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WY Stat § 11-2-102 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 2 - Department of Agriculture|Article 1 - Board of Agriculture|Section 11-2-102 - Composition; Qualifications; Appointment and Removal of Members; Quorum.

11-2-102. Composition; qualifications; appointment and removal of members; quorum.| (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.
WY Stat § 11-2-103 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 2 - Department of Agriculture|Article 1 - Board of Agriculture|Section 11-2-103 - Regular and Special Meetings.

11-2-103. Regular and special meetings.| The board shall meet annually on the second Monday of April, and special meetings of the board may be held by a call of the director, the president of the board or a majority of the members of the board.
WY Stat § 11-2-104 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 2 - Department of Agriculture|Article 1 - Board of Agriculture|Section 11-2-104 - Salary and Expenses; Oath; Election of President and Vice-President.

11-2-104. Salary and expenses; oath; election of president and vice-president.| 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.
WY Stat § 11-2-201 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 2 - Department of Agriculture|Article 2 - Director of the Department of Agriculture|Section 11-2-201 - Qualifications; Appointment.

11-2-201. Qualifications; appointment.| (a) The director of the department of agriculture shall:  (i) Be a college graduate with at least five (5) years experience in agriculture; or  (ii) Have at least twelve (12) years experience in agriculture and otherwise be qualified if not a college or university graduate.  (b) The governor with the approval of the senate, shall appoint the director. The director shall serve at the pleasure of the governor and may be removed by the governor as provided in W.S. 9-1-202. Any vacancy shall be filled by the governor in accordance with W.S. 28-12-101.
WY Stat § 11-2-202 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 2 - Department of Agriculture|Article 2 - Director of the Department of Agriculture|Section 11-2-202 - Powers and Duties of Director Generally.

11-2-202. Powers and duties of director generally.| (a) The director shall have his office in Cheyenne and shall:  (i) Act as secretary and executive officer of the board;  (ii) Through the appropriate division established by W.S. 11-2-101 and with the advice of the board, enforce and execute all laws of the state and rules and regulations of the board;  (iii) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 6, § 5.  (iv) Cooperate with other state institutions and organizations, the agricultural departments of other states and the secretary of agriculture of the United States;  (v) Foster a practicable conservation of state natural resources;  (vi) Publish information of practical value to state agricultural interests for free distribution among the farmers and other interested persons within the state;  (vii) Promulgate necessary rules and regulations to implement W.S. 11-2-202.  (b) Repealed by Laws 1993, ch. 191, § 4.  (c) Repealed by Laws 1993, ch. 191, § 4.  (d) The director in collecting information necessary to perform duties of the department and its divisions, may request information from any agency of the state, a county, city, town or other political subdivision. An agency shall furnish information upon written request of the director. An owner, operator or manager of any manufacturing, mining or other business establishment operating in this state or other person having information necessary to carry out the purposes of this act shall upon request of the director, furnish the information upon forms supplied by the board.  (e) For purposes consistent with duties imposed by law and rule and regulation, the director may accept grants from private or public agencies, organizations or other persons.  (f) The director may allow the permitting, registration, licensing, testing, inspection and reporting requirements of this title to be conducted electronically as provided by the Uniform Electronic Transaction Act, W.S. 40-21-101 through 40-21-119 and any applicable federal electronic requirements.
WY Stat § 11-2-203 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 2 - Department of Agriculture|Article 2 - Director of the Department of Agriculture|Section 11-2-203 - Deputy Director; Employment of Personnel.

11-2-203. Deputy director; employment of personnel.| 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.
WY Stat § 11-2-204 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 2 - Department of Agriculture|Article 2 - Director of the Department of Agriculture|Section 11-2-204 - Services of Persons in Employ of University; Reimbursement; Applicability of Provisions.

11-2-204. Services of persons in employ of university; reimbursement; applicability of provisions.| (a) In performing duties imposed by law which require technical scientific training, the director may request the services of qualified members of the University of Wyoming faculty, resident or extension. Faculty members shall serve without additional compensation but the department shall reimburse the University of Wyoming for fifty percent (50%) of the salary paid by the university while the faculty member is actually performing services for the director. The use of faculty members and the proportion and distribution of their time shall be determined by agreement between the director and the president of the university and the faculty member shall be employed by the department when performing duties for the director under this section.  (b) This section applies to horticulture, apiculture, poultry, dairying, food, oils, seeds, marketing farm crops and any other duties imposed upon the department which the director and the board determine to be more efficiently and economically administered by use of university faculty members. This section does not apply to any branch of agriculture otherwise specifically provided for by law.
WY Stat § 11-2-206 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 2 - Department of Agriculture|Article 2 - Director of the Department of Agriculture|Section 11-2-206 - Reports to Governor.

11-2-206. Reports to governor.| The director shall report to the governor respecting the programs and fiscal activities of the department as required by W.S. 9-2-1014.
WY Stat § 11-2-207 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 2 - Department of Agriculture|Article 2 - Director of the Department of Agriculture|Section 11-2-207 - Rangeland Health Assessments.

11-2-207. Rangeland health assessments.| (a) The rangeland health assessment program is hereby created. The director shall provide for the cooperation and participation with the University of Wyoming, state agencies, county governments, federal agencies and private landowners in the assessment of the condition of the health of Wyoming grazing lands. The rangeland health program shall include, but not be limited to:  (i) The necessity for a rangeland health assessment for a particular area of Wyoming grazing lands, including the impact on state, federal, local and private property;  (ii) The rangeland health assessment shall be done only with the voluntary cooperation and participation of all participants, including the private landowner, the state grazing lessee and the federal grazing permittee or lessee;  (iii) The rangeland health assessment shall be conducted on federal or state managed lands only under a memorandum of agreement with the federal or state land management agency and with the participation of that federal or state land management agency;  (iv) The rangeland health assessment shall include, as necessary, establishment of rangeland monitoring, compliance with federal agency standards and guidelines and participation in the incorporation of assessment outcomes into any federal or state decision affecting livestock grazing;  (v) The rangeland health assessment shall include any protections necessary for the management of soil erosion and vegetation loss.  (b) The director is authorized to contract with the University of Wyoming, institutions of higher education and other qualified state and local governmental agencies to:  (i) Conduct rangeland health assessments as provided pursuant to subsection (a) of this section;  (ii) Conduct rangeland health assessments on previously established exclosures which exclude livestock grazing to determine what effect the elimination of grazing has had on the quality of the rangeland. These assessments may include an assessment of nearby grazed rangeland as provided in paragraph (i) of this subsection to assist in the evaluation of the effect of excluding grazing.  (c) The director shall establish matching funds for any contract entered into pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.  (d) The director may accept additional matching funds to augment the planned rangeland health assessment to:  (i) Vetoed by Governor;  (ii) Identify tools and strategies for resource use that best promote rangeland health;  (iii) Facilitate the efficacy of the rangeland study.  (e) The director shall establish priorities for the distribution of available funding, including consideration of:  (i) Applications that include multiple resource partners;  (ii) Amount and variety of funding sources;  (iii) Timing and urgency of the project.  (f) The director is authorized to adopt rules and regulations necessary to implement this section.
WY Stat § 11-2-208 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 2 - Department of Agriculture|Article 2 - Director of the Department of Agriculture|Section 11-2-208 - Agricultural Research Funding Program.

11-2-208. Agricultural research funding program.| (a) The director shall, through rule and regulation, establish a process to solicit applications from the agricultural industry in the state for applied agricultural research projects.  (b) The director, with approval from the board, may solicit applications for applied research under this section and shall contract with any appropriate educational institution or other qualified entity to conduct the research as provided in the application.  (c) In soliciting and reviewing applications under this section, the director and the board shall:  (i) Consult with producers and nonprofit organizations representing Wyoming agricultural producers;  (ii) Consider the potential impacts of the research in strengthening Wyoming's agricultural industry and agricultural production;  (iii) Consider the time for anticipated completion of the research;  (iv) Consider the educational institution or other qualified entity which will conduct the research, giving preference to educational institutions located within the state;  (v) Ensure that the research results will be widely disseminated to the appropriate sectors of Wyoming agriculture;  (vi) Establish requirements for matching contributions from the educational institution or entity involved in the research and give preference to those projects which include additional private and institutional funding in support of the projects.
WY Stat § 11-5-101 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 5 - Weed and Pest Control|Article 1 - In General|Section 11-5-101 - Short Title; Purpose of Provisions.

11-5-101. Short title; purpose of provisions.| (a) This act may be cited as the "Wyoming Weed and Pest Control Act."  (b) The purpose of this act is controlling designated and declared weeds and pests.
WY Stat § 11-5-103 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 5 - Weed and Pest Control|Article 1 - In General|Section 11-5-103 - Composition of Districts.

11-5-103. Composition of districts.| 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."
WY Stat § 11-5-105 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 5 - Weed and Pest Control|Article 1 - In General|Section 11-5-105 - Duties; Powers; Supervisor Compensation.

11-5-105. Duties; powers; supervisor compensation.| (a) The district board shall:  (i) Implement and pursue an effective program for the control of designated weeds and pests;  (ii) Fix the time and place of regular meetings, which shall occur at least once each month and shall be open to the public;  (iii) Keep minutes of all meetings and a complete record of all official acts, including all warrants issued against monies belonging to the district, which are open for public inspection during regular office hours;  (iv) Employ certified district supervisors and if certified personnel are not available, employ an acting district supervisor who shall become certified within twenty-four (24) months from the initial date of employment;  (v) Make at least one (1) annual inspection to determine the progress of weed and pest activities within a district;  (vi) Obtain competitive bids for any purchase costing more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00);  (vii) Control and disburse all monies received from any source;  (viii) Render technical assistance to any city or town with a population of five thousand (5,000) or more which establishes a program as provided in W.S. 11-5-115;  (ix) Share data with the Wyoming weed and pest council and take other actions to support the coordinated and comprehensive invasive plant species control authorized in W.S. 11-5-120.  (b) The district board of each district may:  (i) Sue and be sued;  (ii) Employ personnel and determine duties and conditions of employment;  (iii) Coordinate activities with the department and enter into cooperative agreements with other agencies;  (iv) Secure and maintain bond or liability insurance, when deemed feasible by the district board;  (v) Submit to the department reports required by the board;  (vi) Participate in programs for the control of declared weeds and declared pests not included on the designated list;  (vii) Buy and sell real property, personal property and equipment as needed to carry out district programs.  (c) The district supervisor shall receive a salary and expenses as approved by the district board.
WY Stat § 11-5-106 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 5 - Weed and Pest Control|Article 1 - In General|Section 11-5-106 - Board of Certification; Duties.

11-5-106. Board of certification; duties.| A board of certification is established consisting of the director or his designee, a University of Wyoming weed or pest specialist appointed by the dean of the college of agriculture, two (2) certified district supervisors and a district board member appointed by the Wyoming weed and pest council. The board of certification shall promulgate rules and requirements for certification of district supervisors and shall certify all personnel meeting the established requirements.
WY Stat § 11-5-107 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 5 - Weed and Pest Control|Article 1 - In General|Section 11-5-107 - Purchase and Sale of Pesticides; Cost Share With Landowner.

11-5-107. Purchase and sale of pesticides; cost share with landowner.| (a) The district board may purchase from authorized dealers such quantities of pesticides as are necessary, and hire labor to carry out the provisions of this act. Warrants in payment shall be drawn on the weed and pest control fund.  (b) The district board may sell pesticides which have been registered with the department for designated or declared noxious weed and pest control.  (c) In the case of delinquent indebtedness under this section the district board may seek a judgment from the district court for the indebtedness, reasonable attorneys' fees and costs. The judgment shall be enforced as provided by law.  (d) The district board may cost share with the landowner the cost of the pesticides, the cost of the application and the cost of any other integrated management practice for the control of designated or declared noxious weeds and pests.
WY Stat § 11-5-108 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 5 - Weed and Pest Control|Article 1 - In General|Section 11-5-108 - Rates and Application of Pesticides; Payment by Landowner; Bidding Restriction.

11-5-108. Rates and application of pesticides; payment by landowner; bidding restriction.| (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.
WY Stat § 11-5-110 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 5 - Weed and Pest Control|Article 1 - In General|Section 11-5-110 - Appraisal of Damage to Landowner; Hearing.

11-5-110. Appraisal of damage to landowner; hearing.| When the district board determines by resolution that the landowner's property has been damaged as a result of carrying out its requirements, the district board shall by resolution appoint three (3) disinterested freeholders within the district to appraise the amount of damage, upon which the district shall forthwith compensate the landowner. The landowner may file a claim for damages and is entitled to a hearing relative to the amount of damages pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act.
WY Stat § 11-5-111 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 5 - Weed and Pest Control|Article 1 - In General|Section 11-5-111 - Tax Levied on Property in District; Maximum Amount; Weed and Pest Control Fund.

11-5-111. Tax levied on property in district; maximum amount; weed and pest control fund.| The county commissioners shall annually levy a tax to carry out this act. The tax shall be levied upon all property in the district and shall not exceed one (1) mill on each one dollar ($1.00) of assessed valuation. The tax is not part of the general county or city mill levies. All taxes levied and collected shall be remitted to the district for a separate fund to be known as the weed and pest control fund, which shall be used only to carry out this act.
WY Stat § 11-5-113 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 5 - Weed and Pest Control|Article 1 - In General|Section 11-5-113 - Allocation of Funds; Formula; Special Funding.

11-5-113. Allocation of funds; formula; special funding.| (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.
WY Stat § 11-5-114 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals|Chapter 5 - Weed and Pest Control|Article 1 - In General|Section 11-5-114 - Allocated Funds; Procedure to Disburse.

11-5-114. Allocated funds; procedure to disburse.| A request for allocated funds pursuant to W.S. 11-5-113 shall be initiated by the district board by submitting a voucher and documentation. Upon the approval of the voucher by the allocation committee, payment shall be made by the state auditor out of funds provided for control of weeds and pests.