(a) As authorized by W.S. 35-7-123; 9 CFR, 321 Cooperation with States and Territories, and 9 CFR 381 Subpart R-Cooperation with States and Territories; Certification of State and Territorial Programs as at Least Equal to Federal Program, , the Wyoming department of agriculture shall maintain a State Meat and Poultry Inspection Program. - (i) The director shall administer and enforce the provisions of this Rule and shall employ or contract with such persons as may be appropriate.
(b) As authorized by 9 CFR 307.5 Overtime and Holiday Inspection Service and 307.6 Basis of Billing for Overtime and Holiday Services, the Department has the authority to charge state inspected meat and poultry plants for overtime and holiday inspection services. - (i) The owner/operator of a state inspected meat or poultry plant shall reimburse the Department for the cost of the inspection service furnished on any holiday as specified in Section 16(b) (ii); or for more than 8 hours on any day, or more than 40 hours in any workweek Saturday through Friday.
- (ii) Holidays for State employees shall be New Year's Day, January 1; Equality Day, the third Monday in January; President's Day, the third Monday in February; Memorial Day, the last Monday in May; Independence Day, July 4; Labor Day, the first Monday in September; Veterans' Day, November 11; Thanksgiving Day, the fourth Thursday in November; Christmas Day, December 25 or any other day declared to be a holiday by the Governor of Wyoming or the President of the United States. When any of the above listed holidays falls outside the basic workweek, the nearest workday within that week shall become a holiday.
- (iii) Each recipient of overtime or holiday inspection service, or both, shall be billed at the rate of one and one half (1½) times the normal hourly rate of the Inspector-In-Charge for the plant making the request, in increments of quarter hours. For billing purposes, 8 or more minutes shall be considered a full quarter hour. Billing will be for each quarter hour of service rendered by each Department employee.
- (iv) State inspected meat or poultry plants requesting and receiving the services of a Department employee after he or she has completed his or her day's assignment and left the premises, or called back to duty during any overtime or holiday period, shall be billed for a minimum of 2 hours overtime or holiday inspection service at the established rate.
- (v) Bills are payable upon receipt and become delinquent 30 days from the date of the bill. Overtime or holiday inspection will not be performed for anyone having a delinquent account.
010-1 Wyo. Code R. § 1-16