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2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 41 - Agriculture Mediation Service › Section 11-41-102 - Definitions.

11-41-102. Definitions.
(a) As used in this chapter:
(i) "Action" means a court action by a creditor against a farmer for payment of a debt, to enforce or foreclose a security interest, lien or mortgage, or to repossess or declare a creditor's interest in real property. "Action" also includes any matter filed in a court of law or before an agency by a party to resolve a dispute;
(ii) "Agricultural property" means real property that is used principally for farming or ranching, real property that is a farmer's principal residence and any land contiguous to the residence, personal property that is used as security to finance farming or personal property that is used for farming;
(iii) "Board" means the agriculture and natural resource mediation board;
(iv) "Creditor" means any person who holds a mortgage on or is a vendor of a land contract for agricultural property, who has a lien on or security interest in agricultural property or who is a judgment creditor with a judgment against a farmer affecting the farmer's agricultural property;
(v) "Farmer or rancher" means a person engaged in farming or ranching who owns or leases a total of sixty (60) acres or more of land that is agricultural property and whose gross sales of farm products for the preceding year equaled twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00) or more;
(vi) "Farming or ranching" means the employment and operation of real property for the production of agricultural products, including but not limited to:
(A) Raising, harvesting and selling crops, hay and other products of the soil;
(B) Feeding, breeding, management and sale of livestock, poultry, fur bearing animals or honeybees, or the produce thereof; or
(C) Dairying and the sale of dairy products.
(vii) "Mediation" means the act of a neutral person in intermediating between or among contending parties with a view to assisting them to adjust or settle their dispute by mutual agreement;
(viii) "Parties" means the primary decision makers engaged in the mediation process;
(ix) "Standing" means a person that is given the authority to enter into a mediation process by the board.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 41 - Agriculture Mediation Service › Section 11-41-103 - Agriculture Mediation Board Created; Membership.

11-41-103. Agriculture mediation board created; membership.
(a) There is created in the governor's office the agriculture mediation board which consists of six (6) members, five (5) of whom shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate in accordance with W.S. 28-12-101 through 28-12-103. The director of the department of agriculture or his designee shall be a member of the board. The board shall elect a chairman from its members.
(b) Each appointed member shall serve a four (4) year term. If a vacancy occurs on the board, the governor with the advice and consent of the senate shall appoint a person to serve the unexpired term. Initial appointments or any vacancy occurring between sessions of the legislature may be filled by the governor in accordance with W.S. 28-12-101(b).
(c) Each appointed member of the board shall serve without compensation.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 41 - Agriculture Mediation Service › Section 11-41-104 - Powers and Duties of the Board.

11-41-104. Powers and duties of the board.
(a) The board shall:
(i) Prepare all forms necessary for the administration of this chapter and shall ensure that forms are disseminated and that the availability of mediation under this chapter is publicized;
(ii) Promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement this chapter. The rules may define owners and creditors of agriculturally related businesses and permit owners and creditors of such businesses to participate in mediation subject to the same terms and conditions applicable to farmers and creditors under this chapter. The rules may also define, for purposes of this chapter, persons who have standing to seek mediation, proper procedures for initiating and conducting mediation processes and issues and subjects to which mediation may be made which shall include wetlands determination, compliance with farm programs, agricultural credit, rural water loan programs, grazing on public lands or other issues and subjects which the board considers appropriate.
(b) The board may employ and remove for cause administrative, technical and other personnel. The board may provide training programs for prospective mediators and obtain technical information when needed.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 41 - Agriculture Mediation Service › Section 11-41-105 - Selection of Mediators; Duties; Compensation; Immunity.

11-41-105. Selection of mediators; duties; compensation; immunity.
(a) The board shall select mediators and shall establish training standards for mediators which shall include training in mediation processes and conflict resolution.
(b) Mediators shall:
(i) Listen to the parties desiring to be heard;
(ii) Endeavor to create a climate conducive to the resolution of differences between the parties;
(iii) Inform the parties as to the existence of available assistance programs;
(iv) Repealed by Laws 1988, ch. 48, 2.
(v) Assist the parties in attempting to arrive at an agreement;
(vi) Assist in the preparation of a written agreement.
(c) Mediators shall be compensated in an amount approved by the board. The parties in the mediation process shall share the costs of the mediation equally. The board may establish a fee schedule to recover, to the extent possible, the board's administrative costs from the parties upon the execution of a mediation agreement.
(d) Mediators, and University of Wyoming financial analysts and extension personnel to the extent they participate in mediations under this chapter, are immune from civil liability for any good faith act or omission within the scope of the performance of their powers and duties under this chapter.
(e) After receiving a mediation request involving an agricultural debt, the board may refer the borrower to the University of Wyoming college of agriculture through the extension service or other financial analysts skilled in assisting with farm debt matters. The financial analyst shall assist the borrower in the preparation of information relative to the finances of the borrower for the initial mediation meeting.
(f) Mediators may not compel a settlement.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 41 - Agriculture Mediation Service › Section 11-41-106 - Confidentiality of Records.

11-41-106. Confidentiality of records.
(a) Upon acceptance and initiation of a mediation procedure, all documents and discussions, recorded or otherwise, shall be confidential and are not public records under W.S. 16-4-201 through 16-4-205.
(b) All data regarding the finances of individual borrowers and creditors which is created, collected and maintained by agricultural mediators and which are not already matters of public record are confidential and are not public records under W.S. 16-4-201 through 16-4-205.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 41 - Agriculture Mediation Service › Section 11-41-107 - Suspension of Court or Agency Action to Allow for Voluntary Mediation.

11-41-107. Suspension of court or agency action to allow for voluntary mediation.
(a) During the pendency of any action brought by parties to the mediation process, the court, or agency if filed before an agency, may, upon the written stipulation of all parties to the action that they wish to engage in mediation under this chapter, enter an order suspending the action.
(b) A suspension order under subsection (a) of this section suspends all orders and proceedings in the action for the time period specified in the suspension order. In specifying the time period, the court or agency shall exercise its discretion for the purpose of permitting the parties to engage in mediation without prejudice to the rights of any person. The suspension order may include other terms and conditions as the court or agency may deem appropriate. The suspension order may be revoked upon motion of any party or upon motion of the court or agency.
(c) If all parties to the action agree, by written stipulation, that all issues before the court or agency are resolved by mediation under this chapter, the court or agency shall dismiss the action. If the parties do not agree that the issues are resolved or if the court or agency revokes the suspension order under subsection (b) of this section, the action shall proceed as if no mediation had been attempted.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 41 - Agriculture Mediation Service › Section 11-41-108 - Mediation Process.

11-41-108. Mediation process.
(a) Any conflict between two (2) parties which involves agriculture or natural resources may be subject to mediation. This may include, but not be limited to, conflicts between federal, state and local agencies, individuals and organizations. No creditor shall institute an action as defined in this chapter without first notifying the borrower of the availability of mediation services under W.S. 11-41-101 through 11-41-110.
(b) A farmer or creditor wishing to resolve a dispute between them involving the farmer's agricultural property and the creditor's interest in a mortgage, land contract, lien, security interest or judgment affecting the agricultural property, either before an action has been initiated to which they are parties or after entry of a suspension order in an action to which they are parties under W.S. 11-41-107, may participate in mediation in accordance with this chapter.
(c) To participate in mediation, the parties shall submit a request for mediation, together with an agreement to mediate, to the board on forms prepared by the board.
(d) If no action has been initiated to which the farmer and creditor are parties, the board shall identify the parties to any mediation under this chapter and shall require all parties to enter into an agreement to refrain from initiating any action among the parties affecting the subject matter of the mediation for a sixty (60) day period.
(e) After the board has obtained the agreement or agreements under subsections (c) and (d) of this section, the board shall provide the parties with the names, mailing addresses and qualifications of mediators located in the geographical area in which the agricultural property or farmer is located. The parties shall select a mediator or, upon request of the parties, the board shall designate a mediator for the parties.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 41 - Agriculture Mediation Service › Section 11-41-109 - Effect of Mediation.

11-41-109. Effect of mediation.
The parties may at any time withdraw from mediation. The parties have full responsibility for reaching and enforcing any agreement among them. After the expiration of the sixty (60) day period under W.S. 11-41-108(d) or the time period specified in the suspension order under W.S. 11-41-107, the mediation process shall terminate unless extended by unanimous mutual assent of the parties.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 41 - Agriculture Mediation Service › Section 11-41-110 - Effect on Other Creditors; No Delay.

11-41-110. Effect on other creditors; no delay.
With respect to mediation between parties before an action has been initiated to which they are parties, no agreement to mediate, or the fact that mediation is currently occurring, shall have the effect of delaying, postponing or extending any time limits in any legal proceeding commenced to enforce a mortgage, land contract, lien, security interest or judgment commenced by a creditor other than the creditor or creditors participating in the mediation.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 43 - Commodity Certification Program › Section 11-43-101 - Commodity Certification Programs; Rules and Regulations; Fee Collection.

11-43-101. Commodity certification programs; rules and regulations; fee collection.
(a) Upon request of a producer or processor, the director of the department of agriculture may develop standards of certification for any commodities produced or processed in Wyoming whether raw or value-added in order to promote special attributes of a particular commodity. The use of certification standards by any producer or processor will be on a voluntary basis. Development of standards shall be done in compliance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act. Standards of certification shall be in harmony with and not supersede existing laws and regulations. Fees, not exceeding the cost of administering the program, may be collected from participating producers and processors on an annual basis and shall be deposited in the general fund.
(b) The director may suspend or revoke a certification granted under this act [ 11-43-101 and 11-43-102] if the recipient of the certification fails to meet all of the requirements adopted by rules and regulations.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 43 - Commodity Certification Program › Section 11-43-102 - Unauthorized Use of Certification Prohibited; Penalty.

11-43-102. Unauthorized use of certification prohibited; penalty.
The use of any labeling, advertising or promotional material which falsely claims that a commodity or any product is certified or approved by the Wyoming department of agriculture is prohibited. Any person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 44 - Farm and Ranch Operations › Section 11-44-102 - Definitions.

11-44-102. Definitions.
(a) As used in this act:
(i) "Farm and ranch" means the land, buildings, livestock and machinery used in the commercial production and sale of farm and ranch products;
(ii) "Farm or ranch operation" means the science and art of production of plants and animals useful to man except those listed under W.S. 23-1-101, including, but not limited to, the preparation of these products for man's use and their disposal by marketing or otherwise, and includes horticulture, floriculture, viticulture, silviculture, dairy, livestock, poultry, bee and any and all forms of farm and ranch products and farm and ranch production;
(iii) "This act" means W.S. 11-44-101 through 11-44-104.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 44 - Farm and Ranch Operations › Section 11-44-103 - Farm or Ranch Operations Not Considered a Nuisance; Conditions.

11-44-103. Farm or ranch operations not considered a nuisance; conditions.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a farm or ranch operation shall not be found to be a public or private nuisance by reason of that operation if that farm or ranch operation:
(i) Conforms to generally accepted agricultural management practices; and
(ii) Existed before a change in the land use adjacent to the farm or ranch land and the farm or ranch operation would not have been a nuisance before the change in land use or occupancy occurred.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 44 - Farm and Ranch Operations › Section 11-44-104 - Right to Farm.

11-44-104. Right to farm.
(a) To protect agriculture as a vital part of the economy of Wyoming, the rights of farmers and ranchers to engage in farm or ranch operations shall be forever guaranteed in this state.
(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to modify any provision of common law or statutes relating to trespass, eminent domain, existing or previously enacted laws or rules or any other property rights.
(c) As used in this section "farm and ranch operations" includes any farm or ranch practice recognized as generally accepted under the provisions of W.S. 11-44-103 and any agricultural or livestock management practice recognized as generally accepted under the provisions of W.S. 11-29-115.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 47 - Commonsense Consumption Act › Section 11-47-102 - Definitions.

11-47-102. Definitions.
(a) As used in this act:
(i) "Livestock" means as defined in W.S. 11-39-101(a)(vi);
(ii) "Agricultural producer" means any producer of livestock, crops for food or fiber, dairy products and any other product for human consumption from an agricultural operation;
(iii) "Long term consumption" means the cumulative effect of the consumption of any qualified product and not the effect of a single instance of consumption;
(iv) "Qualified product" means any food or drink as defined in section 201(f) of the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321(f)), and specifically includes meat and meat products from livestock, food, fiber, dairy products and any other product for human consumption from an agricultural operation;
(v) "Seller" means any person or entity lawfully engaged in the business of marketing, distributing, advertising or selling a qualified product;
(vi) "Trade association" means any association or business organization that is not operated for profit, if two (2) or more members are manufacturers, marketers, distributors, agricultural producers, advertisers or sellers of a qualified product;
(vii) "This act" means W.S. 11-47-101 through 11-47-103.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 47 - Commonsense Consumption Act › Section 11-47-103 - Limitation on Liability for Long Term Consumption.

11-47-103. Limitation on liability for long term consumption.
(a) No manufacturer, seller, trade association, agricultural producer, wholesaler, broker or retailer of a qualified product is subject to civil liability for injury or death in any case in which liability is based on the individual's weight gain, obesity or a health condition related to weight gain or obesity, and the weight gain, obesity or health condition results from the individual's long term consumption of a qualified product.
(b) Subsection (a) of this section shall not preclude civil liability if:
(i) The claim of injury or death is based on a material violation of a composition, branding or labeling standard prescribed by state or federal law; and
(A) The claimed injury or death was actually and proximately caused by that violation; and
(B) The violation was committed with intent to deceive or injure consumers or with actual knowledge that the violation was injurious to consumers.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 48 - Feral Livestock › Section 11-48-101 - Definitions.

11-48-101. Definitions.
(a) As used in this chapter:
(i) "Board" means the Wyoming livestock board;
(ii) "Director" means the director of the Wyoming livestock board;
(iii) "Feral" means a domestic animal that is not under the control of nor cared for by a person and which has returned to a wild or semi-wild state. A feral animal may or may not be owned by a person;
(iv) Repealed By Laws 2011, Ch. 21, 2.
(v) "Disposal" means as defined in W.S. 11-24-101(a)(iv);
(vi) "Livestock" means as defined in W.S. 23-1-102(a)(xvi).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 48 - Feral Livestock › Section 11-48-102 - Disposition of Feral Livestock; Penalty.

11-48-102. Disposition of feral livestock; penalty.
(a) Before any livestock can be declared feral, a reasonable attempt shall be made by the director or the state veterinarian to locate and identify the owner of the livestock and to notify the owner to take possession of the livestock. If the owner repeatedly refuses to take possession of the livestock, he shall be subject to the provisions of subsection (g) of this section.
(b) If the state veterinarian or the director are unable to identify and notify the owner of the livestock or the owner refused to take possession for the livestock within five (5) days after receiving notice, the livestock may be declared to be feral livestock.
(c) If the director or the state veterinarian determines that any feral livestock are damaging private or public property, including grass, cultivated crops or stored crops, or determines the feral livestock is on private or public property where the feral livestock are not authorized to be and that capturing the feral livestock is not feasible or is cost prohibitive, the director or the state veterinarian may order the disposal of the feral livestock.
(d) If the state veterinarian determines or suspects any feral livestock are likely to be infected with or able to spread any infectious or contagious disease, the state veterinarian may order the destruction of the feral livestock.
(e) There shall be no right for any future indemnity or payment to the owner for the disposition of any feral livestock disposed of in accordance with this section. Should the owner of any feral livestock disposed of in accordance with this section be subsequently identified, the board may seek reimbursement from the owner for all costs associated with the disposal and removal of the feral livestock.
(f) The Wyoming livestock board shall promulgate rules necessary for the administration of this section.
(g) The owner of feral livestock shall be:
(i) Responsible for all damages caused by the feral livestock; and
(ii) Responsible for the costs of gathering, feeding, veterinary services, transportation and other incidental expenses relating to the feral livestock incurred by the Wyoming livestock board.
(h) Any person failing to comply with this section shall be punished as provided in W.S. 11-1-103.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 49 - Marketing Homemade Foods › Section 11-49-104 - Animal Shares.

11-49-104. Animal shares.
(a) The acquisition of meat from animals by an informed end consumer shall not constitute the sale of meat products in contravention of this act and shall not be prohibited if all of the following conditions are met:
(i) The meat is delivered pursuant to an animal share and is:
(A) Received from the farm or ranch where an animal or herd subject to the animal share is located;
(B) Received by or on behalf of an owner of an animal share;
(C) Obtained from the particular animal or herd subject to the animal share.
(ii) Ownership of each animal is established prior to slaughter and the slaughter is conducted pursuant to W.S. 11-23-102(a), if applicable;
(iii) A prominent warning statement that the meat has not been inspected is delivered to the informed end consumer with the meat or is displayed on a label affixed to the meat packaging;
(iv) Information describing the standards used by the farm or ranch with respect to herd health, and in the processing of meat from the herd, is provided to the informed end consumer by the farmer or rancher.
(b) No person who obtains meat in accordance with this section shall sell, donate or commercially redistribute the meat.
(c) No farmer or rancher shall publish any statement that implies the department of agriculture's approval or endorsement of meat delivered pursuant to an animal share.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 50 - Bean Research › Section 11-50-101 - Definitions.

11-50-101. Definitions.
(a) As used in this act:
(i) "Commission" means the bean commission established under W.S. 11-50-102;
(ii) "Department" means the state department of agriculture;
(iii) "Director" means the director of the state department of agriculture or his designee;
(iv) "Dry edible beans" includes all market classes and varieties of dry edible beans produced in Wyoming including beans intended for use as seed;
(v) "Grower" means any person engaged in growing, or causing to be grown, dry edible beans on one (1) acre or more in Wyoming. "Grower" may include an owner and tenant jointly or a partnership, association, corporation, cooperative, trust, sharecropper or any other business unit, device or arrangement;
(vi) "Handler" means any person, no matter where the person is located, who is engaged in the operation of buying, selling, shipping or distributing dry beans grown in Wyoming which he has purchased or acquired from a grower or which he is shipping on behalf of a grower;
(vii) "This act" means W.S. 11-50-101 through 11-50-108.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 50 - Bean Research › Section 11-50-102 - Dry Bean Commission Established; Composition; Appointment; Term; Removal; Vacancies; Reimbursement for Expenses.

11-50-102. Dry bean commission established; composition; appointment; term; removal; vacancies; reimbursement for expenses.
(a) There is created the Wyoming bean commission. For administrative purposes the commission shall be within the department of agriculture. The commission shall be composed of six (6) members initially appointed by the governor. The director or his designated representative shall serve ex officio without vote. The appointed commission members shall consist of four (4) growers residing in Wyoming with at least one (1) of the members residing in Laramie, Platte or Goshen County, Wyoming. Two (2) members shall be handlers with dry bean processing facilities located in Wyoming. The governor may remove any member he appoints as provided in W.S. 9-1-202.
(b) The terms of office for the initial appointments to the commission shall be two (2) terms of four (4) years and two (2) terms of two (2) years for the grower members. The initial terms of office for the handler members shall be one (1) term of four (4) years and one (1) term of two (2) years. Upon the expiration of each of these terms, the commission shall conduct by mail an election to fill the open membership. After initial terms, elected members shall serve for a term of four (4) years. Only growers and handlers who paid dry bean assessments in the previous two (2) calendar years shall be eligible to vote in or stand for election, which shall be conducted in March of each odd-numbered year. If a vacancy occurs, the governor shall appoint a person for the unexpired term.
(c) The governor shall declare the office of any appointed or elected member of the commission vacant when he finds that the member:
(i) Is no longer a grower or handler;
(ii) Is unable to perform his duties; or
(iii) Has become a resident of another state.
(d) Members of the commission shall serve without compensation but shall receive mileage and per diem as provided by law for state employees.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 50 - Bean Research › Section 11-50-103 - Powers and Duties of the Commission.

11-50-103. Powers and duties of the commission.
(a) The commission shall:
(i) Receive and disburse funds under the provisions of this act to be used in administering the provisions of this act;
(ii) Annually elect a chairman and vice chairman from among its members. No chairman shall succeed himself more than once;
(iii) Meet not less than two (2) times each year in conjunction with the crop research foundation of Wyoming and at such other times as called by the chairman or when requested by three (3) or more members of the commission;
(iv) Keep a permanent record of its proceedings and report annually to the governor and the joint agriculture, state and public lands and water resources interim committee respecting its activities as provided in W.S. 9-2-1014;
(v) If the commission determines that it is advisable to implement a research, promotion or market program, prepare and submit a proposed program to the director together with a budget and cash flow statement. Funds shall only be dispersed to the crop research foundation in accordance with the submitted budget and cash flow statement.
(b) The commission may:
(i) Conduct or contract for scientific research to discover and develop improved varieties, production techniques and end-use products;
(ii) Conduct or contract for programs of consumer education and market development;
(iii) Disseminate information on dry edible beans based on scientific research;
(iv) Study state and federal legislation with respect to matters concerning the dry edible bean industry;
(v) Sue and be sued as a commission, without individual liability, for acts of the commission within the scope of the powers and duties conferred upon it by this act;
(vi) Enter into contracts to carry out the purpose of the commission as provided in this act;
(vii) Appoint advisory groups composed of representatives from organizations, institutions or business related to or interested in the welfare of the dry edible bean industry;
(viii) Make grants to research agencies for financing special or emergency studies, or for purchase or acquisition of facilities necessary to carry out the purposes of the commission;
(ix) Appoint subordinate officers and employees of the commission, prescribe their duties and fix their compensation;
(x) Cooperate with any local, state or nationwide organization or agency engaged in work or activities similar to or related to those of the commission, and enter into contracts with those organizations or agencies for carrying on joint programs;
(xi) Adopt rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this act;
(xii) Adopt, rescind, modify or amend all proper regulations, orders and resolutions for the exercise of its powers and duties.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 50 - Bean Research › Section 11-50-107 - Refund.

11-50-107. Refund.
(a) Any person who has paid any assessment as provided in this act is entitled to a prompt refund of the contribution from the commission upon request. A claim for a refund shall be made to the commission not less than thirty (30) nor more than ninety (90) days from the date of the sale upon which the assessment was based. The claim shall be made on a form prescribed and furnished by the commission. No assessment paid by a handler is refundable under this section unless the grower has also claimed a refund under this section for the matching portion of the assessment.
(b) Before processing any claim for refund under this section, the commission may require any additional information or affirmation under penalty of perjury it deems necessary to determine the validity of the claim.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 50 - Bean Research › Section 11-50-108 - Surety Bond Required to Receive or Disburse Funds.

11-50-108. Surety bond required to receive or disburse funds.
Any person authorized by the commission to receive or disburse funds, as provided by this act, shall post with the commission a surety bond in an amount the commission determines sufficient, for which the cost or premium shall be paid by the commission.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 51 - Hemp Production › Section 11-51-101 - Definitions.

11-51-101. Definitions.
(a) As used in this chapter:
(i) "Corrective action plan" means a plan the department develops in consultation with a licensee to correct any violation of this chapter;
(ii) "Disposal" means activities to alter or treat hemp or hemp products that contain an amount of THC in excess of the amount authorized in this chapter to ensure that the THC is reduced to bring the hemp or hemp product into compliance with this chapter or, if compliance is not attainable, that the THC is rendered inaccessible;
(iii) "Hemp" or "hemp product" means all parts, seeds and varieties of the plant cannabis sativa l., whether growing or not, or a product, derivative, extract, cannabinoid, isomer, acid, salt or salt of isomer made from that plant with a THC concentration of not more than three-tenths of one percent (0.3%) on a dry weight basis when using post-decarboxylation or another similarly reliable testing method;
(iv) "Licensee" means a person licensed under this chapter to produce, process or test hemp;
(v) "Produce" means all acts necessary to produce and market hemp including, without limitation, planting, cultivating, harvesting, cloning, producing seeds, handling, transporting and selling;
(vi) "Process" means converting hemp into another product that contains no more than three-tenths of one percent (0.3%) THC on a dry weight basis when using post-decarboxylation or another similarly reliable testing method;
(vii) "THC" means tetrahydrocannabinol, the psychoactive component of the cannabis plant, with the scientific name trans-delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 51 - Hemp Production › Section 11-51-102 - Hemp as Agricultural Crop; Use of Hemp.

11-51-102. Hemp as agricultural crop; use of hemp.
(a) Hemp is an agricultural crop in this state. Upon meeting the requirements of this chapter, a person may produce or process hemp.
(b) Notwithstanding the requirements of this chapter, the possession, purchase, sale, transportation and use of hemp and hemp products by any person is allowable except as provided in W.S. 14-3-310.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 51 - Hemp Production › Section 11-51-103 - Licensing.

11-51-103. Licensing.
(a) No person shall produce or process hemp unless the person has obtained a license from the department on a form provided by the department.
(b) The application for a license under this section shall include:
(i) The name and address of the applicant;
(ii) The physical address and legal description of all land and property where the production or processing will occur;
(iii) A statement that the applicant has not been convicted of or pled nolo contendre to a controlled substance felony within the past ten (10) years, or in the event the applicant is not an individual, a statement that no member, principal, officer or director of the applicant has been convicted of or pled nolo contendre to a controlled substance felony;
(iv) Authorization for reasonable access by the department for inspections and verifications related to production or processing activities for which a licensee shall be assessed fees under W.S. 11-51-104(a); and
(v) Verification that the applicant is a business entity organized under the laws of Wyoming or a Wyoming resident, as defined by rule of the department.
(c) The department shall issue a license, or renewal thereof, which is valid for one (1) year if:
(i) The requirements of subsection (b) of this section are met including that the applicant has not been convicted of or pled nolo contendre to a controlled substance felony within the past ten (10) years; and
(ii) Seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) is received for each annual license or renewal application. This fee shall be reduced to five hundred dollars ($500.00) for a nonprofit or educational organization.
(d) Licenses under this section may authorize producing hemp and processing hemp products at more than one (1) location for the same licensee.
(e) Any person possessing hemp or hemp products only for the purpose of testing THC levels may, but shall not be required to, obtain a license under this chapter.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 51 - Hemp Production › Section 11-51-104 - Enforcement; Fees; Penalties.

11-51-104. Enforcement; fees; penalties.
(a) The department shall perform inspections and provide chemical sampling and analysis of production or processing activities by licensees to determine compliance with this chapter. The department may require verification of effective disposal by licensees of hemp or hemp products that contain in excess of three-tenths of one percent (0.3%) THC on a dry weight basis. For any sample, analysis or verification conducted under this subsection, the department shall assess the licensee fees as established by rule of the department, not to exceed the following:
(i) Two hundred dollars ($200.00) per sample conducted by the department;
(ii) Two hundred dollars ($200.00) per analysis conducted by the department;
(iii) Two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for verification of effective disposal of hemp or hemp products that contain in excess of three-tenths of one percent (0.3%) THC on a dry weight basis.
(b) Any licensee who violates any provision of this chapter or any regulation promulgated pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to a corrective action plan. The corrective action plan may include reporting requirements, additional inspections, suspension of a license, steps necessary to restore a license, requirements related to disposal of hemp or hemp products that contain in excess of three-tenths of one percent (0.3%) THC on a dry weight basis or providing notice of the violation to the licensee's known creditors. The plan may require rendering THC inaccessible by using hemp or hemp products as a soil amendment material or by destruction of the hemp or hemp product as authorized by rule of the department.
(c) Any person who intentionally violates this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or both.
(d) If any person has three (3) or more violations of this chapter or any regulation promulgated pursuant to this chapter within five (5) years, the department shall revoke the license and the person shall be ineligible for licensure under this article for five (5) years.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 51 - Hemp Production › Section 11-51-105 - Rules; Agreements; Research Activities.

11-51-105. Rules; agreements; research activities.
(a) The department shall adopt rules necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter.
(b) The department may enter into agreements with tribal governments related to hemp production and the processing of hemp products.
(c) The department, the University of Wyoming and Wyoming community colleges may produce or process hemp for research purposes.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 51 - Hemp Production › Section 11-51-107 - Exception if This Chapter Is Not Implemented.

11-51-107. Exception if this chapter is not implemented.
Nothing in this chapter shall preclude any person from applying for and receiving authorization to produce and process hemp from another authorized entity if the department does not receive authority to do so or is otherwise not implementing this chapter.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 12 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 12-1-102 - Application of Provisions.

12-1-102. Application of provisions.
(a) The general control and regulatory provisions of this title apply to all licenses and permits authorized under this title, unless otherwise provided.
(b) Nothing in this title prohibits a liquor supplier operating under a governmental permit or tax license from selling his product to the division or delivering products at points not within the state of Wyoming after licenses are secured as required by the division.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 12 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 2 - Wyoming Liquor Division › Article 1 - In General › Section 12-2-106 - Wyoming Liquor Division; Created; Division Administrator; Duties.

12-2-106. Wyoming liquor division; created; division administrator; duties.
(a) As part of the reorganization of Wyoming state government, the Wyoming liquor division is created within the department of revenue. The division shall consist of the programs and functions specified under this title.
(b) The administrator of the division shall be appointed by the director of the department of revenue and shall in accordance with W.S. 9-2-1706(c) and (d), serve at the pleasure of and may be removed at any time by the director. Subject to the approval of the director, the administrator shall take final agency action with respect to all matters before the division pursuant to this title.
(c) The division shall administer all programs formerly administered by the Wyoming liquor commission.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 12 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 2 - Wyoming Liquor Division › Article 2 - Licensing Authority › Section 12-2-202 - Sales by Railroads and Chartered Transportation Services; Limited Transportation Liquor License; Fees; Chartered Transportation Services Defined.

12-2-202. Sales by railroads and chartered transportation services; limited transportation liquor license; fees; chartered transportation services defined.
(a) The division may authorize sales by railroads and by any charter transportation service. Under the authority of a limited transportation liquor license, railroads and chartered transportation services may sell alcoholic liquor or malt beverages when moved into and through the state in dining cars, club cars, observation cars and pullman cars attached to trains or in the passenger compartment of a chartered transportation vehicle. Upon application, the division may issue a limited transportation liquor license for each scheduled train or chartered transportation vehicle upon which alcoholic liquor or malt beverages are to be sold, subject to the following terms and maximum fees:
(i) A license valid for one (1) twenty-four (24) hour period at a fee of not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00). Any applicant may be issued more than one (1) license under this paragraph during any one (1) calendar year;
(ii) A license valid for one (1) year at a fee not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).
(b) It is unlawful to sell alcoholic liquor or malt beverages on railroad cars or chartered transportation vehicles without a limited transportation liquor license required by this section.
(c) As used in this section, "chartered transportation service" means "contract motor carrier" as defined by W.S. 31-18-101(a)(x)(A).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 12 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 2 - Wyoming Liquor Division › Article 3 - Powers and Duties › Section 12-2-301 - Generally.

12-2-301. Generally.
(a) Except as provided in W.S. 12-2-203(g), the division is the exclusive wholesale distributor and seller of alcoholic liquor within Wyoming. It is granted the sole right to sell alcoholic liquors at wholesale, and no licensee or permittee who is granted the right to sell, distribute or receive alcoholic liquors at retail shall purchase any alcoholic liquors from any source other than the division, unless as authorized pursuant to W.S. 12-4-201(j) or as otherwise expressly authorized by state law. Any out-of-state shipment of alcoholic liquor or malt beverage into this state is prohibited unless otherwise expressly authorized by state law.
(b) The department shall make rules and regulations as it considers necessary to carry out this title which shall not be inconsistent with applicable laws and regulations of this state or of the United States.
(c) The director of the department shall direct inspections and other investigations as he considers necessary for the enforcement of the law and the rules and regulations of the department.
(d) Repealed By Laws 1996, ch. 74, 3.
(e) Repealed By Laws 2008, Ch. 44, 2.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 12 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 2 - Wyoming Liquor Division › Article 3 - Powers and Duties › Section 12-2-302 - Collection of Excise Taxes; Disposition of Revenue and Fees.

12-2-302. Collection of excise taxes; disposition of revenue and fees.
(a) The division shall collect all excise taxes provided by this title relating to alcoholic and malt beverages for deposit into the general fund.
(b) All other revenue and fees collected by the division shall be deposited into the state treasury to the credit of the enterprise fund except as otherwise provided by law. The legislature shall authorize expenditures as necessary to defray the administrative expenses of the division, including salaries, office expenses and general expenses for the enforcement of their duties and sufficient funds to defray the cost of alcoholic liquor purchases and attendant expenses as provided by W.S. 9-4-205(d).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 12 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 2 - Wyoming Liquor Division › Article 3 - Powers and Duties › Section 12-2-303 - Purchase and Sale of Alcoholic Liquors; Shortages.

12-2-303. Purchase and sale of alcoholic liquors; shortages.
(a) The Wyoming liquor division shall purchase and sell alcoholic liquors to qualified licensees within the state including, at the discretion of the division, any retail distributors or permittees operating within any military post or national park located within the boundaries of the state of Wyoming. Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, sales shall be made at prices sufficient to return the cost of merchandise and all expenses of operation together with a profit, not to exceed seventeen and six-tenths percent (17.6%) above the cost of the merchandise.
(b) In the case of a shortage in the supply of any alcoholic liquor, the division may apportion its available supply among the licensees in an equitable manner.
(c) The Wyoming liquor division may sell an alcoholic liquor at a price less than that provided in subsection (a) of this section if the alcoholic liquor has been designated by the division as overstocked or has been removed from the division's published listing of alcoholic liquors to be kept for sale to licensees. For purposes of this section "overstocked" means the amount of the alcoholic liquor in the division's inventory is greater than would be sold in a twelve (12) month period.
(d) The holder of a manufacturer's license under W.S. 12-2-203(a) that sells alcoholic liquor not obtained through the division as provided in W.S. 12-2-203(g) shall, before the transfer of the product to a satellite location, remit to the division an assessment in an amount equal to the profit allowed under subsection (a) of this section and the associated excise tax assessed under W.S. 12-3-101 that would have been received by the division had the holder of a manufacturer's license first obtained the alcoholic liquor from the division as provided in subsection (a) of this section. The department shall by rule define the procedure under which a holder of a manufacturer's license shall report and remit the assessment under this subsection.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 12 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 2 - Wyoming Liquor Division › Article 3 - Powers and Duties › Section 12-2-304 - Inspections and Examinations; Failure to Permit Entry.

12-2-304. Inspections and examinations; failure to permit entry.
(a) The division, through its employees or agents, may enter and inspect at any time every place of business wherein malt or alcoholic beverages are being sold, stored or kept by any licensee or permittee.
(b) The division, through its employees or agents, may examine the records, books of account and stock of malt and alcoholic beverages of retailers, wholesalers and licensees.
(c) If any licensee refuses to permit the entry of an agent of the division to his place of business or storage place for the purpose of inspection, his license may be revoked as provided by law. Entry for purposes of inspection is authorized only during open business hours unless it is in the presence of the licensee or his duly authorized representative or unless the officer making entry does so under court order or has reasonable grounds to believe that evidence of any violation of this title is within the place to be entered.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 12 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 2 - Wyoming Liquor Division › Article 3 - Powers and Duties › Section 12-2-305 - Sales to Violators Prohibited; Hearing and Review.

12-2-305. Sales to violators prohibited; hearing and review.
Whenever any licensee is convicted of willfully violating any provision of this title, upon satisfactory proof of the conviction, the division may, after notice and hearing, refuse to sell alcoholic beverages to the licensee. The administrative proceeding shall be conducted as a contested case before a hearing examiner of the office of administrative hearings, who shall recommend a decision to the division. Judicial review, if any, shall be from the decision of the division and in accordance with the provisions of the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act.