Section 11-5-401 - Definitions

11-5-401. Definitions. (a) As used in this article: (i) 'Account' means the emergency insect management special revenue account created under W.S. 11-5-402; (ii) 'Committee' means the director of the department of agriculture, the director of the department of health, the director of the game and fish department, the Wyoming state veterinarian and the governor; (iii) 'Insect pests' mean infestations of grasshoppers, Mormon crickets or other cyclic or outbreak insect infestations or insect species new, recently introduced or which present a substantial possibility to be introduced into Wyoming such as fire ants, Africanized honeybees or other insect pests; (iv) 'Insect vectors' mean blood-feeding arthropods, mosquitoes, biting flies and other such insects that harbor or transmit pathogens harmful to human health and safety, animal health including livestock and wildlife, agriculture or natural resources.