Title 11 Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals

11-17-209. Prohibited acts; penalty; additional sanctions.

(a) It is unlawful for any person to: (i) Sell or distribute in Wyoming any animal remedy without having attached or furnished such stamps, labels or tags as required by this article; (ii) Impede, prevent or attempt to prevent the director or his agent in the performance of his lawful duties; (iii) Sell, offer for sale or distribute in Wyoming any animal remedy without complying with the requirements of this article; (iv) Sell or distribute in Wyoming any animal remedy when the manufacturer or distributor is not registered with the department as required by this article; (v) Manufacture, sell, deliver, hold or offer for sale any animal remedy that is adulterated or misbranded; (vi) Give a guaranty which is false, except a person who relied on a guaranty to the same effect signed by, and containing the name and address of the person from whom he received the animal remedy in good faith; (vii) Disseminate any advertisement which is false or misleading in any respect, but no person or medium for the dissemination of any advertisement, except the manufacturer, packer, distributor, or seller of the animal remedy to which a false advertisement relates, is subject to the penalties for violations of this article, by reason of the dissemination by him of the false advertisement, unless he refused, on the request of the director to furnish the name and address of the manufacturer, packer, distributor, seller or advertising agency which caused him to disseminate the advertisement; (viii) Sell or offer to sell any biological product that has not been kept in refrigeration under conditions prescribed by the rules and regulations promulgated and adopted by the director. (b) Any person violating any provision of W.S. 11-17-201 through 11-17-209 or rules or regulations thereunder is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or imprisoned in the county jail for not more than one (1) year, or both, for the first offense, and upon conviction for a subsequent offense shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisoned in the county jail for not more than one (1) year, or both. Any offense committed more than three (3) years after a previous conviction shall be considered a first offense. (c) In addition to the penalty provided in subsection (b) of this section, the distribution of any animal remedy mixed or adulterated with any substance injurious to animals is subject to seizure and condemnation as the court may direct. The court may in its discretion release the animal remedy seized when the requirements of law have been complied with, and upon payment of all costs and expenses incurred by the state in any proceedings connected with the seizure.