§ 9-4-405 — State district grazing boards; district boundaries

Wyoming § 9-4-405

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 09: Administration of the Government
• Ch. 4: PUBLIC FUNDS
• Art. 4: TAYLOR GRAZING ACT FUNDS

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(a) A state board for each Taylor Grazing Act district
established in Wyoming is created to direct and guide the
disposition of the range improvement funds under W.S. 9-4-403 of
each Taylor Grazing Act district (48 Stat. 1269) in the state.
The distribution shall be most beneficial to the permittees from
whom the funds are derived and for the counties involved in each
district.
(b) Each board shall be known respectively as the Wyoming
State Grazing Board of District .... in accordance with the
following designations:
(i) Worland district;
(ii) Lander district;
(iii) Rawlins district;
(iv) Rock Springs district;
(v) Pinedale district.
(c) District boundaries shall be substantially the same as
boundaries set for the federal grazing districts as constituted
prior to the reorganization of the district boundaries as
implemented in 1974 by the bureau of land management, according
to the map filed in the state department of agriculture.
(d) Each state district board shall consist of not less
than five (5) nor more than nine (9) permittees who hold section
3, Taylor Grazing Act permits and graze livestock upon the
public lands within the grazing district for which the state
grazing board is created. Officers and directors of corporations
and partners of partnerships, or their designated
representatives, who conduct the grazing are qualified to serve
on the boards on behalf of the corporation or partnership. The
term of each member is three (3) years except as provided for in
subsection (e) of this section, beginning on January 1 after his
election.
(e) In November of each year, each state district grazing
board shall conduct an election to fill any existing vacancies.
If any vacancy occurs on a state district grazing board for any
reason, the remaining board members shall select a qualified
successor to fill the vacancy for the unexpired term.
(f) A duly qualified person elected to serve as a member
of a state district grazing board shall assume office after
taking an oath for the performance of his duties. The permittees
holding section 3, Taylor Grazing Act permits to graze livestock
on the public lands within the grazing district served by a
state district grazing board shall elect the members to serve on
that state district grazing board, and each permittee or his
designated representative is entitled to one (1) vote.
(g) Each state district grazing board shall appoint a
chairman and a nominating committee representative of each
geographical area serving on the board, but not including any
members of the board, and the committee shall make nominations
to fill the expiring positions on the board. Nominations,
together with appropriate space for write-in candidates, shall
be circulated to the permittees within the district, so that
each member may cast his vote for each vacancy on the board. The
carryover members of the state district grazing board shall
certify the results of the election.
(h) Each state district grazing board shall select its own
chairman and secretary from its membership. Employees may be
hired by each board. The board shall set the remuneration of
each employee and the remuneration shall be considered as
administrative expense of the board concerned. The members of
each state district grazing board shall receive no compensation
but shall be reimbursed under W.S. 9-3-102 and 9-3-103 for
travel and per diem expenses incurred in the performance of
their duties.
(j) Meetings of a state district grazing board may be
called at any time by the chairman or a majority of the members
of the board. The board shall meet at least twice each year.
Each board may adopt its own rules and regulations for the
calling and holding of meetings, but a majority of each board
constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business by the
board. Action by each board shall be determined by a majority
vote of the members present.