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Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 010 - Agriculture, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0005 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 61 - RULES PERTAINING TO HEMP › Section 61-9 - Hemp Processor Inspection and Laboratory Testing

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Each licensee
				shall select a random sample from every Batch of hemp products made at each of
				the licensee's facilities that is of sufficient quantity to perform the
				required tests.
(b) Unless
				otherwise indicated by the Department, a licensee shall have a Certified
				Laboratory test every hemp product sample to determine whether the sample's THC
				concentration level exceeds the Acceptable Hemp THC Level. The licensee must
				obtain an Official Test Result from the Certified Laboratory for each sample
				tested.
(c) An Official Test Result
				showing that the THC concentration level of a sample of a Batch does not exceed
				the Acceptable Hemp THC Level is evidence that the whole Batch's THC
				concentration level does not exceed the Acceptable Hemp THC Level.
(d) A licensee shall not sell or otherwise
				distribute a hemp product unless the hemp product's THC concentration level
				does not exceed the Acceptable Hemp THC Level and meets all of the other
				processing requirements in these rules.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 010 - Agriculture, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0005 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 61 - RULES PERTAINING TO HEMP › Section 61-10 - Storage of Hemp

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Only licensees are authorized to store
				hemp.
(b) A licensee may store hemp
				obtained from a person licensed by the Department, USDA, or a state or tribe
				with a USDA approved plan if:
(i) The licensee
				identifies each storage facility on the license application;
(ii) The storage facility is owned or leased
				by the licensee; and
(iii) The
				licensee keeps complete and accurate records detailing the licensed growers
				from whom hemp at each storage facility was received, the varieties stored at
				each storage facility, and the amount of each hemp variety stored at each
				storage facility.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 010 - Agriculture, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0005 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 61 - RULES PERTAINING TO HEMP › Section 61-11 - Incorporation by Reference

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) For all regulations incorporated by
				reference in these rules:
(i) The Department
				has determined that incorporation of the full text in these rules would be
				cumbersome or inefficient given the length or nature of the rules;
(ii) The incorporation by reference does not
				include any amendments or editions of the incorporated matter later than March
				1, 2022;
(iii) The agency
				originally issuing the incorporated matter has copies of it readily available
				to the public; and
(iv) The
				Department maintains the incorporated regulations, which is available for
				public inspection and copying at cost at 2219 Carey Avenue, Cheyenne, WY
				82002.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 010 - Agriculture, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0005 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 61 - RULES PERTAINING TO HEMP › Section 61-12 - Research

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A
				person that desires to produce or process hemp solely for research purposes
				must:
(i) Obtain a license from the
				Department; and applicable.
(ii)
				Submit all information required in Section
				4, Section
				8, or both, as applicable.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 010 - Agriculture, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0005 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 61 - RULES PERTAINING TO HEMP › Section 61-13 - Violations

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The
				Department will initiate a corrective action plan or revoke the license of any
				licensee who violates the requirements of the Hemp Statute or these
				rules.
(b) A licensee or Key
				Participant that violates the provisions of the Hemp Statute or these rules
				three times in a five year period shall be ineligible for a license to produce
				or process hemp for a period of five years beginning on the date of the third
				violation.
(c) Examples of a
				Negligent violation include:
(i) Failure to
				provide a legal description of land on which the licensee produces
				Cannabis.
(ii) Failure to obtain a
				license.
(iii) Producing Cannabis
				with a THC concentration level that exceeds the Acceptable Hemp THC
				Level.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 010 - Agriculture, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0005 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 61 - RULES PERTAINING TO HEMP › Section 61-14 - Corrective Action Plan

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A licensee that violates the requirements
				of the Hemp Statute or these rules must comply with a corrective action plan as
				prescribed by the Department.
(b)
				The corrective action plan for licensee violations shall include:
(i) A reasonable date by which the licensee
				will correct the violation;
(ii) A
				requirement that the licensee shall provide all requested compliance reports to
				the Department for a period of two years following the date of the
				violation.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 010 - Agriculture, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0005 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 61 - RULES PERTAINING TO HEMP › Section 61-15 - License Denial, Revocation, and Appeals

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Department
				will deny a license application if:
(i) The
				applicant has made a materially false statement on the application;
(ii) The applicant failed to submit the
				appropriate fee;
(iii) The
				applicant failed to submit a correct and complete application; or
(iv) Any applicant or Key Participant of the
				applicant has been convicted of or pled nolo contendre to a state or federal
				controlled substance felony within the past 10 years. An exception applies to a
				person who was lawfully growing hemp under the federal Agricultural Act of 2014
				before December 20, 2018, and whose conviction or nolo contendre plea also
				occurred before that date.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 010 - Agriculture, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0005 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 61 - RULES PERTAINING TO HEMP › Section 61-16 - Fees

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Department will assess the following
				fees:
(i) $200 per sampling conducted by the
				Department.
(ii) $200 per analysis
				conducted by the Department.
(iii)
				$250 for verification of effective disposal of Cannabis or Cannabis products in
				accordance with Section
				13.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 010 - Agriculture, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0005 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 63 - PROHIBITED, RESTRICTED, AND REGULATED NOXIOUS WEED SEED LISTS › Section 63-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
Pursuant to Wyoming Statute §
									11-12-104(a), the
				  Department of Agriculture promulgates these regulations.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 010 - Agriculture, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0005 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 63 - PROHIBITED, RESTRICTED, AND REGULATED NOXIOUS WEED SEED LISTS › Section 63-2 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) "Large seeded
				crops" means crops with seeds the size of winter wheat or larger.
(b) "Small seeded crops" means crops with
				seeds smaller than winter wheat.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 010 - Agriculture, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0005 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 63 - PROHIBITED, RESTRICTED, AND REGULATED NOXIOUS WEED SEED LISTS › Section 63-3 - Prohibited Noxious Weeds

Current through July 13, 2024
The noxious weeds listed in this section are established as
				  prohibited noxious weeds.
Amaranth, Palmer
Amaranthus palmeri
Bindweed, field
Convolvulus arvensis
L.
Blueweed
Echium vulgare
L.
Burdock, common
Arctium minus
(Hill)
							 Bernh.
Bur sage, skeletonleaf
Ambrosia tomentosa
Nutt.
Camelthorn
Alhagi maurorum
Medik.
Campion, bladder
Silene vulgaris
(Moench) Garcke
							 subsp. vulgaris
Crupina common
Crupina vulgaris
Cass.
Daisy, oxeye
Leucanthemum vulgare
Lam.
Dodder
Cuscuta
spp.
Goatgrass, jointed
Aegilops cylindrical
Host
Halogeton
Halogeton glomeratus
(M. Bieb.)
							 Ledeb.
Hawkweed, orange
Hieractum aurantiacum
L.
Hemlock, poison
Conium maculatum
L.
Henbane, black
Hyoscyamus niger
L.
Hound's tongue
Cynoglossum officinale
L.
Knapweed, black
Centaurea nigra
L.
Knapweed, diffuse
Centaurea diffusa
Lam.
Knapweed, meadow
Centaur eaxmoncktonii
C. E.
							 Britton
Knapweed, Russian
Rhaponticum repens
L.
							 Hidalgo
Knapweed, spotted
Centaurea stoebe
subsp.
micranthos
(Gugler) Hayek
Knapweed, squarose
Centaurea squarrosa
Willd.
Loosestrife, purple
Lythrum salciaria
L.
Medusa-head
Taeniatherum caput-medusae
(L.)
							 Nevski subsp.
caput-medusae
Millet, wild proso
Panicum milliaceum
L. subsp.
ruderale
(Kitag.) Tzvelev
Olive, Russian
Elaeagnus angustifolia
L.
Pepperweed, perennial
Lepidium latifolium
L.
Puncturevine
Tribulus terrestris
L.
Quackgrass
Elymus repens
L. Desv. ex
							 Nevski
Saltcedar
Tamarix
spp.
Salvation jane
Echium plantagineum
L.
Sandbur, field
Cenchrus incertus
M. A.
							 Curtis
Sandbur, longspine (mat)
Cenchrus longispinus
(Hack.)
							 Fernald
Skeletonweed, rush
Chondrilla juncea
L.
Sowthistle, perennial
Sonchus arvensis
L.
Spurge, leafy
Euphorbia esula
L.
Starthistle, purple
Centaurea calcitrapa
L.
Starthistle, yellow
Centaurea solstitialis
L.
St. Johnswort
Hypericum perforatum
L.
Swainsonpea
Sphaerophysa salsula (Pall)
							 DC.
Tansy, common
Tanacetum vulgare
Thistle, Canada
Cirsium arvense
(L.)
							 Scop.
Thistle, musk
Carduus nutans
L.
Thistle, plumeless
Carduus acanthoides
L.
Thistle, Scotch
Onopordum acanthium
L.
Toadflax, Dalmatian
Linaria dalmatica
(L.)
							 Mill.
Toadflax, yellow
Linaria vulgaris
Mill.
Tussock, serrated
Nassella trichotoma
(Nees) Hack. ex
							 Arechav.
Whitetop
Lepidium draba
L.
Woad, dyers
Isatis tinctoria
L.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 010 - Agriculture, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0005 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 63 - PROHIBITED, RESTRICTED, AND REGULATED NOXIOUS WEED SEED LISTS › Section 63-4 - Restricted Noxious Weeds

Current through July 13, 2024
The noxious weeds listed in this section are established as
				  restricted noxious weeds. The tolerance for restricted noxious weeds, unless
				  otherwise stated, shall be 50 seeds per pound in small seeded crops and five
				  seeds per pound in large seeded crops.
Cinquefoil, sulphur
Potentilla recta
L.
							 'Warrenii'
Dock, curly
Rumex crispus
L.
Knotweed, Japanese
Fallopia japonica
(Houtt.) Ronse
							 Decr.
Lettuce, blue
Lactuca tatarica
subsp.
pulchella
(Pursh) Stebbins
Licorice, wild
Glycyrrhiza lepidota
Pursh
Mallow, Venice
Hibiscus trionum
L.
Mustard, wild
Sinapis arvensis
L. subsp.
arvensis
Oat, wild
Avena fatua
L.
Plantain, buckhorn
Plantago lanceolata
L.
Povertyweed
Iva axillaris
Pursh
Ragweed, perennial
Ambrosia psilostachya
DC.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 010 - Agriculture, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0005 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 63 - PROHIBITED, RESTRICTED, AND REGULATED NOXIOUS WEED SEED LISTS › Section 63-5 - Regulated Weeds

Current through July 13, 2024
The noxious weeds listed in this section are established as
				  regulated noxious weeds. The tolerance for regulated noxious weeds is specified
				  for each species as shown below.
(a)
				Cheat
Bromus secalinus
L. - Tolerance shall be 1,200 seeds per
				pound.
(b) Downy brome
Bromus tectorum
L. - Tolerance shall be 1,200 seeds per
				pound.
(c) Feral rye
Secale
				cereale
L. subsp.
cereale
- Tolerance shall be none
				in small grains other than rye.
(d)
				Japanese brome
Bromus japonicus
Thunb. - Tolerance shall be
				1,200 seeds per pound.
(e) Ripgut
				brome
Bromus diandrus
Roth var. rigidus (Roth) Sales -
				Tolerance shall be 1,200 seeds per pound.
(f) Ventenata Grass
Ventenata dubia
- Tolerance shall be 1,200 seeds per pound.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 010 - Agriculture, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0005 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 65 - GRAY WOLF DEPREDATION COMPENSATION PROGRAM REGULATIONS › Section 65-2 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) "Claim form"
				means the Department's Gray Wolf Animal Damage Claim Affidavit.
(b) "Claimant" means any landowner, lessee,
				or agent who submits an application for compensation for livestock that has
				been damaged or killed by a gray wolf.
(c) "Consequential damages" means damage,
				loss, or injury that does not flow directly and immediately from the act of the
				gray wolf, but only from some of the consequences or results of such act,
				including future or anticipated production, sentimental value, and labor or
				equipment costs to remove damaged property.
(d) "Damage" means any injury or loss to
				livestock inflicted by a gray wolf in an area of the state where gray wolves
				are classified as predatory animals.
(e) "Department" means the Wyoming Department
				of Agriculture.
(f) "Gray wolf"
				means the gray wolf where it is designated as a predatory animal as set forth
				in W.S.
				11-6-302(a)(ix)(B).
(g) "Livestock" has the meaning set forth in
				W.S.
				23-1-102(a)(xvi).
(h) "More likely than not" means evidence
				reasonably tending to support the conclusion. Evidence that is competent,
				relevant, material and which to a rational and impartial mind naturally leads,
				or involuntarily leads to conclusion for which there is valid, just, and
				reasonable substantiation.
(i) "WS"
				means the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health
				Inspection Service, Wildlife Services.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 010 - Agriculture, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0005 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 65 - GRAY WOLF DEPREDATION COMPENSATION PROGRAM REGULATIONS › Section 65-3 - Qualifications for Consideration

Current through July 13, 2024
To be eligible for potential compensation, a claimant must
				  notify the Department by phone that damage to livestock has occurred and
				  suspect that it was caused by gray wolves. Following this notification, the
				  Department will dispatch an investigator from WS or the Wyoming Game and Fish
				  Department to determine whether the damage was more likely than not caused by
				  gray wolves. If the damage was more likely than not caused by gray wolves, the
				  claimant must report the damage to the Department by submitting a depredation
				  investigative report completed by the WS or Wyoming Game and Fish Department
				  investigator as soon as possible but no later than 15 days after discovery of
				  the damage. The Department shall only consider complete applications submitted
				  no later than 60 consecutive days after the damage ended or the last damage was
				  discovered. A complete application consists of the following documents:
(a) A completed claim form;
(b) A copy of the depredation investigative
				report from the WS or Wyoming Game and Fish Department investigator for each
				gray wolf depredation incident that confirms that the livestock damage was more
				likely than not caused by a gray wolf;
(c) The documents supporting the value
				determination of the damage, such as:
(i) The
				fair market value for like livestock at a rate substantiated by a livestock
				sale barn on the date of damage; or
(ii) For young of the year livestock, the
				fair market value for like livestock at the weaning weight substantiated by a
				livestock sale barn; or
(iii) Other
				credible written valuation of the livestock; and
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 010 - Agriculture, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0005 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 65 - GRAY WOLF DEPREDATION COMPENSATION PROGRAM REGULATIONS › Section 65-4 - Available Funding and Distribution

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Department
				will allocate available funds into five time periods. The first time period is
				from July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024. The second time period is from July
				1, 2024, through June 30, 2025. The third time period is from July 1, 2025,
				through June 30, 2026. The fourth time period is from July 1, 2026, through
				June 30, 2027. The fifth time period is from July 1, 2027, through June 30,
				2028. The Department shall receive applications during those five time periods.
				Budget reductions may reduce or eliminate available funds for one or all time
				periods.
(b) If the Department
				employs or contracts personnel to assist in administering and investigating
				claims for damages, the costs for personnel fees shall be deducted from the
				total funds available prior to paying any compensation to claimants.
(c) Within ten days after the end of each
				time period established by this Section, the Department shall review each
				application and determine if the application is complete and accurate. If the
				Department determines that the application is complete and accurate, it is a
				verified claim and eligible for compensation. If the Department determines that
				an application is complete but partially inaccurate, it may either verify the
				accurate portion and strike the inaccurate portion of the application or deny
				the application. Within 90 days after the end of each period, the Department
				shall total all verified claims and process them for payment subject to
				availability of funds.
(d) If the
				total verified claims and personnel fees in the first period are less than or
				equal to the amount of funds available for that period, then the Department
				shall pay all verified claims in full. Any leftover funds shall rollover and be
				available for distribution in the next period. If the total verified claims and
				personnel fees in any period exceed the amount available for that period, then
				the Department officer shall first deduct the personnel fees and then prorate
				payments of the remaining funds according to the total number of verified
				claims received in that period.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 010 - Agriculture, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0005 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 65 - GRAY WOLF DEPREDATION COMPENSATION PROGRAM REGULATIONS › Section 65-5 - Denial of Claims

Current through July 13, 2024
The Department shall deny all or any part of a claim
				  if:
(a) The application contains
				materially false or inaccurate information.
(b) The incident on which the application is
				based occurred on property where a gray wolf is not defined as a predatory
				animal as set forth in
				W.S.
				11-6-302(a)(ix)(B).
(c) The claimant did not present a completed
				application with all required information to the Department within 60 days
				after the damage or last item of damage was discovered by the
				claimant.
(d) The claim was for
				consequential damages.
(e) The
				dollar amount claimed exceeds the value of the livestock that were
				damaged.
(f) The claimant submitted
				a claim for compensation for the same damaged livestock to the Wyoming Game and
				Fish Department.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 010 - Agriculture, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0006 - Agriculture Mediation Board › Chapter 1 - AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCE MEDIATION BOARD › Section 1-1 - Purpose

Current through July 13, 2024
These Rules and Regulations implement the Agriculture
				  Mediation Service Act of 1987 as amended by the Agriculture and Natural
				  Resource Mediation Act of 1998 by setting forth the qualifications and role of
				  mediators and describing how the Mediation process will be conducted. The goal
				  of the Mediation program is to resolve disputes by using a voluntary and
				  confidential Mediation process by which a trained neutral party assists with
				  primary decision makers to reach mutually agreed upon
				  solutions.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 010 - Agriculture, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0006 - Agriculture Mediation Board › Chapter 1 - AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCE MEDIATION BOARD › Section 1-2 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
These rules are adopted pursuant to the Agriculture Mediation
				  Service Act of 1987 as amended by the Agriculture and Natural Resource
				  Mediation Act of 1998,
				  W.S.
				  11-41-101 through W.S. W.S.
				  W.S.
				  11-41-110.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 010 - Agriculture, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0006 - Agriculture Mediation Board › Chapter 1 - AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCE MEDIATION BOARD › Section 1-3 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
As used in this Chapter and in addition to the definitions
				  found in W.S.
				  11-41-102(a), the following
				  terms are defined:
(a) "Act" means the
				Agriculture Mediation Service Act of 1987 as amended by the Agriculture and
				Natural Resource Mediation Act of 1998, W.S. W.S.
				W.S.
				11-41-101 through
				11-41-110;
(b) "Action" under W.S. W.S.
				W.S.
				11-41-102(a)(i) 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.
(c) "Agricultural property
				" under W.S. W.S.
				W.S.
				11-41-102(a)(ii) 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;
(d) "Board" under W.S. W.S.
				W.S.
				11-41-102(a)(iii) means the
				Agriculture and Natural Resource Mediation Board;
(e) "Creditor" under W.S. W.S.
				W.S.
				11-41-102(a)(iv) 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;
(f) "Farmer" or "Rancher" under W.S.
				W.S.
				11-41-102(a)(v) 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;
(g) "Farming
				or ranching" under W.S. W.S.
				W.S.
				11-41-102(a)(vi) means the
				employment and operation of real property for the production of agricultural
				products, including but not limited to:
(i)
				Raising, harvesting and selling crops, hay and other products of the
				soil;
(ii) Feeding, breeding,
				management and sale of livestock, poultry, fur bearing animals or honeybees, or
				the produce thereof; or
(iii)
				Dairying and the sale of dairy products.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 010 - Agriculture, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0006 - Agriculture Mediation Board › Chapter 1 - AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCE MEDIATION BOARD › Section 1-4 - Persons Who Have Standing to Seek Mediation

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) In order for
				Parties to be given the authority to enter into the Mediation process, they
				must meet the following criteria:
(i) Parties
				or their authorized designee(s) must have the authority to settle the dispute,
				and
(ii) Parties must be active
				participants in the Mediation process.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 010 - Agriculture, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0006 - Agriculture Mediation Board › Chapter 1 - AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCE MEDIATION BOARD › Section 1-5 - Where the Mediation Process Applies

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Pursuant to
				W.S.
				11-41-108(a): Any conflict
				between two (2) Parties which involves agriculture or Natural Resources may be
				subject to Mediation. This may include, but not limited to, conflicts between
				federal, state and local government agencies, individuals and
				organizations.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 010 - Agriculture, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0006 - Agriculture Mediation Board › Chapter 1 - AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCE MEDIATION BOARD › Section 1-6 - Qualifications and Duties of Mediators

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) In order to
				become a mediator, one must meet the following qualifications:
(i) In order to be considered qualified, each
				mediator shall be certified as having attended and satisfied the requirements
				of a Board-approved Mediation training program; an approved training program
				shall provide at least (30) thirty hours of course work in Mediation process,
				resolving conflicts, farm finance negotiating, communications, issue and
				problem framing, final bargaining and agreement writing. The Board shall
				establish a listing of approved training programs and shall certify each
				mediator who has attended and satisfactorily completed the training
				requirements; and
(ii) Individuals
				with dispute resolution experience at the time the Agriculture Mediation Act of
				1987 as amended by the Agriculture and Natural Resource Mediation Act of 1998
				was passed may petition the Board to become mediators under the act. The Board
				may approve such application on a case-by-case basis, and may specify areas of
				additional training which must be satisfied before the petitioner will be
				certified.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 010 - Agriculture, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0006 - Agriculture Mediation Board › Chapter 1 - AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCE MEDIATION BOARD › Section 1-7 - Procedures for Establishing a Mediation under the Act

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A
				request for Mediation shall be submitted to the Board in writing on a form
				provided by the Board. The request shall be submitted to the Wyoming
				Agriculture and Natural Resource Mediation Board in care of the Wyoming
				Department of Agriculture, 2219 Carey Avenue, Cheyenne, Wyoming
				82002.
(b) A request for Mediation
				shall include:
(i) The name and address of
				each party, or authorized designee (s),
(ii) Information sufficient to establish that
				the dispute for which Mediation is requested meets the requirements of the
				act.
(iii) Summary of information
				relating to the issue; and
(iv)
				Signature of a party having Standing.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 010 - Agriculture, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0006 - Agriculture Mediation Board › Chapter 1 - AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCE MEDIATION BOARD › Section 1-8 - Mediation Assistance

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Under
				W.S.
				11-41-105(e) upon request
				for agricultural credit assistance, the Board may refer the borrower to the
				director of the Extension Service in the College of Agriculture at the
				University of Wyoming. The Extension Service shall assist the borrower in
				preparing financial information for the initial Mediation meeting.
(b) Under W.S. W.S.
				W.S.
				11-41-105(e) the Board may
				also refer the Farmer or Rancher to a list of other financial analysts skilled
				in assisting with farm debt matters. The Board shall require persons applying
				to be placed on this list to outline;
(i)
				Name and address of applicant;
(ii)
				Training and number of years experience in financial analysis
				skills
;
(iii) Training concerning farm financing and
				the farm credit system; and
(iv)
				Fees charged for rendering of financial analysis.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 010 - Agriculture, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0006 - Agriculture Mediation Board › Chapter 1 - AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCE MEDIATION BOARD › Section 1-9 - Selection of a Mediator and Preparation of Agreement as to Mediation Arrangements

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Under
				W.S.
				11-41-108(e) The Board shall
				provide the Parties with the names, mailing addresses, and qualifications
				background information received under Section
				7 of
				mediators, located in the geographical area in which the Agricultural property
				or Farmer is located.
(b) Selection
				of Mediator. The Parties shall notify the Board, by certified letter within
				seven (7) days of the receipt of the list of mediators, of their selection. The
				Board shall treat the silence of the Parties as a request for assistance in
				selecting a mediator. Upon the written request of the Parties or following the
				expiration of the seven (7) day period, the Board shall designate a mediator.
				All Parties shall be given notice of the mediator selected by the Board and any
				Party shall have the right, by written request, to direct the Board to select a
				different mediator prior to the initial Mediation meeting.
(c) Every mediator shall enter into a written
				agreement setting forth the terms, conditions, time lines and estimated cost
				for the Mediation services to be provided. The agreement shall:
(i) Be signed by the mediator and all Parties
				to the Mediation process;
(ii)
				Unless otherwise specified by a court suspension order under W.S. W.S.
				W.S.
				11-41-107, provide that the Mediation process
				shall terminate sixty (60) days-after the appointment of the mediator, unless
				extended by unanimous agreement of the Parties;
(iii) Incorporate a statement agreeing to
				follow the written terms of any mutual agreement arising out of the Mediation
				process.
(iv) Under W.S. W.S.
				W.S.
				11-41-108(e) if no Action
				has been initiated to which the disputing 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 this subject matter of the Mediation for a
				sixty (60) day period;
(v) If an
				Action has already commenced, then provide a statement by the Parties that they
				have obtained a Stipulation to mediate filed in any pending Action and a
				suspension order signed by a district court judge.
(vi) Include a statement prepared by the
				mediator, which sets forth the guidelines under which the mediator will conduct
				the Mediation proceedings; and
(vii) Describe the hourly fees and
				compensation for travel, per diem and other necessary expenses, to be reviewed
				by the Board.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 010 - Agriculture, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0006 - Agriculture Mediation Board › Chapter 1 - AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCE MEDIATION BOARD › Section 1-10 - Mediation Proceedings and the Authority of the Mediator

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Mediation proceedings shall be conducted
				by the mediator at times and locations which are agreed upon by the Parties and
				the mediator.
(b) The mediator may
				hold joint or separate meetings with the Parties.
(c) The mediator may request other persons to
				participate in the Mediation proceedings upon approval of the Parties. Parties
				may have designees present at Mediation sessions.
(d) The Board may employ a technical
				expert(s) upon agreement by the Parties in accordance with Section
				8 and
				W.S.
				11-41-104(b).
(e) The mediator shall regulate the
				proceedings to prevent disruptions, and may terminate Mediation sessions in his
				or her discretion.
(f) Under W.S.
				W.S. W.S.
				11-41-105(f) The mediator
				may not compel a settlement.
(g) A
				Party may withdraw from Mediation at any point in time prior to final agreement
				or other conclusions of the Mediation proceedings.
(h) A Party or a mediator may withdraw from
				Mediation at any time if he or she feels that the mediator is unable or
				unwilling to perform or has a conflict of interest. The Party or mediator shall
				notify the Board of his or her intent to withdraw. Upon written agreement by
				the Parties and the Board, the Mediation proceedings may continue with a new
				mediator.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 010 - Agriculture, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0006 - Agriculture Mediation Board › Chapter 1 - AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCE MEDIATION BOARD › Section 1-11 - Agreement After Mediation

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Interim and
				final agreements of the Parties, if any, shall be reduced to writing. Under
				W.S.
				11-41-105(b)(vi) the
				mediator shall assist in the preparation of the written agreement.
(b) At the conclusion of the Mediation
				proceedings, the mediator shall provide copies of all written agreements to the
				Board. Agreements may provide for continued Mediation at a future date. The
				Parties to a Mediation proceeding are solely responsible for any agreement
				reached, and for the enforcement of any agreement.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 010 - Agriculture, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0006 - Agriculture Mediation Board › Chapter 1 - AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCE MEDIATION BOARD › Section 1-12 - Code of Ethics for Mediators

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) No mediator may
				provide legal, financial or therapeutic advice to the Parties in a Mediation
				proceeding. A mediator may not solicit or accept any payment or item of value,
				either directly or indirectly, in return for making a referral.
(b) In addition to
				W.S.
				11-41-106, Mediators shall keep confidential
				all information and records obtained in connection with a Mediation
				proceeding.
(c) With respect to the
				Parties to the Mediation, no mediator shall:
(i) Offer or deliver services, other than
				Mediation services on any issue involving these same two Parties, raised in the
				proceeding for a period of at least six months from the time the last Mediation
				proceeding was concluded.
(ii)
				Solicit or accept from any person or entity, either directly or indirectly,
				anything of value that could reasonably be expected to influence the actions or
				judgment of the mediator in his or her capacity as a mediator or if it could
				reasonably be considered to be a reward for any Action or inaction by the
				mediator in his or her capacity as a mediator.
(iii) Use or attempt to use his or her
				position as a mediator to gain unlawful benefits, advantages or privileges for
				himself or herself, or for others.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 010 - Agriculture, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0006 - Agriculture Mediation Board › Chapter 1 - AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCE MEDIATION BOARD › Section 1-13 - Mediator Compensation

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Mediators shall
				be compensated at a rate consistent with the information contained in their
				background questionnaires and agreed upon by the Parties. The Board shall
				establish a maximum hourly fee for Mediation services.
(b) Mediators will receive compensation for
				travel, and per diem, in an amount agreed upon by both Parties, provided the
				per diem and mileage shall not exceed the amount allowed state
				employees.
(c) Mediators shall be
				reimbursed for other necessary expenses agreed to by both Parties and the
				Board.
(d) Under
				W.S.
				11-41-105(c) the Parties in
				the Mediation process shall share the costs of Mediation equally.
(e) Mediators who receive funds in advance
				shall maintain a trust account for handling all funds received from Mediation.
				Mediators shall, at the termination of Mediation, file with the Parties and the
				Board a statement listing the number of hours of Mediation conducted, total
				charges for Mediation, any compensation for travel or per diem request, and any
				balance remaining in the trust account. Any balance remaining in the trust
				account following the termination of Mediation shall be returned to the Parties
				within (30) thirty days.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 010 - Agriculture, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0007 - Animal Damage Management Board › Chapter 1 - REGULATIONS FOR GOVERNING THE GRANTING OF PREDATOR MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FUNDS › Section 1-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
Pursuant to authority vested in the Wyoming Animal Damage
				  Management Board (ADMB) in W.S. §
									
										11-6-304(d) the following
				  regulations are hereby promulgated and adopted.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 010 - Agriculture, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0007 - Animal Damage Management Board › Chapter 1 - REGULATIONS FOR GOVERNING THE GRANTING OF PREDATOR MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FUNDS › Section 1-2 - Purpose of rules

Current through July 13, 2024
These rules govern the distribution of funding appropriated
				  by the Wyoming state legislature through the ADMB to the county Predator
				  Management Districts (PMD) created by W.S. §
									
										11-6-201.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 010 - Agriculture, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0007 - Animal Damage Management Board › Chapter 1 - REGULATIONS FOR GOVERNING THE GRANTING OF PREDATOR MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FUNDS › Section 1-4 - Applicability of rules

Current through July 13, 2024
These rules shall only apply to districts that solicit or
				  receive grant funding from the ADMB under the program as outlined in these
				  rules.
(a) No state funds awarded to a
				district by the ADMB shall be used to satisfy debt existing prior to the
				effective date of these rules.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 010 - Agriculture, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0007 - Animal Damage Management Board › Chapter 1 - REGULATIONS FOR GOVERNING THE GRANTING OF PREDATOR MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FUNDS › Section 1-5 - Qualifications for funding

Current through July 13, 2024
To qualify for funding under these rules, the district
				  shall:
(a) Submit the following to the
				ADMB:
(i) Proof of compliance with W.S.
				§
										
											11-6-202(a)(v).
(ii) Completed grant application on a form
				prescribed by the ADMB
(iii)
				Budget
(iv) Management
				Plan
(v) Financial
				Statement
(vi) Proof of having
				assessed and collected all available funds as required by W.S. §
										
											11-6-210(o)
(A) Each district, in accordance with W.S.
				§
											
												11-6-210(f) shall determine
				which facilities meet the definition of a commercial feedlot.
(B) Each district shall establish a method by
				which assessment, billing and collection for goats may be conducted.
(vii) Report stating the
				accomplishments or actions relative to the prior year's management plan. The
				requirement shall only pertain to districts that have previously received state
				funds under these rules.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 010 - Agriculture, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0007 - Animal Damage Management Board › Chapter 1 - REGULATIONS FOR GOVERNING THE GRANTING OF PREDATOR MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FUNDS › Section 1-6 - Funding Distribution

Current through July 13, 2024
Funding shall be applied for and justified through the grant
				  application process as follows:
An initial standard budget of $50,000.00 shall be awarded by
				  the ADMB to each qualified district whose application has been approved by the
				  ADMB prior to May 1, 2007.
The application must be received by the ADMB prior to April
				  1, 2007.
Thereafter, the ADMB shall annually establish a standard
				  budget amount that shall be provided to all qualified districts with an
				  application submitted prior to April 1.
(i) Additional funds, including but not
				limited to operational expenses and capital purchases, may be applied for by
				the grant application and justified in the management plan and budget.
A maximum of ten percent (10%) of the standard budget may be
				  used to purchase capital equipment.
(i) Additional funds, including but not
				limited to operational expenses and capital purchases, may be applied for by
				the grant application and justified in the management plan and
				budget.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 010 - Agriculture, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0007 - Animal Damage Management Board › Chapter 1 - REGULATIONS FOR GOVERNING THE GRANTING OF PREDATOR MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FUNDS › Section 1-7 - Grant Applications

Current through July 13, 2024
The grant application form shall be developed by the ADMB in
				  accordance with the requirements of this regulation. The ADMB shall make a
				  grant application form available to all districts.
(a) A district requesting grant funds shall
				submit a new grant application, budget and management plan no later than the
				date specified on the initial grant application and not later than April 1 of
				future years.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 010 - Agriculture, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0007 - Animal Damage Management Board › Chapter 1 - REGULATIONS FOR GOVERNING THE GRANTING OF PREDATOR MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FUNDS › Section 1-8 - Financial Records

Current through July 13, 2024
The district shall provide a budget with the grant
				  application. A standardized form will be provided by ADMB.
The budget shall show all proposed income and expenses of the
				  district.
The budget shall be accompanied by the district's current
				  financial statement.
(c) Audit Reports
				as required by W.S. §
									
										9-1-507(a)(iii) and Chapter
				6 rules for special districts shall be submitted to the State Department of
				Audit and a copy to the ADMB.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 010 - Agriculture, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0007 - Animal Damage Management Board › Chapter 1 - REGULATIONS FOR GOVERNING THE GRANTING OF PREDATOR MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FUNDS › Section 1-9 - Management Plan

Current through July 13, 2024
The district shall include a management plan with the grant
				  application. The management plan shall provide details of the proposed action
				  and the expected results.
The management plan shall address the following, as
				  applicable for the district or funding requested:
Wildlife issues and goals
Livestock issues and goals
Pre- and post-work monitoring
Partnerships and cooperative agreements required to
				  accomplish the management plan.
The criteria shall include but not be limited to the cost of
				  full-time and part-time trappers and the cost of fixed wing aircraft and
				  helicopters, for predator management for livestock and wildlife.
Human health and safety issues.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 010 - Agriculture, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0007 - Animal Damage Management Board › Chapter 1 - REGULATIONS FOR GOVERNING THE GRANTING OF PREDATOR MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FUNDS › Section 1-10 - Reporting

Current through July 13, 2024
The district shall submit an annual report, due to the ADMB,
				  2219 Carey Avenue, Cheyenne, WY 82002 by no later than July 1st of each year.
				  This report should be relative to the current fiscal year.
The annual report shall contain the following:
Actions taken.
Identifiable and measurable results.
Grant monies expended.
Current financial statement.
Most recent audit report .
Supplemental reports may be requested by the ADMB on any
				  identified and targeted management or site specific projects, at the time
				  funding is provided to the district to carry out such
				  projects.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 010 - Agriculture, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0007 - Animal Damage Management Board › Chapter 1 - REGULATIONS FOR GOVERNING THE GRANTING OF PREDATOR MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FUNDS › Section 1-11 - Loss of eligibility

Current through July 13, 2024
Any district that does not comply with all provisions of
				  these rules shall not be eligible for additional grant funding until they have
				  documented correction of all compliance deficiencies to the satisfaction of the
				  ADMB. Districts that demonstrate correction of all deficiencies may submit a
				  grant application for funding consideration for the next fiscal
				  year.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 010 - Agriculture, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0007 - Animal Damage Management Board › Chapter 1 - REGULATIONS FOR GOVERNING THE GRANTING OF PREDATOR MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FUNDS › Section 1-12 - Authority to determine funding amounts

Current through July 13, 2024
In all cases, the ADMB retains the authority to allocate
				  funding to qualified districts in the amount determined by the ADMB to carry
				  out the intent of W.S. §
									
										11-6-201.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 010 - Agriculture, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0007 - Animal Damage Management Board › Chapter 1 - REGULATIONS FOR GOVERNING THE GRANTING OF PREDATOR MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FUNDS › Section 1-13 - Savings Clause

Current through July 13, 2024
If any provision of this regulation is held to be illegal or
				  unconstitutional, such a ruling shall not affect the other provisions of this
				  regulation which can be given effect without the illegal or unconstitutional
				  provision; and, to this end, the provisions of this regulation are
				  severable.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 010 - Agriculture, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0007 - Animal Damage Management Board › Chapter 2 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE GRANTING OF WOLF MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FUNDS › Section 2-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
Pursuant to authority vested in the Animal Damage Management
				  Board by W.S. §
									
										11-6-304, the following regulations are
				  hereby promulgated and adopted.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 010 - Agriculture, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0007 - Animal Damage Management Board › Chapter 2 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE GRANTING OF WOLF MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FUNDS › Section 2-2 - Regulation

Current through July 13, 2024
The Wyoming Animal Damage Management Board (ADMB) adopts the
				  following regulation governing the distribution of funding appropriated by the
				  Wyoming state legislature for emergency wolf management for the control of gray
				  wolves in Wyoming where designated as a predatory animal. The gray wolf is
				  designated as a predatory animal as defined in W.S. §
									
										11-6-302(a)(ix)(B) and W.S.
				  §
									
										23-1-101(a)(viii)(B) except
				  in:
(a) Those areas where gray wolves
				are designated as trophy game animals by W.S. §
									
										23-1-101(a)(xii)(B)(I) and
				(II), and
(b) Yellowstone National Park; and,
(c) The Wind River Reservation, except on
				non-Indian owned fee titled lands.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 010 - Agriculture, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0007 - Animal Damage Management Board › Chapter 2 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE GRANTING OF WOLF MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FUNDS › Section 2-3 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
For the purpose of this regulation, the definitions set
				  forth in Title 11 of the Wyoming Statutes apply unless the context or subject
				  matter clearly requires a different interpretation. The following definitions
				  are adopted:
(a) "District" means a
				predator management district created under W.S. §
									
										11-6-201(a).
(b) "District Board" means the board of
				directors of a district created under W.S. §
									
										11-6-202.
(c) "USDA/APHIS/Wildlife Services or WS"
				means the federal agency that provides predator management in
				Wyoming.
(d) "WDA" means the
				Wyoming Department of Agriculture
(e) "Director" means the Director of the
				Department of Agriculture for the state of Wyoming or his designated
				representative
(f) "Qualified agent
				or agent" means an individual, company, or organization that can provide
				necessary service and equipment for managing gray wolves.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 010 - Agriculture, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0007 - Animal Damage Management Board › Chapter 2 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE GRANTING OF WOLF MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FUNDS › Section 2-4 - Applicability of Rules

Current through July 13, 2024
These rules shall apply to all Districts in Wyoming, whether
				  or not they solicit or receive grant funding from the WDA under any other
				  program. These rules do not preclude any District from performing wolf
				  management work, using its existing personnel at the district's
				  expense.