Wyoming § 11-19-602 Wyoming wildlife/livestock disease research
partnership board created; membership; duties; purposes

Wyoming Statutes

§ 11-19-602 — Wyoming wildlife/livestock disease research partnership board created; membership; duties; purposes

Wyoming·Title 11 Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals·Ch. 19 CONTAGIOUS AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES AMONG LIVESTOCK·Art. 6 WILDLIFE/LIVESTOCK DISEASE RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP

(a)There is created the wildlife/livestock disease research partnership board within the department. The board shall consist of the following members or their designees:

(i)The director of the department;

(ii)The director of the Wyoming game and fish department;

(iii)The vice-president for research at the University of Wyoming;

(iv)The director of the Wyoming state veterinary laboratory; and

(v)The state veterinarian.

(b)The board shall:

(i)Accept funding from all sources, including federal, state and local governments and private donations to carry out the purposes of this article;

(ii)Leverage funds received to match other funds that may be available to the board;

(iii)Deposit funds received into the account created by W.S. 11-19-603. No funds may be withdrawn or otherwise expe

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(a) There is created the wildlife/livestock disease
research partnership board within the department. The board
shall consist of the following members or their designees:
(i) The director of the department;
(ii) The director of the Wyoming game and fish
department;
(iii) The vice-president for research at the
University of Wyoming;
(iv) The director of the Wyoming state veterinary
laboratory; and
(v) The state veterinarian.
(b) The board shall:
(i) Accept funding from all sources, including
federal, state and local governments and private donations to
carry out the purposes of this article;
(ii) Leverage funds received to match other funds
that may be available to the board;
(iii) Deposit funds received into the account created
by W.S. 11-19-603. No funds may be withdrawn or otherwise
expended without the specific consent of at least three (3)
members of the board;
(iv) Accept, review and prioritize research proposals
submitted to the board;
(v) Seek support for programs and projects consistent
with the purposes of the board;
(vi) Allocate funds for research which serve the
goals of understanding, managing, controlling or preempting
potentially mutual or shared diseases that impact wild and
domestic animals or humans in the state;
(vii) Allocate funds for monitoring, tracking and
conducting disease surveillance before and following the
introduction of bighorn sheep in the Sweetwater Rocks herd unit.
Note: this paragraph is effective as of 1/1/2026.
(c) In approving research requests for funding, the board
shall first consider any requests for funding from the Wyoming
game and fish department, the University of Wyoming, the Wyoming
department of agriculture and the Wyoming livestock board. After
consideration of requests from those state agencies, the board
may consider requests from other entities.
(d) All research projects requesting funding from the
board shall be submitted to the board in a form and manner
specified by the board. The approval of not less than three (3)
members of the board shall be required prior to funding of a
project with funds received under this section.

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