§ 11-20-201 — Designation of contract services to implement brand inspection laws; bond required; bond of inspectors; interstate cooperative agreements

(a) The board may designate an agency or contract for
services subject to rules and regulations of the board, to
exercise the rights, powers and duties provided by law with
respect to inspection of brands and ownership of the animals
mentioned herein.
(b) The agency, or the board may contract for inspectors
as the board deems necessary to carry out specified duties. The
board may contract for inspectors through an individual at-will
contract. The board may contract to provide the inspector
salary, mileage, per diem and other necessary reimbursable
expenses, membership in the state employees' and officials'
group insurance plan in accordance with W.S. 9-2-
3207(a)(xi)(F)(IV) and 9-3-207, and the state retirement system
in accordance with W.S. 9-2-3207(a)(xi)(F)(IV), 9-3-412 and 9-3-
413.1. The board shall be authorized to establish mileage rates
without regard to the limitations provided in W.S. 9-3-103.
During the time that inspectors are acting within the scope of
their duties on behalf or in service of the state in their
official capacity, inspectors are covered by the provisions of
the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act, W.S. 1-39-101 through 1-39-
120, and the state self-insurance program, W.S. 1-41-101 through