010-2 Wyo. Code R. §§ 2-6 - Amending a Special Management Program

(a) New landowner participation in existing management zones.

(i) Unless the district supervisor determines that new landowner participation will alter the district's budget, the district supervisor may enter into a cooperative agreement on behalf of the district board as set forth in Section 4 with a new landowner who desires to join an established management zone within the District. If a new landowner desires to join a collective cooperative agreement, the district supervisor may modify the collective cooperative agreement if all of the others parties to the agreement agree in writing.

(ii) If the district supervisor determines that the estimated cost for a new landowner's participation will alter the district's approved budget, the district board shall vote on whether to add the new landowner, and if approved, shall follow the proper budget amendment process.

(b) Adding Management Zones.

(i) If a landowner or group of landowners outside of a management zone requests to be a part of the special management program, and the district supervisor determines that adding a management zone including those landowners may enhance the effectiveness of a special management program and not exceed the district's budget for the program, the district supervisor may designate a temporary management zone by:

(A) Preparing a report that lists the designated or declared species to be controlled and a map of the temporary management zone; and

(B) Obtaining the written consent of a majority of the landowners within the temporary management zone.

(ii) After receiving approval of a majority of the landowners within the temporary management zone, the district supervisor may allow landowners within the temporary management zone to participate in the special management program by entering into a cooperative agreement as set forth in Section 4 except that the agreement shall only be in effect for the remainder of the calendar year in which the temporary management zone was designated.

(iii) Temporary management zones shall expire after the district board's annual review of the special management program unless approved as a permanent management zone by the district board before or during the district board's annual review.

(c) Adding or Removing a Species.

(i) To add or remove a species from a special management program, the district board shall prepare a resolution, to be considered at a regularly scheduled business meeting, that proposes to add or remove a species from the special management program. The resolution shall include:

(A) The scientific name and common name for each species to be added or removed;

(B) A profile for each species;

(C) One or more proposed management zones for each new species, which may contain as few as one landowner; and

(D) The justifications for adding or removing the species.

(ii) Upon the district board's approval of the resolution, and if the resolution proposes to add a new species, the district supervisor shall contact the landowners within each proposed management zone to obtain each landowner's written consent for formation of the proposed management zone.

(iii) Before final approval of the addition or removal of a species to the special management program, the district shall provide notice to the public in accordance with W.S. 11-5-303(c)(v).

(iv) At the district board's next scheduled meeting, the district board may approve the addition or removal of species from the special management program.

(v) If a species is added to the special management program, the district board shall set the landowner's cost-share obligation for each management zone for each new species.

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010-2 Wyo. Code R. §§ 2-6

Adopted, Eff. 4/14/2023.