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2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 15 - Grading and Shipment of Potatoes › Section 11-15-103 - Sorting and Grading.

11-15-103. Sorting and grading.
Carlot shipments of potatoes originating in Wyoming shall be sorted and graded at point of origin upon request of a majority of the potato growers from the county making shipments from any shipping points within the county as designated by the director.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 15 - Grading and Shipment of Potatoes › Section 11-15-104 - Director to Appoint Inspectors; Term.

11-15-104. Director to appoint inspectors; term.
This act shall be enforced by qualified inspectors appointed by the director and licensed by the United States department of agriculture. They shall keep their licenses current and in good standing at all times when employed by the director. They shall serve at the pleasure of the director.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 15 - Grading and Shipment of Potatoes › Section 11-15-105 - Conformity to Applicable Standards Required; Inspection; Certificate, Use Thereof as Evidence.

11-15-105. Conformity to applicable standards required; inspection; certificate, use thereof as evidence.
(a) No person shall pack, offer, consign or sell in carload lots any potatoes loaded within the state which do not conform to applicable standards, subject to such variations therefrom as provided by regulations adopted in accordance with this act, unless such potatoes are specifically described, or plainly marked, in accordance with regulations to indicate they are ungraded or unclassified.
(b) Whenever grades, standards or classification have been established for potatoes, it is unlawful for any shipper to ship carload lots of potatoes without being inspected by an authorized inspector. The inspector shall issue a certificate of inspection showing grade, standard or other classification. The certificate shall be issued in duplicate, one (1) copy shall be attached to bill of lading and one (1) copy shall be issued to the shipper.
(c) A certificate of the grade or other classification of potatoes, when not reversed or modified, shall be accepted in any court of this state as prima facie evidence of the true grade or classification of the potatoes at the time of grading or classification.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 15 - Grading and Shipment of Potatoes › Section 11-15-107 - Director to Promulgate Regulations; Board Approval Required.

11-15-107. Director to promulgate regulations; board approval required.
Subject to approval of the board of agriculture, the director may promulgate regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this act. The regulations shall conform as nearly as practicable to any act of congress or standards legally adopted by any federal agency relating to the marketing of farm products.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 15 - Grading and Shipment of Potatoes › Section 11-15-109 - Inspection Upon Request of Interested Party; Issuance of Certificate; Fees.

11-15-109. Inspection upon request of interested party; issuance of certificate; fees.
The director, upon request of any interested party, may furnish a licensed inspector to inspect any lot of potatoes within the state whether the potatoes originated in Wyoming or elsewhere, and may issue a federal or state certificate showing grade, quality and condition of such potatoes which will be receivable as prima facie evidence in any court in Wyoming. This provision includes storage, inspection and less than carload lots. For this inspection the department shall be paid by the party asking for inspection the fees established by the board of agriculture, not to exceed actual costs of inspection and all traveling expenses to and from the place of inspection.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 15 - Grading and Shipment of Potatoes › Section 11-15-110 - Reinspection on Request; Cost.

11-15-110. Reinspection on request; cost.
Any interested party may demand a reinspection at point of origin if the grade established by the licensed inspector is not satisfactory. The reinspection may be made by an inspector authorized by the director or by an inspector of the United States department of agriculture. The reinspection shall be made at the expense of the party requesting the service.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 15 - Grading and Shipment of Potatoes › Section 11-15-111 - Inspection Fees; Exception; When Inspection Not Required; Consent of Director; Certification of Certain Shipments.

11-15-111. Inspection fees; exception; when inspection not required; consent of director; certification of certain shipments.
A fee established by the board of agriculture not to exceed actual costs of inspection shall be paid on all shipments of potatoes inspected within the district except those designated for manufacturing purposes on which no fee shall be charged. With the consent of the director, potatoes for seed stock may be moved to storage within the state without inspection. When potatoes are shipped without inspection within the state the shipper shall not be provided with a certificate. Other shipments of seed stock must conform to the requirements of grade no. 1 except with regard to size, and the certificate must contain a statement designating variety, trueness to type and percent defects with regard to disease and other blemishes.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 15 - Grading and Shipment of Potatoes › Section 11-15-112 - Prohibited Acts; Penalties.

11-15-112. Prohibited acts; penalties.
Whoever removes any inspection certificate before a car is entirely unloaded, or whoever except an authorized inspector alters any inspection certificate, or whoever without using reasonable diligence to secure inspection fails or neglects to have potatoes inspected before shipping, or whoever hinders, molests or attempts to influence any inspector in the performance of his duties, or whoever violates this act is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined for each violation not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) and the costs of the prosecution, or shall be imprisoned not exceeding six (6) months, or both. Any inspector who fails or neglects to perform the duties imposed by this act shall suffer the penalty herein provided.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 16 - Conservation Districts › Section 11-16-102 - Definitions.

11-16-102. Definitions.
(a) As used in this act:
(i) "Agency of this state" means any subdivision, agency or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of the government of this state;
(ii) "At large member" means any registered voter and taxpayer within the county;
(iii) "Commission" or "state conservation commission" means the state board of agriculture;
(iv) "Conservation" means development, improvement, maintenance, preservation, protection and use of natural resources, and the control and prevention of floodwater and sediment damages, and the disposal of excess waters;
(v) "District" or "conservation district" means a governmental subdivision of this state, and a public body corporate and politic, organized in accordance with this act;
(vi) "Due notice" for those provisions other than election and referendum provisions, means notice published at least twice, with an interval of six (6) days between the two (2) publication dates, in a newspaper of general circulation within the boundaries of the proposed or organized district, or by posting at five (5) conspicuous places within the organized or proposed district, such posting to include, where possible, posting at public places where it may be customary to post notices concerning county or municipal affairs generally. Except as otherwise provided in this act, the notice of any hearing required under this act shall fix the time, place and purpose, which shall be not less than ten (10) or more than fifteen (15) days after the first publication or first posting of the notice. Any hearing held pursuant to such notice may be adjourned from time to time without renewing the notice for the adjourned dates. Notice for any election or referendum required by this act shall be as specifically provided in this act, or if not specifically provided in this act, as required in the Special District Elections Act of 1994;
(vii) "Government" or "governmental" means the government of this state, the government of the United States, and any subdivision, agency or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of either of them;
(viii) Repealed by Laws 1987, ch. 21, 3.
(ix) Repealed by Laws 1998, ch. 115, 5.
(x) "Renewable natural resources," "natural resources" or "resources," means land, soil, water, vegetation, trees, wild rivers, wilderness, natural beauty, scenery and open space;
(xi) "Urban" or "urban member" means any registered voter of an incorporated Wyoming municipality;
(xii) "This act" means W.S. 11-16-101 through 11-16-135.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 16 - Conservation Districts › Section 11-16-103 - Legislative Declarations and Policy.

11-16-103. Legislative declarations and policy.
(a) It is hereby declared that the farm and grazing lands of Wyoming are among the basic assets of the state; that improper land use practices cause and contribute to serious erosion of these lands by wind and water; that among the consequences which would result from such conditions are the deterioration of soil and its fertility and the silting and sedimentation of stream channels, reservoirs, dams and ditches; that to conserve soil, and soil and water resources, and prevent and control soil erosion, it is necessary that land use practices contributing to soil erosion be discouraged and that appropriate soil conserving land use practices be adopted.
(b) It is hereby declared to be the policy of the legislature to provide for the conservation of the soil, and soil and water resources of this state, and for the control and prevention of soil erosion and for flood prevention or the conservation, development, utilization, and disposal of water, and thereby to stabilize ranching and farming operations, to preserve natural resources, protect the tax base, control floods, prevent impairment of dams and reservoirs, preserve wildlife, protect public lands, and protect and promote the health, safety and general welfare of the people of this state.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 16 - Conservation Districts › Section 11-16-107 - Report to Director; Reports by District Supervisors to Board.

11-16-107. Report to director; reports by district supervisors to board.
(a) On or before November 1 each even-numbered year, the commission shall report to the director of the department of agriculture the number and acreages of districts in existence or in process of organization, together with an estimate of the number and probable acreages of the districts which may be organized during the ensuing period; the balance of funds, if any, available to the commission and to the districts; and the estimates of the commission as to the sums needed for its administrative and other expenses and for allocation among the several districts during the ensuing period.
(b) The supervisors of the respective districts shall submit to the commission such statements, estimates, budgets and other information as the commission may require. The director shall include the information furnished by the commission in his report to the governor.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 16 - Conservation Districts › Section 11-16-108 - Petition to Form District; Contents; Consolidation and Exclusion.

11-16-108. Petition to form district; contents; consolidation and exclusion.
(a) Any ten (10) owners of land lying within the limits of the proposed district may file a petition with the commission asking that a conservation district be organized to function in the territory described in the petition. The petition shall meet all of the requirements of W.S. 22-29-105(f). The commission shall act upon the petition for formation in the same manner as set forth in W.S. 22-29-109 for county commissioners in determining if a petition for district formation shall be voted upon. When more than one (1) petition is filed covering parts of the same territory, the commission may consolidate all or any such petitions, or may exclude from any petition areas in conflict with another petition or petitions.
(i) Repealed by Laws 1998, ch. 115, 5.
(ii) Repealed by Laws 1998, ch. 115, 5.
(iii) Repealed by Laws 1998, ch. 115, 5.
(iv) Repealed by Laws 1998, ch. 115, 5.
(v) Repealed by Laws 1998, ch. 115, 5.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 16 - Conservation Districts › Section 11-16-109 - Notice and Hearing on Petition; Approval or Denial; Criteria.

11-16-109. Notice and hearing on petition; approval or denial; criteria.
After the hearing, if the commission determines, upon the facts presented at the hearing and other relevant facts that are available, that there is need in the interest of the public health, safety and welfare for a conservation district to function in the territory considered at the hearing, it shall record such determination and define by metes and bounds or by legal subdivisions the boundaries of the district. In making the determination and defining the boundaries, the commission shall give weight and consideration to the topography of the area considered and of the state, the composition of soils therein, the distribution of erosion, the carrying capacity and condition of grazing lands, the numbers of livestock grazed, the prevailing land use and management practices, the desirability and necessity of including within the district the particular lands under consideration and the benefits such land may receive from being included within the district, the relation of the proposed district to existing watersheds and agricultural regions and to other conservation districts already organized or proposed for organization, and such other physical, geographical and economic factors as are relevant, having due regard to the legislative policy set forth in W.S. 11-16-103. The territory included within the district need not be contiguous. If the commission determines there is no need for a conservation district to function in the territory considered at the hearing, it shall record such determination and deny the petition. Any owner of lands within a proposed district which is less than a countywide district may have his owned and leased lands excluded from the proposed district upon presentation of a petition and description of the lands to the commission not less than seven (7) days prior to the holding of the referendum for the organization of the district.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 16 - Conservation Districts › Section 11-16-110 - Canvass of Ballots.

11-16-110. Canvass of ballots.
(a) Repealed by Laws 1998, ch. 115, 5.
(b) Repealed by Laws 1987, ch. 21, 3.
(c) Repealed by Laws 1998, 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.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 16 - Conservation Districts › Section 11-16-111 - Board of Agriculture to Provide for Issuance of Notices, Conduct of Hearings and Referenda.

11-16-111. Board of agriculture to provide for issuance of notices, conduct of hearings and referenda.
The commission shall provide for the issuance of notices and the conduct of hearings and referenda by appropriate regulations. It shall provide for registration prior to the date of the referendum of all eligible voters, or prescribe some other appropriate procedure for the determination of those eligible as voters in the referendum.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 16 - Conservation Districts › Section 11-16-112 - Result of Referendum; Announcement; Practicability of District; Determination; Criteria.

11-16-112. Result of referendum; announcement; practicability of district; determination; criteria.
After making public the result of the referendum, the commission shall consider and determine whether the operation of the district within the defined boundaries is administratively practicable. If the commission determines the operation of the district is not administratively practicable, it shall record the determination and deny the petition. If the commission determines that the operation of the district is administratively practicable, it shall record the determination and proceed with the organization of the district. In making the determination the commission shall give regard to the attitudes of the voters lying within the defined boundaries, the number of voters eligible to vote in the referendum who voted, the proportion of votes cast in favor of the creation of the district to the total number of votes cast, the approximate wealth and income of the owners of land of the proposed district, the probable expense of carrying on erosion-control operations within the district, and other economic and social factors as are relevant.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 16 - Conservation Districts › Section 11-16-115 - Districts; Transfer of Land; Division or Consolidation; Change in Name.

11-16-115. Districts; transfer of land; division or consolidation; change in name.
(a) Upon written request of the board of supervisors of the conservation district or districts involved, with a showing that the request is approved by a majority vote of the members of each board involved the commission may, by administrative order:
(i) Transfer lands from one district to another;
(ii) Divide a single district into two (2) or more districts, each of which shall thereafter operate as a separate district; or
(iii) Consolidate two (2) or more districts to operate thereafter as a single district.
(b) The secretary of state shall make and issue a corrected certificate of organization upon receipt of such certification from the commission.
(c) Petitions for a change in the name of a conservation district may be submitted to the commission by the board of supervisors of a conservation district. If the commission approves the change of name, it shall certify the change to the secretary of state and shall notify the board of supervisors of the conservation district of the change, setting out in the notice the new name of the district. The secretary of state shall make and issue a corrected certificate of organization upon receipt of such certification from the commission.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 16 - Conservation Districts › Section 11-16-116 - Districts; Proof of Organization.

11-16-116. Districts; proof of organization.
In any suit, action or proceeding relating to any action of the district, the district is deemed to have been established in accordance with this act upon proof of the issuance of the certificate by the secretary of state. A copy of the certificate certified by the secretary of state is admissible in evidence in any suit, action or proceeding and is proof of the filing and contents thereof.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 16 - Conservation Districts › Section 11-16-118 - District Supervisors; Term; Vacancies; Expenses; Removal; Quorum; Bond Required of Employees; Areas Included in District; Cooperative Agreement With City.

11-16-118. District supervisors; term; vacancies; expenses; removal; quorum; bond required of employees; areas included in district; cooperative agreement with city.
(a) The term of the two (2) supervisors appointed extends from their appointment until the second annual election held in the district. A supervisor shall hold office from his election or appointment and taking of the oath of office until his successor has been elected or appointed, and qualified. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term. Vacancies in the office of any supervisor shall be filled by appointment by the commission upon the recommendations of the district supervisors, the appointee to serve until the next election at which time the vacancy shall be filled by the electors for the unexpired term. A supervisor shall receive no compensation for his services, but is entitled to expenses, including traveling expenses, necessarily incurred in the discharge of his duties. Any supervisor may be removed by the commission upon notice and hearing, for neglect of duty or malfeasance in office.
(b) A majority of the supervisors constitutes a quorum and the concurrence of three (3) supervisors is required for determination of any matter.
(c) The supervisors shall require a bond to be issued for all employees and officers entrusted with funds or property. The supervisors shall provide for keeping a full and accurate record of all proceedings, resolutions, regulations and orders issued or adopted. The accounts, receipts and disbursements of the district shall be subject to the audit and reporting requirements set forth in W.S. 9-1-507(a)(iii).
(d) All cities, towns, villages or other urban and suburban areas lying wholly or partly within the exterior boundaries of a conservation district shall, from the effective date of this act, be included in the district. In doubtful cases, the commission shall determine the district which includes any urban or suburban area.
(e) By cooperative agreement with the city concerned, a district may perform within the boundaries of the city any work required or authorized under this act, through such administrative and financial arrangements as the city and the district agree upon.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 16 - Conservation Districts › Section 11-16-119 - District Supervisors; Nomination; Qualifications; Election; Term.

11-16-119. District supervisors; nomination; qualifications; election; term.
Within thirty (30) days after issuance by the secretary of state of a certificate of organization of a conservation district, applications for election under the Special District Elections Act of 1994 may be filed with the commission by candidates for supervisors, who shall be owners of land within the district. The commission may extend for not to exceed thirty (30) days the time within which applications may be filed. The commission shall give notice of an election to be held for the election of three (3) supervisors for the district. All qualified electors within the district are eligible to vote. The three (3) supervisors first elected shall draw lots, one (1) for a term of two (2) years, and two (2) for a term of three (3) years. Thereafter supervisors shall be elected each year to serve for a full term of three (3) years. The number of supervisors elected each year shall be determined by the number of supervisors whose terms expire at that time. The commission shall provide for all elections, supervise the conduct thereof, and prescribe regulations governing the conduct of all elections, and shall make public the result thereof.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 16 - Conservation Districts › Section 11-16-120 - District Supervisors; Elections Under Election Code and for New Districts.

11-16-120. District supervisors; elections under Election Code and for new districts.
(a) District supervisors shall be elected in subsequent elections under the Special District Elections Act of 1994 and as hereinafter provided for new districts:
(i) At the first subsequent director election following establishment of a new district, five (5) supervisors, who reside within the district shall be elected at large by a nonpartisan ballot. Three (3) supervisors shall be rural residents, one (1) shall be a resident of an urban area and one (1) shall be elected at large. At the first subsequent director election, the at large candidate receiving the largest number of votes shall be elected for a four (4) year term, the urban candidate receiving the largest number of votes shall be elected for a four (4) year term, the rural candidate receiving the largest number of votes shall serve a four (4) year term and the two (2) candidates receiving the next highest number of votes shall be elected for two (2) year terms. In succeeding elections all supervisors shall be elected for four (4) year terms.
(ii) Repealed by Laws 1998, ch. 115, 5.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 16 - Conservation Districts › Section 11-16-121 - District Supervisor; Cooperation and Agreements Between Districts; Agreements With Districts in Adjoining States.

11-16-121. District supervisor; cooperation and agreements between districts; agreements with districts in adjoining states.
(a) The supervisors of two (2) or more districts organized under this act may cooperate in the exercise of any or all powers conferred in this act.
(b) Any two (2) or more districts may engage in joint activities by agreement for planning, financing, constructing, operating, maintaining and administering any program or project concerned with the conservation of renewable natural resources. The districts concerned may make available for purposes of the agreement any funds, property, personnel, equipment or services available to them under this act.
(c) Any district may enter into such agreements with districts in an adjoining state if the law in the other state permits such agreements.
(d) The commission may propose, guide and facilitate the establishment and carrying out of such agreements.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 16 - Conservation Districts › Section 11-16-123 - Applicability of Provisions Concerning Other Agencies; Validity of Contracts of Supervisors.

11-16-123. Applicability of provisions concerning other agencies; validity of contracts of supervisors.
(a) No provisions with respect to the acquisition, operation or disposition of property by other public bodies are applicable to a district organized hereunder unless the legislature shall specifically so state.
(b) No contract of the district supervisors for the payment of money is valid unless the supervisors have at the time the contract is made funds in cash, securities or deposits sufficient for the payment thereof.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 16 - Conservation Districts › Section 11-16-124 - Administration of Oaths by Secretary or Treasurer of District.

11-16-124. Administration of oaths by secretary or treasurer of district.
The secretary or treasurer of the district are severally authorized to administer oaths within their district in any matter pertaining to the business of their district where an oath is required by law.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 16 - Conservation Districts › Section 11-16-132 - Publicly Owned Lands to Be Administered in Cooperation With Districts.

11-16-132. Publicly owned lands to be administered in cooperation with districts.
Agencies of the state, county or any political subdivision of the state which have jurisdiction over or are charged with the administration of any state, county or other publicly owned lands lying within the boundaries of any district organized hereunder, shall cooperate to the fullest extent with the supervisors of the district to effect the programs and operations undertaken by the supervisors under this act and may lease such lands to a district. The supervisors of the districts shall be given free access to enter and perform work upon the publicly owned lands. The provisions of conservation ordinances have the force and effect of law over all publicly owned lands, and shall be in all respects observed by the agencies administering the lands.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 16 - Conservation Districts › Section 11-16-133 - Tax Levied on Property in District; Maximum Amount; Soil and Water Conservation Fund; Other Appropriation Authorized.

11-16-133. Tax levied on property in district; maximum amount; soil and water conservation fund; other appropriation authorized.
(a) Subject to W.S. 11-16-134, the county commissioners may 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. The tax shall be levied and collected as other county taxes and the county treasurer shall remit the taxes collected to the district to a separate fund to be known as the conservation district fund, which shall be used only to carry out the purposes of this act.
(b) Whether or not a tax levy is authorized under W.S. 11-16-134, each board of county commissioners may make appropriations from the county general fund to districts established under this act for the purpose of providing soil and water conservation programs.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 16 - Conservation Districts › Section 11-16-134 - Imposition of Tax; Vote of Electors Required.

11-16-134. Imposition of tax; vote of electors required.
(a) No tax shall be imposed under W.S. 11-16-133 until the proposition to impose the tax is submitted to a vote of the voters of the district and a majority of those casting their ballots vote in favor of imposing the tax. Any tax imposed under this act shall be levied in the year following the election at which the imposition of the tax is approved.
(b) The proposition to impose a tax under this act shall be at the expense of the county and may be submitted to the voters of the county upon the receipt by the board of county commissioners of a petition requesting the election signed by a majority of the supervisors of the district. The election shall be at the direction and under the supervision of the board of county commissioners.
(c) Subject to the limitation of subsection (b) of this section, the proposition to impose a tax under this act shall be submitted on an election date authorized under W.S. 22-21-103, or by mail ballot pursuant to W.S. 22-29-115 and 22-29-116. A notice of election shall be given by the county clerk in at least one (1) newspaper of general circulation published in the county wherein the election is to be held and shall specify the object of the election. The notice shall be published at least once each week for a thirty (30) day period preceding the election. At the election the ballots shall contain the words "for the conservation district tax" and "against the conservation district tax". Upon the initial submission of the conservation district tax, or any renewal thereof, after July 1, 1995, the conservation district board of supervisors shall choose one (1) of the following options and the words of the chosen option shall be clearly printed in the appropriate area on the election ballot:
(i) If this proposition is approved, the same proposition shall be submitted at the second following general election or by mail ballot pursuant to W.S. 22-29-115 and 22-29-116, and thereafter at succeeding general elections or by mail ballot pursuant to W.S. 22-29-115 and 22-29-116, every four (4) years until the proposition is defeated; or
(ii) If this proposition is approved, the tax shall remain in effect until a petition to discontinue the tax, signed by not less than ten percent (10%) of the voters of the district, is received by the board of county commissioners, and the proposal to discontinue the tax is approved by the voters. The proposal to discontinue the tax shall be submitted to the voters of the district at the expense of the county at the next general election or by mail ballot pursuant to W.S. 22-29-115 and 22-29-116 for approval or disapproval.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 16 - Conservation Districts › Section 11-16-135 - Special Expertise of Supervisors of Conservation Districts.

11-16-135. Special expertise of supervisors of conservation districts.
When representing a conservation district as a cooperating agency in matters related to the National Environmental Policy Act and in federal land planning, implementation and management actions, supervisors of a conservation district shall be deemed to have special expertise on all subject matters for which they have statutory responsibility as provided in W.S. 11-16-122, including but not limited to all subject matters directly or indirectly related to stabilization of the agriculture industry, protection of natural resources including but not limited to data and information, conservation of soil and water resources, control and prevention of soil erosion, flood prevention or the conservation, development, utilization and disposal of water within the district.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 17 - Livestock Remedies › Article 2 - Animal Remedies › Section 11-17-204 - Registration; Fees; Audit; Investigator Special Revenue Account.

11-17-204. Registration; fees; audit; investigator special revenue account.
(a) Any manufacturer of animal remedies, except the United States department of agriculture, shall register each product before distribution in Wyoming. The application for registration shall be submitted on forms furnished by the director and shall be accompanied by a label or other printed matter describing the product. Upon approval by the director or his agent, a copy of the registration shall be furnished to the applicant. All registrations are effective from the date of approval and expire on December 31 each year.
(b) Every registrant of animal remedies shall pay a registration fee of forty dollars ($40.00) per product. Of this fee, twenty dollars ($20.00) shall be deposited into the general fund and twenty dollars ($20.00) shall be deposited into the inspection account.
(c) An applicant may appeal the denial of a registration in accordance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act.
(d) The department may conduct a product compliance audit to assure compliance of this article. The audit shall consist of label and registration reviews. A registrant may appeal any negative audit in accordance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 17 - Livestock Remedies › Article 2 - Animal Remedies › Section 11-17-205 - Labeling.

11-17-205. Labeling.
(a) Any animal remedy distributed in Wyoming shall be accompanied by a legible label bearing the following information:
(i) The name and principal address of the manufacturer or person responsible for placing the animal remedy on the market;
(ii) The name, brand or trade-mark under which the animal remedy is sold;
(iii) An accurate statement of the minimum net contents of the package, lot or parcel, the contents stated by weight in the case of solids, by volume in the case of liquids, and by both count and weight or volume per dose in the case of dosage forms;
(iv) The common or usual name and quantity of each active ingredient;
(v) Adequate directions for use;
(vi) Adequate warnings against use in conditions, whether pathological or normal, where its use may be dangerous to the health of animals, or against unsafe dosage, methods or duration of methods, administration, or application, in such manner and form, as are necessary for the protection of animals.
(b) Any word, statement or other information appearing on the label shall also appear on the outside container or wrapper, if any, of the retail package of the animal remedy or shall be easily legible through the outside container or wrapper of the animal remedy.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 17 - Livestock Remedies › Article 2 - Animal Remedies › Section 11-17-206 - Professional Supervision Required for Preparation and Packaging of Remedies.

11-17-206. Professional supervision required for preparation and packaging of remedies.
(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.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 17 - Livestock Remedies › Article 2 - Animal Remedies › Section 11-17-208 - Warning to Distributor; Seizure and Order of Disposition; Application for Release; Hearing.

11-17-208. Warning to distributor; seizure and order of disposition; application for release; hearing.
(a) When the director or his authorized agent finds that an animal remedy is mislabeled, misbranded or adulterated, or that it does not conform to its label guarantee, he may issue a written statement warning the distributor or registrant that the animal remedy is considered to be in violation of the law. This statement is a warning only to the distributor or registrant that if the animal remedy is distributed further the director may pursue further action. If the distributor, registrant or manufacturer heeds the warning and corrects the violation within the time allowed by the director, no further action shall be taken.
(b) If it appears that any manufacturer, distributor, registrant or any other person responsible for animal remedies has not corrected the reason for the warning in subsection (a) of this section or has violated this article, the director shall cause notice to be given to the manufacturer, distributor, registrant or person that a hearing will be had at a date and place named in the notice. The director or his authorized agent shall hold a hearing in accordance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act. If the manufacturer, distributor, registrant or person fails to appear at the time and place designated in the notice, the director or his authorized agent shall conduct the hearing as though the manufacturer, distributor, registrant or person were present. If it is established by the hearing to the satisfaction of the director that prosecution is warranted the director shall provide to the Wyoming attorney general:
(i) A certification of the facts;
(ii) An official report of the result of the hearing; and
(iii) A copy of the analysis or other examination which bears on the case.
(c) Any lot of an animal remedy not in compliance with requirements of laws or regulations is subject to seizure on complaint of the director to a court of competent jurisdiction in the county in which the animal remedy is located. If the court finds the animal remedy in violation and orders the condemnation of the animal remedy, it shall be disposed of in any manner consistent with the quality of the animal remedy and the laws of Wyoming. In no instance shall the disposition of the animal remedy be ordered by the court without first giving the manufacturer, distributor or registrant an opportunity to apply to the court for release of the animal remedy or for permission to process or relabel the animal remedy to bring it into compliance with the law.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 17 - Livestock Remedies › Article 2 - Animal Remedies › Section 11-17-209 - Prohibited Acts; Penalty; Additional Sanctions.

11-17-209. Prohibited acts; penalty; additional sanctions.
(a) It is unlawful for any person to:
(i) Sell or distribute in Wyoming any animal remedy without having attached or furnished such stamps, labels or tags as required by this article;
(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 Wyoming any animal remedy without complying with the requirements of this article;
(iv) Sell or distribute in Wyoming any animal remedy when the manufacturer or distributor is not registered with the department as required by this article;
(v) Manufacture, sell, deliver, hold or offer for sale any animal remedy that is adulterated or misbranded;
(vi) Give a guaranty which is false, except a person who relied on a guaranty to the same effect signed by, and containing the name and address of the person from whom he received the animal remedy in good faith;
(vii) Disseminate any advertisement which is false or misleading in any respect, but no person or medium for the dissemination of any advertisement, except the manufacturer, packer, distributor, or seller of the animal remedy to which a false advertisement relates, is subject to the penalties for violations of this article, by reason of the dissemination by him of the false advertisement, unless he refused, on the request of the director to furnish the name and address of the manufacturer, packer, distributor, seller or advertising agency which caused him to disseminate the advertisement;
(viii) Sell or offer to sell any biological product that has not been kept in refrigeration under conditions prescribed by the rules and regulations promulgated and adopted by the director.
(b) Any person violating any provision of W.S. 11-17-201 through 11-17-209 or rules or regulations thereunder is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or imprisoned in the county jail for not more than one (1) year, or both, for the first offense, and upon conviction for a subsequent offense shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisoned in the county jail for not more than one (1) year, or both. Any offense committed more than three (3) years after a previous conviction shall be considered a first offense.
(c) In addition to the penalty provided in subsection (b) of this section, the distribution of any animal remedy mixed or adulterated with any substance injurious to animals is subject to seizure and condemnation as the court may direct. The court may in its discretion release the animal remedy 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 18 - Livestock Board and State Veterinarian › Section 11-18-101 - Livestock Board; Creation; Composition; Qualifications; Appointment and Term of Members; Removal; Vacancies; Name Defined.

11-18-101. Livestock board; creation; composition; qualifications; appointment and term of members; removal; vacancies; name defined.
(a) The Wyoming livestock board is created and shall consist of seven (7) livestock producers. At least three (3) members shall be sheep producers and at least three (3) shall be cattle producers, provided that if a vacancy exists on the board and no person meeting all the qualifications of this section is available then any livestock producer within the appointment district may be appointed. 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. The members shall be appointed from each of the appointment districts pursuant to W.S. 9-1-218 and the appointment for each district shall be rotated among the counties within the district. The members shall serve for one (1) six (6) year term and until their successors are appointed and qualified. In case of a vacancy for any reason, the governor shall appoint a qualified person to fill the vacancy in accordance with W.S. 28-12-101. Each member of the Wyoming livestock board shall be a qualified elector of the county from which he is appointed and a resident of this state during his term of office.
(b) The name, "Wyoming livestock and sanitary board" wherever it appears in any statute, law or regulation of record in this state or in any other document now in force and effect means "Wyoming livestock board." All powers, duties and prerogatives having accrued by law to the former livestock and sanitary board is hereafter vested in the Wyoming livestock board.
(c) Appointments and terms under this section shall be in accordance with W.S. 28-12-101 through 28-12-103.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 18 - Livestock Board and State Veterinarian › Section 11-18-102 - Livestock Board; Duties Generally.

11-18-102. Livestock board; duties generally.
The Wyoming livestock board shall exercise general supervision over and protect the livestock interests of the state from theft and disease, and shall recommend legislation as in its judgment will foster the industry.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 18 - Livestock Board and State Veterinarian › Section 11-18-104 - Livestock Board; Oath.

11-18-104. Livestock board; oath.
Members of the Wyoming livestock board, before entering upon their duties, shall take the oath of office prescribed by the constitution, and file it in the office of the secretary of state.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 18 - Livestock Board and State Veterinarian › Section 11-18-105 - Livestock Board; Election of President; Meetings Generally.

11-18-105. Livestock board; election of president; meetings generally.
The Wyoming livestock board shall elect one (1) of its members president. It shall meet at such times as called by the president, any three (3) members of the board, the state veterinarian or the director.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 18 - Livestock Board and State Veterinarian › Section 11-18-106 - Livestock Board; Quorum; Compensation.

11-18-106. Livestock board; quorum; compensation.
A majority of the board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. Members of the board shall receive compensation, mileage and per diem for time actually spent in the performance of their duties and traveling expenses while in attendance, and going to and from board meetings in the same manner and amount as members of the Wyoming legislature.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 18 - Livestock Board and State Veterinarian › Section 11-18-108 - Livestock Board; Report to Governor.

11-18-108. Livestock board; report to governor.
The Wyoming livestock board shall report to the governor all proceedings and the condition of the livestock interest of Wyoming as required by W.S. 9-2-1014.