§ 11-5-303 — Program components; funding; rulemaking authority; penalties

Wyoming § 11-5-303

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 11: Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals
• Ch. 5: WEED AND PEST CONTROL
• Art. 3: SPECIAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

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(a) Any district may carry out a weed and pest special
management program in accordance with this article. If a
district initiates a program, leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula)
shall receive priority in the program. A district may also
implement an integrated management system under W.S. 11-5-101
through 11-5-119 using funds specified by W.S. 11-5-111,
provided leafy spurge shall receive priority pursuant to this
article.
(b) Repealed by Laws 2021, ch. 2, § 3.
(c) Any district which implements a special management
program under this article shall:
(i) Establish one (1) or more management zones within
the district. A management zone can only be formed with the
written consent of a majority of the landowners in the proposed
management zone;
(ii) Complete an inventory on lands within each
management zone to determine the scope of infestation;
(iii) Establish management criteria for the special
management program;
(iv) Select the materials and methods for the special
management program based upon best available scientific facts,
current technology and economic considerations;
(v) At least ten (10) days before final approval of
the program by the district board, give notice to the public in
at least one (1) newspaper of general circulation within the
county describing the special management program and
approximating the cost of the program. Notice shall also be
given through another medium if the board determines additional
publication is necessary to ensure sufficient notice to the
public.
(d) Programs under this article shall be funded as
follows:
(i) Landowners shall contribute to the cost of the
treatment program on their land as determined by the district
board not to exceed twenty percent (20%) of the total cost;
(ii) The district shall contribute to the cost of the
treatment program within the limitation of district funds
available under subsection (e) of this section;
(iii) State or federal agencies owning lands or
administering lands, which are untaxed for the purposes of this
act, shall contribute to the total cost of the special
management program;
(iv) Assistance to a district's coordinated program
may be provided by legislative appropriation pursuant to W.S.
11-5-113(b).
(e) A district may levy not to exceed an additional one
(1) mill on the assessed value of the taxable property within
the district to fund its contributions under this section. Upon
request by the district board, the board of county commissioners
may levy the amount of tax requested not to exceed the mill levy
authorized by W.S. 11-5-111 and this subsection.
(f) Any landowner who refuses to perform remedial
requirements as established by the district board after due
notice as required by W.S. 11-5-109 may be subject to a fine
provided by W.S. 11-5-109.
(g) The Wyoming weed and pest council, with the approval
of the majority of the board, may:
(i) Adopt rules and regulations as provided by W.S.
11-5-119 to implement an effective special management program in
Wyoming; and
(ii) Establish procedures for prompt reporting and
billing of expenditures made and for timely forecasting of
future expenditures which will be required.