§ 21-17-308 — Wyoming state veterinary laboratory

(a) The division of microbiology and veterinary medicine,
college of agriculture, University of Wyoming shall manage,
operate and maintain the Wyoming state veterinary laboratory.
All records, property, personnel and unused funds of the Wyoming
livestock board designated for the Wyoming state veterinary
laboratory shall be transferred to the division of microbiology
and veterinary medicine.
(b) The Wyoming state veterinary laboratory shall:
(i) Inquire into, maintain records of and prepare an
annual report of the causes of contagious, infectious and
communicable diseases found among livestock in this state;
assist in the determination of means for the prevention and
treatment of such diseases; and collect and disseminate
information on these and other animal health related subjects
valuable to the livestock interests of Wyoming;
(ii) Assist licensed veterinarians and the livestock
industry in this state in making diagnoses at their request;
(iii) Assist licensed veterinarians in this state
with proper collection and shipment of diagnostic materials; and
(iv) Otherwise provide services and consultation upon
request of licensed veterinarians and the livestock industry in
this state.
(c) There is created a six (6) member advisory council
hereafter known as the council. The council shall advise the
division of microbiology and veterinary medicine on matters
pertaining to the Wyoming state veterinary laboratory and other
matters that pertain to animal health. Three (3) members of the
council shall be appointed by the Wyoming board of veterinary
medicine and three (3) members shall be appointed by the Wyoming
livestock board. The head of the division of microbiology and
veterinary medicine shall be an ex officio member of the
council. Council members shall serve a term of three (3) years.
The initial council shall constitute itself so that no more than
two (2) members will be replaced each year. The council shall
elect a chairman and secretary from its membership. The
council shall meet at least semiannually and on other occasions
as deemed necessary by the council. Authorized travel expenses
of the council members shall be paid by the agency responsible
for their appointment in the same manner and amount as provided
by W.S. 9-3-102.
(d) The annual report of the council shall be prepared for
the governor, Wyoming livestock board, Wyoming board of
veterinary medicine, president of the University of Wyoming and
such other individuals deemed necessary by the council. The
cost of printing the annual report shall be borne by the budget
of the Wyoming state veterinary laboratory.
(e) All individual identifying client information in the
records and information maintained or collected by the Wyoming
state veterinary laboratory related to diagnosis of contagious,
infectious, communicable, toxic and genetic diseases of
individual animals or herds shall be confidential and shall not
be released except to the individual submitting the sample for
diagnosis unless:
(i) Laboratory testing results in the recognition of
a state or federally reportable disease;
(ii) It is in the best interests of animal or human
public health, as determined by the director of the Wyoming
state veterinary laboratory or his designee, to release the
information; or
(iii) The release of the information is required by
state or federal law. Nothing in this subsection shall affect
the duty of the Wyoming state veterinary laboratory or any other
person to report contagious or infectious diseases as required
by state or federal law.