Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 051 - Livestock Board
Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules
Chapter 6 - BRUCELLOSIS RISK MITIGATION ACTIVITIES AND COMPENSATION
Section 6-4 - Compensation for Mandatory Testing

(a) The Board will pay compensation for Mandatory Testing directly to a Category II Accredited Veterinarian and, if applicable, to an Approved Livestock Market pursuant to W.S. § 11-19-407(c). The Board will make payment upon receipt of official Brucellosis test charts from the testing laboratory.

(b) The Board will only pay compensation for Testable Samples that are received at the Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory or another USDA APHIS approved Brucellosis testing laboratory in properly labeled tubes and with properly completed, legible USDA APHIS Brucellosis test charts. The reason for the test must be specified on the test chart as "DSA," "Temporary Surveillance Area," or "Epidemiologic Testing."

(c) An owner or manager is not required to have a Brucellosis Mitigation Plan or a Brucellosis Risk Assessment for the Category II Accredited Veterinarian to be eligible for compensation for Mandatory Testing.

(d) For Mandatory Testing of Test-Eligible Bovinae originating within the Designated Surveillance Area or a Temporary Surveillance Area, the compensation rate is $7.00 per head tested.

(e) For Mandatory Testing at Approved Livestock Markets of Test-Eligible Bovinae originating within the Designated Surveillance Area or a Temporary Surveillance Area, the compensation rate is $7.50 per head tested.

(f) If Mandatory Testing of Test-Eligible Bovinae originating within the Designated Surveillance Area or a Temporary Surveillance Area occurs at an Approved Livestock Market and that market supplies labor to move the Bovinae through the alleys and chutes, the Board will pay that market $3.00 per head tested. If a Category II Accredited Veterinarian supplies this labor, the Category II Accredited Veterinarian will receive this payment in addition to the $7.50 per head for testing, and the Approved Livestock Market will not receive compensation. To be compensated for labor, the Board must receive an invoice for the labor, including a legible copy of the Brucellosis test charts delineating the Test-Eligible Bovinae, within 30 days after the end of the month in which testing occurred.