11-19-602. Wyoming wildlife/livestock disease research partnership board created; membership; duties; purposes.

(a) There is created the wildlife/livestock disease research partnership board within the department. The board shall consist of the following members or their designees:

(i) The director of the department;

(ii) The director of the Wyoming game and fish department;

(iii) The vice-president for research at the University of Wyoming;

(iv) The director of the Wyoming state veterinary laboratory; and

(v) The state veterinarian.

(b) The board shall:

(i) Accept funding from all sources, including federal, state and local governments and private donations to carry out the purposes of this article;

(ii) Leverage funds received to match other funds that may be available to the board;

(iii) Deposit funds received into the account created by W.S. 11-19-603. No funds may be withdrawn or otherwise expended without the specific consent of at least three (3) members of the board;

(iv) Accept, review and prioritize research proposals submitted to the board;

(v) Seek support for programs and projects consistent with the purposes of the board;

(vi) Allocate funds for research which serve the goals of understanding, managing, controlling or preempting potentially mutual or shared diseases that impact wild and domestic animals or humans in the state.

(c) In approving research requests for funding, the board shall first consider any requests for funding from the Wyoming game and fish department, the University of Wyoming, the Wyoming department of agriculture and the Wyoming livestock board. After consideration of requests from those state agencies, the board may consider requests from other entities.

(d) All research projects requesting funding from the board shall be submitted to the board in a form and manner specified by the board. The approval of not less than three (3) members of the board shall be required prior to funding of a project with funds received under this section.