State fair.

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ORIGINAL SENATE
FILE

NO.
0007

ENROLLED ACT NO. 43, SENATE

SIXTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2011 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to
the state fair;
extending the time to remove improvements; clarifying duties of the
director of the department of agriculture
; making conforming amendments; repealing the allocation of funds to county fair associations;
and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Wyoming
:

Section 1.

W.S. 11
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101 through 11
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11
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107
and 11
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115 are amended to read:

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101.

Department of agriculture to conduct; where held; purpose; awards generally.

The department
of agriculture

shall hold an annual state fair at
Douglas
,
Wyoming
, where all important products of the state shall be recognized according to merit by premiums or rewards for excellence offered out of an appropriation provided by the legislature.
No person shall collect any award until he furnishes to the department
, if requested,
a complete history in writing of how the exhibit was produced and all other information concerning the entry that would be of interest or benefit to the general public.

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102.

Supervision generally.

The general charge and supervision of the state fair is under the director
of the department of agriculture.

The director may employ a competent manager and other employees necessary for the proper conduct and management of the fair
and fairgrounds
. The director is responsible for the proper disbursement of all funds appropriated for the
operation and
maintenance of the fair.

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103.

Reversion of fairgrounds to donor.

If the state fails for three (3) consecutive years to hold a state fair, the lands used for the purpose of a state fair shall revert to the person donating them, the state having the right to remove all buildings, fences and improvements of whatever nature within
three (3)

twenty-four (24)
months after the date on which the fair should have been held. All buildings, fences and improvements remaining on the land after the expiration of the
three (3)

twenty-four (24)
months shall become the property of the owner of the land.

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104.

Catalogues.

At least three (3) months before any annual fair, the director
of the department of agriculture
shall have a catalogue prepared and copies
sent to the county clerks of the state

available
for distribution to any person requesting it.

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107.

Power of board to acquire land; authority to make rules and regulations; renting and use of fairgrounds; gambling and liquor prohibited.

The board may acquire by donation or lease in the name of the state any lands necessary for conducting the state fair, and may make all rules and regulations necessary for the conduct and government of the exhibitions, the sale of privileges, and the proper control, operation and conduct of the state fair not inconsistent with the constitution and laws of this state. The board may rent out or donate the use of the state fairgrounds for stabling and training stock and holding stock sales. The grounds may be used free of charge for encampment grounds for the state militia under the direction of the adjutant general of the state. The

board
in its discretion
may permit the grounds and facilities to be used for other purposes and may charge fees as it deems necessary to pay the expenses of maintaining the grounds and facilities. The board shall not permit any gambling device of any nature to be operated on the grounds, or permit any unlawful betting, or permit any intoxicating liquors to be sold thereon except as provided by W.S. 12
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505.

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115.

State fair advisory board; membership.

(a)

There is created the state fair advisory board which shall serve as advisor to the board of agriculture on the operation of the state fair and the operation and maintenance of the state fairgrounds. The
state fair advisory

board shall consist of ten (10) members, one (1) member appointed by each of the seven (7) members of the board of agriculture appointed pursuant to W.S. 11
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102(b), one (1) member appointed by the Converse county board of commissioners, one (1) member appointed by the dean of the University of Wyoming college of agriculture from the Wyoming cooperative extension service, and one (1) member selected by the Wyoming vocational agriculture teachers association from its membership. The
state fair advisory board

members shall receive no salary in the performance of their duties but shall receive mileage and per diem the same as state employees as provided by W.S. 9
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102.

(b)

The state fair advisory board member appointed by the Converse county board of commissioners, the
state fair advisory board

member appointed by the dean of the University of Wyoming college of agriculture and the
state fair advisory board

member selected by the Wyoming vocational agriculture teachers association shall serve a four (4) year term. All other
state fair advisory

board members shall serve at the pleasure of the person who appointed the
state fair advisory

board member and in no event shall the term of any
state fair advisory

member exceed the corresponding term of the appointing board of agriculture member.

Section 2.

W.S. 11
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110 is repealed.

Section
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This act is effective July 1, 2011.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.

Chief Clerk

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