Title 11, Agriculture, Livestock And Other Animals

Issuance of aerial hunting permits authorized. The department may issue permits for the aerial hunting of rodents and predators to any person for the protection of livestock, domesticated animals or human life, upon a showing that the person or their designated pilot, along with …

Receiving and expending monies for supplies. The department may receive money for rodent and predator control from the federal government, state appropriations, counties, agencies, boards, associations, commissions, individuals and any other cooperators and may expend such monies…

Disposition of proceeds. All predator furs, skins and specimens taken by hunters or trappers whose salaries are paid in full by cooperating agencies, shall be sold and the proceeds returned to the respective predator management district of the county in which the furs, skins or s…

Cooperative agreements generally. The department may enter into cooperative agreements with other governmental agencies, counties, associations, corporations or individuals for carrying out the purposes of W.S. 11-6-104 through 11-6-107.

Creation and designation of districts; state predator management advisory board. (a) Each county is created and designated as a predator management district. Each district shall be known as the "Predator Management District of .... County, Wyoming," and it may hold property and b…

Administration of districts by district boards; number and qualifications of members; term; filling of vacancies; removal. (a) The affairs of each district shall be administered by a board of directors, each of whom shall be a bona fide resident of Wyoming. Directors for the posi…

Manner of calling annual meeting of predator management districts; when held; election of chairman and secretary. (a) The annual meeting of each predator management district shall be held within the first two (2) weeks of December. Any person having paid predator fees in the dist…

District boards; election and appointment of officers; meetings; quorum; oath; appropriation requests. At the annual meeting of the district board, following election of directors pursuant to W.S. 11-6-202(a)(i), (ii) and (iv) and upon appointment of directors pursuant to W.S. 11…

District boards; duties generally. (a) Each predator management district board shall: (i) Exercise general supervision over the control of predatory animals and predacious birds that prey upon and destroy livestock, other domestic animals and wildlife; (ii) Devise and put in oper…

District boards; powers generally. Each predator management district board may adopt rules and regulations necessary for carrying out the purpose and provisions of this article. Each board may appoint employees and assistants as necessary and fix their compensation. Each board ma…

District boards; record of proceedings and expenditures; monthly warrants issued by county for monies collected. (a) The secretary-treasurer of each predator management district shall keep a complete and accurate record of the proceedings of the board. (b) All salaries, expenses …

District boards; annual report. On or before October 1 of each year, the president and secretary-treasurer of each district board and each county treasurer shall make an annual report to their board of county commissioners showing all receipts and disbursement of district funds m…

Annual meetings of predator management boards. Annual meetings for the election of members of boards of directors of predator management districts shall be called by the president of each board. The meetings shall be called by a notice published in the manner provided by W.S. 11-…

Creation of predator management district fund; predator management fees; donations; appropriation by county commissioners. (a) At the time of collecting brand inspection fees imposed under W.S. 11-20-401 and 11-20-402, the brand inspector shall collect predator management fees on…

Short title. This article may be cited as the "Wyoming animal damage management program".

Definitions. (a) As used in this article: (i) "Board" means the Wyoming animal damage management board (ADMB); (ii) "Crop" or "agricultural crop" when not otherwise defined by statute means corn, oats, wheat, barley, flax, sorghums and other grains, potatoes, vegetables, forage l…

Animal damage management board (ADMB) created; composition; appointment; terms; vacancies; compensation. (a) There is created the animal damage management board for the purposes of mitigating damage caused to livestock, wildlife and crops by predatory animals, predacious birds an…

Animal damage management board responsibilities; animal damage management policy; rules; methods to manage predatory animals, predacious birds, depredating animals and rabid wildlife; manner of calling meetings; frequency. (a) The ADMB is responsible for the formulation of the da…

Wyoming animal damage management board funding; sources; methods of collection. (a) Repealed by Laws 2020, ch. 48, § 2. (b) Repealed by Laws 2020, ch. 48, § 2. (c) The ADMB may receive money for predatory animal, predacious bird and depredating animal management from the federal …

Animal damage management account. (a) There is created the animal damage management account. (b) Money received under W.S. 11-6-305 shall be deposited by the state treasurer in the animal damage management account to be appropriated for the purposes provided in this article. (c) …

Board to request funding from game and fish commission. The board shall annually request two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000.00) from the Wyoming game and fish commission. These funds shall be expended for wildlife priorities. The game and fish commission shall provide recomme…

District boards; relation to ADMB; duties generally. (a) Each predator management district board shall: (i) Exercise general supervision in determining local priorities for the management of predatory animals and predacious birds that prey upon and destroy livestock, other domest…

Predator management district participation with the ADMB. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, if the predator management district has elected to participate in providing funding or upon approval of the ADMB, other in-kind resources, to the animal damage mana…

Applicability of chapter. This article, unless contrary to federal law, shall apply to all federal, state and private lands.

Exemptions. The state predator management advisory board or the ADMB may exempt persons from payment of the imposed fees when the respective board determines that livestock as defined in this act are permanently confined within pens or corrals within incorporated city limits wher…

Cooperative agreements generally. The ADMB may enter into cooperative agreements with other governmental agencies, counties, associations, corporations or individuals for carrying out the purposes of this article.