Title 11, Title 11 — Agriculture, Livestock And Other Animals

Duties; powers; supervisor compensation. (a) The district board shall: (i) Implement and pursue an effective program for the control of designated weeds and pests; (ii) Fix the time and place of regular meetings, which shall occur at least once each month and shall be open to the…

Board of certification; duties. A board of certification is established consisting of the director or his designee, a University of Wyoming weed or pest specialist appointed by the dean of the college of agriculture, two (2) certified district supervisors and a district board mem…

Purchase and sale of pesticides; cost share with landowner. (a) The district board may purchase from authorized dealers such quantities of pesticides as are necessary, and hire labor to carry out the provisions of this act. Warrants in payment shall be drawn on the weed and pest …

Rates and application of pesticides; payment by landowner; bidding restriction. (a) The district board may establish rates and engage in the application of pesticides for weed and pest control, subject to subsection (b) of this section. If services provided are not paid for by th…

Inspection of land; remedial requirements; cost to landowner. (a) Whenever the district board has probable cause to believe that a landowner's property is infested by weeds or pests which are liable to spread and contribute to the injury or detriment of others and the board has p…

Appraisal of damage to landowner; hearing. When the district board determines by resolution that the landowner's property has been damaged as a result of carrying out its requirements, the district board shall by resolution appoint three (3) disinterested freeholders within the d…

Tax levied on property in district; maximum amount; weed and pest control fund. The county commissioners shall annually levy a tax to carry out this act. The tax shall be levied upon all property in the district and shall not exceed one (1) mill on each one dollar ($1.00) of asse…

Allocation of funds; formula; special funding. (a) An allocation committee composed of the director of the department of agriculture, three (3) members appointed by the Wyoming weed and pest council and one (1) member of the board shall allocate the funds of any legislative appro…

Allocated funds; procedure to disburse. A request for allocated funds pursuant to W.S. 11-5-113 shall be initiated by the district board by submitting a voucher and documentation. Upon the approval of the voucher by the allocation committee, payment shall be made by the state aud…

Program in cities and towns authorized; funding; use of monies. (a) The governing body of any city or town with a population of five thousand (5,000) or more may establish and administer a program for the control of weeds and pests within the jurisdictional limits of the city or …

Quarantine by director; request by district. (a) Whenever the director, the district board or their agents find any section of the state to be infested with insects, pests, poisonous or injurious plants or plant diseases, and it is established that farm products from that section…

Criminal provision; penalty; civil penalties; limitations; necessary proof. (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) in addition to fines provided for in W.S. 11-5-109(e).…

Inspection for contamination. Farm products and agricultural, commercial or industrial equipment entering or moving within the district are subject to inspection for contamination of designated weeds and pests by the district board through its designated agents. The board and the…

Rules and regulations. The board, with the approval of a majority of the districts, may promulgate, adopt and publish rules and regulations in accordance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act for the purpose of carrying out the intent of this act.

Wyoming weed and pest council duties. (a) In addition to other duties prescribed by law, the Wyoming weed and pest council shall aid county weed and pest control districts in creating, managing and enhancing coordinated and comprehensive invasive plant species control programs by…

Authorization of program. A weed and pest special management program may be carried out as provided by this article and legislative appropriation acts. All state and local governmental entities shall comply with the program.

Definitions. (a) As used in this article: (i) "District" means any county weed and pest control district; (ii) "Integrated management system" means the planning and implementation of a coordinated program utilizing all proven methods for containing and controlling undesirable pla…

Program components; funding; rulemaking authority; penalties. (a) Any district may carry out a weed and pest special management program in accordance with this article. If a district initiates a program, leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula) shall receive priority in the program. A dist…

Definitions. (a) As used in this article: (i) "Account" means the emergency insect management special revenue account created under W.S. 11-5-402; (ii) "Committee" means the director of the department of agriculture, the director of the department of health, the director of the g…

Emergency insect management account; established. The emergency insect management program account is created to consist of funds appropriated or designated to the account by law for the emergency management of insect pests or insect vectors.

Administrative support for committee. Administrative support to the committee shall be provided by the department of agriculture. Expenses of the committee incurred under this article including administrative support shall be paid from the account.

Program development; additional committee responsibilities; annual report. (a) Emergency insect management programs developed and receiving funds from the account under this article shall be based upon integrated pest management principles using the most current, scientifically v…

Advisory assistance; assistance specified; expenses. (a) To assist with the establishment of policies, guidelines and the development of programs under this article, the committee may assemble necessary expertise from one (1) or more of the following organizations, institutions, …

Program participation requirements; application; funding participation levels specified; restriction on expenditures. (a) Any state agency, any political subdivision, the Eastern Shoshone Tribe, the Northern Arapaho Tribe or the cooperative tribal governing body may apply to the …