11-2-202. Powers and duties of director generally.

(a) The director shall have his office in Cheyenne and shall:

(i) Act as secretary and executive officer of the board;

(ii) Through the appropriate division established by W.S. 11-2-101 and with the advice of the board, enforce and execute all laws of the state and rules and regulations of the board;

(iii) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 6, § 5.

(iv) Cooperate with other state institutions and organizations, the agricultural departments of other states and the secretary of agriculture of the United States;

(v) Foster a practicable conservation of state natural resources;

(vi) Publish information of practical value to state agricultural interests for free distribution among the farmers and other interested persons within the state;

(vii) Promulgate necessary rules and regulations to implement W.S. 11-2-202.

(b) Repealed by Laws 1993, ch. 191, § 4.

(c) Repealed by Laws 1993, ch. 191, § 4.

(d) The director in collecting information necessary to perform duties of the department and its divisions, may request information from any agency of the state, a county, city, town or other political subdivision. An agency shall furnish information upon written request of the director. An owner, operator or manager of any manufacturing, mining or other business establishment operating in this state or other person having information necessary to carry out the purposes of this act shall upon request of the director, furnish the information upon forms supplied by the board.

(e) For purposes consistent with duties imposed by law and rule and regulation, the director may accept grants from private or public agencies, organizations or other persons.

(f) The director may allow the permitting, registration, licensing, testing, inspection and reporting requirements of this title to be conducted electronically as provided by the Uniform Electronic Transaction Act, W.S. 40-21-101 through 40-21-119 and any applicable federal electronic requirements.