051-24 Wyo. Code R. §§ 24-7 - Reimbursement Procedures

(a) Any county sheriff in Wyoming may make a claim for reimbursement for eligible expenses directly incurred from Investigation activities or attendance at Training Programs. The Board will not consider any claim submitted by a governmental entity other than a Wyoming county sheriff.

(b) When making a claim for reimbursement from the Account, a county sheriff must comply with the procedures in this section. Under exceptional circumstances, the Board may consider on a case-by-case basis claims that only substantially comply with the procedures in this section.

(c) A county sheriff must submit a Livestock Law Enforcement Investigation Report (Report) on the Board-provided form to the Board within seven (7) days of the start date of the Investigation. A county sheriff must submit a Report by email or fax to the following: Fax:307-777-6561; email: wlsb-leo-reimbursement@wyo.gov

(d) A county sheriff may submit a claim for each Investigation for which it has submitted a Report.

(e) A county sheriff must submit each claim on the most current version of the applicable Board-provided forms.

(f) A county sheriff must support each claim with sufficient documentation and narrative explanation to connect each documented, eligible expense to the Investigation.

(g) Unless otherwise provided in these rules, the Board will only consider claims that are based on Investigations or attendance at Training Programs that occurred during the Annual Claim Period.

(h) A county sheriff must submit all claims for each Annual Claim Period to the Executive Director on or before May 1 of each year via mail, email, or fax to the Board's mailing address, email address, or fax number listed in these rules. The Board's mailing address is 1934 Wyott Drive, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002-0051. Each county sheriff must submit all claims for each Annual Claim Period at the same time unless a county sheriff receives written approval from the Executive Director to submit one or more claims at a different time.

(i) A county sheriff seeking reimbursement for property damage or losses must specify the damage or losses on Board Form 3.

(j) To be eligible for reimbursement, expenses documented by receipts provided by vendors to a county sheriff must be itemized. The Board will not consider expenses based on receipts for miscellaneous or generic expenses.

(k) The Board will consider and either approve or deny all timely submitted claims for the prior Annual Claim Period on or before May 31 of each year.

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051-24 Wyo. Code R. §§ 24-7

Adopted, Eff. 2/6/2020.