§ 11-19-604 — Wyoming bighorn/domestic sheep plan

(a) The Wyoming bighorn/domestic sheep plan shall be
developed and maintained by rule and regulation as provided in
this section to address potential conflicts arising out of the
interaction between bighorn sheep and domestic sheep within the
state. The final report and recommendations from the Wyoming
state-wide bighorn/domestic sheep interaction working group
dated September 2004 together with appendices A through N as
adopted by the group is adopted as the initial Wyoming
bighorn/domestic sheep plan under this section and shall
continue as revised or amended until repealed or nullified
pursuant to law.
(b) Rules and regulations necessary to administer this
article shall be promulgated jointly by the game and fish
commission, the board of agriculture and the livestock board.
The game and fish commission, the board of agriculture and the
livestock board may jointly consider recommendations for changes
to the plan and may revise or amend the plan through the
rulemaking process pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative
Procedure Act.
(c) The goal of the Wyoming bighorn/domestic sheep plan
shall be to maintain the health of bighorn sheep populations
while sustaining an economically viable domestic sheep
population.
(d) The most current version of the Wyoming
bighorn/domestic sheep plan shall be published on the website of
the game and fish commission.
(e) In conformance with the Wyoming bighorn/domestic sheep
plan the game and fish department may relocate or remove bighorn
sheep to another area of the state if a federal judicial action
or agency decision would require elimination of domestic sheep
grazing in any area or herd unit designated in the Wyoming
bighorn/domestic sheep plan as a nonemphasis herd. The game and
fish department shall be reimbursed for the costs of relocation
or removal of sheep under this subsection from funds available
in the wildlife/livestock disease research partnership account.