2010 Wyoming Statutes
Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock And Other Animals
Chapter 17 - Livestock Remedies

CHAPTER 17 - LIVESTOCK REMEDIES

 

11-17-101. "Livestock remedy" defined.

 

"Livestock remedy" includes all condimental feeds, medicated stock foods, medicinal stock foods, stock food tonics, stock powders, condition powders, conditioners, animal regulators, proprietary medicines or other preparations of like nature in solid or liquid form used for any animal except man, and administered internally or externally for their stimulating, invigorating, curative or other powers.

 

11-17-102. Registration with department of agriculture; contents of certificate to be filed; certain ingredients to be listed; samples and affidavit required; fee.

 

(a) Before any manufacturer, importer, jobber or person sells, offers for sale or distributes in Wyoming any livestock remedy, he shall file with the state department of agriculture a statement that he desires to offer the livestock remedy for sale in this state, and a certificate in duplicate, sworn to before a notarial officer, stating:

 

(i) Name and principal address of the manufacturer or person responsible for placing the livestock remedy on the market;

 

(ii) The name, brand or trademark under which the remedy is to be sold;

 

(iii) The minimum net contents of the package, lot or parcel of the livestock remedy, expressed by weight in the case of solids and by measure in the case of liquids; and

 

(iv) The English name of each ingredient used in the manufacture of the remedy registered.

 

(b) When mineral acids or the elements copper, mercury, arsenic or antimony or their salts, or the substances opium, belladonna, nux vomica, pilocarpus, santonica, areca nut, wormwood, digitalis, tobacco, strophanthus, calabar bean, aconite, veratrum, croton oil, ergot, cotton root bark or cantharides or any of their derivatives or preparations, are included in the ingredients of a livestock remedy the percentage of such ingredient or ingredients must be stated on the certificate. When such substances as common salt, charcoal, sulphur, earth, humus, elevator dust or other like substances are used as a "filler," the maximum percentage of each substance shall be stated.

 

(c) The registration statement and certificate shall be accompanied by a sealed package of the livestock remedy to be sold, offered for sale or distributed in this state. The person furnishing the sample shall make affidavit that the sample is representative and a true sample of the livestock remedy offered for registration.

 

(d) The registration application shall be accompanied by a fee of five dollars ($5.00) for each livestock remedy to be registered.

 

11-17-103. Refusal or cancellation of registration; refusal to allow changes of ingredients; enforcement of provisions.

 

The director of the department of agriculture may refuse to register any livestock remedy under a name, brand or trademark which would tend to mislead or deceive as to the materials of which it is composed, or when the English name of each ingredient used in its manufacture is not stated. The director may also refuse to register more than one (1) livestock remedy under the same name or brand when offered by the same manufacturer, importer, jobber or person. If it is established by a hearing that any brand of livestock remedy has been registered in error or has been sold in violation of this act, the director may cancel the registration of the livestock remedy. The director shall refuse to allow any manufacturer, importer, jobber or person to change the ingredients of any livestock remedy registered for sale in this state without adequate justification. The director may enforce this act and prescribe the form of labels used to show the livestock remedy is registered. He shall prescribe and enforce such rules and regulations, definitions and standards relating to livestock remedies and their sale as he deems necessary to implement this act.

 

11-17-104. Inspection of buildings used in manufacture; purchase and analysis of samples.

 

The director of the department of agriculture shall have free access to all buildings, vehicles and places of any kind used in manufacture, transportation, importation, sale or storage of any livestock remedy and may open any parcel containing, or supposed to contain, any livestock remedy and take therefrom official samples for analysis. He shall tender the retail price of the sample or samples procured. Insofar as it is practicable the director shall annually cause to be analyzed at least one (1) official sample of every livestock remedy sold, offered for sale or distributed in this state.

 

11-17-105. Labeling.

 

 

(a) Every container of livestock remedy sold, offered for sale or distributed within the state shall have a label affixed on the outside in a conspicuous place bearing a legible printed statement in English clearly and truly certifying:

 

(i) The name and principal address of the manufacturer or person responsible for placing the livestock remedy on the market;

 

(ii) The name, brand or trademark under which the livestock remedy is sold;

 

(iii) The minimum net contents of the container; and

 

(iv) The English name of each ingredient used in the manufacture of the livestock remedy.

 

(b) The United States Pharmacopoeia is the authority as to terms or standards.

 

11-17-106. Chemical analysis of samples.

 

The state chemist shall make or cause to be made under his direction, analysis and examinations of samples of livestock remedies furnished to him by the director of the department of agriculture to determine whether the livestock remedies sampled conform with this act, and shall certify the results of the examinations to the director.

 

11-17-107. Hearing concerning violations; notice to manufacturer; findings; certification of facts to district attorney.

 

If it appears that any manufacturer, importer, jobber or person has violated this act, the director of the department of agriculture shall cause notice to be given to the manufacturer, importer, jobber or person that a hearing will be had at a date and place named in the notice. The director or his authorized agent shall hold a hearing in accordance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act. If the manufacturer, importer, jobber or person fails to appear at the time and place designated in the notice, the director or his authorized agent shall conduct the hearing as though the manufacturer, importer, jobber or person were present. If it is established by the hearing to the satisfaction of the director that prosecution is warranted the director shall certify the facts to the proper district attorney and furnish an official report of the result of the hearing and a copy of the analysis or other examination which bears on the case, authenticated by the state chemist. The district attorney shall file and prosecute the case.

 

11-17-108. Prohibited acts; penalties for violations.

 

Any manufacturer, importer, jobber or person who sells or offers for sale, or distributes in this state, or who takes or receives from any person in this state any order for any livestock remedy, or who directly or indirectly contracts with any manufacturer, importer, jobber or person in this state for the sale of a livestock remedy, to be delivered in this state by common carrier or otherwise, without there being affixed thereto such labels as required by this act or without truly stating the English name of each ingredient used in its manufacture as required by this act, or who impedes, obstructs, hinders or otherwise prevents or attempts to prevent the director of the department of agriculture or his authorized agent in the performance of his duty, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) for the first violation and not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each subsequent violation.