Title 11, Agriculture, Livestock And Other Animals

Labeling of packages required; contents; exception. (a) Each lot of seed which is sold or offered for sale in Wyoming, shall be legibly labeled in English upon the exterior of the container with a written or printed label. The label shall show: (i) The commonly accepted name of t…

Lawn grass seed. Lawn grass seed mixtures offered for sale in Wyoming shall comply with all requirements of this act, and in addition shall contain at least fifty percent (50%) of perennial permanent type lawn grass seed that is adapted to local growing conditions, such as Kentuc…

Weed seeds. No person shall sell in the retail trade in this state, any seed which contains two percent (2%) or more of weed seeds by weight.

Screenings to be specially labeled and free from noxious weed seeds; seizure and destruction; grain cleaning establishments. Screenings of any seeds or grains which are offered for sale by any person shall be legibly labeled as such and not sold as seeds. They shall be free of pr…

Failure to label or false labeling of seeds. It is unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale or to deliver within Wyoming any seeds which are misbranded or are not labeled in accordance with the requirements of W.S. 11-12-103 through 11-12-108, or if the seed is falsely l…

Importation of seeds. It is unlawful for any person to transport or cause to be transported into Wyoming any seed without meeting the requirements of this act.

Director to enforce provisions; power of director to examine seeds; exception; purchase of samples. The director shall enforce this act. The director or his agents shall have free access at all reasonable hours upon and into any premises or structures where seed is stored or offe…

Rulemaking. (a) The board shall promulgate, adopt and publish rules and regulations in accordance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act for the purpose of carrying out this act. (b) Except as otherwise provided for in this act, no ordinance or regulation of any political …

Seed and grain cleaning establishments; certificates of approval; lists thereof. The board shall establish standards and other requirements whereby seed and grain cleaning establishments may be issued a certificate of approval. A list of approved establishments for cleaning seeds…

State seed analyst; seed laboratory. (a) The department shall operate a state seed laboratory through a memorandum of understanding with the University of Wyoming. The terms and conditions of the memorandum of understanding shall include the designation and compensation of a stat…

Analysis of seeds. (a) Any person may have his seed analyzed by the state seed analyst by paying transportation charges to the laboratory and a fee. (b) All samples submitted for analysis shall be taken in accordance with the current regulations of sampling set forth by the Unite…

Disposition of collected funds. All funds collected from seed analyses shall be deposited in the general fund.

Duty of district or county and prosecuting attorney to prosecute reported violations. Any district or county and prosecuting attorney to whom the director of the department of agriculture reports any violation of this act shall cause appropriate proceedings to be commenced and pr…

Seed certification service; authority to make rules; fees; disposition thereof. The seed certification service of the college of agriculture of the University of Wyoming may engage in the certification of varieties of seeds and propagating materials, and make such rules and regul…

False labeling of seeds; prohibited. It is unlawful for any person to attach or cause to be attached to any container of seeds or propagating materials, for the purpose of certifying the contents, any label or tag describing the contents as certified seed or propagating material,…

False labeling of seeds; false labeling as prima facie evidence of violation. Any label or tag prohibited by W.S. 11-12-120 found attached to any container of seed or propagating material is prima facie evidence of a violation of W.S. 11-12-120 by the person falsely labeling or t…

Quarantine. (a) The board, in compliance with this act, may promulgate rules and regulations to establish a quarantine against movement of seed containing prohibited noxious weed seed and restricted noxious weed seed which exceeds the tolerance established and may enter into an a…

Seed laboratory advisory group created; composition; appointment; officers; vacancy; meetings; quorum. (a) There is created a seed laboratory advisory group which shall be comprised of the following: (i) Voting members shall be: (A) One (1) member of the board, appointed by the c…

Seed laboratory advisory group duties. (a) The seed laboratory advisory group shall: (i) Maintain a policy of operation manual, which shall be reviewed by seed laboratory advisory group members at the annual meeting, and shall contain the policies and operational procedures of th…

Penalties; director authorized to investigate and file complaint. (a) Any person violating any provision of this act is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or imprisoned for not more than six (6) months, or both for each…