Section 11-40-105 – Licensing; Use of Trademark; Royalty.
11-40-105. Licensing; use of trademark; royalty. (a) The committee may license any person to market Wyoming lean beef and use the label, trademark or trade name “Wyoming lean beef” who: (i) Pays an annual licensing fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00); (ii) Pays an additional annual licensing fee of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for each […]
Section 11-40-106 – Enforcement of Standards.
11-40-106. Enforcement of standards. (a) The committee may promulgate rules or regulations necessary in the management of a program to enforce the standards for Wyoming lean beef. (b) The committee may require licenses to conduct any inspections of ranching or slaughter operations necessary to insure compliance with Wyoming lean beef standards. The committee may require […]
Section 11-40-107 – Cooperative Advertising and Promotion.
11-40-107. Cooperative advertising and promotion. (a) The committee may provide for the collection of additional royalties on the sale of Wyoming lean beef to pay for advertising and promotion programs. Such royalties may be levied on all Wyoming lean beef sold to pay for national advertising and promotion programs or only on Wyoming lean beef […]
Section 11-40-108 – Wyoming Supreme Beef.
11-40-108. Wyoming supreme beef. (a) The committee may register in the name of the state of Wyoming a trademark or trade name for “Wyoming supreme beef”, “Wyoming premium beef” or some similar name containing the name of the state of “Wyoming”. This trademark or trade name for beef shall be used to designate a product […]
Section 11-40-109 – Termination of Existence of Committee.
11-40-109. Termination of existence of committee. (a) Repealed By Laws 2010, Ch. 69, § 204. (b) If the sales volume falls below one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) for three (3) successive years, the existence of the committee shall terminate on July 1 of the fourth year.
Section 11-39-104 – Compliance With Zoning Requirements Mandatory; Applicability Thereof.
11-39-104. Compliance with zoning requirements mandatory; applicability thereof. (a) A person who operates a feedlot shall comply with applicable zoning requirements in accordance with the provisions of this section. A person complies with this section as a matter of law where no zoning requirement exists. (b) A zoning requirement applies to a feedlot with an […]
Section 11-40-101 – Definitions.
11-40-101. Definitions. (a) As used in this chapter: (i) “Committee” means the Wyoming lean beef committee created by W.S. 11-40-102; (ii) “Geographically exclusive license” means a license which gives the licensee the sole right to market Wyoming lean beef at retail, or at wholesale for resale at retail, within the geographic market specified by the […]
Section 11-40-102 – Creation of Committee; Composition; Administrative Support; Compensation; Officers; Conflict of Interest.
11-40-102. Creation of committee; composition; administrative support; compensation; officers; conflict of interest. (a) There is created the Wyoming lean beef committee. The initial membership of the committee shall consist of eleven (11) members of whom five (5) shall be members of the faculty of the University of Wyoming, one (1) shall be a person with […]
Section 11-40-103 – Powers and Duties of the Committee.
11-40-103. Powers and duties of the committee. (a) The committee shall: (i) Promulgate regulations establishing quality standards as provided by W.S. 11-40-104 and modify these standards from time to time as necessary; (ii) Establish regulations and procedures for licensing persons to use the trademark or trade name “Wyoming lean beef”; (iii) Enforce the quality standards […]
Section 11-40-104 – Standards for Wyoming Lean Beef.
11-40-104. Standards for Wyoming lean beef. (a) The committee shall establish quality standards for Wyoming lean beef in accordance with the following: (i) Cattle qualifying shall graze the summer before slaughter in Wyoming. The committee may increase the proportion of time the cattle must live in Wyoming, specifying that particular portions of their lives must […]