Title 11, Title 11 — Agriculture, Livestock And Other Animals
52 chapters · 621 sections in this title.
W.S. § 11-6-104 Department to coordinate control efforts; centralized and coordinated rodent and predator control plan authorized; release of information restricted
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Department to coordinate control efforts; centralized and coordinated rodent and predator control plan authorized; release of information restricted. (a) The department shall coordinate control efforts and may contract among agencies and counties for predator control under this c…
W.S. § 11-6-105 Issuance of aerial hunting permits authorized
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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 …
W.S. § 11-6-106 Receiving and expending monies for supplies
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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…
W.S. § 11-6-107 Disposition of proceeds
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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…
W.S. § 11-6-108 Cooperative agreements generally
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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.
W.S. § 11-6-201 Creation and designation of districts; state predator management advisory board
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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…
W.S. § 11-6-202 Administration of districts by district boards; number and qualifications of members; term; filling of vacancies; removal
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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…
W.S. § 11-6-203 Manner of calling annual meeting of predator management districts; when held; election of chairman and secretary
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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…
W.S. § 11-6-204 District boards; election and appointment of officers; meetings; quorum; oath; appropriation requests
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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…
W.S. § 11-6-205 District boards; duties generally
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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…
W.S. § 11-6-206 District boards; powers generally
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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…
W.S. § 11-6-207 District boards; record of proceedings and expenditures; monthly warrants issued by county for monies collected
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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 …
W.S. § 11-6-208 District boards; annual report
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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…
W.S. § 11-6-209 Annual meetings of predator management boards
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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-…
W.S. § 11-6-210 Creation of predator management district fund; predator management fees; donations; appropriation by county commissioners
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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…
W.S. § 11-6-301 Short title
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Short title. This article may be cited as the "Wyoming animal damage management program".
W.S. § 11-6-302 Definitions
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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…
W.S. § 11-6-303 Animal damage management board (ADMB) created; composition; appointment; terms; vacancies; compensation
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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…
W.S. § 11-6-304 Animal damage management board responsibilities; animal damage management policy; rules; methods to manage predatory animals, predacious birds, depredating animals and rabid wildlife; manner of callin
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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…
W.S. § 11-6-305 Wyoming animal damage management board funding; sources; methods of collection
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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 …
W.S. § 11-6-306 Animal damage management account
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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) …
W.S. § 11-6-307 Board to request funding from game and fish commission
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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…
W.S. § 11-6-308 District boards; relation to ADMB; duties generally
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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…
W.S. § 11-6-309 Predator management district participation with the ADMB
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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…
W.S. § 11-6-310 Applicability of chapter
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Applicability of chapter. This article, unless contrary to federal law, shall apply to all federal, state and private lands.
W.S. § 11-6-311 Exemptions
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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…
W.S. § 11-6-312 Cooperative agreements generally
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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.
W.S. § 11-7-130 Short title
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Short title. This chapter may be cited as the "Wyoming Apiculture Act".
W.S. § 11-7-131 Definitions
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Definitions. (a) As used in this chapter: (i) "Apiary" means a place where one (1) or more colonies of bees or one (1) or more hives containing honeycombs or bee combs are kept; (ii) "Bee diseases" means American or European foulbrood, sacbrood, bee paralysis or other disease or …
W.S. § 11-7-132 Disposition of fees
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Disposition of fees. Registration and inspection fees collected under this chapter shall be transmitted by the department to the state treasurer for deposit in the general fund.
W.S. § 11-7-133 Penalties
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Penalties. Any person who violates any provision of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or imprisoned in the county jail for not more than six (6) months, or both. Each day the violation continues…
W.S. § 11-7-201 Apiary registration; procedure; information; conditions; penalties
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Apiary registration; procedure; information; conditions; penalties. (a) Any person who owns or possesses any class of apiary in this state shall register that apiary with the department before April 1 of each year. (b) Application for registration shall be made to the department …
W.S. § 11-7-202 General apiary registrations
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General apiary registrations. (a) In order to control, limit and prevent the spread of bee diseases, bee parasites or bee pests among bees, hives and apiaries and to control, limit and prevent interference with proper feeding and honey flow of established apiaries, general apiari…
W.S. § 11-7-203 Pollination apiary registrations
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Pollination apiary registrations. (a) The department may grant pollination apiary registrations to commercial seed and fruit producers or other commercial agricultural producers under the following conditions: (i) The applicant must own, lease or rent the land upon which the poll…
W.S. § 11-7-204 Landowner apiary registrations
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Landowner apiary registrations. (a) The department may grant landowner apiary registrations under the following conditions: (i) The applicant shall be a landowner, as defined in W.S. 11-7-131(a)(xiii) and shall own the land upon which the apiary will be located; (ii) The applican…
W.S. § 11-7-205 Hobbyist apiary registrations
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Hobbyist apiary registrations. (a) The department may grant hobbyist apiary registrations to hobbyist beekeepers under the following conditions: (i) The applicant shall not own a total of more than five (5) hives, and all of the hives must be placed on the hobbyist apiary; (ii) T…
W.S. § 11-7-206 Restrictions on apiary locations
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Restrictions on apiary locations. Pollination apiaries, landowner apiaries and hobbyist apiaries may be located less than two (2) miles from pollination apiaries, landowner apiaries, hobbyist apiaries and general apiaries registered to other persons. General apiaries may be locat…
W.S. § 11-7-207 Changing locations; enlarging or selling apiaries
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Changing locations; enlarging or selling apiaries. (a) No owner of an established registered apiary shall change the location of the apiary without first receiving from the department authorization to establish the new apiary. In making the application, the owner shall specify th…
W.S. § 11-7-208 New locations; evidence of owner's or manager's permission
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New locations; evidence of owner's or manager's permission. Any person registering a new location for the first time shall have the approval signature of the landowner or manager thereof indicating that the landowner has given permission to place an apiary on his property.
W.S. § 11-7-209 Minimum number of colonies
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Minimum number of colonies. All registered bee locations must consist of not less than ten (10) colonies of bees during a minimum of forty-five (45) or more continuous days during any part of normal buildup or honey producing period of the year. This provision does not apply to b…
W.S. § 11-7-210 Normal buildup and honey producing season; registration time; voiding registration
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Normal buildup and honey producing season; registration time; voiding registration. (a) The normal buildup and honey producing season begins on May 1 and continues through September 30. (b) The regular registration time consists of the months of February through April. (c) The es…
W.S. § 11-7-211 Forfeit of registration; termination of rights; disposition of equipment
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Forfeit of registration; termination of rights; disposition of equipment. (a) The registration of an apiary which is not stocked with bees during at least forty-five (45) continuous days of the normal buildup or honey producing season is forfeited and all rights under the certifi…
W.S. § 11-7-212 Registration fees
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Registration fees. (a) Each year before a certificate of registration may be issued for an apiary, the owner or applicant for the certificate shall pay the department a registration fee in the amount authorized by W.S. 11-1-104, with the exception of those apiaries classified as …
W.S. § 11-7-213 Holding yard apiary location
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Holding yard apiary location. (a) The department may grant a certificate of registration for a temporary holding yard location to provide an area for holding hives prior to and after returning from pollination of a commercial agricultural crop in another state. (b) A temporary ho…
W.S. § 11-7-214 Spray yard apiary location
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Spray yard apiary location. (a) The department may grant a certificate of registration for a spray yard apiary location to provide an area for holding hives during pesticide application to allow a safe haven for the health and safety of the bees. (b) A spray yard apiary location …
W.S. § 11-7-215 Variance agreements
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Variance agreements. (a) Upon request from a general beekeeper, the department may enter into a variance agreement with the general beekeeper because of drought conditions, crop rotation, conservation reserve program acres or other unforeseen circumstances adverse to a yard locat…
W.S. § 11-7-301 Apiaries; powers and duties of the department
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Apiaries; powers and duties of the department. (a) To prevent the spread of bee diseases, bee parasites or bee pests among bees and apiaries, to protect apiaries against depredation by wildlife and to assist law enforcement agencies in an effort to alleviate losses due to theft, …
W.S. § 11-7-302 Importation of bees, combs or hives
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Importation of bees, combs or hives. (a) A beekeeper shall notify the department and request an inspection to be conducted at any specified registered location or holding yard not later than fourteen (14) days after entry of any colony into this state. Following an inspection for…
W.S. § 11-7-401 Definitions
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Definitions. (a) As used in this act: (i) "Bee" means any stage in the life cycle of a bee of the species Megachile rotundata (F), commonly known as the alfalfa leaf-cutter bee; (ii) "Certification" means the process of analyzing bees and equipment by the department to determine …
W.S. § 11-7-402 Duties and powers of department
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Duties and powers of department. (a) The department shall: (i) Administer this act; (ii) By rule or regulation adopt minimum standards for the presence of pathogens and parasites in bees to be certified, imported and possessed or controlled in this state; (iii) Whenever it has re…