Title 35, Title 35 — Public Health And Safety

Formation of county commission fire protection districts; procedures; conditions. (a) As an alternative to the procedures provided by W.S. 35-9-210, a county commission fire protection district comprised of lands within unincorporated areas of the county which are not within exis…

Division of fire protection district authorized. Fire protection districts may be divided as provided in W.S. 35-9-213 through 35-9-215.

Petition for division; hearing and notice. (a) Whenever a petition in writing is made to the county commissioners, signed by the owners of fifty percent (50%) or more of the privately owned lands of an area proposed to be detracted from the original fire protection district, who …

Decision on petition for division; protest. (a) The petition may be granted and the original districts may thereupon be divided into separate districts if at the time of the hearing on the petition the county commissioners determine: (i) Protests have not been signed by: (A) The …

Distribution of assets and liabilities following division. (a) The division of the assets of the fire protection districts shall be apportioned as follows: (i) Through a mutual agreement signed by the president of the original fire protection district board and the person or pers…

Closing area upon recommendation of county fire warden. When, upon recommendation of the county fire warden, a board of county commissioners deems the fire danger in a given area of the county to be extreme, because of drought, the presence of an excessive amount of inflammable m…

Access of residents to home or property; contents of order of proclamation. Provided however, that nothing in W.S. 35-9-301 through 35-9-304 and no order of a board of county commissioners shall prohibit any person residing within the area from full and free access to his home or…

Rules. The board of land commissioners shall promulgate rules as are necessary to require county fire wardens and boards of county commissioners to carry out the purposes of W.S. 35-9-301 through 35-9-304, and provide for proper notice to the public.

Illegal entry or use. Any entry into or use of any area in violation of this act shall be a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00) or imprisonment in the county jail for not to exceed thirty (30) days or both the fine and impris…

Appointment of county fire warden. County commissioners may appoint a county fire warden who shall act under the authority of this article [chapter], W.S. 35-9-101 through 35-9-701, and the local governmental authority responsible for fire suppression and fire prevention within t…

Duties of fire wardens. Fire wardens or their duly designated representative shall be responsible for management of fire suppression, fire prevention and related activities, except within any incorporated city, town or fire district, and responsible for coordinating fire suppress…

Abatement of nuisances. Said board of county commissioners, upon receiving notice as aforesaid, or upon personal knowledge, shall have power to and are hereby authorized to abate any such nuisance at the expense of the person or persons, either by causing the same to be removed, …

Required in private and public buildings; specifications generally; notices as to location to be posted. Every building now or hereafter used, in whole or in part, as a public building, public or private institution, office building, lyceum, church, theater, public hall, place of…

Means of exit; doors. Every building now or hereafter used, in whole or in part, as a public building, public or private institution, office building, lyceum, church, school house, theater, picture show house, public hall, place of assemblage or place of public resort, and every …

Factories, offices and other buildings to be equipped. Every building now or hereafter used, in whole or in part, as a factory, mill, workshop, garage, office, bakery, laundry, store, and any other building or buildings in which people are employed at manual or other labor, shall…

Exits to be unobstructed; stairways to be lighted. All such metallic, iron or fireproof ladders or stair fire escapes, stairways, hallways or means of egress, mentioned or described in this act, shall at all times be kept free from any obstruction, in good repair and ready for us…

Applicability; fire and safety drills required in schools; supervision of drills. (a) This chapter shall apply to the trustees of school districts in this state. (b) In every public and private school in Wyoming, there shall be a fire drill at least once every month. Safety drill…

Penalty. Every person, firm or corporation, or his or its agents, officers, directors or trustees, owning or having the management or control of any such buildings or structures herein mentioned or described, who shall fail, neglect or refuse to comply with the provisions of this…

Applicability to cities and towns. The provisions of W.S. 35-9-501 through 35-9-507 shall not be applicable in any incorporated city or town that has by ordinance adopted a uniform building code which provides among other things adequate and safe means of inside fire escapes, smo…

Definitions. (a) As used in this article: (i) "Account" or "pension account" means the volunteer firefighter, EMT and search and rescue pension account created pursuant to W.S. 35-9-617(a); (ii) "Board" means the volunteer firefighter, EMT and search and rescue pension account bo…

Volunteer firefighter, EMT and search and rescue pension account; merger with other pension accounts; membership. (a) The volunteer firefighter, EMT and search and rescue pension account is created. All awards, benefits and pensions established under this article shall be paid fr…

Annual audit; state's liability. (a) The director of the Wyoming retirement system shall hire an independent audit firm to perform an annual audit of the account established under W.S. 35-9-617 and shall report audit findings to the board and the governor. (b) Nothing in this art…

Authority to receive donations; investment of monies; employment of actuary; actuarial reports. (a) In addition to contributions from the state, counties, volunteer fire departments and licensed ambulance services, the board may receive and credit to the account any gifts, donati…

Contributions on behalf of volunteer firefighters, EMTs and search and rescue persons; collection; dual participation prohibited. (a) The county, city, town, fire district, volunteer fire department or licensed ambulance service for whom a participating volunteer firefighter or E…

Benefits enumerated; death of participant or spouse; amount and payment of contributions; death benefits; withdrawal from pension account. (a) For any participating member attaining the retirement age and service requirements as specified under subsection (d) of this section, the…

Death benefits in addition to other benefits. Death benefits received under this article shall be in addition to, and are payable after the application of, worker's compensation benefits which are payable to volunteer firefighters, volunteer EMTs or volunteer search and rescue pe…

Board; established; nomination; appointment; terms and qualification of members; first members. (a) The volunteer firefighter, EMT and search and rescue pension board is created. The board shall control the account. (b) The board shall consist of eight (8) members who shall be ap…

Board; chairman; compensation of members; powers and duties. (a) Members of the board shall serve without compensation, but actual and reasonable expenses incurred by members for attending meetings and representing the board shall be reimbursed from the account. (b) The board may…

Board; hearings; appeals. (a) The board shall provide an opportunity for hearing to any person petitioning the board for a hearing with or without counsel or witnesses. The board shall provide petitioners the power to subpoena witnesses to testify in their behalf. The taking of e…

Adjustment of benefits in case of impairment of funds. If at any time the net assets of the account become actuarially impaired, the board may adjust the benefits provided, pro rata, until the impairment is removed.

Purchase of service credit. Any member who has been a participating member for at least five (5) years may elect to make a one (1) time purchase of up to five (5) years of service credit as authorized and limited by section 415(c) and 415(n) of the Internal Revenue Code and as es…

Deposit of tax on fire insurance premiums into account. (a) As provided in this subsection, the state treasurer shall deposit into the account up to one hundred percent (100%) of the gross tax levied upon fire insurance premiums paid to insurance companies for fire insurance in t…

Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Wyoming Reduced Cigarette Ignition Propensity Act".

Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this act unless the context otherwise requires: (i) "Agent" means any person authorized by the department of revenue to purchase and affix stamps on packages of cigarettes; (ii) "Cigarette" means: (A) Any roll of tobacco wrapped in paper or in…

Requirements for sale; test method; adoption of other state's testing method, if appropriate; performance standards; exceptions. (a) Except as provided in this act, cigarettes may not be offered for sale or sold to persons located in this state unless the cigarettes have been tes…

Certification and product change. (a) Each manufacturer shall certify in writing to the department of revenue: (i) Each cigarette listed in the certification has been tested pursuant to W.S. 35-9-803; and (ii) Each cigarette listed in the certification meets the performance stand…

If the cigarettes are not marked as required, the department of revenue shall seize the cigarettes as provided in W.S. 35-9-806(e) and notify the attorney general. (b) To enforce the provisions of this act, the attorney general, the department of revenue and other law enforcement…

Penalties. (a) A manufacturer, wholesale dealer, agent or any other person or entity who knowingly sells or offers for sale cigarettes, other than through retail sale, in violation of W.S. 35-9-803 shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00) fo…

Inspection and enforcement. (a) The department of revenue may inspect cigarettes to determine if the cigarettes are marked as required by W.S.

Fee and penalties. All certification fees paid under W.S. 35-9-804 shall be deposited in the general fund. All monies recovered as penalties under W.S. 35-9-806 shall be paid over to the state treasurer pursuant to W.S. 8-1-109.

Sale in other states. Nothing in this act shall be construed to prohibit any person or entity from manufacturing or selling cigarettes that do not meet the requirements of W.S. 35-9-803 if the cigarettes are or will be stamped for sale in another state or are packaged for sale ou…

Preemption of local law. This act shall preempt any local law, ordinance or regulation conflicting with any provision of this act.

Construction of act. This act shall be interpreted and construed as provided in W.S. 8-1-103(a)(vii).

Fire training facility; oversight. The state fire marshal is authorized to purchase on behalf of the state the state fire training academy facility in Riverton. The state fire marshal shall be responsible for all transaction costs involved in the purchase. The state fire marshal …

Enforcement of building codes; application of building codes to specific uses. (a) Except as provided in this article for any county or municipality requesting and granted local enforcement authority pursuant to W.S. 35-9-121, no state or local official authorized to enforce the …