Wyo. Stat. § 11-5-120 (2026)

(a) In addition to other duties prescribed by law, the
Wyoming weed and pest council shall aid county weed and pest
control districts in creating, managing and enhancing
coordinated and comprehensive invasive plant species control
programs by:

          (i) Developing and implementing data systems to
support each district in making invasive plant species
management decisions informed by accurate, timely data, local
experts, cultural practices and best available science;

          (ii) Coordinating with the University of Wyoming and
community colleges to assess, to the extent practicable, the
impacts that invasive plant species can have on socio-ecological
systems. As used in this paragraph, "socio-ecological system"
means a dynamic system encompassing interactions between people
and nature within a defined geographical area;

          (iii) Coordinating with the University of Wyoming,
community colleges and government agencies to support and expand
outreach and provide applied research on the best use of
existing tools to control invasive plant species and the
development of new invasive plant species management methods;

          (iv) Working with federal partners to reduce barriers
to timely, effective invasive plant species management on
federal lands and adjoining nonfederal lands;

          (v) On a biennial basis, reporting to the joint
agriculture, state and public lands and water resources interim
committee on the status of current funding models, existing or
new funding challenges and opportunities to improve funding for
designated or declared invasive plant species;

          (vi) Encouraging and incentivizing cooperative,
landscape-scale projects to control invasive plant species that
include multi-jurisdictional partnerships with clear, long-term
strategies;

          (vii) Coordinating with other state and federal
agencies to increase public awareness of the challenges
presented by invasive plant species and to encourage prevention
and mitigation practices.

     (b) The Wyoming weed and pest council may, with the
approval of the majority of the board, adopt and publish rules
in accordance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act,
W.S. 16-3-101 et seq. to carry out the purposes of this act.