§ 11-18-103 — Livestock board; powers generally

(a) In addition to powers and duties hereinafter provided,
the Wyoming livestock board shall:
(i) Appoint a state veterinarian who is a graduate of
a veterinary college recognized by the American Veterinary
Medical Association and the Wyoming state board of veterinary
medicine and licensed to practice in Wyoming and who shall serve
at the pleasure of the board;
(ii) Consult with the state veterinarian when the
state veterinarian appoints deputy state veterinarians. Any
deputy state veterinarians shall act under the direction of the
Wyoming livestock board and the state veterinarian. Deputy state
veterinarians shall be graduates of a veterinary college
recognized by the American Veterinary Medical Association and
the Wyoming state board of veterinary medicine. Deputy state
veterinarians shall serve at the pleasure of the state
veterinarian. The state veterinarian shall supervise and
control the action of the deputy state veterinarians and
prescribe their duties and tenure of office;
(iii) Supervise and control the action of the state
veterinarian and prescribe his duties and tenure of office;
(iv) Remove the state veterinarian at any time;
(v) Promulgate and enforce rules, regulations and
orders it deems necessary for the importation of domestic
animals, excluding those animals covered in W.S. 23-3-301(a),
recording and inspection of livestock brands, inspection,
testing, brucellosis vaccination or quarantining of any
livestock including brucellosis vaccination requirements for
resident cattle and cattle imported into Wyoming and to develop
a livestock health and emergency disease response program,
including prevention, surveillance and investigation of
livestock diseases through naturally occurring events or acts of
agroterrorism. "Agroterrorism" for the purpose of this section
means an intentional release of a biological or chemical agent
that causes disease to livestock or crops or renders the food
products of livestock or crops unsafe for human consumption;
(vi) Exercise the power and authority conferred upon
it by this act, either directly or through its agency;
(vii) Designate an agency to act as its
representative as provided by W.S. 11-20-201, recorded in its
minutes, and transmit the name of the agency to the auditor and
treasurer of Wyoming;
(viii) Develop a comprehensive livestock health and
emergency disease response program for reportable diseases as
identified in W.S. 11-19-102;
(ix) Promote the prevention, surveillance,
investigation and elimination of diseases of concern and the
protection of the overall health of Wyoming livestock by
maintaining science based import regulations and quarantines and
providing instruction to the ports of entry, veterinarians and
law enforcement;
(x) Administer the livestock law enforcement account
created by W.S. 11-18-120;
(xi) Convene when necessary for the purpose of
considering the recommended closure of any elk feedground as
provided under W.S. 23-1-305(a);
(xii) Establish a standard communication protocol to
inform livestock producers, veterinarians and brand inspectors
in the designated surveillance area within the county where a
non-negative brucellosis test has been confirmed for any animal;
(xiii) Establish a standard notification protocol to
inform livestock producers, veterinarians, brand inspectors and
other agencies with jurisdiction or authority regarding anthrax
outbreaks. [NOTE: This paragraph will be effective 1/1/2026.]