Wyo. Stat. § 11-11-114 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-11-114
§ 11-11-114. Stored grain to constitute bailment; amount in storage to equal issued storage certificates; exceptions; conversion; seizure
Status: in_force

(a) The storage of grain with a warehouse and the movement of grain by a warehouseman constitutes a bailment and not a sale. Upon return of the scale ticket bearing the name of the bailee or warehouse receipt properly endorsed and payment or tender of all advances and charges, the owner of the scale ticket or warehouse receipt is entitled to, and the warehouseman or person operating a warehouse shall deliver the identical grade and amount of grain placed in storage or transported. Every person operating a warehouse shall maintain at all times in storage, in the state of Wyoming, grain equal in amount and grade to all scale tickets and warehouse receipts issued, unless authorized in writing by holders of scale tickets or warehouse receipts or by the department to move to other storage, and failure to do so is a conversion thereof.

(b) Grain stored with a warehouse is not liable to seizure upon process of a court against the bailee except upon action by the owners of scale tickets or warehouse receipts to enforce the terms of the scale tickets or receipts. In the event of the failure or insolvency of the bailee, the grain shall be first applied as soon as ownership is established and within one hundred twenty (120) days exclusively to the redemption and satisfaction of outstanding scale tickets and warehouse receipts for grain stored or moved with the bailee and grain on hand in a particular warehouse of the bailee shall be first applied to the redemption and satisfaction of the scale tickets or receipts issued by that warehouseman or person operating a warehouse as the bailee.

(c) The department shall, by rule and regulation, require posting of current tariffs.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-20-107 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 20 / Section 11-20-107
§ 11-20-107. Brands; records kept by board; inspection thereof
Status: in_force

The board shall keep an accurate record of all certified livestock brands, the names of the owners and their current contact information including addresses, which shall be open to public inspection.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-9-109 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 9 / Section 11-9-109
§ 11-9-109. Penalty for violation of provisions
Status: in_force

(a) Any person who violates any provision of W.S. 11-9-101 through 11-9-109 or any rule or regulation issued pursuant thereto is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) for each offense, and may have any license issued to them under such statutes suspended or revoked. Each day shall constitute a separate violation.

(b) Any person found guilty of violating any provision of W.S. 11-9-101 through 11-9-109 , shall reimburse the state for the cost of any treatments, control actions, quarantine, confiscation, destruction or removal of any nursery stock from the state resulting from the violation. Amounts collected under this subsection shall be paid to the department of agriculture technical services division account.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-32-103 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 32 / Section 11-32-103
§ 11-32-103. Labeling of shipments
Status: in_force

(a) Each container of poultry, baby poultry, hatching eggs or breeding stock sold within or imported into this state, except those containing poultry for immediate slaughter, shall bear the name and address of the shipper and an official label or certificate showing:

(i) The number, breed and variety, sex and date of hatch for baby poultry;

(ii) The name of the hatchery or person producing poultry in the case of baby poultry;

(iii) The agency under the supervision of which the testing for pullorum disease was done, the pullorum classification; and

(iv) In the case of breeding stock, the pullorum classification and date of last test.

(b) No person shall import into Wyoming any poultry, baby poultry, hatching eggs or breeding stock which is not labelled as provided by subsection (a) of this section except for immediate slaughter.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-36-108 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 36 / Section 11-36-108
§ 11-36-108. Duty to maintain books and records; failure thereof; confidentiality required; exceptions
Status: in_force

(a) Any person subject to the provisions of this act or of any marketing order issued pursuant to this act shall:

(i) Maintain books and records prescribed by the board reflecting that person's operations under this act or the marketing order;

(ii) Present upon the board's request the books and records and any other books and records at a place designated by the board for its inspection or audit;

(iii) Furnish authorized representatives of the board such information as requested by them relating to operations of any person subject to this act or to the marketing order and permit the inspection or audit by authorized representatives of the board of the books and records.

(b) Failure or refusal to maintain the books and records prescribed by the board or to furnish any books or records to the board or to its representatives, or to permit inspection or audit thereof, constitutes a violation of this act.

(c) Information obtained by any person hereunder is confidential and shall not be disclosed by that person to any other person except a person employed by the board for the enforcement of this act or an order issued under this act, or to an attorney employed to give legal advice thereupon, or by reason of any public hearing under this act or a court order.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-5-108 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 5 / Section 11-5-108
§ 11-5-108. Rates and application of pesticides; payment by landowner; bidding restriction
Status: in_force

(a) The district board may establish rates and engage in the application of pesticides for weed and pest control, subject to subsection (b) of this section. If services provided are not paid for by the landowner for whom rendered as provided in W.S. 11-5-107(d) , such indebtedness may be collected as provided by W.S. 11-5-107(c) .

(b) A district board shall not engage in competitive bidding of bare ground application of pesticides for industrial weed control, unless there are no commercially licensed entities operating in the state that are able and willing to perform the service. Nothing in this subsection shall limit the district board's authority to act pursuant to W.S. 11-5-105(a)(i) and 11-5-109 .
Wyo. Stat. § 11-30-104 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 30 / Section 11-30-104
§ 11-30-104. Misbranding or altering brand of livestock
Status: in_force

Whoever brands, or alters or defaces the brand of any horse, mule, sheep or cattle of another with intent to steal or to prevent the identification of the animal shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary not less than three (3) nor more than ten (10) years.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-40-109 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 40 / Section 11-40-109
§ 11-40-109. Termination of existence of committee
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Laws 2010, ch. 69, § 204, eff. July 1, 2010.

(b) If the sales volume falls below one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) for three (3) successive years, the existence of the committee shall terminate on July 1 of the fourth year.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-39-102 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 39 / Section 11-39-102
§ 11-39-102. When defense to nuisance action available
Status: in_force

In any nuisance action or proceeding against a feedlot brought by or on behalf of a person whose date of ownership of realty is subsequent to the established date of operation of that feedlot, proof of compliance with W.S. 11-39-103 is an absolute defense, if the conditions or circumstances alleged to constitute a nuisance are subject to regulatory jurisdiction by political subdivisions or related to the activities of the department of environmental quality.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-29-105 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 29 / Section 11-29-105
§ 11-29-105. Livestock board; certificates or badges to be provided
Status: in_force

Officers and agents of the Wyoming livestock board shall be provided with a certificate by the board that they are officers and agents of the board, in such form as the board may choose, or with a badge bearing the name or seal of the board, and if requested, shall show the certificate or badge when acting officially.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-19-112 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 19 / Section 11-19-112
§ 11-19-112. Cooperation with animal and plant health inspection service
Status: in_force

The state consents to having the animal and plant health inspection service (APHIS) of the United States department of agriculture and its employees come within Wyoming for all purposes connected with the importation and exportation of diseased livestock and for all purposes connected with the eradication, suppression and control of dangerously infectious and contagious diseases of livestock.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-5-403 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 5 / Section 11-5-403
§ 11-5-403. Administrative support for committee
Status: in_force

Administrative support to the committee shall be provided by the department of agriculture. Expenses of the committee incurred under this article including administrative support shall be paid from the account.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-6-108 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 6 / Section 11-6-108
§ 11-6-108. Cooperative agreements generally
Status: in_force

The department may enter into cooperative agreements with other governmental agencies, counties, associations, corporations or individuals for carrying out the purposes of W.S. 11-6-104 through 11-6-107 .
Wyo. Stat. § 11-10-112 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 10 / Section 11-10-112
§ 11-10-112. Wyoming Pioneer Memorial Museum
Status: in_force

A building to be known as the “Wyoming Pioneer Memorial Museum” is authorized to house pioneer relics on the state fairgrounds, and for such other purposes as deemed necessary by the board.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-23-202 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 23 / Section 11-23-202
§ 11-23-202. Hide buyer; bill of sale required; contents; copy to seller
Status: in_force

A hide buyer shall require every person from whom he purchases hides or pelts to deliver to him a bill of sale for the hides and pelts, executed in duplicate. One (1) copy shall be retained by the seller and the other copy shall be kept by the hide buyer and exhibited upon demand of any inspector, sheriff or deputy sheriff. The bill of sale shall describe by brand or mark the hides and pelts sold and the date of sale.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-12-119 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 12 / Section 11-12-119
§ 11-12-119. Seed certification service; authority to make rules; fees; disposition thereof
Status: in_force

The seed certification service of the college of agriculture of the University of Wyoming may engage in the certification of varieties of seeds and propagating materials, and make such rules and regulations with respect to certification and varieties eligible for certification as necessary to insure the production of certified seed of high quality. The seed certification service may charge reasonable fees for conducting the certification program, and shall use the funds received to defray the cost of conducting the certification program.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-9-106 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 9 / Section 11-9-106
§ 11-9-106. Sale of nursery stock; labels required; identification of stock
Status: in_force

(a) All nursery stock offered for sale, sold, distributed or transported in Wyoming shall be labeled plainly and legibly, either by common or botanical names. When grade-size classifications are declared, they must be in compliance with those established by the department.

(b) Nursery stock on display for sale may be labeled by a suitable sign on a block of stock of the same kind and species. In order to properly identify nursery stock being delivered or transported to any purchaser, at least one (1) label bearing the botanical or common name, or both, shall be attached to each separate species or variety, except when delivered to the purchaser on the premises and sold from a block of stock labeled with a suitable sign.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-22-112 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 22 / Section 11-22-112
§ 11-22-112. Records of receipts and sales; availability for inspection
Status: in_force

Operators of all livestock markets shall keep an accurate record of the date on which each consignment of animals was received and sold, the name and address of the buyer and seller, the number and species of the animals received and sold, and the marks and brands on each animal. The records, together with the gross selling prices, commission and other care, handling and sales charges on each consignment shall be available for inspection by the executive officer of the board, his deputy or authorized inspector. A copy shall be supplied to the owner of the livestock. All records of sales during preceding months shall be kept readily accessible for immediate examination.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-32-102 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 32 / Section 11-32-102
§ 11-32-102. Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

The board may adopt rules and regulations to carry out this act and to prevent the spread of disease among poultry.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-51-101 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 51 / Section 11-51-101
§ 11-51-101. Definitions
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this chapter:

(i) “ Corrective action plan ” means a plan the department develops in consultation with a licensee to correct any violation of this chapter;

(ii) “ Disposal ” means activities to alter or treat hemp or hemp products that contain an amount of THC in excess of the amount authorized in this chapter to ensure that the THC is reduced to bring the hemp or hemp product into compliance with this chapter or, if compliance is not attainable, that the THC is rendered inaccessible;

(iii) “ Hemp ” or “ hemp product ” means all parts, seeds and varieties of the plant cannabis sativa l., whether growing or not, or a product, derivative, extract, cannabinoid, isomer, acid, salt or salt of isomer made from that plant with a THC concentration of not more than three-tenths of one percent (0.3%) on a dry weight basis when using post-decarboxylation or another similarly reliable testing method;

(iv) “ Licensee ” means a person licensed under this chapter to produce, process or test hemp;

(v) “ Produce ” means all acts necessary to produce and market hemp including, without limitation, planting, cultivating, harvesting, cloning, producing seeds, handling, transporting and selling;

(vi) “ Process ” means converting hemp into another product that contains no more than three-tenths of one percent (0.3%) THC on a dry weight basis when using post-decarboxylation or another similarly reliable testing method;

(vii) “ THC ” means tetrahydrocannabinol, the psychoactive component of the cannabis plant, with the scientific name trans-delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-10-107 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 10 / Section 11-10-107
§ 11-10-107. Power of state fair board to acquire land; authority to make rules and regulations; renting and use of fairgrounds
Status: in_force

(a) Consistent with W.S. 9-5-106(a) and (c) , the state fair board may acquire by donation or lease in the name of the state any lands necessary for conducting the annual state fair, and may make all rules and regulations necessary for the conduct and government of the exhibitions, the sale of privileges, and the proper control, operation and conduct of the annual state fair and the state fairgrounds not inconsistent with the constitution and laws of this state.

(b) The state fair board may rent out or donate the use of the state fairgrounds for stabling and training stock and holding stock sales. The grounds may be used free of charge for encampment grounds for the state militia under the direction of the adjutant general of the state. The board shall permit the grounds and facilities to be used for other purposes and shall charge fees as it deems necessary to maximize revenues and pay the expenses of maintaining the grounds and facilities. One percent (1%) of any revenue generated under this subsection shall be distributed to the state fair endowment account and the remainder of any revenue generated under this subsection shall be distributed to the Wyoming state fair account.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-51-105 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 51 / Section 11-51-105
§ 11-51-105. Rules; agreements; research activities
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall adopt rules necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter.

(b) The department may enter into agreements with tribal governments related to hemp production and the processing of hemp products.

(c) The department, the University of Wyoming and Wyoming community colleges may produce or process hemp for research purposes.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-19-503 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 19 / Section 11-19-503
§ 11-19-503. Bringing infected sheep into state prohibited
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person to bring into this state any sheep infected with any infectious or contagious disease, or that have been exposed to such disease.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-38-105 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 38 / Section 11-38-105
§ 11-38-105. Authority to accept grants
Status: in_force

The commission may accept grants, donations, contributions or gifts from any source for expenditure for any purpose consistent with the powers and duties conferred on the commission.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-23-105 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 23 / Section 11-23-105
§ 11-23-105. Penalties
Status: in_force

Any person violating any provision of W.S. 11-23-101 through 11-23-104 shall be fined not less than seven hundred seventy-five dollars ($775.00) or more than one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00), or imprisoned for not more than one (1) year, or both.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-17-206 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 17 / Section 11-17-206
§ 11-17-206. Professional supervision required for preparation and packaging of remedies
Status: in_force

(a) No person shall compound, manufacture, make, produce, pack, package or prepare within Wyoming any animal remedy to be offered for sale or distribution unless the compounding, manufacture, making, producing, packaging, packing or preparing is done with adequate equipment under the supervision of a licensed veterinarian, a graduate chemist, a licensed pharmacist, a licensed physician or some other person as may be approved by the director after an investigation and a determination by the director that he is qualified by scientific or technical training or by experience to perform the duties of supervision as may be necessary to protect animal health and public safety.

(b) No person shall make a claim that an animal remedy is antimicrobial resistant without verification and support documentation of the American Veterinary Medical Association.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-19-402 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 19 / Section 11-19-402
§ 11-19-402. Breeding cattle and bison entering state to show evidence of negative test or vaccination for brucellosis; exceptions
Status: in_force

All breeding cattle and bison entering Wyoming shall be accompanied by a proper health certificate showing evidence of a negative blood test for brucellosis made within thirty (30) days prior to entry, or evidence of being officially vaccinated by a licensed veterinarian during calfhood against brucellosis. Breeding cattle and bison originating from brucellosis free areas and from certified brucellosis free herds entering Wyoming may be exempt from this section but must be accompanied by a proper health certificate.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-12-125 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 12 / Section 11-12-125
§ 11-12-125. Penalties; director authorized to investigate and file complaint
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), or imprisoned for not more than six (6) months, or both for each offense. Each day shall constitute a separate violation.

(b) The director is authorized to investigate alleged violations and to file a complaint with the proper district or county and prosecuting attorney for the prosecution of violations.

(c) Any person found guilty of violating any provision of W.S. 11-12-101 through 11-12-124 , shall reimburse the state for the cost of any control actions, treatments, quarantine, confiscation, destruction or removal of any seed from the state resulting from the violation. Amounts collected under this subsection shall be paid to the department of agriculture technical services division account.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-3-104 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 3 / Section 11-3-104
§ 11-3-104. Service to be performed under general assessment law
Status: in_force

The service performed by the several assessors in the state shall be performed in connection with their service under the general assessment law of the state and as one of the regular duties devolving upon the county assessor's office. No extra compensation shall be allowed.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-19-407 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 19 / Section 11-19-407
§ 11-19-407. Brucellosis testing program
Status: in_force

(a) The livestock board shall develop a brucellosis surveillance program in any designated surveillance area as defined by the livestock board and any temporary surveillance area designated by the board and approved by the governor as an area where risk of exposure to documented infected wildlife is of concern. The program may be conducted with the help of veterinary practitioners and livestock auction markets. This program shall provide for the testing of livestock for brucellosis, for spaying heifers and for adult vaccinations only to the extent that may be reasonably necessary to maintain or to regain the brucellosis-free status of the state of Wyoming. Compensation under this program for all purposes except mandatory testing or testing within a temporary surveillance area as designated by the board and approved by the governor shall be pursuant to the terms of a brucellosis mitigation plan that has been entered into between the livestock producer and the Wyoming state veterinarian.

(b) The compensation for brucellosis surveillance testing, spaying heifers and adult vaccinations shall be paid at not less than one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per head and not more than eight dollars ($8.00) per head of cattle actually tested, spayed or adult vaccinated. Compensation for brucellosis testing, spaying or adult vaccinating may include the purchase of brucellosis testing, spaying or adult vaccinating equipment, supplies and postage.

(c) Payments under subsection (b) of this section shall be made monthly directly to accredited veterinarians who perform brucellosis testing, spaying, adult vaccinating and surveillance planning or to livestock auction markets that use their facilities and veterinarians to conduct brucellosis testing, spaying or adult vaccinating as mandated by rule of the Wyoming livestock board or the United States department of agriculture animal and plant health inspection service. The payment shall be made upon receipt by the Wyoming livestock board of documentation in the format and manner specified by board rule.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-28-108 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 28 / Section 11-28-108
§ 11-28-108. Liability for breach into lawful enclosure by animal; civil action or arbitration
Status: in_force

(a) Any person owning or having in his possession or charge any livestock or domesticated buffalo which breaches into any lawful enclosure belonging to someone other than the owner of the animal, is liable to the party sustaining the injury for all damages sustained by reason of such breaching. Damages may be recovered in a civil action before any court having jurisdiction, or by arbitration, each party to select a property holder and the two (2) arbitrators to select a third. The arbitrators shall be sworn before a judge of a circuit court before entering upon their duties. The arbitrators shall carefully examine the fence and assess the damage done, examine witnesses under oath, one (1) of them to administer the oath to the witnesses, and make a written report signed by at least two (2) of the arbitrators, to the circuit court in the county in which the damage is sustained. The finding of the arbitration, as provided for in this section, shall within three (3) days after rendered, be filed with a judge of a circuit court in the county where the trespass was committed, who shall enter the cost upon his docket and proceed to issue execution therein as in other cases originally commenced before him.

(b) The party sustaining the damage shall notify the owner or person having in charge the offending animals, of the damage and the probable amount if he knows to whom the animals belong and if the owner or keeper resides within the county where the damage was committed.

(c) The person suffering damage may restrain and keep in custody as many of the offending animals as are equal in value to the damage done, until the finding of the court or arbitration is ascertained, unless before suit the amount of his claim and expense of keeping the animals is tendered to him.

(d) If, upon trial of any action under subsection (a) of this section, it appears the plaintiff's enclosure is a lawful fence, he shall be allowed to prove the amount of damage sustained and if he has retained in custody the animals committing the damage, the amount of expense incurred for keeping the animals. Any judgment rendered for damages, costs and expenses against the defendant shall be a lien upon the animals committing the damage. If it appears upon trial that the plaintiff's enclosure is not a lawful fence or that no damage was sustained, judgment shall be rendered against the plaintiff for costs of suit and damages sustained by defendant.

(e) If upon trial it appears the defendant is not the owner or person in charge of the offending animals, he shall be discharged from the action with his costs, and the suit may proceed against a defendant whose name is unknown. If, at the commencement of the action, the plaintiff does not know the name of the owner or keeper of the offending animals, he may bring suit against a defendant unknown.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-38-108 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 38 / Section 11-38-108
§ 11-38-108. Assessments generally; refund of contributions; penalty for failure to pay or remit monies due or collected
Status: in_force

(a) The rate of assessment may be adjusted from time to time by the wheat marketing commission in order to cover any later findings by the wheat marketing commission of the estimated expenses or actual expenses that may be incurred in connection with any research, marketing, utilization and promotion program. The assessment shall not exceed two and one-half cents ($.025) per bushel.

(b) All assessments made and levied pursuant to the provisions of this act shall be paid by the respective grower who is primarily liable therefor. An assessment shall be collected from the grower by the first handler thereof, warehouse, or elevator operator, and the handler shall remit to the director all assessments so collected not later than the fifteenth day of the month next succeeding the quarter in which the wheat is sold or contracted in commercial channels. Any handler within or without the state of Wyoming who fails or neglects to collect an assessment from any grower and to remit the collection to the director is guilty of a violation of this act.

(c) In case of a pledge or mortgage of wheat as security for a loan made from a governmental agency the assessment shall be deducted from the proceeds of the loan at the time of the disbursement of the loan. In case of an overage of wheat at the time of settlement of the loan, the assessment shall be paid on the overage. In case of a shortage at the time of settlement of the loan, the over payment will be credited to the grower's account. In case of purchase agreements under the federal price support program, the assessment shall be made at the time of final settlement. Wheat stored in private or public storage within the state shall not be liable for assessment until sale is made or loan secured.

(d) Any grower who by virtue of his activities or circumstances is within the meaning of the term “ handler ” as herein defined, or who shall sell, ship or otherwise dispose of wheat to a handler or other person or store wheat outside the jurisdiction of this act, shall forthwith remit to the director the full amount of the assessment due. Wheat originating from any state that collects a similar levy upon wheat, but bases assessment upon the location of the first sale taking place within its jurisdiction shall be treated as if the wheat were grown within the state of Wyoming, being first handled by a Wyoming handler. At the first commission meeting following July 1 of each year, the commission shall determine which states collect a similar levy and shall then notify all domestic handlers of those states.

(e) A person who has paid any monies as provided in this act is entitled to a prompt refund of the contribution from the commission. A claim for refund shall be made to the commission not less than thirty (30) nor more than ninety (90) days from the date of sale, on a form prescribed and furnished by the commission. The claim refund form shall be duly acknowledged by the person submitting the claim.

(f) The commission, before processing and making refund, may require any additional information or affirmation under penalty of perjury it deems necessary to determine the validity of the claim for refund.

(g) Any person who fails to pay or remit any monies due or collected as provided in this act is guilty of a misdemeanor. Failure to so remit on each sale for which such monies are payable constitutes a separate offense and is not affected by any refund either pending at the time of the offense or made at a later date. Upon conviction any person guilty of such misdemeanor shall be subject to a fine of not more than fifty dollars ($50.00).
Wyo. Stat. § 11-34-126 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 34 / Section 11-34-126
§ 11-34-126. Exemption of property of board from taxation; exceptions
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by subsection (b) of this section, all mortgages, real estate and other property owned by the board is exempt from all general taxes, state, county and municipal. For the purpose of this act the board is deemed to be the owner of any property from the date it is bid in by the board at a foreclosure sale.

(b) If the board becomes the owner of the real estate and other property before the fourth Monday in June of the current year, it shall be liable for any property taxes lawfully assessed against the property, except for any taxes imposed under W.S. 21-13-102 , 21-13-201 and 21-13-303 . The county assessor shall list and assess the property for taxation purposes, and the state loan and investment board shall pay any tax due for the year in its entirety prior to December 31 of that year and any other year in which the board owns the property. If redemption is made of the property at any time during the year in which the state loan and investment board has paid the property taxes due, the person redeeming the property shall be liable to the state loan and investment board for any taxes paid. There is appropriated from the loss reserve account as provided by W.S. 11-34-202 to the state loan and investment board a sum sufficient to pay the property taxes authorized by this section.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-20-211 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 20 / Section 11-20-211
§ 11-20-211. When inspection not required; contiguous range
Status: in_force

No inspection for brands and ownership is required for livestock being moved to their accustomed range which is on both sides of but contiguous to any county or state line, for the purpose of pasturing or feeding same. The word “contiguous” means actually touching, bordering or abutting upon, and this section shall not be construed to exempt from inspection livestock whose accustomed range is near or in close proximity but not contiguous to a state or county line.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-12-122 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 12 / Section 11-12-122
§ 11-12-122. Quarantine
Status: repealed

(a) The board, in compliance with this act, may promulgate rules and regulations to establish a quarantine against movement of seed containing prohibited noxious weed seed and restricted noxious weed seed which exceeds the tolerance established and may enter into an agreement with law enforcement agencies to carry out the quarantine provisions.

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

(d) All seed shipments through the state shall be covered in a prescribed manner so as not to allow the dissemination of noxious weed seed.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-50-101 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 50 / Section 11-50-101
§ 11-50-101. Definitions
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this act:

(i) “ Commission ” means the bean commission established under W.S. 11-50-102 ;

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

(iii) “ Director ” means the director of the state department of agriculture or his designee;

(iv) “ Dry edible beans ” includes all market classes and varieties of dry edible beans produced in Wyoming including beans intended for use as seed;

(v) “ Grower ” means any person engaged in growing, or causing to be grown, dry edible beans on one (1) acre or more in Wyoming. “Grower” may include an owner and tenant jointly or a partnership, association, corporation, cooperative, trust, sharecropper or any other business unit, device or arrangement;

(vi) “ Handler ” means any person, no matter where the person is located, who is engaged in the operation of buying, selling, shipping or distributing dry beans grown in Wyoming which he has purchased or acquired from a grower or which he is shipping on behalf of a grower;

(vii) “This act” means W.S. 11-50-101 through 11-50-108 .
Wyo. Stat. § 11-17-203 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 17 / Section 11-17-203
§ 11-17-203. Powers and duties of the director; promulgation of rules; interagency cooperation
Status: in_force

(a) The director shall enforce the provisions of this article and may prescribe the form of tags, stamps or labels to be used to show that the registration has been properly filed.

(b) The director may refuse to register any application not in compliance with this article and may cancel any registration subsequently found not to be in compliance with the law. No registration shall be refused or cancelled until the registrant has been given an opportunity to be heard before the director and to amend his application in order to bring the application into compliance.

(c) The director may sample any animal remedy as he deems necessary.

(d) The director shall conduct any investigation he deems necessary to enforce this article.

(e) The director may refuse the registration of any animal remedy if available facts indicate that the product proposed is of negligible or no value for correcting, alleviating or mitigating animal injuries or diseases for which it is intended, or the director may suspend or revoke any use for flagrant violation of this article.

(f) The director may determine whether a manufacturer or distributor shall be registered under the commercial feed or an animal remedy law.

(g) The director shall cause animal remedies, which are found or believed not to comply with this article to be withheld from sale pending compliance with this article.

(h) Whenever the director or his authorized agent finds or has reasonable cause to believe an animal remedy is adulterated or misbranded under any provision of W.S. 11-17-207(d) , he shall affix to the animal remedy a tag or other appropriate marking, giving notice that the animal remedy is, or is suspected of being, adulterated or misbranded and has been detained and warning all persons not to dispose of the animal remedy in any manner until permission is given by the director or the court. Any animal remedy suspected of being adulterated or misbranded may be removed from display by the manufacturer or vendor, but shall be left on the premises. No person shall dispose of a detained animal remedy in violation of this section.

(j) If an animal remedy detained pursuant to subsection (g) or (h) of this section is found, after examination and analysis, to be adulterated or misbranded, the director may petition the judge of any court of competent jurisdiction in whose jurisdiction the animal remedy is detained for an order to condemn the animal remedy. If the director finds that the detained animal remedy is not adulterated or misbranded he shall remove the tag or marking.

(k) The director may promulgate rules and regulations for animal remedies necessary for the efficient enforcement of this article. Procedures for promulgation shall be those outlined in the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act.

(m) The director may cooperate with and enter into agreements with other Wyoming agencies including the state veterinarian, other states and agencies of the federal government in order to carry out the purpose and provisions of this article.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-22-107 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 22 / Section 11-22-107
§ 11-22-107. License; bond required; approval; filing; statement in lieu of bond; action on bond; termination of bond; copies of license and bond as evidence
Status: in_force

(a) No license or renewal of license to operate a livestock market within Wyoming shall be issued until the applicant has executed to the state of Wyoming a bond in the penal sum of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) upon a form prescribed by the board, with surety approved by the board, conditioned for the payment of all money received by the licensee and operator of the livestock market to the rightful owner of the livestock consigned for sale, or to any other person entitled to receive the proceeds of the sale, less reasonable expenses and agreed commissions, forthwith upon the sale of the livestock. The bond shall also be conditioned for full compliance with all of the terms and requirements of this act, shall be approved and accepted by the board and approved as to form by the attorney general of Wyoming. When so approved, the bond shall be filed with the secretary of state.

(b) In lieu of the bond required by subsection (a) of this section, the applicant shall file a statement in the form prescribed by the board evidencing that he is registered and maintaining a valid and effective bond of or in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) or its equivalent under the provisions of the Packers and Stockyards Act 1921 ( 7 U.S.C. § 181 et seq. ). The statement shall name the executive officer of the board as trustee, and shall include a copy of the bond, to be filed with the secretary of state. Actions at law may be brought in the name of the state upon any such bond by any aggrieved party, for the use and benefit of any person who suffers loss or damage from violations thereof. Each bond filed with the board shall be conditioned that the bond cannot be terminated except on at least thirty (30) days prior notice in writing to the board by the party terminating the bond. Copies of any such license and bond, certified by the executive officer of the board, may be procured upon payment of a fee of one dollar ($1.00) each, and shall be received as competent evidence in any court in Wyoming.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-19-602 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 19 / Section 11-19-602
§ 11-19-602. Wyoming wildlife/livestock disease research partnership board created; membership; duties; purposes
Status: in_force

(a) There is created the wildlife/livestock disease research partnership board within the department. The board shall consist of the following members or their designees:

(i) The director of the department;

(ii) The director of the Wyoming game and fish department;

(iii) The vice-president for research at the University of Wyoming;

(iv) The director of the Wyoming state veterinary laboratory; and

(v) The state veterinarian.

(b) The board shall:

(i) Accept funding from all sources, including federal, state and local governments and private donations to carry out the purposes of this article;

(ii) Leverage funds received to match other funds that may be available to the board;

(iii) Deposit funds received into the account created by W.S. 11-19-603 . No funds may be withdrawn or otherwise expended without the specific consent of at least three (3) members of the board;

(iv) Accept, review and prioritize research proposals submitted to the board;

(v) Seek support for programs and projects consistent with the purposes of the board;

(vi) Allocate funds for research which serve the goals of understanding, managing, controlling or preempting potentially mutual or shared diseases that impact wild and domestic animals or humans in the state.

(c) In approving research requests for funding, the board shall first consider any requests for funding from the Wyoming game and fish department, the University of Wyoming, the Wyoming department of agriculture and the Wyoming livestock board. After consideration of requests from those state agencies, the board may consider requests from other entities.

(d) All research projects requesting funding from the board shall be submitted to the board in a form and manner specified by the board. The approval of not less than three (3) members of the board shall be required prior to funding of a project with funds received under this section.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-34-116 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 34 / Section 11-34-116
§ 11-34-116. Agreement to use loans for purposes specified; reappraisement and additional loan
Status: in_force

(a) Every borrower who is granted a loan under this act shall enter into an agreement with the board that if the whole or any portion of his loan is expended for purposes other than those specified in his original application, or if the borrower is in default in respect to any condition or covenant of the mortgage, or in case the mortgagor, his heirs or assigns abandon the land for one (1) year, or if the board at any time believes that the loan is not adequately secured by reason of any mismanagement, waste or neglect of the land, the loan at the option of the board shall become due and payable forthwith. The board may permit the loan to be used for any purpose specified in W.S. 11-34-109 .

(b) A reappraisement may be permitted at any time by the board and an additional loan may be granted as the reappraisal may warrant.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-40-103 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 40 / Section 11-40-103
§ 11-40-103. Powers and duties of the committee
Status: in_force

(a) The committee shall:

(i) Promulgate regulations establishing quality standards as provided by W.S. 11-40-104 and modify these standards from time to time as necessary;

(ii) Establish regulations and procedures for licensing persons to use the trademark or trade name “Wyoming lean beef”;

(iii) Enforce the quality standards for Wyoming lean beef;

(iv) As soon as possible register in the name of the state of Wyoming a trademark or trade name using the words “Wyoming lean beef” with the United States government and with any state where such registration appears prudent;

(v) Take any actions necessary to collect the royalties due the state of Wyoming for the use of the “Wyoming lean beef” trademark or trade name; and

(vi) Register labels to be used on Wyoming lean beef with appropriate agencies of the United States government and any state or foreign country.

(b) The committee may:

(i) Make recommendations to the University of Wyoming for further research concerning Wyoming lean beef;

(ii) Conduct and coordinate advertising and promotion campaigns as provided by W.S. 11-40-107 ;

(iii) Take any action necessary to prevent infringement of the trademark or trade name by others;

(iv) Authorize the use of public claims that adherence to the quality standards for Wyoming lean beef is certified to by the state of Wyoming and authorize the use of symbols associated with the state of Wyoming including the great seal of the state of Wyoming in connection with the claims;

(v) Receive and disburse funds for advertising, promotion and product development as provided by this chapter and accept voluntary contributions and grants for these purposes;

(vi) Contract with other state agencies, agencies of the United States government and private parties to carry out the purposes of this chapter; and

(vii) Sue and be sued as a committee without individual liability for acts relating to the powers and duties of the committee.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-22-119 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 22 / Section 11-22-119
§ 11-22-119. Penalty
Status: in_force

Any person who violates W.S. 11-22-101 through 11-22-118 or any rule or regulation adopted by the board pursuant to this act shall be punished as provided in W.S. 11-1-103 .
Wyo. Stat. § 11-7-202 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 7 / Section 11-7-202
§ 11-7-202. General apiary registrations
Status: in_force

(a) In order to control, limit and prevent the spread of bee diseases, bee parasites or bee pests among bees, hives and apiaries and to control, limit and prevent interference with proper feeding and honey flow of established apiaries, general apiaries registered to different persons shall be located at least two (2) miles apart, except as otherwise provided in this article. The department shall not register or issue a certificate of registration for any general apiary that is located less than two (2) miles from a general apiary registered to another person, except as otherwise provided in this section.

(b) Any person may register a general apiary that is situated less than two (2) miles from another general apiary he has registered, if the location of the general apiary being applied for is at least two (2) miles from general apiaries registered to other persons.

(c) A general apiary may be registered even though it is less than two (2) miles from any registered pollination apiary, landowner apiary or hobbyist apiary.

(d) A person with an existing apiary that is located less than two (2) miles from an existing general apiary registered to another person may register his apiary as a general apiary under the following conditions:

(i) His apiary is established and registered with the department as a general apiary under the department's rules in effect prior to December 31, 2009; and

(ii) The registration of his apiary has not been forfeited or abandoned.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-16-110 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 16 / Section 11-16-110
§ 11-16-110. Canvass of ballots
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Laws 1998, Sp. & Bud. Sess., ch. 115, § 5.

(b) Repealed by Laws 1987, ch. 21, § 3.

(c) Repealed by Laws 1998, Sp. & Bud. Sess., ch. 115, § 5.

(d) Repealed by Laws 1987, ch. 21, § 3.

(e) Immediately after the polls close, the referendum officers shall canvass the ballots. The results disclosed by the canvass shall be certified by the commission.

(f) If a majority of the qualified electors voting in the referendum favor the formation of the district, the proposal to organize the proposed district shall carry and the commission shall proceed to make the determination required in W.S. 11-16-112 . If the majority of the qualified electors voting in the referendum are against the organization of the district, the proposal to form the district shall fail and the commission shall deny the petition. The commission shall promptly make public the result of the referendum.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-36-106 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 36 / Section 11-36-106
§ 11-36-106. Budget to cover costs; part of orders; assessments
Status: in_force

For the purpose of providing funds to defray expenses incurred in the administration of this act, the board shall prepare a budget covering the costs of administration including advertising and sales promotion when included in any marketing order. The funding of a budget, together with the assessment of such fees as are deemed necessary by the board, the time and conditions of payment of fees, which may not exceed five percent (5%) of the gross dollar value of commodities regulated by the marketing order, shall become a part of any marketing order. Every person engaged as a producer, processor or handler of any marketable dairy product directly affected by any marketing order for the product, shall pay to the board, at such time and in such manner as prescribed by the marketing order, an assessment as determined by the board to fund and cover the budget.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-14-104 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 14 / Section 11-14-104
§ 11-14-104. Registration of fertilizer, soil conditioner and soil amendments; applications; fees; disposition thereof; exceptions
Status: in_force

(a) Each brand and grade of commercial fertilizer shall be registered with the department before being distributed in this state. The application for registration shall be submitted on forms furnished by the department and shall include the following information:

(i) The brand and grade;

(ii) The guaranteed analysis;

(iii) The name and address of the registrant or the distributor;

(iv) The sources from which the nitrogen, phosphorus or phosphate and potassium are derived;

(v) Additional plant nutrients, when claimed, the percentage guaranteed and the sources, provided, the minimum percentages which will be accepted for registration are those recognized by the Association of American Plant Food Control Officials.

(b) Each soil conditioner and soil amendment shall be registered with the department before being distributed in this state. The application for registration shall be submitted on forms furnished by the department and shall include the following information:

(i) The brand;

(ii) Guaranteed analysis on label;

(iii) The name and address of the registrant or the distributor.

(c) A registration fee of one hundred fifteen dollars ($115.00) shall accompany each separate formula of brand and grade of fertilizer, soil conditioner or soil amendment to be registered. The registration expires on December 31 next following the date of application and shall be renewed annually. All registration fees collected shall be deposited in the state general fund and may be appropriated by the legislature for programs authorized by W.S. 11-2-202(a)(v) , 11-14-101 through 11-14-116 and 11-16-105(a)(v) .

(d) A distributor or registrant is not required to register any commercial fertilizer, specialty fertilizer, soil conditioner or soil amendment which is already registered under this act by another person if the label does not differ in any respect.

(e) A distributor or registrant is not required to register each grade of commercial fertilizer, soil conditioner or soil amendment formulated according to specifications furnished by a consumer prior to preparation.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-29-101 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 29 / Section 11-29-101
§ 11-29-101. Definitions
Status: repealed

(a) As used in this act:

(i) Repealed by Laws 2011, ch. 100, § 3, eff. July 1, 2011.

(ii) “Owner” or “person” means any individual including the agents and employees of corporations;

(iii) “ Torture ” or “ cruelty ” means every act, omission or neglect whereby the willful and malicious infliction of pain or suffering is caused, permitted or allowed to continue when there is a reasonable remedy or relief;

(iv) “Disposal” means as defined in W.S. 11-24-101(a)(iv) ;

(v) “Livestock” means as defined in W.S. 23-1-102(a)(xvi) ;

(vi) “ Livestock animal ” means:

(A) Any bovine, including domestic bison, equine, swine, sheep, goat, domesticated camelid animal, ratite bird, rabbit or poultry; or

(B) Any animal used or harvested for any good and proper purpose including but not limited to food, fiber, fur, leather, medical research and byproducts; or

(C) Any animal used or trained for work, sport, exhibit or entertainment.

(vii) A “ person with authority to enforce this chapter ” means a peace officer, agent or officer of the board;

(viii) “ Reasonable costs of impoundment ” means all costs incurred by the impounding entity in providing necessary food and water, veterinary attention and treatment for any animal which is impounded under this act;

(ix) “This act” means W.S. 11-29-101 through 11-29-115 .
Wyo. Stat. § 11-6-301 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 6 / Section 11-6-301
§ 11-6-301. Short title
Status: in_force

This article may be cited as the “Wyoming animal damage management program”.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-29-106 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 29 / Section 11-29-106
§ 11-29-106. Livestock board; authority to prevent cruelty; penalty for interference with officer
Status: in_force

Any peace officer, agent or officer of the board may lawfully interfere to prevent the perpetration of any act of cruelty upon any livestock animal in his presence. Any person who interferes with, obstructs or resists any peace officer or officer or agent of the board in the discharge of his duty shall be fined not less than two hundred dollars ($200.00) nor more than one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00), or imprisoned not more than one (1) year, or both.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-40-107 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 40 / Section 11-40-107
§ 11-40-107. Cooperative advertising and promotion
Status: in_force

(a) The committee may provide for the collection of additional royalties on the sale of Wyoming lean beef to pay for advertising and promotion programs. Such royalties may be levied on all Wyoming lean beef sold to pay for national advertising and promotion programs or only on Wyoming lean beef sold in particular markets or through particular channels of distribution to pay for advertising aimed at those markets, or both. If the volume of sales on which royalty is paid in a market in the previous year is fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) or more, the additional royalties may be imposed on that market only with the consent of the persons paying two-thirds ( 2 / 3 ) of the royalties paid in that previous year. The committee shall define as necessary the markets and may classify sales as being in more than one (1) market. Any other assessment method may be used in whole or in part with the consent of all persons liable for the assessment. The royalties or assessment shall be deposited in a separate account and shall be expended for advertising, promotion, product development and the expenses connected therewith in the market for which the royalty or assessment is collected. The committee may authorize the expenditure of funds in the account or may delegate that authority to the subcommittees provided by subsection (b) of this section.

(b) To administer the advertising and promotion campaigns, the committee shall appoint a subcommittee for each market for which funds are separately collected. The subcommittee shall consist of at least one (1) voting member of the committee and any nonvoting members of the committee representing persons who pay additional royalties or assessments for that market and who shall be entitled to vote within the subcommittee. The full committee may give the subcommittee guidelines and directions it shall follow and may choose to reserve to itself the right to veto all subcommittee actions or particular classes of subcommittee actions. When considering actions or information the knowledge of which could give competitors a commercial advantage, the subcommittee may hold executive sessions.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-19-501 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 19 / Section 11-19-501
§ 11-19-501. When notice of importation to be made; contents; applicability of rules and regulations of board
Status: in_force

(a) Any person intending to bring or cause to be brought any sheep from any other state or territory, the District of Columbia or any foreign country into Wyoming in any manner except by shipping them through the state by railroad or truck, shall, ten (10) days before crossing the state line, notify the executive officer of the board of the proposed action. The notice shall set forth the number of sheep, the brands or marks thereon, the name of the owner and the locality from which the sheep came and through which they have been driven.

(b) Sheep trailed or shipped into the state from adjoining states for immediate interstate shipment or for show and exhibition purposes, sheep grazing along and across state lines, and sheep shipped from any part of this state to feed yards in any other part of the state when shipment is made by interstate route, are governed by the rules and regulations of the board.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-22-105 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 22 / Section 11-22-105
§ 11-22-105. License; disposition of fees; payment of expenses
Status: in_force

All license fees collected under this act shall be deposited in the state general fund. Expenses incurred in the administration of this act shall be paid out of a general fund appropriation as provided by law.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-20-201 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 20 / Section 11-20-201
§ 11-20-201. Designation of contract services to implement brand inspection laws; bond required; bond of inspectors; interstate cooperative agreements
Status: in_force

(a) The board may designate an agency or contract for services subject to rules and regulations of the board, to exercise the rights, powers and duties provided by law with respect to inspection of brands and ownership of the animals mentioned herein.

(b) The agency, or the board may contract for inspectors as the board deems necessary to carry out specified duties. The board may contract for inspectors through an individual at-will contract. The board may contract to provide the inspector salary, mileage, per diem and other necessary reimbursable expenses, membership in the state employees' and officials' group insurance plan in accordance with W.S. 9-2-3207(a)(xi)(F)(IV) and 9-3-207 , and the state retirement system in accordance with W.S. 9-2-3207(a)(xi)(F)(IV) and 9-3-412 . The board shall be authorized to establish mileage rates without regard to the limitations provided in W.S. 9-3-103 . During the time that inspectors are acting within the scope of their duties on behalf or in service of the state in their official capacity, inspectors are covered by the provisions of the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act, W.S. 1-39-101 through 1-39-120 , and the state self-insurance program, W.S. 1-41-101 through 1-41-111 . It may assign inspectors inside or outside of this state as it deems appropriate. A blanket bond or individual bonds shall be executed to the state with good and sufficient surety in an amount determined by the board, conditioned for the full and faithful performance and discharge of the inspector's duties. The bond shall be approved by and filed in the office of the board.

(c) The board may enter into cooperative agreements wherever economically feasible with the proper authorities of other states for the enforcement and implementation of the Wyoming brand laws. Brand inspections performed in accordance with such a cooperative agreement is a Wyoming brand inspection within the meaning of the brand inspection laws of this state. For purposes of this subsection, the brand inspection need not be performed by a Wyoming brand inspector.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-7-206 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 7 / Section 11-7-206
§ 11-7-206. Restrictions on apiary locations
Status: in_force

Pollination apiaries, landowner apiaries and hobbyist apiaries may be located less than two (2) miles from pollination apiaries, landowner apiaries, hobbyist apiaries and general apiaries registered to other persons. General apiaries may be located within two (2) miles of one another only under the provisions of W.S. 11-7-202 .
Wyo. Stat. § 11-5-119 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 5 / Section 11-5-119
§ 11-5-119. Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

The board, with the approval of a majority of the districts, may promulgate, adopt and publish rules and regulations in accordance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act for the purpose of carrying out the intent of this act.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-20-228 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 20 / Section 11-20-228
§ 11-20-228. Impounding of vehicles; lien
Status: in_force

Any vehicle used in the transportation of livestock in violation of this act may be impounded pending determination of the violation by a court. Upon conviction of the owner of the vehicle, or the owner of the livestock being transported, any expense incurred by an authorized officer for towing the vehicle or for feed and care of the livestock is a lien upon the vehicle or livestock until the expenses are paid in full.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-5-118 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 5 / Section 11-5-118
§ 11-5-118. Inspection for contamination
Status: in_force

Farm products and agricultural, commercial or industrial equipment entering or moving within the district are subject to inspection for contamination of designated weeds and pests by the district board through its designated agents. The board and the Wyoming weed and pest council may promulgate rules and regulations which establish inspection standards and remedial requirements under this section.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-28-105 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 28 / Section 11-28-105
§ 11-28-105. Board of county commissioners to authorize lawful fences upon right-of-way
Status: in_force

The board of county commissioners may authorize the erection of a lawful fence upon the right-of-way of any public road at the expense of the petitioners for the establishment of the roads, or as may be agreed upon between petitioners and the board of county commissioners, or at the expense of the owners of lands to be benefited by the fencing or at the expense of the county, as the board of county commissioners may determine. The board shall locate and cause to be constructed gates and cattle guards at such intervals as it deems necessary for the convenience of the public. Cattle guards shall be constructed according to specification prescribed by the state highway department, under the supervision of the county surveyor or county commissioners at the expense of the petitioners, the land owners who may be benefited, or the county as the board of county commissioners may determine.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-5-104 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 5 / Section 11-5-104
§ 11-5-104. District board of directors; appointment; terms; vacancies; compensation and expenses
Status: in_force

(a) The county commissioners of each district shall hold a public meeting for appointing a district board of directors for the district. Prior to the meeting the county commissioners shall establish the number of members of the district board and shall establish district board member areas. The county commissioners may seek the advice and counsel of the members of the former district board for the establishment of district board member areas. Each district board member area shall be contiguous. Notice of the meeting shall be advertised at least once in the designated official newspaper of the county and posted on the county's official website in the manner provided in W.S. 18-3-516(f) at least twenty (20) days prior to the date of the meeting. The notice shall solicit nominations for directors by petition signed by at least ten (10) landowners to be submitted at least five (5) days before the date of the meeting.

(b) From the nominations submitted the county commissioners shall appoint the district board which shall consist of five (5) or seven (7) directors. Directors shall serve for a term of four (4) years or until their successors are appointed and qualified.

(c) Any qualified elector in the district board member area he is appointed to represent is eligible to hold the office of director.

(d) All district board members shall be appointed by the county commissioners at their first regular meeting in January of each year from among nominations submitted by petition in the manner set forth in subsection (a) of this section. In districts encompassing cities or towns with a population of five thousand (5,000) or more, one (1) district board member shall be appointed from within the limits of a city or town. A district board member shall assume office at the first regular meeting of the district board following appointment.

(e) The county commissioners shall remove a director for repeated unexcused failure to attend meetings or for refusal or incapacity to act as a district board member.

(f) When a vacancy occurs on a district board the county commissioners shall, at the next regular meeting, appoint an individual who possesses the necessary qualifications as a district board member to fill the unexpired term.

(g) At the first regular meeting in February the district board shall elect from its members a chairman and a vice-chairman, and appoint a secretary and a treasurer. The positions of secretary and treasurer need not be members of the district board. The treasurer shall furnish a surety bond to the district before entering upon the duties of office in an amount to be set by the district board but not less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00).

(h) The members of the district board shall serve without pay, but are entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses and a mileage allowance at the rate as established for state employees.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-11-104 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-11-104
§ 11-11-104. Application for license; form; contents; refusal to issue license; appeal; care of agricultural products
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall prescribe forms for application for a warehouseman's or warehouse license. The application shall contain information necessary to inform the department of the qualifications, facilities, experience and financial ability of the applicant to carry on the business of buying, selling, warehousing and storing grain. The department shall require the submission of any tax return, bank statement, financial statement or audit prepared by a public accountant or a certified public accountant and any additional information as required by rules and regulations in order to establish the financial responsibility of the applicant. If a license is refused by the department, appeal may be made to the director. All hearings for appeal shall be conducted in accordance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act.

(b) Each warehouseman shall at all times, including during any period of suspension of his license, exercise such care in regard to stored and nonstorage agricultural commodities in his custody as required under the licensing agreement.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-34-107 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 34 / Section 11-34-107
§ 11-34-107. Quorum; loan; votes required; record
Status: in_force

A majority of the board constitutes a quorum. No loan shall be made except upon the affirmative vote of not less than three (3) of the members, and the records of the meeting shall show which members voted to approve the loan.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-20-409 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 20 / Section 11-20-409
§ 11-20-409. Issuance of certificate
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in W.S. 11-20-401(c) , all fees required by W.S. 11-6-210 , 11-20-201 through 11-20-230 , 11-20-401 and 11-20-402 shall be due and payable upon the issuance of a certificate of brand inspection or clearance. No fees required by W.S. 11-6-210 shall be collected on the same livestock more than once in any twelve (12) month period.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-6-206 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 6 / Section 11-6-206
§ 11-6-206. District boards; powers generally
Status: in_force

Each predator management district board may adopt rules and regulations necessary for carrying out the purpose and provisions of this article. Each board may appoint employees and assistants as necessary and fix their compensation. Each board may work through the department to coordinate predator control including contracting for predator control services or may directly enter into cooperative agreements with boards of county commissioners, other predator management districts, the animal damage management board, federal or state agencies or other organizations or associations for the purpose of controlling predatory animals and predacious birds. Each board is authorized to pay bounties for predatory animals and predacious birds.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-34-117 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 34 / Section 11-34-117
§ 11-34-117. Rates of interest; length of loan; amount
Status: repealed

(a) The rates of interest on all farm loans shall be equal to the yield on a United States treasury security of the same duration of the loan, whether the money is loaned upon the amortization plan or otherwise. The board may add an additional percentage not to exceed two percent (2%) as a risk premium to the interest rate established under this subsection. The rate of interest for all farm loans shall not be less than three percent (3%).

(b) A farm loan to a beginning agriculture producer shall be equal to the yield on a United States treasury security of the same duration of the loan. This loan rate shall be fixed for a period of ten (10) years. At the end of the ten (10) year period the interest rate shall be the current rate for loans as established under subsection (a) of this section. The board may add an additional percentage not to exceed two percent (2%) as a risk premium to the interest rate established under this subsection. The rate of interest for all farm loans to beginning agricultural producers shall not be less than three percent (3%).

(c) Repealed by Laws 2023, ch. 135, § 2, eff. March 1, 2023.

(d) Repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 35, § 2, eff. July 1, 2019.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-2-104 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 2 / Section 11-2-104
§ 11-2-104. Salary and expenses; oath; election of president and vice-president
Status: in_force

The board members, except the governor and the dean of the University of Wyoming college of agriculture, shall be paid the salary, for attending and traveling to and from official board business shall be one hundred dollars ($100.00) per day and the mileage and per diem for attending and traveling to and from official board business in the same manner and amount as state employees. The appointed board members, within a reasonable time after their appointment, shall qualify by taking the constitutional oath of office and filing it with the secretary of state. The appointed members shall elect from their members a president and vice-president.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-5-103 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 5 / Section 11-5-103
§ 11-5-103. Composition of districts
Status: in_force

All land within the boundaries of Wyoming including all federal, state, private and municipally owned lands, is hereby included in weed and pest control districts within the county in which the land is located, with the boundaries of the district being the same as the boundaries of the county. Each district shall be known as the “․․․․ County Weed and Pest Control District, State of Wyoming.”
Wyo. Stat. § 11-51-107 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 51 / Section 11-51-107
§ 11-51-107. Exception if this chapter is not implemented
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter shall preclude any person from applying for and receiving authorization to produce and process hemp from another authorized entity if the department does not receive authority to do so or is otherwise not implementing this chapter.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-27-106 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 27 / Section 11-27-106
§ 11-27-106. Treatment of garbage before feeding
Status: in_force

All garbage, regardless of previous processing, before being fed to swine shall be thoroughly heated to the boiling point for at least thirty (30) minutes, unless treated in some other manner approved in writing by the board as being equally effective for the protection of public health.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-6-311 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 6 / Section 11-6-311
§ 11-6-311. Exemptions
Status: in_force

The state predator management advisory board or the ADMB may exempt persons from payment of the imposed fees when the respective board determines that livestock as defined in this act are permanently confined within pens or corrals within incorporated city limits where animal damage control activity by state or federal agencies is prohibited or severely restricted.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-20-103 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 20 / Section 11-20-103
§ 11-20-103. Brands; application; contents; recording fees; refund; disposition thereof
Status: repealed

(a) Any person desiring to adopt any brand to be used to brand livestock in this state, shall before using the brand make application to the Wyoming livestock board. The application shall:

(i) Contain a facsimile or a description of the brand;

(ii) State the species of livestock for which the brand is to be used;

(iii) State the place on the animal where the brand will be applied, and whether it is to be applied with hot iron, paint, tattoo or other means;

(iv) Repealed by Laws 1996, ch. 25, § 2.

(b) The application shall be accompanied by a recording fee of not less than one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) for the first species of livestock and not less than seventy-five dollars ($75.00) for each additional species of livestock for which the brand is to be used. In the event a brand is not recorded, twenty-five percent (25%) of the recording fee shall be retained by the Wyoming livestock board and the balance of the fee shall be refunded to the applicant. A certified copy of the recorded brand shall be given to the owner. All fees collected shall be deposited into the account created by W.S. 11-20-405 .

(c) Repealed by Laws 2010, ch. 69, § 204, eff. July 1, 2010.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-2-203 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 2 / Section 11-2-203
§ 11-2-203. Deputy director; employment of personnel
Status: in_force

The deputy director shall serve at the pleasure of the director and is responsible to and under the control and supervision of the director. The director may employ professional, technical and other personnel as necessary to perform duties prescribed by law and rule and regulation of the board.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-34-111 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 34 / Section 11-34-111
§ 11-34-111. Application for loan; form; contents; priority of applications
Status: in_force

(a) Every applicant for a loan under this act shall apply on a form prescribed by the board. The applicant shall state the object to which the proceeds of the loan will be applied and shall furnish such other information as required by the board.

(b) The state loan and investment board is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to establish criteria for determining the priority in which farm loan applications will be considered. The criteria for establishing priority will include, but are not limited to, an applicant's need, financial net worth, earning capacity and the ability to repay the loan.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-19-601 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 19 / Section 11-19-601
§ 11-19-601. Findings; purposes
Status: in_force

(a) The interaction of livestock and wildlife may lead to mutual or shared diseases. Some of these diseases may have the potential to adversely affect Wyoming's livestock producers and influence the management of Wyoming's free-ranging wildlife. Research into these diseases may provide strategies or solutions that benefit Wyoming's livestock industries and wildlife resources.

(b) The purpose of the Wyoming wildlife/livestock disease research partnership is to utilize existing personnel and facilities of the state, to identify funding sources, to enhance wildlife and livestock disease research in the state, and to understand, manage, control and preempt potentially mutual or shared diseases that may impact wildlife, livestock or humans.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-19-603 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 19 / Section 11-19-603
§ 11-19-603. Account created
Status: in_force

There is created a wildlife/livestock disease research partnership account. Funds from this account shall be used only for purposes specified in W.S. 11-19-601 through 11-19-604 . Any interest earned on the account shall remain within the account.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-25-202 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 25 / Section 11-25-202
§ 11-25-202. Qualifications as to horses; preference to Wyoming bred horses
Status: in_force

(a) Every horse entered in any race authorized by a permit issued under this act shall be a thoroughbred horse which means any horse (including mare, gelding, colt and filly) that meets the requirements of and is registered by the Jockey Club of New York, including racing permits issued to foreign thoroughbred horses, or registered as an American quarter horse in the official stud book and registry of the American Quarter Horse Association, or registered as one (1) of another breed which maintains a recognized national stud book and registry.

(b) Every permittee conducting a pari-mutuel event shall provide each day for the running of at least one (1) race preferred to Wyoming bred horses if Wyoming bred horses are available.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-38-110 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 38 / Section 11-38-110
§ 11-38-110. Research programs to improve marketing or utilization; contents; budget of expenses
Status: in_force

Whenever the wheat commission deems it advisable to implement a research, promotion or market program for the improvement of the marketing or utilization of wheat in both foreign and domestic trade, the plan may include, but shall not be limited to, the opening of new markets for wheat; developing new ideas and uses for wheat both at home and abroad; exploring the possibility of developing new agricultural and industrial uses for wheat; and engaging in sales promotion and education programs. The wheat commission shall prepare and submit therewith a proposed program to the board of agriculture together with a budget.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-32-104 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 32 / Section 11-32-104
§ 11-32-104. Penalty; seizure of property
Status: in_force

Any person who violates W.S. 11-32-101 through 11-32-103 or any rule or regulation promulgated hereunder shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00). Any container of poultry, baby poultry, hatching eggs or breeding stock which is not labeled in accordance with the provisions of this act or rules and regulations may be seized and its contents destroyed or returned to the shipper at the shipper's expense, as the board determines.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-12-110 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 12 / Section 11-12-110
§ 11-12-110. Importation of seeds
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person to transport or cause to be transported into Wyoming any seed without meeting the requirements of this act.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-14-118 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 14 / Section 11-14-118
§ 11-14-118. Registration of ammonium nitrate
Status: in_force

(a) Any person who possesses ammonium nitrate or regulated ammonium nitrate materials shall be registered with the department. The registration application shall be on a form approved by the director in consultation with and upon the recommendation of the director of the office of homeland security. The director shall charge an annual registration fee not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00). Nothing in this section shall require the registration of any person who produces, sells or purchases ammonium nitrate exclusively for use in the production of an explosive under a license or permit issued under chapter 40 of title 18, U.S.C.

(b) Ammonium nitrate and regulated ammonium nitrate materials shall be secured to provide reasonable protection against vandalism, theft or other unauthorized use. Reasonable protection may include, but not be limited to, ensuring that storage facilities are fenced and locked when unattended, and inspected daily for signs of attempted entry or vandalism to any storage facility. The director in consultation with or upon the recommendation of the director of the office of homeland security, may recommend other security measures. The director shall work in consultation with or upon the recommendation of the director of the office of homeland security to provide information to ammonium nitrate users on appropriate security measures.

(c) A distributor shall record the date of sale and quantity sold, the valid state or federal driver's license number, the current physical address and telephone number for the purchaser of ammonium nitrate or regulated ammonium nitrate materials. If the purchaser obtains physical possession of ammonium nitrate or regulated ammonium nitrate material, the distributor shall obtain the registrant's registration number as a condition of completing the sale. A registrant, if not a distributor, shall record the date of application. All sale and application records shall be retained by each registrant for a period of not less than two (2) years.

(d) Registrants shall comply with all federal and state requirements regarding the dissemination of any information, providing the director and the director of the office of homeland security access to the records.

(e) For the purposes of this section:

(i) “ Ammonium nitrate ” means chiefly the ammonium salt of nitric acid. Ammonium nitrate shall not contain less than thirty-three percent (33%) nitrogen, one-half ( 1 / 2 ) of which is the ammonium form and one-half ( 1 / 2 ) of which is the nitrate form;

(ii) “ Regulated ammonium nitrate materials ” means regulated ammonium nitrate material fertilizer products which have been determined by the director in consultation with and upon the recommendation of the director of the office of homeland security to warrant regulation based on the potential explosive capacity of the fertilizer material determined by the ammonium nitrate content.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-14-114 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 14 / Section 11-14-114
§ 11-14-114. Notice of violation; hearing; penalty; duty of district attorney; injunctions
Status: in_force

(a) If examination of any commercial fertilizer, soil conditioner or soil amendment indicates that this act or the rules and regulations issued thereunder have been violated, the director shall give notice of the violations and an opportunity for a hearing to the registrant or distributor. If it appears after the hearing that this act or rules and regulations issued thereunder have been violated, the director may certify the facts to the proper district attorney.

(b) Any person convicted of violating this act or the rules and regulations issued thereunder is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for each offense, or the director may apply to the district court for the purpose of preventing further violation.

(c) The director is not required to report for prosecution or for the institution of seizure proceedings minor violations when he believes that the public interests will be best served by a suitable notice of warning in writing.

(d) Each district attorney to whom any violation is reported shall cause appropriate proceedings to be instituted and prosecuted in a court of competent jurisdiction without delay. Violations of this act may be enjoined by proceedings brought by the district attorney of the proper county, or by the attorney general, regardless of whether criminal proceedings have been instituted, provided the director has entered a finding pursuant to this act.

(e) The director may apply for and the court may grant a temporary or permanent injunction, without bond, restraining any person from violating or continuing to violate this act or any rule or regulation promulgated under the act notwithstanding the existence of other remedies at law.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-5-113 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 5 / Section 11-5-113
§ 11-5-113. Allocation of funds; formula; special funding
Status: in_force

(a) An allocation committee composed of the director of the department of agriculture, three (3) members appointed by the Wyoming weed and pest council and one (1) member of the board shall allocate the funds of any legislative appropriation to the district boards pursuant to a formula adopted by the committee. No district board shall receive an amount in excess of one-third (1/3) of its actual expenditures from any appropriation, unless the appropriation provides assistance in control to a district board under subsection (b) of this section.

(b) If the district board determines a weed or pest is seriously endangering areas of a district or the state, assistance in control may be provided by legislative appropriation for this purpose, and the allocation committee shall allocate the appropriation accordingly, and the allocation committee and each affected district board shall be responsible for insuring that the funds are properly expended.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-49-101 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 49 / Section 11-49-101
§ 11-49-101. Short title
Status: in_force

This act is known and may be cited as the “Wyoming Food Freedom Act.”
Wyo. Stat. § 11-11-103 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-11-103
§ 11-11-103. Warehousemen to procure licenses; fee; annual renewal
Status: in_force

Before engaging in business in Wyoming, a warehouseman or any person operating a warehouse shall procure a license from the department of agriculture. The fee under this section for the initial license and for each annual renewal thereof shall be one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00). All licenses shall be issued for the fiscal year, or fraction thereof, ending June 30. No license shall be renewed unless the department finds from the audit required under W.S. 11-11-109 of the warehouse or warehouseman's records that the operations are conducted properly.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-12-107 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 12 / Section 11-12-107
§ 11-12-107. Weed seeds
Status: in_force

No person shall sell in the retail trade in this state, any seed which contains two percent (2%) or more of weed seeds by weight.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-6-208 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 6 / Section 11-6-208
§ 11-6-208. District boards; annual report
Status: in_force

On or before October 1 of each year, the president and secretary-treasurer of each district board and each county treasurer shall make an annual report to their board of county commissioners showing all receipts and disbursement of district funds made by direction of the board during the preceding fiscal year. A report of the receipts, expenditures and financial transactions of the district shall be made as provided by W.S. 9-1-507 . The director of the state department of audit may call upon any district board or upon any county treasurer for further information relating to any predator management district.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-11-111 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-11-111
§ 11-11-111. Warehouseman's records; contents; inspection and audit by department; issuance of warehouse receipts
Status: in_force

(a) Every warehouseman shall keep a complete record of all grain handled by him including the following:

(i) Name, address and phone number of the grower and of the owner;

(ii) Date of issuance of receipt;

(iii) Kind, quantity, quality and grade of grain received;

(iv) Agreed purchase price, if purchased;

(v) Agreed commission charged, if consigned;

(vi) Date of sale of consigned grain, to whom sold and price for which sold;

(vii) Date and details of settlement with vendor or consignor;

(viii) Documentation stating the location of the stored commodity. If the commodity is stored in another warehouse, then proof of bonding by that facility shall be included in the records.

(b) The above records shall be open to the confidential inspection of the department or its authorized agents at all times. Upon request of the depositor, every warehouseman shall issue a receipt for all grain received for storage on a form furnished by the department.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-6-308 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 6 / Section 11-6-308
§ 11-6-308. District boards; relation to ADMB; duties generally
Status: in_force

(a) Each predator management district board shall:

(i) Exercise general supervision in determining local priorities for the management of predatory animals and predacious birds that prey upon and destroy livestock, other domestic animals, wildlife and crops;

(ii) Devise and put in operation those methods that best manage predatory animals and predacious birds;

(iii) Administer funds received to carry out the animal damage management program;

(iv) Maintain existing financial and physical resources;

(v) Provide input to the ADMB.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-2-102 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 2 / Section 11-2-102
§ 11-2-102. Composition; qualifications; appointment and removal of members; quorum
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall consist of thirteen (13) members, including the governor and the dean of the University of Wyoming college of agriculture or his designated representative as ex officio nonvoting members. Eleven (11) voting members shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate and may be removed by the governor as provided in W.S. 9-1-202 .

(b) One (1) member shall be appointed from each of the seven (7) appointment districts pursuant to W.S. 9-1-218 . Appointments in each appointment district shall be rotated among the several counties comprising the district.

(c) Members appointed in accordance with subsection (b) of this section from appointment districts shall be appointed for a term of six (6) years.

(d) The seven (7) members appointed from the appointment districts:

(i) Shall be selected to represent a cross-section of the agricultural industry;

(ii) Shall be engaged chiefly in agricultural work; and

(iii) Not more than seventy-five percent (75%) shall be members of the same political party.

(e) One (1) member shall be appointed from each of the four (4) board of agriculture youth leadership quadrants as follows:

(i) The northeast quadrant shall consist of Campbell, Crook, Johnson, Niobrara, Sheridan and Weston counties;

(ii) The northwest quadrant shall consist of Big Horn, Hot Springs, Park, Teton and Washakie counties;

(iii) The southeast quadrant shall consist of Albany, Converse, Goshen, Laramie, Natrona and Platte counties; and

(iv) The southwest quadrant shall consist of Carbon, Fremont, Lincoln, Sublette, Sweetwater and Uinta counties.

(f) The four (4) members appointed from the board of agriculture youth leadership quadrants:

(i) Shall be selected by considering a cross-section of the agricultural industry;

(ii) Shall be engaged chiefly in agricultural work;

(iii) Shall be between eighteen (18) and thirty (30) years of age at the time of submitting the application for board membership; and

(iv) Shall be appointed for a term of four (4) years.

(g) A majority of the appointed members of the board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.

(h) Appointments and terms shall be in accordance with W.S. 28-12-101 through 28-12-103 .
Wyo. Stat. § 11-37-106 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 37 / Section 11-37-106
§ 11-37-106. Contributions allowed
Status: in_force

From the funds it receives, the council may pay or contribute to organizations such as, but not limited to, the national livestock and meat board, to carry out work and programs approved by the council.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-6-302 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 6 / Section 11-6-302
§ 11-6-302. Definitions
Status: repealed

(a) As used in this article:

(i) “ Board ” means the Wyoming animal damage management board (ADMB);

(ii) “ Crop ” or “ agricultural crop ” when not otherwise defined by statute means corn, oats, wheat, barley, flax, sorghums and other grains, potatoes, vegetables, forage legumes, hay, and any other product of cultivation, trees, bees, honey and hives;

(iii) “ Damage ” means any injury to or loss of livestock, agricultural crops or wildlife inflicted by predatory animals, predacious birds or depredating animals;

(iv) “ Depredating animal ” means any trophy game animal or furbearing animal that causes damage;

(v) “ Furbearing animal ” means badger, beaver, bobcat, marten, mink, muskrat or weasel;

(vi) “ Livestock ” means horses, mules, cattle, swine, sheep, goats, poultry, guard animals or any other animal maintained under domestication. Bison are considered livestock unless otherwise designated by the Wyoming livestock board and the Wyoming game and fish commission;

(vii) “ Person ” means as defined by W.S. 8-1-102(a)(vi) ;

(viii) “ Predacious bird ” means any predatory avian species that is permitted to be taken under either Wyoming law or federal law;

(ix) “ Predatory animal ” means:

(A) Coyote, jackrabbit, porcupine, raccoon, red fox, skunk or stray cat; and

(B) Until the date gray wolves are removed from the list of experimental nonessential population, endangered species or threatened species in Wyoming as provided by W.S. 23-1-108 , “ predatory animal ” includes wolves. After that date, “predatory animal” shall include any gray wolf within areas of the state where the state of Wyoming has jurisdiction for wildlife management, but not within an area of the state in which the gray wolf is:

(I) Designated as a trophy game animal under W.S 23-1-101(a)(xii)(B)(I) or (II) .

(II) Repealed by Laws 2012, ch. 25, § 2, eff. March 7, 2012.

(x) “ Trophy game animal ” means:

(A) Black bear, grizzly bear or mountain lion; and

(B) From and after the date gray wolves are removed from the list of experimental nonessential population, endangered species or threatened species in Wyoming as provided by W.S. 23-1-108 :

(I) “Trophy game animal” shall include any gray wolf within those areas where gray wolves are designated as trophy game animals as provided in W.S 23-1-101(a)(xii)(B)(I) or (II) .

(II) Repealed by Laws 2012, ch. 25, § 2, eff. March 7, 2012.

(xi) “ Wildlife ” means all wild mammals, birds, fish, amphibians, reptiles, crustaceans and mollusks, and wild bison designated by the Wyoming game and fish commission and the Wyoming livestock board within this state;

(xii) “ Take ” means as defined by W.S. 23-1-102(a)(vii) .

(b) Repealed by Laws 2012, ch. 25, § 2, eff. March 7, 2012.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-6-312 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 6 / Section 11-6-312
§ 11-6-312. Cooperative agreements generally
Status: in_force

The ADMB may enter into cooperative agreements with other governmental agencies, counties, associations, corporations or individuals for carrying out the purposes of this article.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-13-108 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 13 / Section 11-13-108
§ 11-13-108. Prohibited acts; penalty; additional sanctions
Status: in_force

(a) It is unlawful for any person to:

(i) Sell or distribute in this state any commercial feed without having attached or furnished such stamps, labels or tags as required by law;

(ii) Impede, prevent or attempt to prevent the director or his agent in the performance of his lawful duties;

(iii) Sell, offer for sale or distribute in this state any commercial feed without complying with the requirements of law;

(iv) Sell or distribute in this state any commercial feed which contains a smaller percentage of crude protein or crude fat or a larger percentage of crude fiber than is certified to be contained therein;

(v) Fail to properly state the specific name of each ingredient used in its manufacture except for those feeds which utilize collective terms in the labeling; or

(vi) Sell or distribute in this state any commercial feed which has not been registered with the department as required by this act.

(b) Any person who violates any of the provisions of this section shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) for the first violation and not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each subsequent violation.

(c) In addition to the penalty provided in subsection (b) of this section, the distribution of any commercial feed mixed or adulterated with any substance injurious to livestock or pets is subject to seizure, condemnation and sale as the court may direct, the proceeds from such sale to be deposited in the state general fund. The court may in its discretion release the feed seized when the requirements of law have been complied with, and upon payment of all costs and expenses incurred by the state in any proceedings connected with the seizure.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-11-121 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-11-121
§ 11-11-121. Procedures for enforcement actions; service of notice; content of orders; contested case proceedings; appeal
Status: in_force

(a) All notices and orders required to be served by the department under this article shall be served by certified mail return receipt requested to the last known address of the warehouseman or may be served as provided by the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure. Notice of a proposed order issued by the department under this article shall include:

(i) A statement of the grounds for issuing the proposed order, including a citation to the statute or rule involved;

(ii) A statement of the facts in support of the allegations;

(iii) A statement informing the warehouseman subject to the proposed order of the right to a hearing on the order before the director, right of appeal of any subsequent order in accordance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and that failure to timely request a hearing will result in the order becoming final; and

(iv) A copy of the proposed order.

(b) A request for hearing on a proposed order issued by the department under this article shall be in writing and shall be submitted to the director no later than seven (7) days after receipt of the notice of intent from the department. The director shall hold the hearing no later than fifteen (15) days after receipt of the request for hearing, unless the warehouseman subject to the proposed order requests an extension of time for good cause shown.

(c) A hearing on a proposed order issued under this article shall be a contested case hearing conducted in accordance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act. After the hearing, the director shall issue findings of fact and conclusions of law and a final decision either confirming or dismissing a proposed order. The director shall confirm a proposed order only if the director finds by a preponderance of the evidence that grounds exist under this article for issuing the order. Otherwise, the director shall dismiss the proposed order. If the director confirms a proposed order it shall become a final order.

(d) The department shall serve a final order under this article upon the warehouseman who is the subject of the order. The final order shall take effect upon service and shall remain in effect until the department or the court terminates the final order. The warehouseman who is the subject of the order may appeal the issuance of a final order in accordance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act.

(e) On or after the effective date of a final order under this article, the attorney general, upon request from the department, may apply to the district court of the county in which the warehouse is located for enforcement of the final order. The application for enforcement shall be given precedence over other cases pending in court and shall in every way be expedited.
Wyo. Stat. § 11-31-211 — WY Code / Title 11 / Chapter 31 / Section 11-31-211
§ 11-31-211. Property rights in unlicensed dog or cat; no right of action for destruction
Status: in_force

The owner of a dog or cat has no property right in an unlicensed dog or cat, nor does he have any right of action against any person for the destruction of the dog or cat.