010-2 Wyo. Code R. §§ 2-4 - Awarding of Licenses

(a) The Wyoming Lean Beef Committee reserves the right to reject, restrict, accept, or accept in part any application for a license to market Wyoming Premium'Beef The following criteria may be considered in selection of applicants and awarding of licenses:

(i) Financial strength of the applicant;

(ii) Previous marketing expertise and specific proposed marketing plan including acquisition and processing of carcasses;

(iii) Prior experience of the applicant in relevant businesses;

(iv) Plan for ensuring adherence to all Wyoming Premium Beef standards;

(v) The access of the applicant to a supply of Wyoming Premium beef.

(b) The committee may choose to award a geographically exclusive license for no more than twenty (20) of the states of the United States except that an exclusive license shall not prohibit licensees from selling Wyoming Premium Beef directly to residents of the geographic area if the sales are for consumption and not for'resale and are made within Wyoming or in response to mail or telephone advertisement in a publication of national' circulation. Further no geographically exclusive license shall include the State of Wyoming. The Wyoming Lean Beef Committee reserves the right to deny, revoke, suspend or limit the license of anyone who:

(i) Fails to abide by the promulgated standards of the Wyoming Premium Beef program or any other terms of the license;

(ii) Is convicted of violating the public health laws of the United States or any state;

(iii) Is convicted or has been convicted of any felony;

(iv) Willfully or unintentionally but repeatedly markets beef as Wyoming Premium Beef which does not meet the quality standards for Wyoming Premium Beef

Notes

010-2 Wyo. Code R. §§ 2-4