Section 11-5-401 - Definitions.

WY Stat § 11-5-401 (2019) (N/A)
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11-5-401. Definitions.

(a) As used in this article:

(i) "Account" means the emergency insect management special revenue account created under W.S. 11-5-402;

(ii) "Committee" means the director of the department of agriculture, the director of the department of health, the director of the game and fish department, the Wyoming state veterinarian and the governor;

(iii) "Insect pests" mean infestations of grasshoppers, Mormon crickets or other cyclic or outbreak insect infestations or insect species new, recently introduced or which present a substantial possibility to be introduced into Wyoming such as fire ants, Africanized honeybees or other insect pests;

(iv) "Insect vectors" mean blood-feeding arthropods, mosquitoes, biting flies and other such insects that harbor or transmit pathogens harmful to human health and safety, animal health including livestock and wildlife, agriculture or natural resources.