051-8 Wyo. Code R. §§ 8-2 - Definitions

When interpreting these rules, the singular includes the plural and the plural the singular when consistent with the intent of these rules and necessary to effect their purpose. The following definitions apply to these rules:

(a) "Accredited Veterinarian" means a veterinarian approved by USDA APHIS VS to perform functions required by cooperative state-federal disease control and eradication programs.

(b) "Adjacent State Contiguous Property Movement Permit" means a permit issued by the Wyoming Livestock Board and signed by the state Animal health official of the adjacent state that permits movement of Animals across the state line without having to satisfy certain Animal health import requirements.

(c) "Animal" means any living vertebrate that is not a human being, excluding those animals covered in W.S. § 23-3-301(a).

(d) "Approved Livestock Market" means a livestock market that is licensed by the Board and that has a signed livestock market agreement with USDA APHIS VS.

(e) "Approved Tagging Site" means the premises, authorized by a USDA APHIS VS, state, or tribal Animal health official, where livestock without official identification may be transferred to have official identification applied on behalf of their owner or the person in possession, care, or control of the Animals when they are brought to the premises.

(f) "Biologic Agent" means any biologic product used for agricultural or veterinary purposes, including semen, embryos, and vaccines, but does not include specimens imported to a laboratory for diagnostic purposes.

(g) "Board" means the Wyoming Livestock Board.

(h) "Bovinae" means a subfamily classification of the family Bovidae. For the purposes of these rules, Bovinae specifically means Animals in the genus Bos (domestic cattle and yaks) and Animals in the genus Bison (domestic bison Animals) regardless of age or gender and specifically includes both beef and dairy Animals.

(i) "Brucellosis" means any of the species specific disease conditions caused by bacteria in the genus Brucella, including Brucella abortus, Brucella canis, Brucella mellitensis, Brucella ovis, or Brucella suis.

(j) "Brucellosis Designated Surveillance Area" or "DSA" means the area defined by the Board's Chapter 2 Rules.

(k) "Camelid" means a mammal that includes alpacas, camels, guanacos, llamas, and vicunas.

(l) "Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI)" means a uniquely numbered official document that is either a paper certificate or an electronic CVI (eCVI) format that is able to be transmitted electronically and that is approved by the National Assembly of State Animal Health Officials' eCVI Standards and Approval Subcommittee.

(m) "Commuter Permit" means a written permit that:

(i) Allows for the movement between Wyoming and an adjacent state of Bovinae, sheep, and goats as well as equine used for herd management purposes;

(ii) Is approved by state Animal health officials in the state of origin and the state of destination prior to movement; and

(iii) Contains:

(A) The origin and destination locations;

(B) The herd composition; and

(C) The herd health information.

(n) "Designated Feedlot" means any feedlot that is designated by the Board to feed livestock-with no provision for grazing-and that properly identifies and manages Restricted Livestock in a designated portion of the feedlot so as to prevent direct contact between restricted and non-restricted livestock.

(o) "Direct Movement" or "Directly Moved" means movement of an Animal to its destination without unloading or commingling with other Animals not moving to the same destination.

(p) "Exhibition Purposes" means Animals, other than Recreational Cattle, that are imported to Wyoming exclusively to attend a Wyoming exhibition without commingling with other livestock at any premises other than the exhibition, and that leave Wyoming without change of ownership within 14 days of entry into Wyoming.

(q) "Extended Equine Certificate of Veterinary Inspection" means a unique CVI for equines generated by the GlobalVetLink or a similar company approved by the Wyoming State Veterinarian.

(r) "Feral Animal" means a domestic Animal, regardless of ownership status, that is not under the control of nor cared for by a person and that has returned to a wild or semi-wild state.

(s) "Germplasm" means the genetic material of semen, oocytes, embryos, and cloning tissue.

(t) "Hatching Egg" means an egg from any Poultry that are to be used for hatching purposes.

(u) "Immediate Slaughter" means the Direct Movement to and slaughter of an Animal within three working days at a Recognized Slaughter Establishment.

(v) "National Poultry Improvement Plan Form VS 9-3" means a form used to document interstate sales and movement of Hatching Eggs, Poultry and flightless birds.

(w) "NPIP" means the National Poultry Improvement Plan.

(x) "Official Brucellosis Vaccinate" means an Official Adult Vaccinate or an Official Calfhood Vaccinate as defined in the Board's Chapter 2 rules.

(y) "Official Individual Identification" means any form of identification approved by USDA APHIS VS in accordance with the Animal Disease Traceability Rule ( 9 CFR part 86 ) or any other identification device approved by the Wyoming State Veterinarian.

(z) "Poultry" means domestic birds such as chickens, ducks, geese, guineas, peacocks, pigeons, Coturnix quail, and turkeys.

(aa) "Premises of Origin" means the farm, ranch, or other location that an Animal resided on immediately prior to entering Wyoming.

(bb) "Quarantine" means a document issued by the Wyoming State Veterinarian or a state Animal health official that restricts the movement of specific Animals.

(cc) "Recognized Slaughter Establishment" means any slaughter establishment operating under the provisions of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. §§ 601 - 695) or state law.

(dd) "Recreational Cattle" means cattle previously or currently used for recreational purposes, such as rodeo events, roping events, cutting events, penning events, gymkhanas, and steer wrestling events.

(ee) "Show Lamb Fungus," also known as ring worm, means a contagious skin disease caused by a species of fungi that invades the skin and creates lesions.

(ff) "Trichomoniasis" means a contagious venereal disease of Bovine, caused by the protozoan Tritrichomonas foetus, and characterized by infertility, pyometra, abortion, and reproductive inefficiency.

(gg) "Trichomoniasis Test Eligible Bull" means any non-virgin, sexually intact male Bovine or any bull 18 months of age and older.

(hh) "Tuberculosis" means a chronic, progressive disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium bovis in Bovinae and other species, including humans.

(ii) "USDA APHIS VS" means the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Veterinary Services.

(jj) "VS Form 1-27" means the Permit for Movement of Restricted Animals form created and supplied by USDA APHIS VS and issued by a state or federal Animal health official or designee or by an Accredited Veterinarian.

(kk) "Wildlife" has the same meaning as W.S. § 23-1-101, which includes all wild mammals, birds, fish, amphibians, reptiles, crustaceans and mollusks, and wild bison designated by the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission and the Wyoming Livestock Board within Wyoming.

(ll) "Wyoming State Veterinarian" means the Wyoming State Veterinarian or a designee.

Notes

051-8 Wyo. Code R. §§ 8-2

Amended, Eff. 10/2/2017. Amended, Eff. 7/10/2018. Amended, Eff. 11/8/2024.