 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 35 / Section 11-35-106
§ 11-35-106. Marketing orders; establishment of control committee; composition, appointment and term; reimbursement for expenses; employees; duties
Status: in_force

(a) Any marketing order pursuant to this act shall provide for the establishment of a control committee not to exceed seven (7) members to administer the order in accordance with its terms. Members of the control committee shall be appointed by the board from nominations submitted by the authorized industry groups and shall hold office until the expiration of term or until the appointment is withdrawn by the board for cause. If the marketing order affects directly only producers of a particular commodity, members of the control committee shall be producers. If the marketing order affects directly only handlers of a particular commodity, members of the control committee shall be handlers. If the marketing order affects directly both producers and handlers of a particular commodity, the control committee shall be composed of both producers and handlers. The number of producers or handlers upon any control committee shall be designated in the marketing order.

(b) No member of any control committee shall receive a salary but each is entitled to his actual expenses incurred while performing his authorized duties.

(c) The board, with the approval of the control committee, shall employ necessary personnel to carry out the duties authorized herein. The duties of the control committee shall be administrative only.

(d) The director shall serve as an ex officio member of any control committee in addition to the seven (7) appointed members.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-47-102 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 47 / Section 11-47-102
§ 11-47-102. Definitions
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this act:

(i) “ Livestock ” means as defined in W.S. 11-39-101(a)(vi) ;

(ii) “ Agricultural producer ” means any producer of livestock, crops for food or fiber, dairy products and any other product for human consumption from an agricultural operation;

(iii) “ Long term consumption ” means the cumulative effect of the consumption of any qualified product and not the effect of a single instance of consumption;

(iv) “ Qualified product ” means any food or drink as defined in section 201(f) of the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. § 321(f) ), and specifically includes meat and meat products from livestock, food, fiber, dairy products and any other product for human consumption from an agricultural operation;

(v) “ Seller ” means any person or entity lawfully engaged in the business of marketing, distributing, advertising or selling a qualified product;

(vi) “ Trade association ” means any association or business organization that is not operated for profit, if two (2) or more members are manufacturers, marketers, distributors, agricultural producers, advertisers or sellers of a qualified product;

(vii) “ This act ” means W.S. 11-47-101 through 11-47-103 .
Wyo. Stat. § 11-5-106 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 5 / Section 11-5-106
§ 11-5-106. Board of certification; duties
Status: in_force

A board of certification is established consisting of the director or his designee, a University of Wyoming weed or pest specialist appointed by the dean of the college of agriculture, two (2) certified district supervisors and a district board member appointed by the Wyoming weed and pest council. The board of certification shall promulgate rules and requirements for certification of district supervisors and shall certify all personnel meeting the established requirements.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-22-117 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 22 / Section 11-22-117
§ 11-22-117. Dispersal sales
Status: in_force

All dispersal sales made at livestock markets shall meet the requirements prescribed for other livestock passing through such markets.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-30-107 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 30 / Section 11-30-107
§ 11-30-107. Transportation of beef unlawfully obtained or killed
Status: in_force

Transportation in Wyoming, without authority, of unlawfully obtained or killed beef, mutton, pork or poultry is unlawful, punishable as by law provided. Whenever any law enforcement officer of this state discovers any person unlawfully transporting any unlawfully obtained or killed beef, mutton, pork or poultry in any conveyance or vehicle, he shall seize the beef, mutton, pork or poultry and the conveyance or vehicle. The officer shall also arrest the person in possession thereof. The officer shall promptly prosecute proper charges against each person arrested in the proper court of the county in which the seizure is made. Upon conviction of the person charged with unlawful possession and transportation, the court shall order the forfeit of all personal property seized, and unless satisfactory cause to the contrary is shown by the owner, the court shall order prompt sale at public auction of the seized property. The resulting proceeds, after deducting expenses and costs of sale, shall be paid to the treasurer of the county in which the conviction is had to the credit of its public school funds.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-14-101 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 14 / Section 11-14-101
§ 11-14-101. Short title
Status: in_force

This act shall be known as the “Wyoming Fertilizer Law of 2009.”
Wyo. Stat. § 11-40-104 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 40 / Section 11-40-104
§ 11-40-104. Standards for Wyoming lean beef
Status: in_force

(a) The committee shall establish quality standards for Wyoming lean beef in accordance with the following:

(i) Cattle qualifying shall graze the summer before slaughter in Wyoming. The committee may increase the proportion of time the cattle must live in Wyoming, specifying that particular portions of their lives must be spent in Wyoming and may impose altitude requirements and geographic restrictions in whole or in part on any time spent outside Wyoming. The committee shall not impose any altitude requirement on cattle within Wyoming. For the purposes of these standards, cattle shall be deemed to be living within Wyoming even though the pasture where the cattle are grazing is outside Wyoming if those cattle:

(A) Have free access to land within Wyoming; or

(B) Are in a pasture located not more than twenty-five (25) miles from the Wyoming border and the owner of the cattle is a Wyoming resident who physically resides within Wyoming and has his principal place of business in Wyoming.

(ii) Cattle qualifying shall be primarily grass fed cattle;

(iii) Cattle shall not be held in close confinement except for short periods in connection with operations necessary in the management of the cattle, including but not limited to calving, branding, vaccinating, weaning, transportation and slaughter;

(iv) Cattle qualifying shall have a hot carcass weight of at least four hundred (400) pounds. The committee may set a lighter minimum weight;

(v) Cattle qualifying shall have an untrimmed fat depth over the rib eye muscle at the twelfth (12th) rib of less than or equal to three tenths (0.3) of one inch. The committee may decrease the amount of fat permitted under this standard and may establish additional standards for fat. Except for ground beef, the committee shall not establish any fat standard that would permit more than three tenths (0.3) of one inch of untrimmed fat over the rib eye muscle of the twelfth (12th) rib;

(vi) Carcasses shall be electrically stimulated within one (1) hour after stunning. The committee may permit other treatments with similar effect in lieu of electrical stimulation and may eliminate this requirement if it no longer appears necessary to ensure adequate consumer acceptance;

(vii) Cattle shall not exceed thirty-two (32) months in age. The committee may vary this standard or prescribe in its place a maturity level that is to be judged from the characteristics of the carcass. The committee may also establish a minimum age;

(viii) Cattle shall not be given any growth promoting hormone;

(ix) Cattle shall not be given subtherapeutic levels of any antibiotic. This standard shall not be construed as prohibiting the use of therapeutic levels of any antibiotic for therapeutic purposes.

(b) For ground beef the committee shall establish separate standards which shall:

(i) Provide for a fat content of twenty percent (20%) or less. The committee may establish a lower fat content standard;

(ii) Include the same standards as are established pursuant to paragraphs (a)(i) through (iii), (viii) and (ix) of this section, but need not be consistent with the standards established pursuant to the balance of subsection (a) of this section;

(iii) Provide any other standards that may be necessary for ground beef.

(c) The committee may establish any additional quality standard which may be useful in:

(i) Improving the quality of the product;

(ii) Gaining consumer acceptance of the product;

(iii) Assisting in the enforcement of the remaining standards; and

(iv) Promoting human health and welfare through improvements in Wyoming lean beef.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-20-301 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 20 / Section 11-20-301
§ 11-20-301. When authorized
Status: in_force

If in the opinion of any authorized brand inspector or sheriff a mark or brand upon any livestock has been fraudulently altered, obliterated or defaced so the original mark or brand cannot be determined by external inspection, the brand inspector or sheriff may seize and kill the animal to ascertain the mark or brand altered or defaced.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-17-202 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 17 / Section 11-17-202
§ 11-17-202. Definitions; exemptions
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this article:

(i) “ Advertisement ” means any representation, other than on the label, disseminated in any manner or by any means, relating to animal remedies as defined in this article;

(ii) “ Animal ” means any animate being, which is not human, endowed with the power of voluntary action;

(iii) “ Animal remedy ” means any drug, combination of drugs, proprietary medicine, biological product and combinations of drugs and other ingredients, other than for food or cosmetic purposes, which is prepared or compounded for animal use, except as exempted by the director;

(iv) “ Antimicrobial resistance ” means the result of microbes changing in ways that reduce or eliminate the effectiveness of drugs, chemicals or other agents intended to cure or prevent infections;

(v) “ Brand name ” means any word, name, symbol or device, or any combination thereof, identifying the animal remedy of a distributor or registrant and distinguishing it from that of others;

(vi) “ Department ” means the Wyoming department of agriculture;

(vii) “ Director ” means the director of the Wyoming department of agriculture;

(viii) “ Distribute ” means to offer for sale, sell, exchange or barter any animal remedy;

(ix) “ Distributor ” means any person who distributes animal remedies;

(x) “ Dosage form ” means an animal remedy prepared in tablets, pills, capsules, ampules, boluses or other units suitable for administration as an animal remedy;

(xi) “ Drug ” means an animal remedy:

(A) Recognized in the official United States pharmacopoeia, the official United States homeopathic pharmacopoeia, the official national formulary, or any supplement to any of these publications;

(B) Recognized by the United States food and drug administration;

(C) Intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of disease in animals;

(D) Prepared for external or internal use in the mitigation of parasites in or on animals;

(E) Intended to affect the structure or any function of the body of animals;

(F) Intended for use as a component of any combined animal remedy specified in subparagraphs (A) through (E) of this paragraph.

(xii) “Drug” does not include a device or its components, parts or accessories;

(xiii) “ Label ” means a display of written, printed or graphic matter upon or affixed to the immediate container of any animal remedy;

(xiv) “ Labeling ” means any label and other written, printed or graphic matter upon an animal remedy and any of its containers or wrappers accompanying the animal remedy. “ Labeling ” also includes any advertisement or brochure promoting the animal remedy including but not limited to television, internet, other electronic medium or pamphlets;

(xv) “ Medicated feed ” means commercial or custom feed which contains drug ingredients intended for the cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of diseases of animals or which contains drug ingredients intended to affect the structure or any function of the body of animals;

(xvi) “ Official sample ” means any sample of an animal remedy taken by and designated as official by the director or his agent;

(xvii) “ Product name ” means the name of the animal remedy which identifies it as to kind, class or specific use;

(xviii) “ Registrant ” means the person who registers animal remedies under the provisions of this article. The registrant may also be the distributor;

(xix) “ This act ” means W.S. 11-17-201 through 11-17-209 .

(b) Nothing in this article shall apply to:

(i) A medicated feed;

(ii) A product registered with the department and recognized as a pesticide;

(iii) Any animal remedy intended solely for investigational, experimental or laboratory use by qualified persons, provided the animal remedy is plainly labeled “for investigational use only”;

(iv) Any person licensed to practice veterinary medicine in Wyoming, when acting within the scope of that license.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-15-107 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 15 / Section 11-15-107
§ 11-15-107. Director to promulgate regulations; board approval required
Status: in_force

Subject to approval of the board of agriculture, the director may promulgate regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this act. The regulations shall conform as nearly as practicable to any act of congress or standards legally adopted by any federal agency relating to the marketing of farm products.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-28-107 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 28 / Section 11-28-107
§ 11-28-107. Prohibited acts; penalties
Status: in_force

Any person who willfully or negligently leaves open, breaks down or destroys any bars or gate provided for the use and convenience of the public, or willfully tears down, throws down or destroys in any manner any lawful fence, is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00), or imprisoned not more than three (3) months, or both.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-19-604 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 19 / Section 11-19-604
§ 11-19-604. Wyoming bighorn/domestic sheep plan
Status: repealed

(a) The Wyoming bighorn/domestic sheep plan shall be developed and maintained by rule and regulation as provided in this section to address potential conflicts arising out of the interaction between bighorn sheep and domestic sheep within the state. The final report and recommendations from the Wyoming state-wide bighorn/domestic sheep interaction working group dated September 2004 together with appendices A through N as adopted by the group is adopted as the initial Wyoming bighorn/domestic sheep plan under this section and shall continue as revised or amended until repealed or nullified pursuant to law.

(b) Rules and regulations necessary to administer this article shall be promulgated jointly by the game and fish commission, the board of agriculture and the livestock board. The game and fish commission, the board of agriculture and the livestock board may jointly consider recommendations for changes to the plan and may revise or amend the plan through the rulemaking process pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act.

(c) The goal of the Wyoming bighorn/domestic sheep plan shall be to maintain the health of bighorn sheep populations while sustaining an economically viable domestic sheep population.

(d) The most current version of the Wyoming bighorn/domestic sheep plan shall be published on the website of the game and fish commission.

(e) In conformance with the Wyoming bighorn/domestic sheep plan the game and fish department may relocate or remove bighorn sheep to another area of the state if a federal judicial action or agency decision would require elimination of domestic sheep grazing in any area or herd unit designated in the Wyoming bighorn/domestic sheep plan as a nonemphasis herd. The game and fish department shall be reimbursed for the costs of relocation or removal of sheep under this subsection from funds available in the wildlife/livestock disease research partnership account.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-7-212 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 7 / Section 11-7-212
§ 11-7-212. Registration fees
Status: repealed

(a) Each year before a certificate of registration may be issued for an apiary, the owner or applicant for the certificate shall pay the department a registration fee in the amount authorized by W.S. 11-1-104 , with the exception of those apiaries classified as hobbyist apiaries, which will be issued a nonfee certificate of registration.

(i) through (xi) Repealed by Laws 1993, ch. 135, § 3.

(b) Repealed by Laws 1993, ch. 135, § 3.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-17-205 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 17 / Section 11-17-205
§ 11-17-205. Labeling
Status: in_force

(a) Any animal remedy distributed in Wyoming shall be accompanied by a legible label bearing the following information:

(i) The name and principal address of the manufacturer or person responsible for placing the animal remedy on the market;

(ii) The name, brand or trade-mark under which the animal remedy is sold;

(iii) An accurate statement of the minimum net contents of the package, lot or parcel, the contents stated by weight in the case of solids, by volume in the case of liquids, and by both count and weight or volume per dose in the case of dosage forms;

(iv) The common or usual name and quantity of each active ingredient;

(v) Adequate directions for use;

(vi) Adequate warnings against use in conditions, whether pathological or normal, where its use may be dangerous to the health of animals, or against unsafe dosage, methods or duration of methods, administration, or application, in such manner and form, as are necessary for the protection of animals.

(b) Any word, statement or other information appearing on the label shall also appear on the outside container or wrapper, if any, of the retail package of the animal remedy or shall be easily legible through the outside container or wrapper of the animal remedy.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-13-102 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 13 / Section 11-13-102
§ 11-13-102. Definitions; exemptions
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this act:

(i) “Association of America Feed Control Officials (AAFCO)” means officials of any state, dominion, federal or other governmental agency in North America, and employees thereof charged with the responsibility of enforcing laws regulating the production, labeling, distribution or sale of animal feeds;

(ii) “Association of Official Analytical Chemists (AOAC)” means government and industry officials charged with developing analytical methods and the collaborative testing of those methods, validating data and accepting or rejecting those methods for use;

(iii) “Brand name” means any word, name, symbol, device or any combination thereof identifying the commercial feed of a distributor or registrant and distinguishing it from that of others;

(iv) “Commercial feed” means all liquid or solid materials or combination of materials, including custom formula feed, medicated feed and mineral feed, which are distributed or intended for distribution for use as feed or for mixing in feed for animals other than man except the following:

(A) Unmixed seed, whole or processed, made directly from the entire seed, or unmixed or unprocessed whole seeds;

(B) Raw meat, hay, straw, stover, silage, cobs, husks, hulls and individual chemical compounds or substances when such commodities, compounds or substances are not intermixed with other materials, and are not adulterated within the meaning of W.S. 11-13-106(c)(ii) .

(v) “Contract feeder” means a person who as an independent contractor, feeds commercial feed to animals pursuant to a contract whereby the commercial feed is supplied, furnished or otherwise provided to the person and whereby the person's remuneration is determined all or in part by feed consumption, mortality, profits or amount or quality of product;

(vi) “Custom formula feed” means commercial feed which consists of a mixture of commercial feeds or feed ingredients each batch of which is manufactured according to the specific instructions of the final purchaser;

(vii) “Department” means the state department of agriculture;

(viii) “Director” means the director of the department of agriculture;

(ix) “Distribute” means to offer for sale, sell, exchange or barter commercial feed or to supply, furnish or otherwise provide commercial feed;

(x) “Distributor” means any person who distributes;

(xi) “Drug” means any article intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of disease in animals other than man and articles other than feed intended to affect the structure or any function of the animal body;

(xii) “Feed” means commercial feed, pet food and specialty pet food;

(xiii) “Feed ingredient” means each of the constituent materials making up a commercial feed;

(xiv) “Label” means a display of written, printed or graphic matter upon or affixed to the container in which a commercial feed is distributed, or on the invoice or delivery slip with which a commercial feed or custom formula feed is distributed;

(xv) “Labeling” means all labels and other written, printed or graphic matter upon a commercial feed, any of its containers or wrappers, or accompanying such commercial feed;

(xvi) “Manufacture” means to grind, mix or blend, or further process a commercial feed for distribution;

(xvii) “Medicated feed” means any commercial feed which contains drug ingredients intended for the cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of diseases of animals, or which contains drug ingredients intended to affect the structure or any function of the body of animals;

(xviii) “Mineral feed or mixture” means a commercial feed designed or intended to supply primarily mineral elements or inorganic nutrients;

(xix) “Official sample” means any sample of feed taken by and designated as official by the director or his agent;

(xx) “Percent” or “percentage” means percentage by weight;

(xxi) “Pet” means any domesticated animal normally maintained in or near the household of the owner thereof;

(xxii) “Pet food” means any commercial feed prepared and distributed for consumption by pets;

(xxiii) “Product name” means the name of the commercial feed which identifies it as to kind, class or specific use;

(xxiv) “Specialty pet” means any domesticated animal pet normally maintained in a cage or tank, such as, but not limited to, gerbils, hamsters, canaries, psittacine birds, mynahs, finches, tropical fish, goldfish, snakes and turtles;

(xxv) “Specialty pet food” means any commercial feed prepared and distributed for consumption by a specialty pet;

(xxvi) “Ton” means a net weight of two thousand (2,000) pounds avoirdupois;

(xxvii) “This act” means W.S. 11-13-101 through 11-13-110 .

(b) The names and definitions for commercial feeds shall be the official definition of feed ingredients adopted by the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) and the director, except as he designates otherwise in specific cases, or as specified in this section.

(c) The terms used in reference to commercial feeds shall be the official feed terms adopted by the Association of American Feed Control Officials and the director, except as he designates otherwise in specific cases or as specified in this section.

(d) Individual chemical compounds and substances are hereby declared exempt from the definition of “commercial feed” under the provisions of this act. The director may exempt a product from the provisions of this act if he finds that the product meets the following criteria:

(i) There is an adopted Association of American Feed Control Officials definition for the product;

(ii) The product is either generally recognized as safe or is not covered by a specific food and drug administration regulation;

(iii) The product is either a natural occurring product of relatively uniform chemical composition or is manufactured to meet the Association of American Feed Control Officials definition of the product;

(iv) The use of the product in the feed industry constitutes a minor portion of its total industrial use;

(v) Small quantities of additives, which are intended to impart special desirable characteristics shall be permitted; and

(vi) There is no need or problem of control of this product.

(e) Nothing in this act shall apply to any contract feeder as defined by this act.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-26-101 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 26 / Section 11-26-101
§ 11-26-101. Prohibited generally; liability of owner; penalty
Status: in_force

(a) It is unlawful for the owner of any swine, goats, domestic elk or exotic livestock to allow such animals to run at large within Wyoming. As used in this section, “ exotic livestock ” means any nontraditional livestock animal including, without limitation, llama, alpaca and other camelids, ostrich and other ratites, bison hybrids and yaks. Any owner who permits or causes such animals to run at large within Wyoming, is liable for damages incurred by any person by reason thereof in a civil action.

(b) Any person violating subsection (a) of this section, after twenty-four (24) hours written notice by a proper officer, shall be punished as provided in W.S. 11-1-103 .
Wyo. Stat. § 11-6-101 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 6 / Section 11-6-101
§ 11-6-101. Permission to eradicate upon refusal of entry by property owner
Status: in_force

Whenever predatory animals become a menace to livestock owned or controlled by any resident of Wyoming and the owner or lessee of any real estate in the vicinity where the livestock is ranged or pastured refuses permission to the owner of the livestock, his agents or employees, to enter upon the real estate for the purpose of destroying such predatory animals, entry may be obtained as provided by W.S. 11-6-102 and 11-6-103 .
Wyo. Stat. § 11-41-106 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 41 / Section 11-41-106
§ 11-41-106. Confidentiality of records
Status: in_force

(a) Upon acceptance and initiation of a mediation procedure, all documents and discussions, recorded or otherwise, shall be confidential and are not public records under W.S. 16-4-201 through 16-4-205 .

(b) All data regarding the finances of individual borrowers and creditors which is created, collected and maintained by agricultural mediators and which are not already matters of public record are confidential and are not public records under W.S. 16-4-201 through 16-4-205 .
Wyo. Stat. § 11-35-113 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 35 / Section 11-35-113
§ 11-35-113. Assessment deemed personal debt; failure to pay
Status: in_force

Any assessment levied in a specified amount determined by the market order pursuant to W.S. 11-35-111 constitutes a personal debt of the person assessed and is due and payable when payment is called for. If the person fails to pay any assessment upon date due, a complaint may be filed against the person in a court of competent jurisdiction for the collection thereof, as provided in W.S. 11-35-116 .
Wyo. Stat. § 11-24-105 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 24 / Section 11-24-105
§ 11-24-105. Unclaimed horses; permit for gathering; disposal
Status: in_force

(a) Any person desiring to gather unclaimed horses from the ranges within Wyoming shall obtain a permit from the livestock board, except as provided in subsection (e) of this section. The permit applicant shall submit with the permit application written permission to access the range whereon the unclaimed horses are to be gathered from the person who has ownership or control of the surface rights of that range. The form of the permit shall be prescribed by the board.

(b) If after an inspection under subsection (c) or (e) of this section, the rightful owner cannot be found, or when found, refuses or fails to pay the charges for feed and care of the estray, the unclaimed horses shall be disposed of by the board under the laws pertaining to estrays.

(c) The permit and the unclaimed horses shall be presented to an inspector within the county in which they were gathered without unnecessary delay for determination of ownership.

(d) The permittee shall be responsible for all expenses associated with gathering, feed and care of the unclaimed horses until an inspection has occurred.

(e) A permit is not required for any person desiring to gather unclaimed horses located on private land on which the person has ownership or control of the surface rights. A person who has gathered unclaimed horses on private land on which he has ownership or control of the surface rights shall present the unclaimed horses to an inspector within the county in which they were gathered without unnecessary delay for determination of ownership and shall be responsible for all expenses associated with the gather and feed and care of the unclaimed horses until an inspection has occurred.

(f) Any horse claimed by the United States bureau of land management as belonging to a wild horse management unit is excluded from this section.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-35-114 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 35 / Section 11-35-114
§ 11-35-114. Books and records to be kept; information and inspection authorized; confidentiality; exceptions
Status: in_force

(a) All processors or handlers subject to any marketing order or agreement issued pursuant to this act shall maintain books and records reflecting their operations under the marketing order, furnish the control committee or its authorized representatives such information as requested relating to operations under the marketing order, and permit inspection by the control committee or its authorized representatives of such portions of the books and records as relate to operations under the marketing order.

(b) Information obtained by any person under this act is confidential and shall not be disclosed by him to any other person except a person with like right to obtain the information, or an attorney employed to give legal advice thereupon, or by court order.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-20-214 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 20 / Section 11-20-214
§ 11-20-214. Brand inspector may inspect at his discretion; voluntary inspections
Status: in_force

(a) A brand inspector may inspect livestock being transported, trailed, pastured or confined at his discretion, to determine ownership, without an inspection fee.

(b) Any person may request an inspection for brands and ownership of livestock in his possession at any time. The inspection fee prescribed by W.S. 11-20-401 shall be collected by the brand inspector.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-30-110 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 30 / Section 11-30-110
§ 11-30-110. Appropriation of horse or mule on open range without permission
Status: in_force

(a) It is unlawful for any person without the consent of the owner, to take possession of any horse or mule found running at large upon the open range for the purpose or with the intent of working, riding or driving the horse or mule, where there is no intent on the part of the person to steal the horse or mule. It is unlawful for any person to drive any horses or mules not his own, off or away from any range where the horses or mules are found, except to the nearest corral for the purpose of separating them from horses or mules belonging to the person. Any person driving horses or mules not his own from any range for the purpose of separating them from horses or mules belonging to him, shall drive the horses or mules back to the locality where they were found immediately after separating them whenever the animals have been driven for more than five (5) miles.

(b) Any person violating this section shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) or more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or imprisoned not more than six (6) months, or both.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-20-221 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 20 / Section 11-20-221
§ 11-20-221. Common carriers not to receive livestock for transportation without certificate
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided, it is unlawful for any railroad, trucker or other common or contract carrier, or any person to receive for transportation or to transport any horses, mules, cattle or sheep from any county in Wyoming to any other county, state, territory or country, until furnished with an official certificate of inspection, filled out and signed by an authorized inspector, showing the horses, mules, cattle or sheep to be transported have been inspected for brands and ownership.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-10-108 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 10 / Section 11-10-108
§ 11-10-108. Rodeos; generally
Status: in_force

The state fair board may provide a rodeo as part of the state fair program, provided there is no restriction on any Wyoming resident who desires to participate in the rodeo other than the prescribed entry fee, unless the restriction is required by a sanctioning body as part of the terms and conditions to sanction the rodeo. Any contract entered into with any person to provide entertainment under this section is void if it in any manner excludes a Wyoming resident from participation in the entertainment because of membership or nonmembership in any organization or group.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-24-102 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 24 / Section 11-24-102
§ 11-24-102. Taking up estrays; generally
Status: in_force

(a) No person shall take up and retain possession of an estray except in the county where he resides and is a freeholder, nor unless the animal is found on lands owned, leased, or controlled by him or his duly authorized agents. When any person takes up an estray he shall immediately notify an inspector who shall inspect or cause to be inspected the estray for brands and other evidence of ownership and make a diligent effort to learn or determine ownership of the animal. The inspector may cause any estray to be held for not more than ten (10) days after the inspection to enable him to complete his investigation of ownership. If the estray is claimed by an owner, the bill for feed and care incurred by the inspector must be paid by the claimant. If the rightful owner cannot be found, or when found, refuses or fails to pay the charges for feed and care of the estray, the inspector shall order the estray be disposed of. Incurred charges for feed and care by the inspector and reasonable shipping and disposal expense shall be paid from the proceeds of the disposal. The net proceeds, if any, received from the disposal of the estray after deduction of authorized expenses, shall be forwarded to the estray fund of the board or its agency. The board or agency shall hold the proceeds in a special fund known as estray fund until paid to the rightful owner of the estray or otherwise disposed of according to law.

(b) If the proceeds of the disposal of any estray are insufficient to pay all legitimate expenses, the deficiency shall be paid by the board or its agency.

(c) The board may enter into agreements with licensed meat processing plants to process meat from livestock disposed of by slaughter. The processed meat shall be sold to:

(i) Wyoming state institutions or to nonprofit organizations for no more than the board's cost for disposal, processing and delivery; or

(ii) For profit entities at market cost for the processed meat.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-19-306 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 19 / Section 11-19-306
§ 11-19-306. Penalties for violation of rules and regulations
Status: in_force

Any person who violates any lawful rule or regulation made by the state veterinarian pursuant to W.S. 11-19-305 is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction, shall be punished as provided in W.S. 11-1-103 .
Wyo. Stat. § 11-36-104 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 36 / Section 11-36-104
§ 11-36-104. Marketing orders; hearing on issuance or termination; notice and procedure; disposition; minimum pricing; conflicts in area
Status: in_force

(a) Upon receipt of a proposal from any interested person for issuance or termination of a marketing order and upon investigation by the board, if the board has reason to believe that a marketing order or the termination of a marketing order will effectuate the purposes of this act, the board shall afford all interested persons an opportunity for a hearing, after notice. All interested persons shall be afforded an opportunity to present evidence and argument with respect to a proposed marketing order or the termination of a marketing order. Notice of hearing and the procedures observed at the hearing shall be in compliance with the procedures governing contested cases under the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act [ §§ 16-3-101 through 16-3-115 ].

(b) At the conclusion of a hearing and after consideration of the evidence received at such hearing, the board shall make written findings of fact and conclusions of law, and may:

(i) Enter a marketing order determining the marketing practices or the minimum prices at the wholesale levels to be paid to producers, processors or handlers for their dairy products;

(ii) Enter a marketing order adopting a formula for the determination of prices to be paid to producers, processors or handlers for their dairy products, consistent with the policies of this act; or

(iii) Terminate any marketing order issued under this act.

(c) Any marketing order determining minimum wholesale prices or adopting a formula for the determination of such prices may classify producers, handlers or processors, and may further classify any dairy product according to class, form, grade or use, as the board deems advisable, and may specify the minimum wholesale prices or the method of determining minimum wholesale prices therefor. If two (2) or more marketing order areas in the state are governed by different marketing orders, a dairy product which is marketed or handled in one (1) marketing order area but is produced, handled or processed in another marketing order area shall be paid for by the producer, processor or handler according to the prices set forth in the marketing order of the marketing order area where the dairy product is ultimately marketed or handled.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-16-108 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 16 / Section 11-16-108
§ 11-16-108. Petition to form district; contents; consolidation and exclusion
Status: repealed

(a) Any ten (10) owners of land lying within the limits of the proposed district may file a petition with the commission asking that a conservation district be organized to function in the territory described in the petition. The petition shall meet all of the requirements of W.S. 22-29-105(f) . The commission shall act upon the petition for formation in the same manner as set forth in W.S. 22-29-109 for county commissioners in determining if a petition for district formation shall be voted upon. When more than one (1) petition is filed covering parts of the same territory, the commission may consolidate all or any such petitions, or may exclude from any petition areas in conflict with another petition or petitions.

(i) to (v). Repealed by Laws 1998, Sp. & Bud. Sess., ch. 115, § 5.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-24-110 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 24 / Section 11-24-110
§ 11-24-110. Monthly report of inspector; board to keep public record
Status: in_force

The inspector shall make a report every thirty (30) days of all estrays to the livestock board, giving a description of the estrays, stating any brands or other marks by which the estrays may be identified. The board shall keep a record of all estrays reported, which shall at all times be open to the public for inspection.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-14-112 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 14 / Section 11-14-112
§ 11-14-112. Refusal, suspension or cancellation of registration; hold orders; release
Status: in_force

(a) A registration may be refused, suspended or cancelled for any formula of fertilizer, soil conditioner or soil amendment as herein provided, upon evidence that the product is misbranded or adulterated. A hold order may be issued to the owner or custodian of any lot of fertilizer, soil conditioner or soil amendment to stop sale, use or removal and to hold at a designated place when the director finds the product is being offered for sale in violation of this act, until the law has been complied with and the product is released in writing by the director or the violation has been otherwise legally disposed of by a court of competent jurisdiction.

(b) No person shall make any false or misleading representation with regard to any fertilizer, soil conditioner or soil amendment sold, offered or exposed for sale by the person in this state, either as principal or agent. No person shall use any false, misleading or deceptive brand or grade in connection therewith. The penalties provided by subsection (a) of this section shall apply to any violation of this subsection.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-16-132 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 16 / Section 11-16-132
§ 11-16-132. Publicly owned lands to be administered in cooperation with districts
Status: in_force

Agencies of the state, county or any political subdivision of the state which have jurisdiction over or are charged with the administration of any state, county or other publicly owned lands lying within the boundaries of any district organized hereunder, shall cooperate to the fullest extent with the supervisors of the district to effect the programs and operations undertaken by the supervisors under this act and may lease such lands to a district. The supervisors of the districts shall be given free access to enter and perform work upon the publicly owned lands. The provisions of conservation ordinances have the force and effect of law over all publicly owned lands, and shall be in all respects observed by the agencies administering the lands.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-25-205 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 25 / Section 11-25-205
§ 11-25-205. Bribery, touting and betting by minors prohibited
Status: in_force

(a) It is unlawful for any person to give or promise to give or attempt to give or for any person to receive or agree to receive or attempt to receive, any money, bribe or thing of value with intent to influence any person to dishonestly umpire, manage, direct, judge, preside, officiate at or participate in any event conducted under this act with the intention or purpose that the result of the event will be affected or influenced thereby. Violation of this subsection is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), or both.

(b) Any person who knowingly and designedly persuades, procures or causes, or attempts to persuade, procure or cause another person to wager on an animal or roper in any event authorized by this act and asks or demands compensation as a reward for information or purported information given in such case is guilty of unlawful touting. The representative of the commission may exclude from attendance at or near any event authorized by this act any person who has been convicted of touting and any person who refuses to leave when ordered to do so by the representative is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(c) No person under the age of eighteen (18) years shall place or be allowed to place a bet.

(d) Any person who has been convicted of bookmaking, bribery, touting or drugging animals may be evicted from a pari-mutuel event by a steward or roping judge.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-35-112 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 35 / Section 11-35-112
§ 11-35-112. Deposit and disbursement of collected monies; biennial audit required
Status: in_force

Any monies collected by the board pursuant to this act shall be deposited in a bank or other depository approved by the state treasurer allocated to each marketing order under which they are collected, and disbursed by the director only for necessary expenses incurred by the control committee and the board with respect to each separate marketing order. Funds collected shall be deposited and disbursed in conformity with appropriate rules and regulations prescribed by the board, and approved by the control committee. All expenditures by the director shall be audited at least biennially by the director of the state department of audit or his designee, concurrently with the audit of the department of agriculture, and a copy of the audit shall be delivered within thirty (30) days after completion to the governor, the board and the control committee.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-20-405 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 20 / Section 11-20-405
§ 11-20-405. Collection and disposition
Status: repealed

(a) Any funds appropriated by the legislature and all fees collected pursuant to W.S. 11-20-101 through 11-20-124 , 11-20-201 through 11-20-230 , 11-20-401 and 11-20-402 shall be remitted to the state treasurer for deposit in the inspection account. Interest earned by the account shall be retained in the account. Monies within the account are subject to legislative review and appropriation for use and expenditure by the board. Itemized vouchers shall be submitted to the chief executive officer of the board for approval. Upon approval, a warrant for the payment of each voucher shall be issued by the state auditor for payment from the inspection account. The board shall expend monies from the account created by this section only for the purposes authorized by W.S. 11-20-201 through 11-20-230 and 11-20-101 through 11-20-124 and to pay for investigators of the Wyoming livestock board who are peace officers as defined in W.S. 7-2-101(a)(iv)(E) .

(b) After March 1, 2006, all costs of operating and administering the brand inspection and recording programs shall be paid from any funds appropriated by the legislature, any applicable grant funds and the fees collected and deposited into the account created by subsection (a) of this section.

(c) Repealed by Laws 2010, ch. 69, § 204, eff. July 1, 2010.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-24-104 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 24 / Section 11-24-104
§ 11-24-104. Stallions and jacks generally
Status: in_force

If any horse or ass not gelded, two (2) years old or upwards, is found running at large, it is lawful for any person to take up the horse or ass and give notice to the owner or keeper if known. If the owner or keeper does not appear within six (6) days thereafter and pay expenses incurred for the feed and care of the animal to the person possessing the animal, the person shall advertise the horse or ass and the same proceedings shall be had as provided in the case of estray animals, or the person possessing the animal may after the expiration of thirty (30) days from the time of advertising, geld or have the horse or ass gelded, at the risk and expense of the owner, except when the horse or ass is in the owner's herd, or in care of the owner's herder. The owner of the horse or ass shall be liable for any damages caused by the animal to property or other livestock.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-12-112 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 12 / Section 11-12-112
§ 11-12-112. Director to enforce provisions; power of director to examine seeds; exception; purchase of samples
Status: in_force

The director shall enforce this act. The director or his agents shall have free access at all reasonable hours upon and into any premises or structures where seed is stored or offered for sale, except federally sealed granaries or warehouses, to examine any seeds and, upon tendering payment therefor at the current value, may take from any person a sample or samples of the seeds.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-16-111 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 16 / Section 11-16-111
§ 11-16-111. Board of agriculture to provide for issuance of notices, conduct of hearings and referenda
Status: in_force

The commission shall provide for the issuance of notices and the conduct of hearings and referenda by appropriate regulations. It shall provide for registration prior to the date of the referendum of all eligible voters, or prescribe some other appropriate procedure for the determination of those eligible as voters in the referendum.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-15-110 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 15 / Section 11-15-110
§ 11-15-110. Reinspection on request; cost
Status: in_force

Any interested party may demand a reinspection at point of origin if the grade established by the licensed inspector is not satisfactory. The reinspection may be made by an inspector authorized by the director or by an inspector of the United States department of agriculture. The reinspection shall be made at the expense of the party requesting the service.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-19-111 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 19 / Section 11-19-111
§ 11-19-111. Regulation of importation of animals; prohibited acts; penalties; applicability
Status: in_force

(a) The governor, upon recommendation of the Wyoming livestock board, may regulate by proclamation the importation into Wyoming from any other state any animal, blood, microorganism or biologic agent capable of causing any disease affecting livestock or other animals, or any other item suspected of being infected or contaminated with biologic agents capable of causing animal disease, except under such conditions as he deems proper for the protection of the livestock, livestock animals as defined in W.S. 11-29-101(a)(vi) and other domestic animals of Wyoming. All requirements in the governor's proclamation shall be enforced by the Wyoming livestock board.

(b) After a proclamation is issued by the governor it is unlawful for any person to import into Wyoming or receive imports within this state from any other state any animal, blood, microorganism or biologic agent capable of causing any diseases affecting livestock or other animals, or any product or item suspected of being infected or contaminated with biologic agents capable of causing animal disease, except under such conditions as may be imposed by the proclamation. Any person who violates this section shall be punished as provided in W.S. 11-1-103 . The violator is civilly liable for all damages and loss sustained by any person by reason of violation of the proclamation.

(c) The proclamation authorized by this section shall not prohibit the transportation of animals through Wyoming by railroad as long as the animals are not unloaded in this state.

(d) The state veterinarian may inspect, treat, test, vaccinate, quarantine or sell any livestock or other domestic animals imported into Wyoming in violation of W.S. 11-19-111 or any rules promulgated thereunder. Any order or regulation made by the state veterinarian is subject to review, modification or annulment by the governor or the board at any subsequent meeting.

(e) An order of the state veterinarian under subsection (d) of this section shall be subject to appeal and due process as provided in W.S. 11-19-103 .
Wyo. Stat. § 11-24-111 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 24 / Section 11-24-111
§ 11-24-111. Disposition of proceeds; remission to board
Status: in_force

All persons shipping estrays shall immediately remit to the livestock board the proceeds received for each and every estray disposed of, a receipt for which was given to an inspector. If any inspector sells an estray from this state, he shall immediately remit the proceeds to the livestock board.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-35-107 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 35 / Section 11-35-107
§ 11-35-107. Marketing orders; referendum for approval or amendment
Status: in_force

No marketing order or amendment directly affecting producers is effective until the board determines the issuance of the order is approved and favored by at least two-thirds (2/3) of the producers eligible to participate in a referendum on the question of its approval, and who during the representative period, have produced for market the commodities specified in the order or amendment in commercial quantities within the production area specified in the marketing order, and who during the respective period have produced at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the volume of the commodity produced for sale.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-41-107 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 41 / Section 11-41-107
§ 11-41-107. Suspension of court or agency action to allow for voluntary mediation
Status: in_force

(a) During the pendency of any action brought by parties to the mediation process, the court, or agency if filed before an agency, may, upon the written stipulation of all parties to the action that they wish to engage in mediation under this chapter, enter an order suspending the action.

(b) A suspension order under subsection (a) of this section suspends all orders and proceedings in the action for the time period specified in the suspension order. In specifying the time period, the court or agency shall exercise its discretion for the purpose of permitting the parties to engage in mediation without prejudice to the rights of any person. The suspension order may include other terms and conditions as the court or agency may deem appropriate. The suspension order may be revoked upon motion of any party or upon motion of the court or agency.

(c) If all parties to the action agree, by written stipulation, that all issues before the court or agency are resolved by mediation under this chapter, the court or agency shall dismiss the action. If the parties do not agree that the issues are resolved or if the court or agency revokes the suspension order under subsection (b) of this section, the action shall proceed as if no mediation had been attempted.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-10-115 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 10 / Section 11-10-115
§ 11-10-115. State fair board; membership; terms; compensation
Status: in_force

(a) There is created the state fair board consisting of the following members:

(i) One (1) voting member appointed by the governor from each of the four (4) quadrants specified in W.S. 11-2-102(e)(i) through (iv) . Each of these members shall be engaged primarily in agricultural work and shall be selected to represent a cross section of the agriculture industry. Appointments shall rotate consecutively among all the counties of the quadrants;

(ii) One (1) voting member jointly appointed by a majority vote of both the Converse county board of commissioners and the governing body of the city of Douglas;

(iii) One (1) voting member appointed by the dean of the University of Wyoming college of agriculture from the Wyoming cooperative extension service;

(iv) One (1) voting member selected by the Wyoming vocational agricultural teachers association from its membership;

(v) One (1) voting member appointed by the governor from the department of state parks and cultural resources;

(vi) One (1) voting member appointed by the governor from the Wyoming business council;

(vii) One (1) voting member appointed by the governor from the Wyoming tourism board or a representative of the Wyoming tourism board;

(viii) One (1) voting member appointed by the governor from the energy industry;

(ix) One (1) at-large voting member who is engaged primarily in agricultural work, appointed by the governor;

(x) The director shall serve as a voting member;

(xi) The governor or his designee and the dean of the University of Wyoming college of agriculture, or the dean's designee, shall serve as nonvoting ex officio members.

(b) The members of the state fair board appointed under paragraph (a)(i) of this section shall serve for a term of six (6) years. The members of the state fair board appointed under paragraphs (a)(ii) through (ix) of this section shall serve for a term of four (4) years. Any state fair board member appointed by the governor is subject to removal as provided in W.S. 9-1-202 .

(c) Except as provided in this section, the state fair board members shall be paid a salary of one hundred dollars ($100.00) per day for attending and traveling to and from official state fair board meetings and shall receive mileage and per diem in the same manner as state employees as provided by W.S. 9-3-102 . Members who are government employees or public officials appointed to the state fair board to represent an agency, department, board or institution of the state, including the University of Wyoming, shall receive no salary but shall be considered on official business when performing duties as members of the state fair board and shall receive mileage and per diem in the manner provided by the agency, department, board or institution the member represents.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-18-108 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 18 / Section 11-18-108
§ 11-18-108. Livestock board; report to governor
Status: in_force

The Wyoming livestock board shall report to the governor all proceedings and the condition of the livestock interest of Wyoming as required by W.S. 9-2-1014 .
Wyo. Stat. § 11-14-113 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 14 / Section 11-14-113
§ 11-14-113. Seizure and disposition of fertilizer found to be in violation; right to application for release
Status: in_force

Any lot of commercial fertilizer, soil conditioner or soil amendment not in compliance with this act is subject to seizure on complaint of the department to a court of competent jurisdiction in the area in which the commercial fertilizer, soil conditioner or soil amendment is located. If the court finds the commercial fertilizer, soil conditioner or soil amendment to be in violation of this act and orders the condemnation of the commercial fertilizer, soil conditioner or soil amendment, it shall be disposed of in any manner consistent with the quality of the commercial fertilizer and the laws of the state, but in no instance shall the disposition of the commercial fertilizer, soil conditioner or soil amendment be ordered by the court without first giving the claimant an opportunity to apply to the court for release of the commercial fertilizer to bring it into compliance with this act.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-50-103 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 50 / Section 11-50-103
§ 11-50-103. Powers and duties of the commission
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall:

(i) Receive and disburse funds under the provisions of this act to be used in administering the provisions of this act;

(ii) Annually elect a chairman and vice chairman from among its members. No chairman shall succeed himself more than once;

(iii) Meet not less than two (2) times each year in conjunction with the crop research foundation of Wyoming and at such other times as called by the chairman or when requested by three (3) or more members of the commission;

(iv) Keep a permanent record of its proceedings and report annually to the governor and the joint agriculture, state and public lands and water resources interim committee respecting its activities as provided in W.S. 9-2-1014 ;

(v) If the commission determines that it is advisable to implement a research, promotion or market program, prepare and submit a proposed program to the director together with a budget and cash flow statement. Funds shall only be dispersed to the crop research foundation in accordance with the submitted budget and cash flow statement.

(b) The commission may:

(i) Conduct or contract for scientific research to discover and develop improved varieties, production techniques and end-use products;

(ii) Conduct or contract for programs of consumer education and market development;

(iii) Disseminate information on dry edible beans based on scientific research;

(iv) Study state and federal legislation with respect to matters concerning the dry edible bean industry;

(v) Sue and be sued as a commission, without individual liability, for acts of the commission within the scope of the powers and duties conferred upon it by this act;

(vi) Enter into contracts to carry out the purpose of the commission as provided in this act;

(vii) Appoint advisory groups composed of representatives from organizations, institutions or business related to or interested in the welfare of the dry edible bean industry;

(viii) Make grants to research agencies for financing special or emergency studies, or for purchase or acquisition of facilities necessary to carry out the purposes of the commission;

(ix) Appoint subordinate officers and employees of the commission, prescribe their duties and fix their compensation;

(x) Cooperate with any local, state or nationwide organization or agency engaged in work or activities similar to or related to those of the commission, and enter into contracts with those organizations or agencies for carrying on joint programs;

(xi) Adopt rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this act;

(xii) Adopt, rescind, modify or amend all proper regulations, orders and resolutions for the exercise of its powers and duties.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-23-104 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 23 / Section 11-23-104
§ 11-23-104. Exhibition, upon demand, of hides or certificate of inspection thereof of cattle killed for beef
Status: in_force

Any person who kills cattle for beef or has in his possession the carcass or any part of such cattle, must on demand of an inspector, sheriff or deputy sheriff show either the hide of the animal killed or the certificate of inspection of the hide. Any person failing to secure a certificate of inspection shall retain the hide, without mutilation of the brand, until the beef is consumed.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-12-115 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 12 / Section 11-12-115
§ 11-12-115. State seed analyst; seed laboratory
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall operate a state seed laboratory through a memorandum of understanding with the University of Wyoming. The terms and conditions of the memorandum of understanding shall include the designation and compensation of a state seed analyst.

(b) A state laboratory operated for the purposes of seed analysis shall be located in Park County.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-33-102 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 33 / Section 11-33-102
§ 11-33-102. Creation; landowners' petition; contents
Status: in_force

At least seventy-five percent (75%) of the landowners owning at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the land in any irrigation district organized under the irrigation district laws of Wyoming and who are resident in and qualified electors of Wyoming, may petition the board of county commissioners in writing to create a livestock district. The petition shall describe the boundaries of the proposed livestock district and shall designate what animals are to be prohibited from running at large or from being grazed upon the public highways in the district and may designate the period of the year during which it is desired to prohibit animals from running at large or being grazed on the highways.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-10-118 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 10 / Section 11-10-118
§ 11-10-118. State fair endowment account; administration; distributions; purposes
Status: repealed

(a) The state fair endowment account is created. The state treasurer is authorized to accept cash gifts for the account. Funds within the account including all funds deposited to the account from any source are intended to be inviolate and constitute a permanent or perpetual trust fund. The state treasurer shall invest funds within the endowment account in accordance with law. Seventy-five percent (75%) of investment earnings shall be credited to the endowment account. Twenty-five percent (25%) of investment earnings shall be distributed to the Wyoming state fair account.

(b) Repealed by Laws 2021, ch. 144, § 3, eff. July 1, 2021.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-13-109 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 13 / Section 11-13-109
§ 11-13-109. Promulgation of rules and regulations
Status: in_force

The director is authorized to promulgate such rules and regulations for commercial feeds as may be necessary for the efficient enforcement of this act. Procedures for promulgation shall be those outlined in the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-28-102 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 28 / Section 11-28-102
§ 11-28-102. Lawful fences generally
Status: in_force

(a) The following are lawful fences in this state:

(i) A fence made of steel, concrete or sound wooden posts and three (3) spans of barbed wire not more than fifteen (15) inches or less than ten (10) inches apart, or two (2) spans of barbed wire with a wooden rail on top. Wooden posts shall be at least four (4) inches in diameter. Posts shall be set firmly in the ground at least twenty (20) inches deep, at no greater distance apart than twenty-two (22) feet between the posts or thirty-three (33) feet with at least two (2) iron or wooden stays between the posts. Stays shall be placed equal distance apart from themselves and the post on either side;

(ii) A post and board fence made of sound posts not less than four (4) inches in diameter set substantially in the ground not more than ten (10) feet apart, with three (3) boards sold as one (1) inch lumber eight (8) inches wide, and not more than ten (10) inches apart, or four (4) boards sold as one (1) inch lumber six (6) inches wide, not more than eight (8) inches apart, securely fastened with nails or otherwise;

(iii) A four (4) pole fence with round poles not less than two (2) inches in diameter at the small end, with either upright or leaning posts not more than sixteen (16) feet apart, and securely fastened with nails, wires or otherwise.

(b) All other fences made and constructed of boards, rails, poles, stones, hedge plants or other material which upon evidence is declared to be as strong and well calculated to protect enclosures, and is as effective for resisting breaching stock as those described in subsection (a) of this section, shall be considered a lawful fence.

(c) Any fence enclosing any hay corral situated outside of any field or pasture enclosed by a lawful fence, shall be at least six (6) feet high, constructed of boards, poles or wire. The posts shall not be more than eight (8) feet apart and set twenty-four (24) inches in the ground. If the fence is constructed of barbed wire there shall be at least seven (7) spans of wire, and all wires shall be kept properly stretched. Any fence better than the above described fence is a lawful fence.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-34-120 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 34 / Section 11-34-120
§ 11-34-120. Mortgages taken by board; control and disposition of property
Status: in_force

(a) All mortgages and accompanying promissory note or notes taken by the board for monies loaned shall run to state loan and investment board as mortgagee or payee, and all titles to property taken by the board shall run to the board as grantee. The board may control, manage, lease and dispose of the property, subject to the following:

(i) The board may lease any or all property for oil and gas for a primary term up to ten (10) years and as long thereafter as oil or gas is produced in paying quantities and extend the term of existing oil and gas leases in good standing for as long as oil or gas is produced in paying quantities and for coal and other mineral purposes for terms not exceeding ten (10) years, with the preferential right in each coal or other mineral lessee to renew the lease for successive periods of ten (10) years each;

(ii) The board may make and establish rules and regulations governing the issuance of mineral leases and covering the conduct of development and mining operations to be carried on thereunder;

(iii) Mineral leases may be issued upon monthly or annual minimum rental payment basis as fixed by the board, with payments annually applied against any royalty as shall accrue for the same lease year by the terms of the lease, which royalty, as to lands leased for oil or gas shall not be less than five percent (5%) of all oil and gas produced and saved from and not used in operations on the lands under the lease, and royalty of not less than five cents ($.05) per ton on coal produced from the lands under any lease for coal purposes, the royalty to be paid on mine run of coal.

(b) No mineral lease is assignable or transferable except with written consent of the board. It shall require the lessee's full compliance with all rules and regulations adopted by the board and compliance with all terms of the lease. All mineral leases shall be separate and distinct from each lease of the land for grazing or agricultural purposes. Rules and regulations adopted by the board shall provide for joint use of the lands for grazing and agricultural or mineral purposes without undue interference by the lessees under any class of leases with lessees under any other class. The board, on behalf of the state and its lessee in any mineral lease may join in the interest of conservation and greater ultimate recovery of oil and gas, in fair and equitable cooperative or unit plans of development or operation of oil and gas pools, with the United States government and its lessees or permittees, or others, and the board may modify and change any terms and conditions of any oil and gas lease as mutually agreed by the lessor and lessee to conform to the terms of any lease to the cooperative or unit plan and to effectuate proper operations thereunder. The changes may include extension of the term of years applicable to any lease for the full period of time during which the cooperative or unit plan may remain in effect.

(c) When a cooperative or unit agreement is terminated or ceases to be effective as to lands upon which there is no production of oil or gas, the lease covering the lands shall remain in effect for two (2) years from the date the lands ceased to be subject to the agreement, or for the remaining length of the term of the original lease, whichever is greater, and so long thereafter as oil or gas is produced from the lands in accordance with the requirements of the original lease.

(d) The terms of any lease issued under this section for land on which actual drilling operations were commenced prior to the end of its primary term and are being diligently prosecuted at that time shall be extended for one (1) year and so long thereafter as oil or gas is produced in paying quantities.

(e) If land acquired by the board and upon which improvements for mineral operations and other improvements have been made, are sold as to both surface and mineral rights, or if the lands are leased for minerals to other than the owner of the mineral improvements, the purchaser or new lessee shall pay the owner of the improvements the fair value thereof at a mutually agreed price. If agreement cannot be promptly reached the price shall be fixed by appraisement under the direction of the board. As used in this subsection “improvements” means improvements which are used or useful and necessary for subsequent operation of the land for mineral purposes and the price shall include the fair value of the work previously done in the development of the property if it is of practical use in future mineral operation. No well drilled on the land for oil or gas which does not produce either in commercial quantities, and no shaft, tunnel or drift from which coal or other minerals have been substantially exhausted shall be considered improvements for the purposes of this subsection.

(f) The board may sell or otherwise dispose of property at a price not less than seventy-five percent (75%) of the appraised value and upon terms determined by the board which shall adopt rules and regulations governing such sales. When land is sold which was acquired by the board through the foreclosure of any farm loan mortgage provided for by this act, the board shall not reserve any part of, or interest in, the mineral estate. When land otherwise acquired by the board is sold, the board may reserve all or any part of the mineral content of the land and the right to use so much of the surface of the land as it considers convenient or necessary in connection with mineral operations thereon, together with all needed rights of ingress and egress, but the board in each case shall appropriately provide for indemnification of the surface owner against all surface damages caused by mineral operations on the land.

(g) The board may lease for agricultural and grazing purposes any lands acquired by it on such terms and conditions as it prescribes and adopt rules and regulations it considers necessary in facilitating the leases.

(h) Revenue received by the board under this section from agricultural, grazing and mineral leases of lands acquired by foreclosure shall be credited to the loss reserve account as provided by W.S. 11-34-202(e) .
Wyo. Stat. § 11-9-103 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 9 / Section 11-9-103
§ 11-9-103. Right of entry of authorized persons for inspection
Status: in_force

The director, or his authorized agents, during reasonable business hours, may enter upon or into any premises, lands, establishments or places in this state where they suspect that injurious insects, other pests, plant diseases or prohibited, restricted, regulated or designated noxious weeds occur for the purpose of inspecting, controlling or exterminating insects or diseases or otherwise carrying out the provisions of W.S. 11-9-101 through 11-9-109 .
Wyo. Stat. § 11-20-114 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 20 / Section 11-20-114
§ 11-20-114. Failure to record brand deemed abandonment
Status: in_force

(a) Failure to record a brand is an abandonment of the same. No person shall claim or use any abandoned brand until after he has caused the same to be recorded as required by law.

(b) Any person violating subsection (a) of this section shall be punished as provided by W.S. 11-1-103 .
Wyo. Stat. § 11-41-102 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 41 / Section 11-41-102
§ 11-41-102. Definitions
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this chapter:

(i) “ Action ” means a court action by a creditor against a farmer for payment of a debt, to enforce or foreclose a security interest, lien or mortgage, or to repossess or declare a creditor's interest in real property. “Action” also includes any matter filed in a court of law or before an agency by a party to resolve a dispute;

(ii) “Agricultural property” means real property that is used principally for farming or ranching, real property that is a farmer's principal residence and any land contiguous to the residence, personal property that is used as security to finance farming or personal property that is used for farming;

(iii) “ Board ” means the agriculture and natural resource mediation board;

(iv) “Creditor” means any person who holds a mortgage on or is a vendor of a land contract for agricultural property, who has a lien on or security interest in agricultural property or who is a judgment creditor with a judgment against a farmer affecting the farmer's agricultural property;

(v) “Farmer or rancher” means a person engaged in farming or ranching who owns or leases a total of sixty (60) acres or more of land that is agricultural property and whose gross sales of farm products for the preceding year equaled twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00) or more;

(vi) “ Farming or ranching ” means the employment and operation of real property for the production of agricultural products, including but not limited to:

(A) Raising, harvesting and selling crops, hay and other products of the soil;

(B) Feeding, breeding, management and sale of livestock, poultry, fur bearing animals or honeybees, or the produce thereof; or

(C) Dairying and the sale of dairy products.

(vii) “Mediation” means the act of a neutral person in intermediating between or among contending parties with a view to assisting them to adjust or settle their dispute by mutual agreement;

(viii) “ Parties ” means the primary decision makers engaged in the mediation process;

(ix) “ Standing ” means a person that is given the authority to enter into a mediation process by the board.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-16-121 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 16 / Section 11-16-121
§ 11-16-121. District supervisor; cooperation and agreements between districts; agreements with districts in adjoining states
Status: in_force

(a) The supervisors of two (2) or more districts organized under this act may cooperate in the exercise of any or all powers conferred in this act.

(b) Any two (2) or more districts may engage in joint activities by agreement for planning, financing, constructing, operating, maintaining and administering any program or project concerned with the conservation of renewable natural resources. The districts concerned may make available for purposes of the agreement any funds, property, personnel, equipment or services available to them under this act.

(c) Any district may enter into such agreements with districts in an adjoining state if the law in the other state permits such agreements.

(d) The commission may propose, guide and facilitate the establishment and carrying out of such agreements.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-27-107 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 27 / Section 11-27-107
§ 11-27-107. Penalties; injunctions; indemnity prohibited
Status: in_force

Any person who violates or who fails to perform any duty imposed by this act, or who violates any rule or regulation promulgated under this act shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) or more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00), or imprisoned for not more than six (6) months, or both. In addition, the person may be enjoined from continuing the violation. Each day upon which the violation occurs constitutes a separate violation. No indemnity shall be paid by the state to any person feeding garbage to swine in violation of this act.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-50-102 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 50 / Section 11-50-102
§ 11-50-102. Dry bean commission established; composition; appointment; term; removal; vacancies; reimbursement for expenses
Status: in_force

(a) There is created the Wyoming bean commission. For administrative purposes the commission shall be within the department of agriculture. The commission shall be composed of six (6) members initially appointed by the governor. The director or his designated representative shall serve ex officio without vote. The appointed commission members shall consist of four (4) growers residing in Wyoming with at least one (1) of the members residing in Laramie, Platte or Goshen County, Wyoming. Two (2) members shall be handlers with dry bean processing facilities located in Wyoming. The governor may remove any member he appoints as provided in W.S. 9-1-202 .

(b) The terms of office for the initial appointments to the commission shall be two (2) terms of four (4) years and two (2) terms of two (2) years for the grower members. The initial terms of office for the handler members shall be one (1) term of four (4) years and one (1) term of two (2) years. Upon the expiration of each of these terms, the commission shall conduct by mail an election to fill the open membership. After initial terms, elected members shall serve for a term of four (4) years. Only growers and handlers who paid dry bean assessments in the previous two (2) calendar years shall be eligible to vote in or stand for election, which shall be conducted in March of each odd-numbered year. If a vacancy occurs, the governor shall appoint a person for the unexpired term.

(c) The governor shall declare the office of any appointed or elected member of the commission vacant when he finds that the member:

(i) Is no longer a grower or handler;

(ii) Is unable to perform his duties; or

(iii) Has become a resident of another state.

(d) Members of the commission shall serve without compensation but shall receive mileage and per diem as provided by law for state employees.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-16-115 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 16 / Section 11-16-115
§ 11-16-115. Districts; transfer of land; division or consolidation; change in name
Status: in_force

(a) Upon written request of the board of supervisors of the conservation district or districts involved, with a showing that the request is approved by a majority vote of the members of each board involved the commission may, by administrative order:

(i) Transfer lands from one district to another;

(ii) Divide a single district into two (2) or more districts, each of which shall thereafter operate as a separate district; or

(iii) Consolidate two (2) or more districts to operate thereafter as a single district.

(b) The secretary of state shall make and issue a corrected certificate of organization upon receipt of such certification from the commission.

(c) Petitions for a change in the name of a conservation district may be submitted to the commission by the board of supervisors of a conservation district. If the commission approves the change of name, it shall certify the change to the secretary of state and shall notify the board of supervisors of the conservation district of the change, setting out in the notice the new name of the district. The secretary of state shall make and issue a corrected certificate of organization upon receipt of such certification from the commission.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-24-114 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 24 / Section 11-24-114
§ 11-24-114. Publication of list of unclaimed estrays
Status: in_force

(a) The executive officer of the livestock board shall annually, during the last week of December, send two (2) lists of unclaimed estrays for which he has received payments, to the county clerk of each county, who shall post one (1) copy in a conspicuous place in the courthouse and place one (1) copy on file in his office. The executive officer shall also cause to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in each county from which any estray included in the list was shipped, a notice to the public that the list of estrays is available for examination.

(b) In addition to the notice under subsection (a) of this section, not less than once each month the livestock board shall ensure that if a new estray is taken up notice is posted at the courthouse in the county in which the estray was taken and at each livestock market. The notice under this subsection shall include the location recovered from and the name of the inspector.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-7-401 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 7 / Section 11-7-401
§ 11-7-401. Definitions
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this act:

(i) “Bee” means any stage in the life cycle of a bee of the species Megachile rotundata (F), commonly known as the alfalfa leaf-cutter bee;

(ii) “Certification” means the process of analyzing bees and equipment by the department to determine whether they meet the required health standards;

(iii) “Department” means the department of agriculture;

(iv) “Equipment” means trays, incubators, cell removers, tumblers and other apparatus used in rearing bees excluding nesting materials;

(v) “Nesting materials” means shelters, laminates, polyblocks, drilled boards or any other product which leaf-cutter bees actually use for nesting;

(vi) “Parasite” means an organism living in or on any stage of the alfalfa leaf-cutter bee obtaining nutriment from the body of the bee or nesting material;

(vii) “Pathogen” means an organism, parasite or otherwise, that causes disease in the alfalfa leaf-cutter bee;

(viii) “Wild trap” means to trap bees on property not owned by the trapper;

(ix) “This act” means W.S. 11-7-401 through 11-7-407 ;

(x) “Sanitization” means any treatment including iodine, heat, chlorine or any other method approved by the department.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-11-109 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-11-109
§ 11-11-109. Audit of records; inspection of warehouse
Status: in_force

(a) At least once each year and more often if necessary or if requested by an interested person the department shall inspect each licensed warehouse and shall audit the warehouse records. The director after conferring with interested industry groups shall fix, assess and collect fees for the inspection of facilities storing farm products. The fees shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the cost of the inspection and shall be paid by the person requesting the inspection, if any.

(b) If a warehouseman is delinquent in renewing his license in accordance with W.S. 11-11-103 , the department shall initiate an inspection and audit of the warehouse immediately.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-34-109 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 34 / Section 11-34-109
§ 11-34-109. Purposes for which loans authorized
Status: repealed

(a) Loans may be made for the following agriculture related purposes and no other:

(i) To provide for the purchase of farm lands;

(ii) To provide for the purchase of equipment as defined by the board, fertilizers and livestock necessary for the proper and reasonable operation of the mortgaged farm lands;

(iii) To provide for buildings and other improvements, as defined by the board, of farm lands;

(iv) To liquidate indebtedness of the owner of the land to be mortgaged;

(v) Repealed by Laws 2008, ch. 42, § 2.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-17-204 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 17 / Section 11-17-204
§ 11-17-204. Registration; fees; audit; investigator special revenue account
Status: in_force

(a) Any manufacturer of animal remedies, except the United States department of agriculture, shall register each product before distribution in Wyoming. The application for registration shall be submitted on forms furnished by the director and shall be accompanied by a label or other printed matter describing the product. Upon approval by the director or his agent, a copy of the registration shall be furnished to the applicant. All registrations are effective from the date of approval and expire on December 31 each year.

(b) Every registrant of animal remedies shall pay a registration fee of forty dollars ($40.00) per product. Of this fee, twenty dollars ($20.00) shall be deposited into the general fund and twenty dollars ($20.00) shall be deposited into the inspection account.

(c) An applicant may appeal the denial of a registration in accordance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act.

(d) The department may conduct a product compliance audit to assure compliance of this article. The audit shall consist of label and registration reviews. A registrant may appeal any negative audit in accordance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-34-127 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 34 / Section 11-34-127
§ 11-34-127. Surety bonds; generally
Status: in_force

Whenever a bond or undertaking is required by this act or by the board to be given, it shall be held to mean a surety bond furnished by a surety company authorized and qualified to do business in this state. Such bonds shall run to the state loan and investment board and the form thereof shall be approved by the attorney general.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-36-110 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 36 / Section 11-36-110
§ 11-36-110. Powers of director or board; failure to obey subpoenas; amendment of orders
Status: in_force

(a) The director or the board, with respect to matters within their respective jurisdictions, may:

(i) Conduct hearings, obtain information and make studies and investigations as to any matter concerning which any question may arise under this act, or as necessary to assist in prescribing any rules, regulations, orders or amendment of orders or in the administration and enforcement of this act and regulations and orders hereunder;

(ii) Require any person who is engaged as a producer, processor or handler of any dairy product to furnish any information under oath, affirmation or otherwise, to make and keep records and other documents and to make reports, and require any person to permit the inspection and copying of records and other documents;

(iii) Administer oaths and affirmations and whenever necessary, subpoena any person to appear and testify or to appear and produce all books, documents, papers and records at any designated place.

(b) In case of contumacy by or refusal to obey a subpoena served upon any person, the district court for any county in which the person is found or resides or transacts business, upon application by the director or the board, may issue an order requiring the person to appear and give testimony or to appear and produce documents or both. Any failure to obey the order of the court may be punished by the court as a contempt.

(c) Upon making appropriate and adequate studies and investigations, the board may amend any order or marketing order promulgated under this act.