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2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 11 - Buying, Selling and Storing of Grain › Section 11-11-117 - Prohibited Acts; Penalties for Violations.

11-11-117. Prohibited acts; penalties for violations.
(a) Any person who engages in or carries on any grain warehousing business without first having obtained a license, or who continues to engage in or carry on such business after his license has been suspended, revoked or expires is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each offense. Each day that such unlicensed business is carried on is a separate offense.
(b) Any warehouseman or person operating a warehouse who converts to his own use or that of another, any grain stored or accepted for storage of the value of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or more, is guilty of a felony and shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each day of violation and imprisoned for not to exceed fourteen (14) years. If the value of the grain converted is less than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), the warehouseman or person operating a warehouse is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00) or imprisoned not to exceed six (6) months, or both.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 11 - Buying, Selling and Storing of Grain › Section 11-11-119 - Cease and Desist Orders; Warehousemen; Notice; Opportunity for Hearing.

11-11-119. Cease and desist orders; warehousemen; notice; opportunity for hearing.
(a) After notice and opportunity for hearing, the department shall issue a final cease and desist order to a warehouseman if the warehouseman or any officer, director, employee or agent of the warehouse is violating any state statute or rule relating to warehouses or warehousemen.
(b) Before issuing a final cease and desist order, the department shall serve notice of intent to issue the order upon the warehouseman. The notice shall be in writing and shall contain the information required by W.S. 11-11-121(a). The proposed order shall direct the warehouseman to discontinue the violations of law, rule or regulation.
(c) The warehouseman may request a hearing on the proposed order before the director in accordance with W.S. 11-11-121(b). If the warehouseman does not request a hearing in writing within the prescribed time period, the proposed order shall become a final cease and desist order and the department shall serve the final order upon the warehouseman.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 11 - Buying, Selling and Storing of Grain › Section 11-11-120 - Temporary Cease and Desist Order; Warehousemen; Service.

11-11-120. Temporary cease and desist order; warehousemen; service.
(a) If the department believes the actions of a warehouseman or of any officer, director, employee or agent of the warehouse pose an immediate threat to the safety and soundness of the warehouse or to the interests of the depositors or creditors of the warehouse, the department shall issue a temporary cease and desist order to the warehouseman or officer, director, employee or agent of the warehouse pending final action on the proposed cease and desist order issued pursuant to W.S. 11-11-119(a).
(b) The temporary order shall be in writing and shall be served upon the warehouseman. The temporary order shall take effect upon service and shall remain in effect until the director issues the final cease and desist order, the department dismisses the proposed cease and desist order or a court of competent jurisdiction dismisses the proposed cease and desist order after hearing.
(c) On or after the effective date of the temporary order, the attorney general, upon request from the department, may apply to the district court for the county in which the warehouse is located for enforcement of the temporary order. If the warehouseman operates warehouses in two (2) or more counties, the request may be made in any county where the warehouseman operates a warehouse. The application for enforcement shall be given precedence over other cases pending in court and shall in every way be expedited.
(d) The warehouseman, officer, director, employee or agent to whom a temporary cease and desist order is issued may apply to the district court for the county in which the warehouse is located for a stay of the temporary cease and desist order. The application for stay shall be given precedence over other civil cases pending in court and shall be expedited. The court shall grant the stay only if the warehouseman, officer, director, employee or agent shows he will be irreparably harmed unless the stay issues and there is substantial likelihood he will prevail on the merits.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 11 - Buying, Selling and Storing of Grain › Section 11-11-121 - Procedures for Enforcement Actions; Service of Notice; Content of Orders; Contested Case Proceedings; Appeal.

11-11-121. Procedures for enforcement actions; service of notice; content of orders; contested case proceedings; appeal.
(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.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 12 - Seeds › Section 11-12-102 - Exceptions to Applicability.

11-12-102. Exceptions to applicability.
(a) This act does not apply to any person who:
(i) Has seeds in storage for conditioning or cleaning and the intended use of the seed is not planting;
(ii) Is a resident grower of seed who sells his seed to a seed dealer who is licensed pursuant to this act;
(iii) Repealed By Laws 2006, Chapter 114, 2.
(b) Any resident grower who sells or offers for sale any agricultural, vegetable, flower or tree seeds grown only by him and sold or offered for sale at the headquarters of his operations directly to grower planters of the seed and not for resale is exempt from the licensing provisions under W.S. 11-12-103.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 12 - Seeds › Section 11-12-103 - Licensing.

11-12-103. Licensing.
(a) Any person who sells or offers for sale or distribution in Wyoming any seeds shall obtain a license from the department. The license shall expire annually on March 31. Application for the license shall include the name and address of the person to whom the license is to be issued and the location of the place or places of business of the applicant. The application shall be accompanied by the license fee authorized by W.S. 11-1-104 for each place of business selling seeds in packets, packages or bulk of ten (10) pounds or more. This subsection shall not apply to any person licensed in accordance with W.S. 11-11-103.
(b) Any person who conditions grain or seed for hire in Wyoming shall obtain a license from the department. The license shall expire annually on March 31. Application for the license shall include the name and address of the person to whom the license is to be issued and the location of the place or places of business of the applicant. The application shall be accompanied by the license fee which shall be the same as the fee established for a seed dealer license. This subsection shall not apply to any person licensed in accordance with W.S. 11-11-103.
(c) Charitable and educational institutions shall be exempt from licensing requirements imposed by this section.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 12 - Seeds › Section 11-12-104 - Restrictions on the Sale of Weed Seeds; Allowed Tolerance for Other Noxious Weeds; Rulemaking.

11-12-104. Restrictions on the sale of weed seeds; allowed tolerance for other noxious weeds; rulemaking.
(a) No person shall sell or offer for sale or distribution in Wyoming seed which contains any prohibited noxious weed seeds. The department, by rule and regulation, may establish a list of prohibited noxious weeds, restricted noxious weeds and regulated weeds and establish tolerances for restricted noxious weeds and regulated weeds.
(b) Repealed By Laws 2007, Ch. 8, 4.
(c) Repealed By Laws 2007, Ch. 8, 4.
(d) Any seed which contains any prohibited noxious weed seeds or exceeds the tolerance established on restricted noxious weed seeds or regulated weed seeds shall be removed from sale in Wyoming and impounded by the director and shall be released only for the following purposes:
(i) For complete destruction;
(ii) For removal outside of the state;
(iii) To be conditioned to the point that no prohibited noxious weeds are present and to the point that the tolerance established on restricted noxious weeds and regulated weeds is not exceeded;
(iv) For processing in such a way as to make the weed seeds harmless and sold as feed; or
(v) For burial in an approved landfill.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 12 - Seeds › Section 11-12-105 - Labeling of Packages Required; Contents; Exception.

11-12-105. Labeling of packages required; contents; exception.
(a) Each lot of seed which is sold or offered for sale in Wyoming, shall be legibly labeled in English upon the exterior of the container with a written or printed label. The label shall show:
(i) The commonly accepted name of the kind of seed. If seeds are mixed, the kind of each seed making up five percent (5%) or more of the mixture shall be stated separately;
(ii) The full name and address of the person selling, offering or distributing the seeds for sale;
(iii) The percentage of pure seed, crop seed (not to be added to pure seed), inert matter, common weed seeds by weight, germination, hard seed and the month and year of the germination test;
(iv) The origin of the seed;
(v) Lot number or other lot identification;
(vi) Name and number of each kind of restricted noxious weed seeds per pound; and
(vii) The words "poisonous treated" shall appear in bold print if the seeds have been treated with chemicals which are toxic or poisonous to either humans, livestock or other vertebrate animals.
(b) When seeds are sold or offered for sale in bulk, the label required by subsection (a) of this section shall be conspicuously displayed on the container of each lot of bulk seed. A printed or written statement bearing the required labeling information shall be taken from the bulk seed container label in the presence of the purchaser and given to the purchaser upon request.
(c) This section does not apply to flower, tree, garden or vegetable seeds labeled to comply with the requirements of the United States department of agriculture by authority of the Federal Seed Act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 12 - Seeds › Section 11-12-106 - Lawn Grass Seed.

11-12-106. Lawn grass seed.
Lawn grass seed mixtures offered for sale in Wyoming shall comply with all requirements of this act, and in addition shall contain at least fifty percent (50%) of perennial permanent type lawn grass seed that is adapted to local growing conditions, such as Kentucky blue grass (Poa pratensis), bent grass (Agrostis species) or fescue (Festuca species).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 12 - Seeds › Section 11-12-108 - Screenings to Be Specially Labeled and Free From Noxious Weed Seeds; Seizure and Destruction; Grain Cleaning Establishments.

11-12-108. Screenings to be specially labeled and free from noxious weed seeds; seizure and destruction; grain cleaning establishments.
Screenings of any seeds or grains which are offered for sale by any person shall be legibly labeled as such and not sold as seeds. They shall be free of prohibited noxious weed seeds and shall not exceed the tolerance established on restricted noxious weed seed. Screenings found to contain weed seeds in violation of this section are subject to seizure by the director of the department of agriculture. Screenings are subject to the provisions of W.S. 11-12-104(d).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 12 - Seeds › Section 11-12-109 - Failure to Label or False Labeling of Seeds.

11-12-109. Failure to label or false labeling of seeds.
It is unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale or to deliver within Wyoming any seeds which are misbranded or are not labeled in accordance with the requirements of W.S. 11-12-103 through 11-12-108, or if the seed is falsely labeled in any respect, subject to such tolerance as established by the board.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 12 - Seeds › Section 11-12-112 - Director to Enforce Provisions; Power of Director to Examine Seeds; Exception; Purchase of Samples.

11-12-112. Director to enforce provisions; power of director to examine seeds; exception; purchase of samples.
The director shall enforce this act. The director or his agents shall have free access at all reasonable hours upon and into any premises or structures where seed is stored or offered for sale, except federally sealed granaries or warehouses, to examine any seeds and, upon tendering payment therefor at the current value, may take from any person a sample or samples of the seeds.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 12 - Seeds › Section 11-12-113 - Rulemaking.

11-12-113. Rulemaking.
(a) The board shall promulgate, adopt and publish rules and regulations in accordance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act for the purpose of carrying out this act.
(b) Except as otherwise provided for in this act, no ordinance or regulation of any political subdivision may prohibit or in any way attempt to regulate any matter relating to the registration, labeling, sale, storage, transportation, distribution, notification of use or use of seeds, if any ordinance, law or regulation of the political subdivision is in conflict of this chapter.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 12 - Seeds › Section 11-12-114 - Seed and Grain Cleaning Establishments; Certificates of Approval; Lists Thereof.

11-12-114. Seed and grain cleaning establishments; certificates of approval; lists thereof.
The board shall establish standards and other requirements whereby seed and grain cleaning establishments may be issued a certificate of approval. A list of approved establishments for cleaning seeds and grain shall be maintained by the director.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 12 - Seeds › Section 11-12-115 - State Seed Analyst; Seed Laboratory.

11-12-115. State seed analyst; seed laboratory.
(a) The department shall operate a state seed laboratory through a memorandum of understanding with the University of Wyoming. The terms and conditions of the memorandum of understanding shall include the designation and compensation of a state seed analyst.
(b) A state laboratory operated for the purposes of seed analysis shall be located in Park County.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 12 - Seeds › Section 11-12-116 - Analysis of Seeds.

11-12-116. Analysis of seeds.
(a) Any person may have his seed analyzed by the state seed analyst by paying transportation charges to the laboratory and a fee.
(b) All samples submitted for analysis shall be taken in accordance with the current regulations of sampling set forth by the United States department of agriculture by authority of the Federal Seed Act.
(c) Seed testing shall be done in accordance with the current association of official seed analysts' rules for testing seed.
(d) The state seed analyst may provide a list of recommended fees for seed testing and services to the seed laboratory advisory group.
(e) The seed laboratory advisory group shall review the state seed analyst s list and provide their recommendation for testing and service fees to the board.
(f) Fees for testing and services shall become effective upon approval by the board. The board may set testing and service fees at different levels for in-state and out-of-state samples.
(g) The state seed analyst, upon approval by the board, may enter into a separately negotiated contract with a government entity to provide testing and services at approximate cost.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 12 - Seeds › Section 11-12-118 - Duty of District or County and Prosecuting Attorney to Prosecute Reported Violations.

11-12-118. Duty of district or county and prosecuting attorney to prosecute reported violations.
Any district or county and prosecuting attorney to whom the director of the department of agriculture reports any violation of this act shall cause appropriate proceedings to be commenced and prosecuted in the proper courts without delay.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 12 - Seeds › Section 11-12-119 - Seed Certification Service; Authority to Make Rules; Fees; Disposition Thereof.

11-12-119. Seed certification service; authority to make rules; fees; disposition thereof.
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.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 12 - Seeds › Section 11-12-120 - False Labeling of Seeds; Prohibited.

11-12-120. False labeling of seeds; prohibited.
It is unlawful for any person to attach or cause to be attached to any container of seeds or propagating materials, for the purpose of certifying the contents, any label or tag describing the contents as certified seed or propagating material, except labels or tags which are issued by the seed certification service of the college of agriculture, University of Wyoming, for the purpose of certification.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 12 - Seeds › Section 11-12-121 - False Labeling of Seeds; False Labeling as Prima Facie Evidence of Violation.

11-12-121. False labeling of seeds; false labeling as prima facie evidence of violation.
Any label or tag prohibited by W.S. 11-12-120 found attached to any container of seed or propagating material is prima facie evidence of a violation of W.S. 11-12-120 by the person falsely labeling or tagging the container.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 12 - Seeds › Section 11-12-122 - Quarantine.

11-12-122. Quarantine.
(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) Repealed By Laws 2007, Ch. 8, 4.
(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.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 12 - Seeds › Section 11-12-123 - Seed Laboratory Advisory Group Created; Composition; Appointment; Officers; Vacancy; Meetings; Quorum.

11-12-123. Seed laboratory advisory group created; composition; appointment; officers; vacancy; meetings; quorum.
(a) There is created a seed laboratory advisory group which shall be comprised of the following:
(i) Voting members shall be:
(A) One (1) member of the board, appointed by the chairman of the board;
(B) One (1) member representing organizations whose primary goal is improved seed production, appointed by the board;
(C) Two (2) members representing the Wyoming seed industry, appointed by the board;
(D) Two (2) members who are certified or contract seed growers, appointed by the board;
(E) One (1) member who is a person interested in seed quality, appointed by the board.
(ii) Nonvoting members shall be:
(A) The director of the Wyoming department of agriculture or his designee;
(B) The University of Wyoming experiment station director;
(C) The head of the University of Wyoming college of agriculture plant science department or his designee;
(D) The Wyoming seed certification service manager, who shall serve as the seed laboratory advisory group secretary;
(E) The state seed analyst.
(b) All voting members shall serve terms of three (3) years. A member may serve for more than one (1) term.
(c) The chairman and the vice-chairman shall serve terms of two (2) years with the vice-chairman succeeding the chairman. The chairman and vice-chairman shall be elected by a majority of the voting members at the annual meeting. In the event that the chairman is not able to complete his term, the vice-chairman shall complete that term in addition to serving the succeeding term. In the event the vice-chairman is unable to complete his term, an election of a new chairman and vice-chairman shall take place at the next annual meeting.
(d) In the event of a vacancy on the seed laboratory advisory group, the board shall appoint a new member to complete the term of the vacating member.
(e) One (1) regular meeting shall be held annually in conjunction with a Wyoming crop improvement industry meeting, as called by the chairman or as called by a majority of the voting members.
(f) A majority of the voting members shall constitute a quorum.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 12 - Seeds › Section 11-12-124 - Seed Laboratory Advisory Group Duties.

11-12-124. Seed laboratory advisory group duties.
(a) The seed laboratory advisory group shall:
(i) Maintain a policy of operation manual, which shall be reviewed by seed laboratory advisory group members at the annual meeting, and shall contain the policies and operational procedures of the seed laboratory advisory group;
(ii) Serve in an advisory role to aid the state seed analyst, the University of Wyoming, the Wyoming department of agriculture and the board in the management of the seed laboratory;
(iii) Annually review the price list for seed testing and services provided by the laboratory;
(iv) Recommend to the board as necessary, any changes to the price list or other fees of the laboratory;
(v) Review the annual seed laboratory report;
(vi) Recommend to the board as necessary, any major capital purchases needed by the laboratory;
(vii) Recommend to the board as necessary, the use of new technologies or other seed testing needs as they occur;
(viii) Provide support as necessary to seed laboratory customers;
(ix) Provide to the board as necessary, constructive ideas on how the laboratory can serve Wyoming and the region more effectively.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 12 - Seeds › Section 11-12-125 - Penalties; Director Authorized to Investigate and File Complaint.

11-12-125. Penalties; director authorized to investigate and file complaint.
(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.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 13 - Commercial Feed › Section 11-13-104 - Powers and Duties of Director Generally.

11-13-104. Powers and duties of director generally.
(a) The director shall enforce the provisions of this chapter and may prescribe the form of tags, stamps or labels to be used to show that the registration has been properly filed. The director may prescribe and enforce rules and regulations relating to the sale of commercial feed he deems necessary and may adopt such standards and definitions to carry into effect the full intent and meaning of the law.
(b) The director may refuse to register any commercial feed under a name, brand or trademark which would tend to mislead or deceive as to the materials of which it is composed, or when the specific name of each ingredient used in its manufacture is not stated except for those feeds that utilize collective terms in the labeling. He may refuse registration of any application not in compliance with the law 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 opportunity to be heard before the director and to amend his application in order to bring it into compliance.
(c) An applicant may appeal the refusal to register a product in accordance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 13 - Commercial Feed › Section 11-13-105 - Registration; Fees; Disposition Thereof.

11-13-105. Registration; fees; disposition thereof.
(a) Each commercial feed except custom formula feeds shall be registered before being distributed in this state. The application for registration shall be submitted on forms furnished by the director, and if the director requests, shall also be accompanied by a label or other printed matter describing the product. Upon approval by the director or his agent, a copy of the registration shall be furnished to the applicant. All registrations are effective from the date of approval and expire on December 31 each year. The director may permit on the registration the alternative listing of ingredients of comparable feed value, but the label for each package shall state the specific ingredients in the package except for those feeds which utilize collective terms in the labeling.
(b) A distributor is not required to register any brand of commercial feed which is already registered under this act by another person.
(c) Changes in the chemical or ingredient composition of a registered commercial feed may be permitted if there is satisfactory evidence that such changes do not result in lowering the feed value of the product for the purpose for which designed.
(d) Each application for registration shall be accompanied with a forty dollar ($40.00) registration fee per mixture or formula. The registration fee shall be deposited in the state general fund.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 13 - Commercial Feed › Section 11-13-107 - Warning to Distributor; Seizure and Order of Disposition; Application for Release.

11-13-107. Warning to distributor; seizure and order of disposition; application for release.
(a) When the director or his authorized agents find that an article is unregistered, mislabeled or misbranded, adulterated or that it does not conform to its label guarantee, he may issue a written statement warning the distributor that the article is considered to be in violation of the law. This statement is a warning only, to the distributor that if the article is distributed further the director may bring proceedings. If the distributor or manufacturer heeds the warning and corrects the violation within the time allowed by the director, no further action will be taken.
(b) Any lot of commercial feed not in compliance with requirements of law and regulations is subject to seizure on complaint of the director to a court of competent jurisdiction in the area in which the commercial feed is located. If the court finds the commercial feed in violation and orders the condemnation of the feed, it shall be disposed of in any manner consistent with the quality of the commercial feed and the laws of the state. In no instance shall the disposition of the commercial feed be ordered by the court without first giving the claimant an opportunity to apply to the court for release of the feed or for permission to process or relabel the feed to bring it into compliance with the law.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 13 - Commercial Feed › Section 11-13-108 - Prohibited Acts; Penalty; Additional Sanctions.

11-13-108. Prohibited acts; penalty; additional sanctions.
(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.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 13 - Commercial Feed › Section 11-13-109 - Promulgation of Rules and Regulations.

11-13-109. Promulgation of rules and regulations.
The director is authorized to promulgate such rules and regulations for commercial feeds as may be necessary for the efficient enforcement of this act. Procedures for promulgation shall be those outlined in the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 14 - Fertilizer › Section 11-14-104 - Registration of Fertilizer, Soil Conditioner and Soil Amendments; Applications; Fees; Disposition Thereof; Exceptions.

11-14-104. Registration of fertilizer, soil conditioner and soil amendments; applications; fees; disposition thereof; exceptions.
(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.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 14 - Fertilizer › Section 11-14-105 - Label Requirements.

11-14-105. Label requirements.
(a) Any commercial fertilizer, soil amendment or soil conditioner distributed in this state in containers shall have affixed to the container a label setting forth in clearly legible and conspicuous form the information required by W.S. 11-14-104(a) and (b), the month and year of preparation or lot number, and shall show the net weight stated in both metric units and avoirdupois. In case of bulk shipments, this information in written or printed form shall accompany delivery and be supplied to the purchaser at time of delivery.
(b) A commercial fertilizer, soil conditioner or soil amendment formulated according to specifications furnished by a consumer prior to mixing shall be labeled to show the net weight stated in both metric units and avoirdupois, guaranteed analysis and the name and address of the registrant or the distributor.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 14 - Fertilizer › Section 11-14-107 - Sampling of Fertilizer, Soil Amendment or Soil Conditioner.

11-14-107. Sampling of fertilizer, soil amendment or soil conditioner.
(a) The director or his designee shall sample, inspect, make analyses of and test commercial fertilizers, soil conditioners and soil amendments distributed within this state at any time and place and to the extent he deems necessary to determine whether they are in compliance with this act. The director or his designee may enter upon any premises or carriers during regular business hours to have access to commercial fertilizers, soil amendments or soil conditioners subject to the provisions of this act and to the records relating to their distribution.
(b) The methods of sampling analysis shall be those adopted by the Association of Official Analytical Chemists (AOAC). In cases not covered by such methods, or in cases where methods are available in which improved applicability has been demonstrated, the department may adopt such appropriate methods from other sources.
(c) The department in determining whether any commercial fertilizer is deficient in plant food shall be guided solely by the official sample obtained and analyzed as provided for in subsection (b) of this section.
(d) Official samples establishing a penalty for nutrient deficiency shall be retained for a minimum of ninety (90) days from issuance of a deficiency report. A deficiency in an official sample of mixed fertilizer resulting from nonuniformity is not distinguishable from a deficiency due to actual plant nutrient shortage and is properly subject to official action.
(e) For purposes of this act, the results of official analysis shall be final, unless it is determined by the director that a resample is warranted. Should a distributor or registrant request a resample of a fertilizer based upon the director's findings of a deficiency, all costs associated with the resampling and analysis shall be borne by the distributor or registrant. If results of the resampling establish the results of first analysis were invalid, the department shall bear the costs associated with the resampling.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 14 - Fertilizer › Section 11-14-108 - Reimbursement of Purchaser of Deficient Fertilizer.

11-14-108. Reimbursement of purchaser of deficient fertilizer.
When a fertilizer is deficient in any element beyond recognized investigational allowances, the distributor or registrant must reimburse the purchaser of the fertilizer an amount equal to double the current market value of the fertilizer as determined by the state chemical and bacteriological laboratory.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 14 - Fertilizer › Section 11-14-111 - Rules and Regulations.

11-14-111. Rules and regulations.
The director may prescribe and enforce rules and regulations relating to investigational allowances, definitions, records and the distribution of commercial fertilizers, soil conditioners and soil amendments as necessary to carry out the provisions of this act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 14 - Fertilizer › Section 11-14-112 - Refusal, Suspension or Cancellation of Registration; Hold Orders; Release.

11-14-112. Refusal, suspension or cancellation of registration; hold orders; release.
(a) A registration may be refused, suspended or cancelled for any formula of fertilizer, soil conditioner or soil amendment as herein provided, upon evidence that the product is misbranded or adulterated. A hold order may be issued to the owner or custodian of any lot of fertilizer, soil conditioner or soil amendment to stop sale, use or removal and to hold at a designated place when the director finds the product is being offered for sale in violation of this act, until the law has been complied with and the product is released in writing by the director or the violation has been otherwise legally disposed of by a court of competent jurisdiction.
(b) No person shall make any false or misleading representation with regard to any fertilizer, soil conditioner or soil amendment sold, offered or exposed for sale by the person in this state, either as principal or agent. No person shall use any false, misleading or deceptive brand or grade in connection therewith. The penalties provided by subsection (a) of this section shall apply to any violation of this subsection.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 14 - Fertilizer › Section 11-14-113 - Seizure and Disposition of Fertilizer Found to Be in Violation; Right to Application for Release.

11-14-113. Seizure and disposition of fertilizer found to be in violation; right to application for release.
Any lot of commercial fertilizer, soil conditioner or soil amendment not in compliance with this act is subject to seizure on complaint of the department to a court of competent jurisdiction in the area in which the commercial fertilizer, soil conditioner or soil amendment is located. If the court finds the commercial fertilizer, soil conditioner or soil amendment to be in violation of this act and orders the condemnation of the commercial fertilizer, soil conditioner or soil amendment, it shall be disposed of in any manner consistent with the quality of the commercial fertilizer and the laws of the state, but in no instance shall the disposition of the commercial fertilizer, soil conditioner or soil amendment be ordered by the court without first giving the claimant an opportunity to apply to the court for release of the commercial fertilizer to bring it into compliance with this act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 14 - Fertilizer › Section 11-14-114 - Notice of Violation; Hearing; Penalty; Duty of District Attorney; Injunctions.

11-14-114. Notice of violation; hearing; penalty; duty of district attorney; injunctions.
(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.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 14 - Fertilizer › Section 11-14-115 - Action for Damages to Crops; Evidence.

11-14-115. Action for damages to crops; evidence.
(a) Nothing in this act shall preclude the right of a purchaser to bring an action for any damages to crops, land or livestock by reason of misbranded, adulterated or deficient fertilizer, soil conditioner or soil amendment.
(b) The department shall, upon demand, make all results of samplings, inspections and laboratory analyses available to any purchaser of fertilizer, soil conditioner or soil amendment.
(c) In a civil action for damages against any distributor or manufacturer of any misbranded or deficient fertilizer, soil conditioner or soil amendment, all results of the department samplings, inspections or laboratory analyses shall be competent evidence before any court where such civil action is pending.
(d) The results of a criminal action for violation of this act is competent evidence in any civil action for misbranding or deficiency of any fertilizer, soil conditioner or soil amendment.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 14 - Fertilizer › Section 11-14-116 - Sales Between Importers, Manufacturers or Manipulators Excepted From Provisions.

11-14-116. Sales between importers, manufacturers or manipulators excepted from provisions.
Nothing in this act shall restrict or avoid sales or exchanges of commercial fertilizers, soil conditioners or soil amendments to each other by importers, manufacturers or manipulators who mix fertilizer materials for sale, or prevent the free and unrestricted shipment of commercial fertilizers, soil conditioners or soil amendments to manufacturers or manipulators who have registered their brands as required by this act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 14 - Fertilizer › Section 11-14-117 - Cooperation With Other Entities.

11-14-117. Cooperation with other entities.
The department may cooperate with and enter into agreement with governmental agencies of this state, other states, agencies of the federal government and any nongovernmental entity in order to carry out the purpose and provisions of this act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 15 - Grading and Shipment of Potatoes › Section 11-15-101 - Grades, Classifications and Standards.

11-15-101. Grades, classifications and standards.
In order to make the grading and classification of potatoes uniform throughout the United States, the director shall adopt by rule and grades, standards and classifications for potatoes lawfully established by the United States department of agriculture.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 15 - Grading and Shipment of Potatoes › Section 11-15-102 - Definitions.

11-15-102. Definitions.
(a) As used in this act:
(i) "Carlot" or "carload" means any railroad car, truck or trailer, regardless of size;
(ii) "This act" means W.S. 11-15-101 through 11-15-112;
(iii) "Director" means the director of the department of agriculture.