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Wyo. Stat. § 11-5-105 (2026)

Duties; powers; supervisor compensation.

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(a)   The district board shall:

          (i) Implement and pursue an effective program for the
control of designated weeds and pests;

          (ii) Fix the time and place of regular meetings,
which shall occur at least once each month and shall be open to
the public;

          (iii) Keep minutes of all meetings and a complete
record of all official acts, including all warrants issued
against monies belonging to the district, which are open for
public inspection during regular office hours;

          (iv) Employ certified district supervisors and if
certified personnel are not available, employ an acting district
supervisor who shall become certified within twenty-four (24)
months from the initial date of employment;

          (v) Make at least one (1) annual inspection to
determine the progress of weed and pest activities within a
district;

          (vi) Obtain competitive bids for any purchase costing
more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00);

          (vii)    Control and disburse all monies received from
any source;

          (viii) Render technical assistance to any city or
town with a population of five thousand (5,000) or more which
establishes a program as provided in W.S. 11-5-115;

          (ix) Share data with the Wyoming weed and pest
council and take other actions to support the coordinated and
comprehensive invasive plant species control authorized in W.S.
11-5-120.

     (b)   The district board of each district may:

           (i)   Sue and be sued;

          (ii) Employ personnel and determine duties and
conditions of employment;
          (iii) Coordinate activities with the department and
enter into cooperative agreements with other agencies;

          (iv) Secure and maintain bond or liability insurance,
when deemed feasible by the district board;

          (v)    Submit to the department reports required by the
board;

          (vi) Participate in programs for the control of
declared weeds and declared pests not included on the designated
list;

          (vii) Buy and sell real property, personal property
and equipment as needed to carry out district programs.

     (c) The district supervisor shall receive a salary and
expenses as approved by the district board.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1979–2017 · leading case: Cranston v. Weston Cnty. Weed & Pest Bd., 826 P.2d 251 (Wyo. 1992).
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Cranston v. Weston Cnty. Weed & Pest Bd., 826 P.2d 251 (Wyo. 1992). · cites it 4× “W.S. 11-5-105. The board members are appointed by the county commissioners of each district from a list of nominations submitted by local landowners.”
State ex rel. Albany Cnty. Weed & Pest Dist. v. Bd. of the Cnty. Commissioners, 592 P.2d 1154 (Wyo. 1979). · cites it 3× “Section 11-5-105 sets forth 14 powers and duties of the district board, including direction to “implement and pursue an effective program for the control of weeds and pests.”
State Ex Rel. Albany, Etc. v. Bd. of Cty., 592 P.2d 1154 (Wyo. 1979). · cites it 3× “Section 11-5-105 sets forth 14 powers and duties of the district board, including direction to "implement and pursue an effective program for the control of weeds and pests.”
Bush Land Dev. Co., a Wyoming Corp., & Victoria Bush, as the President & Dir. of Bush Land Dev. Co., & In Her Individual Capacity v. Crook Cnty. Weed & Pest Control Dist., Crook Cnty. Weed & Pest Control Dist. Bd. of Directors, Randall Otwell, In His Off. Capacity, Lee Hauber, In His Off. Capacity, Leroy Curren, In His Off. Capacity, David Moline, In His Off. Capacity, Frank Hawken, In His Off. Capacity, Crook Cnty. Weed & Pest Control Dist. Supervisor, Bob Gilbert, In His Off. & Individual Capacities, Chase Wadley, In His Off. & Individual Capacities, Gavin Holland, In His Off. & Individual Capacities, & Kirk Broderson, In His Off. & Individual Capacities, 2017 WY 12 (Wyo. 2017). · cites it 2× “” [¶15] Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 11-5-105 (a)(i) requires weed and pest district boards to “[i]mplement and pursue an effective program for the control of designated weeds and pests,” and other provisions of the Weed and Pest Control Act provide the procedures for undertaking that…”
— Wyo. Stat. § 11-5-105(b) — 1 case
Cranston v. Weston Cnty. Weed & Pest Bd., 826 P.2d 251 (Wyo. 1992). “W.S. 11-5-105. The board members are appointed by the county commissioners of each district from a list of nominations submitted by local landowners.”
— Wyo. Stat. § 11-5-105(b)(i) — 1 case
Cranston v. Weston Cnty. Weed & Pest Bd., 826 P.2d 251 (Wyo. 1992). “W.S. 11-5-105. The board members are appointed by the county commissioners of each district from a list of nominations submitted by local landowners.”
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