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Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 051 - Livestock Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 16 - BISON DESIGNATED AS WILDLIFE › Section 16-3 - Definitions used in Rule

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) For the purpose
				of this rule, definitions shall be as set forth in Title 23 and Title 11,
				Wyoming Statutes, and the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission and Wyoming
				Livestock Board shall also adopt the following definitions:
(i) "Absaroka wild bison management area"
				means all lands in Park, Hot Springs, Fremont and Teton Counties east of the
				Continental Divide, excluding lands administered by the Wind River Indian
				Reservation.
(ii) "Board means the
				Wyoming Livestock Board" whose current address is 2020 Carey Avenue,
				4th Floor, Cheyenne, WY 82002-0051.
(iii) "Board approved individual
				identification" means a permanent silver metal USDA/APHIS/VS ear tag, or a
				permanent orange, metal USDA/APHIS/VS Brucellosis Vaccination tag, or a
				permanent green, metal USDA/Wyoming tag placed in the right ear of the
				bison.
(iv) "Commission" means the
				Wyoming Game and Fish Commission whose current address is 3030 Energy Lane,
				Casper, WY 82604.
(v) "Jackson wild
				bison herd area" means all lands in Lincoln, Sublette and Teton Counties west
				of the Continental Divide, excluding Grand Teton National Park, Yellowstone
				National Park and the National Elk Refuge.
(vi) "Privately owned" means the person
				claiming ownership of the bison shall exhibit, upon demand, documentation of
				proof of ownership that meets the approval of a representative of the
				Board.
(vii) "Wild bison" means any
				bison that is found in the Absaroka wild bison management area or Jackson wild
				bison herd area that is not a privately owned bison.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 051 - Livestock Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 16 - BISON DESIGNATED AS WILDLIFE › Section 16-4 - Bison Designated As Wildlife

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Wild bison
				found in the Absaroka wild bison management area and Jackson wild bison herd
				area are hereby designated as wildlife.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 051 - Livestock Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 16 - BISON DESIGNATED AS WILDLIFE › Section 16-5 - Bison Designated as Privately Owned

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) All bison in
				the State, excluding wild bison found in the Absaroka wild bison management
				area and the Jackson wild bison herd area, are hereby designated as privately
				owned or bison running at large.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 051 - Livestock Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 16 - BISON DESIGNATED AS WILDLIFE › Section 16-6 - Removal of Privately Owned Bison

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Any privately
				owned bison, as determined by the Board or its designee, found to be running at
				large outside the geographic area described as the Absaroka wild bison
				management area or the Jackson wild bison herd area shall be removed by the
				owner within forty-eight (48) hours of a request from the Board or its
				designee. If the Board or its designee is unable to determine ownership, the
				Board or its designee may immediately destroy such bison.
(b) Any privately owned bison, as determined
				by the Board or its designee, found to be running at large within the
				geographic area described as the Absaroka wild bison management area or the
				Jackson wild bison management herd area shall be removed by the owner within
				forty-eight (48) hours of a request from the Board or its designee. If the
				privately owned bison is suspected of having been exposed to wild bison
				infected with Brucellosis, the owner shall remove and quarantine the privately
				owned bison within forty-eight (48) hours of a request from the Board or its
				designee. The owner shall quarantine the bison away from all other bison or
				livestock until such time as the bison is determined to be Brucellosis free. If
				the Board or its designee is unable to determine ownership of the bison or the
				owner fails to remove a privately owned bison running at large within
				forty-eight hours (48) of a request from the Board or its designee, the Board
				or its designee may be destroy the bison.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 051 - Livestock Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 16 - BISON DESIGNATED AS WILDLIFE › Section 16-7 - Marking of Privately Owned Bison

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) It shall be the
				responsibility of the owner of privately owned bison found in the geographic
				area described as the Absaroka wild bison management area and the Jackson wild
				bison herd area to identify the bison with Board approved individual
				identification.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 051 - Livestock Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 16 - BISON DESIGNATED AS WILDLIFE › Section 16-8 - Removal of Wild Bison within the Absaroka Wild Bison Management Area and the Jackson Wild Bison Herd Area

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) If a wild bison
				poses a health threat to livestock as determined by the Board or its designee,
				the Board or its designee may order the Department to remove the wild bison
				immediately. The order may be in verbal form, but in all cases the Board or its
				designee shall forward the order in written form to the Department within
				twenty-four (24) hours of giving the Department the verbal order.
(b) If a wild bison poses an immediate threat
				to public safety or threatens improvements on private or public lands as
				determined by the Department, the wild bison may be removed by the
				Department.
(c) In the event a
				person claiming ownership of a bison shall, by written declaration, preclude
				the Department from complying with subsections (a) or (b) of this section, the
				person claiming ownership shall provide proof the bison is privately owned.
				When such proof is provided, the person claiming ownership shall comply with
				Section
				7 of this
				rule within twenty-four (24) hours immediately following verification of
				ownership.
(d) If a wild bison does
				not pose a health threat to domestic livestock as determined by the Board or
				its designee or does not pose an immediate threat to public safety or
				improvements as determined by the Department, the bison may be removed by the
				Department or its designee in accordance with Wyoming Game and Fish Commission
				Rule Chapter 15, Wild Bison Recreational Hunting Season.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 051 - Livestock Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 16 - BISON DESIGNATED AS WILDLIFE › Section 16-10 - Savings Clause

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) If any
				provision of this rule is held to be illegal or unconstitutional, such a ruling
				shall not affect other provisions of this rule that can be given effect without
				the illegal or unconstitutional provision; and, to this end, the provisions of
				this rule are severable.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 051 - Livestock Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 17 - BRAND INSPECTION AND RECORDING PERMITS › Section 17-1 - Authority to Create Rules

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Pursuant to the
				authority vested in the Wyoming Livestock Board by virtue of
				W.S.
				11-20-212(d), W.S.
				W.S.
				11-20-223(d), W.S.
				W.S.
				11-20-125(c), and W.S.
				W.S.
				11-20-402, the following rules are hereby
				promulgated.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 051 - Livestock Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 17 - BRAND INSPECTION AND RECORDING PERMITS › Section 17-2 - Purpose of Rules

Current through July 13, 2024
The purpose of these rules is to define the terms and
				  procedures for establishing eligibility and criteria for In-State Range
				  Movement Permits, Out-of-State Accustomed Range Permits, and Seasonal Brand
				  Permits.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 051 - Livestock Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 17 - BRAND INSPECTION AND RECORDING PERMITS › Section 17-5 - In-State Range Movement Permit, Conditions, Qualifications

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) After a determination by the Brand
				Inspection District Supervisor or other designated agent of the Board that the
				applicant qualifies for the permit pursuant to this section, an In-State Range
				Movement Permit may be issued for the movement of livestock from the Qualified
				Ranch in Wyoming to a noncontiguous location in another county provided the
				livestock owner owns or leases a Qualified Ranch and meets certain criteria
				established as provided herein. Pursuant to
				W.S.
				11-20-212(a), any applicant
				who wants to move livestock from his home county to multiple counties must
				apply for a separate permit for
each
county they desire to move to
				under the In-State Range Movement Permit. Multiple counties shall not be
				allowed on a permit.
(b) Each
				permit shall be made in triplicate. The original shall be given to the
				Permittee, one (1) copy shall be retained by the Brand Inspection District
				Supervisor, and one (1) copy shall be forwarded and filed with the office of
				the agency.
(c) The movement must
				be for the purpose of:
(i) Pasturing,
				grazing, ranging or feeding the livestock;
(ii) Veterinary care;
(iii) Commercial lease or use; or
(iv) Other Board approved movement that is
				deemed necessary for normal ranch management operating conditions. No movement
				on the permit shall be allowed if there is a change of ownership.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 051 - Livestock Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 17 - BRAND INSPECTION AND RECORDING PERMITS › Section 17-6 - Out-Of-State Accustomed Range Permit; Conditions, Qualifications

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) If any eligible permittee is moving
				livestock to an accustomed range in another state and the movement is not
				permissible under
				W.S.
				11-20-211, the producer may apply to the
				Board for an Out-of-State Accustomed Range Permit. After a determination by the
				Brand Inspection District Supervisor or other designated agent of the Board
				that the applicant qualifies for the permit pursuant to this section, an
				Out-of-State Accustomed Range Permit may be issued to a producer for the
				movement of livestock from an accustomed range or qualified ranch in Wyoming to
				a noncontiguous accustomed range or qualified ranch properties in another state
				provided the livestock owner owns or leases a qualified ranch and meets certain
				criteria established herein.
(b)
				Each permit shall be made in triplicate. The original permit shall be given to
				the permittee, one (1) permit copy shall be retained by the Brand Inspection
				District Supervisor, and one (1) permit copy shall be forwarded and filed with
				the office of the agency.
(c) The
				movement must be for the purpose of:
(i)
				Pasturing, grazing, ranging or feeding the livestock; or
(ii) Other Board approved movement that is
				deemed necessary for normal ranch management operating conditions.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 051 - Livestock Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 17 - BRAND INSPECTION AND RECORDING PERMITS › Section 17-7 - Seasonal Brand Permit; Conditions, Qualifications

Current through July 13, 2024
(a)
				Applicants shall submit a request for a seasonal brand to the Board. The Board
				may issue a permit after the application has been researched by the Brand
				Recording Unit for possible conflicts and after receiving a recommendation by a
				Brand Inspection District Supervisor that the seasonal brand does not conflict
				with a registered Wyoming Brand, or that if it does conflict, it is determined
				that the use of the seasonal brand does not constitute a risk of
				misidentification that is deemed unacceptable by the Board with cattle branded
				with a registered Wyoming brand.
(b) The applicant shall show proof that the
				out-of-state brand is currently registered either by a brand card or a brand
				certificate from the state or province of issue.
(c) Eligible permittees are those individuals
				or entities that have a legally recorded brand in another state or province and
				are:
(i) Pasturing or grazing calves born to
				cows imported for seasonal grazing purposes. Calves to be branded with a
				seasonal brand must be less than six months old and running at their mother's
				side;
(ii) Importing yearling,
				feeder, or stocker cattle for seasonal feeding or grazing; or
(iii) Feeding cattle consigned to a
				commercial feedlot.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 051 - Livestock Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 17 - BRAND INSPECTION AND RECORDING PERMITS › Section 17-8 - Fees

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The fee for an In-State Range Movement
				Permit shall be in accordance with
				W.S.
				11-20-402(a)(x) and Wyoming
				Livestock Board Chapter 9 rules. Any applicable Predatory Animal Control fees
				under W.S.
				W.S.
				11-6-210 shall also be paid.
(b) The fee for an Out-of-State Accustomed
				Range Permit shall be in accordance with W.S. W.S.
				W.S.
				11-20-402(a)(viii) and
				Wyoming Livestock Board Chapter 9 rules. Any applicable Predatory Animal
				Control Fees under W.S. W.S.
				W.S.
				11-6-210 shall be also paid by the livestock
				owner prior to leaving the state. All livestock present in this state thirty
				(30) days or more shall pay the full fee imposed pursuant to W.S. W.S.
				W.S.
				11-6-210.
(c.) The fee for issuing a Seasonal Brand
				permit shall be in accordance with W.S. W.S.
				W.S.
				11-20-125,W.S. W.S.
				W.S.
				11-20-103 and Wyoming Livestock Board Chapter
				9 rules. Any applicable Predatory Animal Control Fees under W.S. W.S.
				W.S.
				11-6-210 shall also be paid.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 051 - Livestock Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 17 - BRAND INSPECTION AND RECORDING PERMITS › Section 17-9 - Denial, Suspension Revocation or Requalification of a Permit

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) If the Agency Director determines that
				the public health, safety, or welfare requires emergency action against the
				permit holder, the permit may immediately be revoked or suspended.
(b) The Board shall investigate any
				allegation of violation of the terms of a permit if:
(i) A Brand Inspection District Supervisor or
				Law Enforcement Investigator reports a suspected violation, or;
(ii) Written complaints are received from
				three (3) or more bona fide affected parties.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 051 - Livestock Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 20 - INDEMNITY RULES › Section 20-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
(i) Pursuant to the authority in the Wyoming
				Livestock Board by virtue of
				W.S.
				11-19-106(f), the following
				rules are hereby promulgated.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 051 - Livestock Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 20 - INDEMNITY RULES › Section 20-2 - Purpose

Current through July 13, 2024
(i) These rules are adopted to outline the
				processes and procedures for processing claims from the ordered disposal of
				animals by the state veterinarian for scrapie, brucellosis and
				tuberculosis.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 051 - Livestock Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 20 - INDEMNITY RULES › Section 20-3 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) "Board" means the Wyoming Livestock
				Board, state agency 051, (307)777-7515.
(b) "Brucellosis" means an infectious disease
				of animals and humans caused by a bacterium,
Brucella
				abortus.
(c) "Disposal"
				means to sell, send to slaughter, or destroy the animal.
(d) "Scrapie" means a nonfebrile,
				transmissible, insidious, degenerative disease affecting the central nervous
				system of sheep and goats and causing a spongiform encephalopathy.
(e) "Tuberculosis" means a chronic,
				progressive disease caused by a bacterium,
Mycobacterium
				bovis,
in cattle, bison, and other species, including
				humans.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 051 - Livestock Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 20 - INDEMNITY RULES › Section 20-4 - Claim process

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The State
				Veterinarian shall ascertain that sufficient funds are available to cover the
				indemnity by obtaining written documentation of the account balance for the
				animal reimbursement program account from the State Auditor.
(b) To make a claim for state indemnity
				funding, the owner of the animal(s) ordered disposed by the State Veterinarian
				for brucellosis, tuberculosis, or scrapie must submit written application
				within 6 months of the date that animal(s) was/were ordered to be disposed.
				Application will be on a form available from the office(s) of the Board. The
				application must be accompanied by all necessary support documentation
				including:
(i) Purchase receipts if
				animals(s) were purchased within sixty (60) days preceding the ordered
				disposal;
(ii) Documentation for
				actual salvage values received for each animal;
(iii) Receipts for the costs of shipping or
				transportation and commission charges related to the disposal of the animals;
				and
(iv) Documented amounts of any
				other reimbursement monies received for the animal(s) from any source including
				indemnity amounts paid by the federal government.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 051 - Livestock Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 20 - INDEMNITY RULES › Section 20-5 - Limitations of Indemnity Payments

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) In no case will
				the amount of monies received for salvage, reimbursements from other sources,
				and indemnity received from the State of Wyoming exceed the fair market value
				of the animal(s) for which indemnity is being sought.
(i) Transportation or shipping and commission
				charges are not included in the fair market value calculations, and unless
				otherwise reimbursed, will be added to the amount provided to the producer for
				livestock indemnification.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 051 - Livestock Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 21 - Rules Governing the Recording, Transfer, and Renewal of Livestock Brands › Section 21-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The following
				rules are promulgated pursuant to Wyoming Statutes
										11-18-103(a)(v)
				 and
				11-20-115.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 051 - Livestock Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 21 - Rules Governing the Recording, Transfer, and Renewal of Livestock Brands › Section 21-2 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The definitions
				in
				W.S.
				11-20-101 and the following definitions apply
				to these rules.
(i) "Abandoned Brand" means
				any Delinquent Brand of record or previously recorded Brand that is not
				rerecorded within two years of the expiration date of the Brand.
(ii) "Active Term" means the time period
				between a recorded Brand's recording date and its expiration date, or if it has
				been rerecorded, the time period between its most recent rerecording date and
				its expiration date.
(iii) "Brand
				Owner" means a Person, as defined in
				W.S.
				11-1-101(a)(v), who owns a
				legally recorded Wyoming Livestock Brand.
(iv) "Conflict" means a Brand that, in the
				opinion of the Board Director, is the same as, can be confused with, or
				misidentified with another recorded Brand.
(v) "Conflict List" means a list of letters,
				numbers, characters, or Brand Symbols maintained by the Board to assist in
				identifying Conflicts in Brand Applications.
(vi) "Delinquent Brand" means a previously
				recorded Brand that was not renewed within 60 days from the expiration date of
				the Brand and is not yet an Abandoned Brand.
(vii) "Person" has the meaning set forth in
				W.S.
				11-1-101(a)(v).
(viii) "Renewal" means the process used to
				rerecord a Brand prior to or within 60 days after its expiration date as
				established by these rules.
(ix)
				"Renewal Notice" means the letter sent to the Brand Owner stating the Renewal
				Period, specified fee, and any other information needed to rerecord a
				Brand.
(x) "Renewal Period" means
				the time period between a Brand Owner's receipt of a Renewal Notice and the
				60th day after the Brand's expiration date.
(xi) "Symbol" means a bar, dot, slash, wave,
				quarter circle, plus, cross sign, heart, diamond, box, three quarter box,
				triangle, arrow, spear, brace, bracket, mill iron, yoke, moon, crown, shield,
				or miscellaneous image.
(xii)
				"Transfer" means the transfer of an ownership interest in a recorded Brand by
				sale, assignment, transfer, devise, or descent.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 051 - Livestock Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 21 - Rules Governing the Recording, Transfer, and Renewal of Livestock Brands › Section 21-3 - Brand Recording, Change of Location, and Transfer Requirements and Processes

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) To apply to
				record a Brand, a Person must submit a complete Brand application and the
				applicable fees.
(b) Board
				employees will process Brand applications in the order in which they are
				received and will not postpone processing an application.
(c) The Board will not approve a Brand
				application for a single number, letter, character, or Symbol except for those
				Symbols that qualify as a miscellaneous image.
(d) The Board will only accept a Brand
				application that specifies one of the following locations:
(i) For cattle, the left shoulder, left hip,
				left rib, right shoulder, right rib, or right hip.
(ii) For horses, the left jaw, left shoulder,
				left hip, left buttocks, right jaw, right shoulder, right hip, or right
				buttocks. Hip and thigh are considered the same location.
(iii) For sheep, the left shoulder, left hip,
				right shoulder, or right hip.
(iv)
				For bison, the left shoulder, left hip, left rib, right shoulder, right rib, or
				right hip.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 051 - Livestock Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 21 - Rules Governing the Recording, Transfer, and Renewal of Livestock Brands › Section 21-4 - Renewal Schedule and Method

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Brand Owners
				must renew all of their Brands as outlined in these rules.
(b) To renew a Brand, a Brand Owner must
				submit to the Board a completed Renewal Notice and the applicable fees during
				the Brand's Renewal Period. If the Brand is not renewed during the Brand's
				Renewal Period, it will become a Delinquent Brand.
(c) The Renewal schedule for all Brands is
				based on the Brand's expiration date. Each Brand's expiration date is staggered
				in intervals of two years based on the Brand's original recording date. Unless
				otherwise provided in these rules, the expiration date for all Brands is as
				follows:
(i) For Brands originally recorded in
				years ending in "5" and "6," December 31, 2006, then December 31, 2016, then
				December 31, 2026, and so on.
(ii)
				For Brands originally recorded in years ending in "7" and "8," December 31,
				2008, then December 31, 2018, then December 31, 2028, and so on.
(iii) For Brands originally recorded in years
				ending in "9" and "0," December 31, 2010, then December 31, 2020, then December
				31, 2030, and so on.
(iv) For
				Brands originally recorded in years ending in "1" and "2," December 31, 2012,
				then December 31, 2022, then December 31, 2032, and so on.
(v) For Brands originally recorded in years
				ending in "3" and "4," December 31, 2014, then December 31, 2024, then December
				31, 2034, and so on.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 051 - Livestock Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 21 - Rules Governing the Recording, Transfer, and Renewal of Livestock Brands › Section 21-5 - Extending a Brand's Active Term

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A Brand Owner
				may extend a Brand's Active Term in 10 year increments, not to exceed 100
				years, by completing the applicable Board forms and paying the applicable fees
				if the Brand Owner does so:
(i) During the
				Brand's Renewal Period; or
(ii)
				While the Brand is a Delinquent Brand.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 051 - Livestock Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 21 - Rules Governing the Recording, Transfer, and Renewal of Livestock Brands › Section 21-6 - Reissuing of Abandoned Brands

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Any Person may
				apply to use an Abandoned Brand. Except as provided in this Section, the Board
				will treat applications for Abandoned Brands as an application for a new Brand
				in accordance with the provisions of
				W.S.
				11-20-103 through -104 and Section
				3.
(b) The Board will not reissue
				Abandoned Brands with Brand Symbols on two or more locations for the same
				species.
(c) The Board will not
				reissue Abandoned Brands with a single number or letter.
(d) Board employees applying for an Abandoned
				Brand must submit the application for approval by the Board Director before it
				can be processed.
(e) The
				application for an Abandoned Brand must exactly match the location in the
				Board's records for that Abandoned Brand. If an Abandoned Brand was previously
				recorded for use on more than one species, an applicant may apply to have that
				Abandoned Brand recorded for use on fewer species than was previously
				recorded.
(f) If reissued, an
				Abandoned Brand's identification number will remain the same and its expiration
				date will be based on its original recording date and determined in accordance
				with Section 4.
(g) The Board will
				consider only one Abandoned Brand per application.
(h) The Board will not research an Abandoned
				Brand until it receives a completed application and the applicable fees. The
				Board will not research an Abandoned Brand application in response to a verbal
				request.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 051 - Livestock Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 21 - Rules Governing the Recording, Transfer, and Renewal of Livestock Brands › Section 21-7 - Types of Ownership

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Any Person
				applying to record a new Brand, to Transfer a Brand, or to reissue an Abandoned
				Brand must specify the ownership type on the application and provide any
				necessary documents to the Board. The different ownership types and some of the
				necessary documents for each ownership type are as follows:
(i) Individual.
(ii) Tenants in common, which is without
				right-of-survivorship.
(iii)
				Tenancy by the entirety, which is for Persons who are legally married pursuant
				to the laws of Wyoming.
(iv) Joint
				tenants with rights-of-survivorship.
(v) Partnership, other than a limited
				partnership or registered limited liability partnership. The applicant must
				list on the application all partners and agents authorized to act on behalf of
				the partnership.
(vi) Limited
				liability company (LLC), corporation, limited partnership, registered limited
				liability partnership, or other entity recognized by Wyoming law. The necessary
				documents include:
(A) Articles of
				organization, articles of incorporation, or any other document that must be
				filed to form the entity;
(B)
				Documents showing that the entity is in good standing with the Wyoming
				Secretary of State; and
(C) The
				names of all Persons authorized to act on behalf of the entity and
				documentation demonstrating the legal authority of those Persons to act on
				behalf of the entity.
(vii) Trust. The Person applying to record or
				Transfer a Brand for a trust must provide the Board with a copy of the trust
				instrument or a certification or affidavit of trust in accordance with
				W.S.
				4-10-1014 that contains the information
				specified in
				W.S.
				4-10-1014.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 051 - Livestock Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 21 - Rules Governing the Recording, Transfer, and Renewal of Livestock Brands › Section 21-8 - Modifying a Brand's Active Term

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Pursuant to
				W.S.
				11-20-115(d), a Brand Owner
				may modify a Brand's Active Term to coincide with the Active Term of all of the
				Brand Owner's Brands provided that:
(i) All
				affected Brands must have the same Brand Owner and the exact same ownership
				type;
(ii) The Brand Owner has
				received a Renewal Notice for at least one of the affected Brands or at least
				one of them is a Delinquent Brand;
(iii) The Brand Owner completes and submits
				the applicable Board-provided forms to modify a Brand's Active Term;
				and
(iv) The Board receives all
				applicable fees for Renewal and for modifying a Brand's Active Term, which, for
				any Brand that will have a modified Active Term, the Board will prorate the fee
				from the Brand's existing expiration date to its modified expiration
				date.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 051 - Livestock Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 23 - VETERINARY LOAN REPAYMENT RULES › Section 23-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
(i) Pursuant to
				W.S.
				11-18-119(b), these rules
				are promulgated by the Wyoming Livestock Board, in consultation with the
				Wyoming Veterinary Medical Association and the Wyoming Board of Veterinary
				Medicine.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 051 - Livestock Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 23 - VETERINARY LOAN REPAYMENT RULES › Section 23-2 - Purpose and Applicability

Current through July 13, 2024
(i) These rules
				implement and describe generally the Veterinary Loan Repayment Program
				("Program") (W.S. 11-18-119 ).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 051 - Livestock Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 23 - VETERINARY LOAN REPAYMENT RULES › Section 23-5 - Veterinary Loan Repayment Grant-Generally

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Board may
				provide a Loan Repayment Grant to pay up to one hundred percent (100%) of a
				Grantee's Educational Expenses in exchange for the Grantee performing Food
				Animal Veterinary Services for a minimum of three (3) years in an Approved
				Area. No credit shall be provided for any years in which the Grantee performed
				Food Animal Veterinary Services in an Approved Area prior to being selected as
				a Grantee and executing a Contract Agreement with the Board.
(b) In no event shall the Board provide a
				Loan Repayment Grant to a Grantee in excess of thirty thousand dollars
				($30,000.00) per year including twenty five percent (25%) matching
				funds.
(c) No state monies shall be
				expended for a Loan Repayment Grant unless twenty five percent (25%) of the
				Loan Repayment Grant is matched by money from a Sponsor.
(d) The Board shall only disburse Loan
				Repayment Grant monies directly to the Grantee. The Grantee shall then use the
				entire Loan Repayment Grant to repay his Educational Expenses. If the Grantee
				fails to use any portion of the Loan Repayment Grant to repay his Educational
				Expenses, or the Grantee uses any portion of the Loan Repayment Grant for other
				purposes, then the Contract Agreement may be terminated by the Board and the
				Grantee shall repay to the Board the entire amount of the disbursed Loan
				Repayment Grant. The Grantee shall also pay and reimburse all costs and
				expenses incurred in the collection of the disbursed Loan Repayment Grant
				monies, including attorneys' fees.
(e) The Contract Agreement shall specify how
				the Loan Repayment Grant will be disbursed to the Grantee throughout each
				year.
(f) The Board shall not begin
				disbursing any portion of the Loan Repayment Grant until six (6) months after
				the Grantee, the Board, and the Sponsor have entered into a Contract Agreement,
				the twenty five percent (25%) cash match has been deposited with the Board, and
				the Grantee has performed Food Animal Veterinary Services for at least six (6)
				months in an Approved Area designated by the Board.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 051 - Livestock Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 23 - VETERINARY LOAN REPAYMENT RULES › Section 23-6 - Application Process/Eligibility

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Applicant
				shall apply for a Loan Repayment Grant by completing an application which has
				been approved by the Board. An application may be requested by contacting the
				Board's office in Cheyenne. The application shall be filed with the Board's
				office in Cheyenne.
(b) The
				Applicant must be a United States citizen or permanent resident.
(c) The Applicant shall supply all supporting
				documentation required by the Board as part of the application process
				including, but not limited to, all information documenting his Educational
				Expenses.
(d) At the time of the
				application, the Applicant must agree to perform Food Animal Veterinary
				Services in an Approved Area for a minimum of three (3) years.
(e) An Applicant who is in default of his
				loan repayment obligations at the time of filing his application with the Board
				is ineligible to receive a Loan Repayment Grant.
(f) At the time of filing his application,
				the Applicant must identify the Sponsor or Sponsors who have committed to
				provide required matching funds.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 051 - Livestock Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 23 - VETERINARY LOAN REPAYMENT RULES › Section 23-7 - Grantee Selection Process

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Board shall
				select Grantees based on the following criteria:
(i) The severity of the Food Animal
				Veterinary Services shortage in the Approved Area where the Applicant agrees to
				perform Food Animal Veterinary Services;
(ii) The total percentage of Food Animal
				Veterinary Services the Applicant performs or will perform in the Approved
				Area;
(iii) The Educational
				Expenses of the Applicant; and
(iv)
				Whether the Applicant has a commitment from a Sponsor or Sponsors who will
				provide the twenty five percent (25%) matching funds. It is the sole
				responsibility of the Applicant to get a commitment from a Sponsor to provide
				the matching funds.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 051 - Livestock Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 23 - VETERINARY LOAN REPAYMENT RULES › Section 23-8 - Loan Repayment Grant Administration

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A Grantee or
				Sponsor shall provide information required by the Board to administer the
				Program.
(b) The Loan Repayment
				Grant shall be administrated through the fiscal office of the Board.
(c) The Loan Repayment Grant shall be
				disbursed to the Grantee in accordance with the Contract Agreement.
(d) There must be a twenty five percent (25%)
				cash match of the annual Loan Repayment Grant awarded to a Grantee deposited
				with the Board before the Board may disburse the annual Loan Repayment Grant to
				a Grantee. For example, if the Board awards an annual Loan Repayment Grant of
				ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) to a Grantee, it is required that matching
				funds in the amount of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) be
				deposited with the fiscal office of the Board. In this example, the Board is
				only responsible for seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500.00), with the
				remaining two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) of the Loan Repayment
				Grant provided by the Sponsor as matching funds.
(e) Matching funds are the sole
				responsibility of the Grantee and the Sponsor. Further, it is the sole
				responsibility of the Grantee and the Sponsor to ensure that the twenty five
				percent (25%) matching funds are deposited with the Board each year prior to
				Annual Loan Repayment Grant disbursement to the Grantee. The Board's fiscal
				officer shall annually invoice the Sponsor for the amount of the required
				Sponsor matching funds.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 051 - Livestock Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 23 - VETERINARY LOAN REPAYMENT RULES › Section 23-9 - Service Obligation Breach

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A Grantee who
				fails to complete the Food Animal Veterinary Service obligations as stated in
				the Contract Agreement shall:
(i) Repay the
				total amount of the disbursed Loan Repayment Grant according to a schedule
				established by the Contract Agreement; and
(ii) Pay all costs and expenses incurred in
				collection of the disbursed Loan Repayment Grant, including attorneys'
				fees.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 051 - Livestock Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 23 - VETERINARY LOAN REPAYMENT RULES › Section 23-10 - Release of Recipient from Service Obligation

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The
				Board may cancel or release, in full or in part, a Grantee from his obligation
				if:
(i) The Grantee becomes disabled to a
				degree that prevents the practice of Food Animal Veterinary Services;
				or
(ii) The Grantee dies.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 051 - Livestock Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 23 - VETERINARY LOAN REPAYMENT RULES › Section 23-11 - Reporting Requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
(i) Upon request by
				the Board, a Grantee shall provide to the Board any and all information
				regarding the volume/quantity of Food Animal Veterinary Services performed by
				the Grantee as required by the Contractual Agreement.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 051 - Livestock Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 23 - VETERINARY LOAN REPAYMENT RULES › Section 23-12 - Licensure and Accreditation Requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Grantee
				shall maintain a current and valid license to practice veterinary medicine in
				the State of Wyoming during the term of the Contract Agreement.
(b) The Grantee shall maintain veterinary
				accreditation with the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant
				Health Inspection Services during the term of the Contract Agreement.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 051 - Livestock Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 24 - LIVESTOCK LAW ENFORCEMENT ACCOUNT RULES › Section 24-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
These rules are written in accordance with the authority
				  provided in Wyoming Statutes
										11-18-103(a)(x) and
				  11-18-120.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 051 - Livestock Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 24 - LIVESTOCK LAW ENFORCEMENT ACCOUNT RULES › Section 24-2 - Definitions Used in Rules

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) "Account" means
				the Livestock Law Enforcement Account created by
				W.S.
				11-18-120.
(b) "Annual Claim Period" means the period
				between July 1 and March 31 of each fiscal year during which a county sheriff
				may incur eligible expenses for which it may file a claim with the Board for
				possible reimbursement from the Account.
(c) "Board" means the Wyoming Livestock
				Board.
(d) "Executive Director"
				means the director of the Board or his designee.
(e) "Investigation" means an investigation
				into a potential, suspected, alleged, or known violation of Wyoming's livestock
				laws as listed in
				W.S.
				7-2-101(a)(iv)(E).
(f) "Training" or "Training Program" means
				training provided by the Board to enhance the abilities of county sheriffs to
				enforce the laws pertaining to livestock throughout Wyoming.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 051 - Livestock Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 24 - LIVESTOCK LAW ENFORCEMENT ACCOUNT RULES › Section 24-3 - Livestock Law Enforcement Account Uses

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Board may
				establish accounting and purchasing procedures for Account
				administration.
(b) The Board may
				expend funds from the Account to cover the Board's expenses associated with
				providing Training to county sheriffs, including:
(i) The cost of renting livestock and
				equipment;
(ii) The cost of renting
				a facility or venue;
(iii) Expenses
				for materials and supplies; and
(iv) Expenses for travel, lodging, meals,
				honoraria, or fees for trainers with expertise in livestock law enforcement
				that are not Board employees.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 051 - Livestock Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 24 - LIVESTOCK LAW ENFORCEMENT ACCOUNT RULES › Section 24-4 - Expenses Eligible for Reimbursement

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Investigation
				expenses that are eligible for reimbursement include:
(i) Expenses for laboratory testing of
				evidence gathered during an Investigation;
(ii) Expenses for maintaining the chain of
				custody for evidence gathered during an Investigation;
(iii) Travel, lodging, and per diem expenses
				for Investigations by county sheriff employees;
(iv) Travel, lodging, and per diem expenses
				for court appearances by county sheriff employees called to testify in a case
				arising from an Investigation;
(v)
				Expenses for activities relating to an Investigation specified in a mutual aid
				memorandum of understanding entered into between the Board and a county
				sheriff; and
(vi) Expenses for
				recovery of missing livestock.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 051 - Livestock Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 24 - LIVESTOCK LAW ENFORCEMENT ACCOUNT RULES › Section 24-5 - Mutual Aid Memoranda of Understanding

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Board may
				enter into a mutual aid memorandum of understanding (MOU) with a county sheriff
				to obtain additional Investigation support and targeted livestock law
				enforcement in a specified geographic area based upon an open Investigation in
				that geographic area. If the Board enters into an MOU, the MOU will specify the
				rate(s) of reimbursement for the county sheriff's provision of additional
				Investigation support and targeted livestock law enforcement by deputies using
				county sheriff's vehicles.
(b) Each
				MOU will specify the following:
(i) The term
				of the MOU;
(ii) The maximum
				possible reimbursable amount for activities performed pursuant to the MOU;
				and
(iii) The hourly rate for
				reimbursement of a deputy's time actually spent performing activities pursuant
				to the MOU.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 051 - Livestock Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 24 - LIVESTOCK LAW ENFORCEMENT ACCOUNT RULES › Section 24-6 - Expenses Not Eligible for Reimbursement

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Expenses not
				eligible for reimbursement from the Account include:
(i) Expenses not directly incurred from or
				related to Investigations;
(ii)
				Expenses to recover property other than livestock;
(iii) Expenses for normal wear and tear to or
				routine maintenance of equipment or property; and
(iv) Expenses for damage to equipment or
				property unless approved by the Board on a case-by-case basis as provided in
				Section 4(c).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 051 - Livestock Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 24 - LIVESTOCK LAW ENFORCEMENT ACCOUNT RULES › Section 24-7 - Reimbursement Procedures

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Any county
				sheriff in Wyoming may make a claim for reimbursement for eligible expenses
				directly incurred from Investigation activities or attendance at Training
				Programs. The Board will not consider any claim submitted by a governmental
				entity other than a Wyoming county sheriff.
(b) When making a claim for reimbursement
				from the Account, a county sheriff must comply with the procedures in this
				section. Under exceptional circumstances, the Board may consider on a
				case-by-case basis claims that only substantially comply with the procedures in
				this section.
(c) A county sheriff
				must submit a Livestock Law Enforcement Investigation Report (Report) on the
				Board-provided form to the Board within seven (7) days of the start date of the
				Investigation. A county sheriff must submit a Report by email or fax to the
				following: Fax:307-777-6561; email: wlsb-leo-reimbursement@wyo.gov
(d) A county sheriff may submit a claim for
				each Investigation for which it has submitted a Report.
(e) A county sheriff must submit each claim
				on the most current version of the applicable Board-provided forms.
(f) A county sheriff must support each claim
				with sufficient documentation and narrative explanation to connect each
				documented, eligible expense to the Investigation.
(g) Unless otherwise provided in these rules,
				the Board will only consider claims that are based on Investigations or
				attendance at Training Programs that occurred during the Annual Claim
				Period.
(h) A county sheriff must
				submit all claims for each Annual Claim Period to the Executive Director on or
				before May 1 of each year via mail, email, or fax to the Board's mailing
				address, email address, or fax number listed in these rules. The Board's
				mailing address is 1934 Wyott Drive, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002-0051. Each county
				sheriff must submit all claims for each Annual Claim Period at the same time
				unless a county sheriff receives written approval from the Executive Director
				to submit one or more claims at a different time.
(i) A county sheriff seeking reimbursement
				for property damage or losses must specify the damage or losses on Board Form
				3.
(j) To be eligible for
				reimbursement, expenses documented by receipts provided by vendors to a county
				sheriff must be itemized. The Board will not consider expenses based on
				receipts for miscellaneous or generic expenses.
(k) The Board will consider and either
				approve or deny all timely submitted claims for the prior Annual Claim Period
				on or before May 31 of each year.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 051 - Livestock Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 24 - LIVESTOCK LAW ENFORCEMENT ACCOUNT RULES › Section 24-8 - Reconsideration of Denied Expenses

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A county
				sheriff may make a request for reconsideration of any expense denied by the
				Board. A county sheriff must submit the request for reconsideration in writing
				along with any documentation supporting the request to the Board on or before
				June 15 of the year that the Board denied that expense.
(b) The Board will consider and vote on the
				request for reconsideration on or before June 30.
(c) After the Board votes on the request for
				reconsideration, the Executive Director will compile the results, document the
				decision, and send the decision to the applicant within thirty (30) days of the
				Board's decision on the request for reconsideration.
(d) Decisions on requests for reconsideration
				are final.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 051 - Livestock Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 25 - BRUCELLOSIS QUARANTINE MITIGATION EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT › Section 25-1 - Authority to Create Rules

Current through July 13, 2024
The following rules are promulgated pursuant to Wyoming
				  Statutes §§
									11-19-103(k) and
				  11-19-118(e).