Title 35 — Title 35 — Public Health And Safety
33 chapters · 1,448 sections in this title.
W.S. § 35-3-104 Bond of trustees
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Bond of trustees. Each trustee of any such district shall, prior to entering upon his office, execute and file with the county clerk of the county in which said district, or the greater portion of the area thereof, is located his bond, with one (1) or more sureties, to be approve…
W.S. § 35-3-105 Election and compensation of clerk; employment of engineer; ordinances, rules and regulations; publication of proceedings
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Election and compensation of clerk; employment of engineer; ordinances, rules and regulations; publication of proceedings. The board of trustees shall elect one (1) of their members clerk and have the power to appoint, employ and pay an engineer, who shall be removable at pleasur…
W.S. § 35-3-106 Power of trustees to establish water mains, sewers and disposal plants; approval by state department of health
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Power of trustees to establish water mains, sewers and disposal plants; approval by state department of health. The board of trustees of any district organized under this act shall have power to provide for establishing, maintaining and constructing water mains, sewers and dispos…
W.S. § 35-3-107 Contracts
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Contracts. All contracts for work to be done, the expense of which is more than five hundred dollars ($500.00), may employ alternate design and construction delivery methods as defined in W.S. 16-6-701 and shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder, upon notice of not less tha…
W.S. § 35-3-108 Repealed by Laws 2017, ch
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Repealed by Laws 2017, ch. 62, § 3.
W.S. § 35-3-109 Annual tax levy authorized; certification and collection; treasurer designated
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Annual tax levy authorized; certification and collection; treasurer designated. The board of trustees may annually levy and collect taxes for corporate purposes upon property within the limits of such sanitary and improvement district, to the amount of not more than one (1) mill …
W.S. § 35-3-110 Eminent domain; power conferred
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Eminent domain; power conferred. Such sanitary and improvement district may acquire by purchase, condemnation or otherwise, real or personal property, right-of-way, and privilege, within or without its corporate limits, necessary for its corporate purposes.
W.S. § 35-3-111 Eminent domain; manner of exercise; ascertaining damage to property
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Eminent domain; manner of exercise; ascertaining damage to property. Whenever the board of trustees of any sanitary and improvement district shall by order determine to make any public improvement under the provisions of this act which shall require that private property be taken…
W.S. § 35-3-112 Right-of-way over public lands
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Right-of-way over public lands. Whenever it is necessary, in making any improvement under the provisions of this act, to enter upon or cross any state or public lands, the district may acquire a right-of-way over the lands subject to any rules, regulations or requirements as may …
W.S. § 35-3-113 Annual oversight of accounts; information to be shown; powers and duties of director
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Annual oversight of accounts; information to be shown; powers and duties of director. (a) The director of the state department of audit shall cause there to be oversight of the books of account, kept by the board of trustees of each sanitary and improvement district in the state …
W.S. § 35-3-114 Annexation by city or village
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Annexation by city or village. If the district, or any part of it, is annexed by any city or village, such city or village shall assume and pay the bonds and other obligations outstanding at the time of annexation.
W.S. § 35-3-115 levy
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levy. Bonds; general requirements as to issuance; tax The district may borrow money for corporate purposes and issue its general obligation bonds therefor, but the principal amount of the general obligation bond shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the assessed valuation of the …
W.S. § 35-3-116 Bonds; judicial examination and approval; prerequisite to sale
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Bonds; judicial examination and approval; prerequisite to sale. The board of trustees of a sanitary and improvement district organized under the provisions of this act, shall, before issuing and before selling any bonds of such district, commence special proceedings, in and by wh…
W.S. § 35-3-117 petition
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petition. Bonds; judicial examination and approval; The board of trustees of the district or such holder or holders of any bond or bonds of the district shall file in the district court of the county in which the lands of the district, or the greater portion thereof, are situated…
W.S. § 35-3-118 and hearing
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and hearing. Bonds; judicial examination and approval; notice The court shall fix the time for the hearing of the petition, and shall order the clerk of the court to give and publish a notice of the filing of the petition. The notice shall be given as is provided in section 3. Th…
W.S. § 35-3-119 Bonds; judicial examination and approval; objections to petition; pleading and practice
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Bonds; judicial examination and approval; objections to petition; pleading and practice. Any person interested in the district, or in the issuance or sale of the bonds, may move to dismiss the petition or answer thereto. The provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure respecting mo…
W.S. § 35-3-120 Bonds; judicial examination and approval; powers of court; confirmation or disapproval of issue; cost; history of proceedings; endorsement and registration
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Bonds; judicial examination and approval; powers of court; confirmation or disapproval of issue; cost; history of proceedings; endorsement and registration. Upon the hearing of such special proceedings, the court shall have power and jurisdiction to examine and determine the lega…
W.S. § 35-3-121 Bonds; objections to issuance; submission of question to voters; issuance upon favorable vote; rate of interest
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Bonds; objections to issuance; submission of question to voters; issuance upon favorable vote; rate of interest. If the electors of the district, equal in number to forty percent (40%) of the electors of the district voting at the last general state election, file written objecti…
W.S. § 35-3-122 Rules and regulations of trustees; determination and collection of service charges; discontinuance of service
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Rules and regulations of trustees; determination and collection of service charges; discontinuance of service. The board of trustees may make all necessary rules and regulations governing the use, operation, and control thereof. The board may establish an initial connection charg…
W.S. § 35-3-123 Required connections with sewer
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Required connections with sewer. Whenever a sewer system has been established, all dwellings in the district shall connect therewith and all septic tanks shall be dispensed with. The board of trustees shall have the authority to institute court proceedings in a court of competent…
W.S. § 35-3-124 Preparation of plans and specifications for improvement; estimate of cost; notice required before adoption; information to be shown in notice
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Preparation of plans and specifications for improvement; estimate of cost; notice required before adoption; information to be shown in notice. (a) The board of trustees of such district shall first cause plans and specifications for said improvements and an estimate of the cost t…
W.S. § 35-4-101 Department of health to prescribe rules and regulations; penalty for violation; resisting or interfering with enforcement
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Department of health to prescribe rules and regulations; penalty for violation; resisting or interfering with enforcement. The state department of health shall have the power to prescribe rules and regulations for the management and control of communicable diseases. Any persons v…
W.S. § 35-4-102 Liability of county for medical services; indigent patients
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Liability of county for medical services; indigent patients. The respective counties of the state shall not be liable for the payment of any claim for service rendered by any physician in the treatment of contagious diseases, unless such treatment shall be for the care of indigen…
W.S. § 35-4-103 Investigation of diseases; quarantine; regulation of travel; employment of police officers to enforce quarantine; report of county health officer; supplies and expenses
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Investigation of diseases; quarantine; regulation of travel; employment of police officers to enforce quarantine; report of county health officer; supplies and expenses. The department of health shall, immediately after the receipt of information that there is any smallpox, chole…
W.S. § 35-4-104 or abrogation
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or abrogation. Quarantine regulations generally; modification In case of the existence of smallpox, cholera, typhoid fever, scarlet fever, diphtheria, or any infectious or contagious disease, including venereal diseases, that is a menace to public health, or of any epidemic of an…
W.S. § 35-4-105 Escape from quarantine deemed crime; punishment
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Escape from quarantine deemed crime; punishment. Any person or persons confined in any quarantine established in this state under the provisions of this act who shall escape therefrom or attempt to escape therefrom, without having been dismissed upon the certificate or authority …
W.S. § 35-4-106 Vaccination for smallpox; penalty for refusal
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Vaccination for smallpox; penalty for refusal. The state department of health may adopt such measures for the general vaccination of the inhabitants of any city, town or county in the state, as they shall deem proper and necessary to prevent the introduction or arrest the progres…
W.S. § 35-4-107 Report required of physician; record of each case to be kept; duty of individuals to report diseases
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Report required of physician; record of each case to be kept; duty of individuals to report diseases. (a) Pursuant to department of health rules and regulations, the state health officer or his designee shall publish a list of communicable diseases or conditions to be reported by…
W.S. § 35-4-108 report
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report. Penalty for failure to report or for false Any practicing, licensed physician or other person required to report who fails to report to the state health officer or his designee any case of disease in the manner provided in W.S. 35-4-107, or who willfully makes any false r…
W.S. § 35-4-109 Spreading contagious disease; prohibited
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Spreading contagious disease; prohibited. Any person who shall knowingly have or use about his premises, or who shall convey or cause to be conveyed into any neighborhood, any clothing, bedding or other substance used by, or in taking care of, any person afflicted with the smallp…
W.S. § 35-4-110 Spreading contagious disease; liability for damages in civil action
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Spreading contagious disease; liability for damages in civil action. Any person guilty of violating the provisions of W.S. 35-4-109, in addition to the penalties therein prescribed, shall be liable in a civil action in damages to any and all persons, who may, from that cause, bec…
W.S. § 35-4-111 Reporting of Reye's Syndrome
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Reporting of Reye's Syndrome. Every hospital or local health officer shall immediately report every diagnosed case of Reye's Syndrome to the state health officer of the department of health.
W.S. § 35-4-112 Right of appeal of quarantine
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Right of appeal of quarantine. (a) Any person who has been quarantined pursuant to this act may appeal to the district court at any time for release from the quarantine. The court may hold a hearing on the appeal after notice is provided to the state health officer at least seven…
W.S. § 35-4-113 quarantine
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quarantine. Treatment when consent is not available; (a) Except as provided by subsection (b) of this section, W.S. 14-4-116 and 21-4-309, the state health officer shall not subject any person to any vaccination or medical treatment without the consent of the person. (b) During a…
W.S. § 35-4-114 Immunity from liability
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Immunity from liability. (a) During a public health emergency as defined by W.S. 35-4-115(a)(i) and subject to subsection (d) of this section, any health care provider or other person, including a business entity, who in good faith follows the instructions of a state, city, town …
W.S. § 35-4-115 (a) Definitions
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(a) Definitions. As used in this article: (i) "Public health emergency" means an occurrence or imminent threat of an illness or health condition caused by an epidemic or pandemic disease, a novel and highly fatal infectious agent or a biological toxin that poses a substantial ris…
W.S. § 35-4-130 Declared contagious and dangerous to health; list of reportable diseases established by department of health; violation of W.S
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Declared contagious and dangerous to health; list of reportable diseases established by department of health; violation of W.S. 35-4-130 through 35-4-134; penalty. (a) Sexually transmitted diseases as included within the list of reportable diseases of the department of health are…
W.S. § 35-4-131 Consent of minors to treatment; treatment of infected or exposed persons; immunity from liability
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Consent of minors to treatment; treatment of infected or exposed persons; immunity from liability. (a) Persons under eighteen (18) years of age may give legal consent for examination and treatment for any sexually transmitted disease infection. (b) For the protection of public he…
W.S. § 35-4-132 Report required of health care providers, facilities and laboratories; notification; confidentiality of information
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Report required of health care providers, facilities and laboratories; notification; confidentiality of information. (a) A physician or other health care provider diagnosing or treating a case of sexually transmitted disease, the administrator of a hospital, dispensary, charitabl…
W.S. § 35-4-133 Examination and treatment of infected persons; treatment at public expense; notification of exposed individuals; suppression of prostitution
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Examination and treatment of infected persons; treatment at public expense; notification of exposed individuals; suppression of prostitution. (a) Upon receipt of a report or notice of a case or a reasonably suspected case of sexually transmitted disease infection, a health office…
W.S. § 35-4-134 Examination and treatment of prisoners
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Examination and treatment of prisoners. (a) Any individual confined or imprisoned in any state penal institution, county or city jail or any community correctional facility shall be examined for sexually transmitted diseases by the appropriate health officer or his qualified desi…
W.S. § 35-4-135 Repealed by Laws 1989, ch
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Repealed by Laws 1989, ch. 218, § 2.
W.S. § 35-4-136 Repealed by Laws 1989, ch
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Repealed by Laws 1989, ch. 218, § 2.
W.S. § 35-4-137 Repealed by Laws 1989, ch
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Repealed by Laws 1989, ch. 218, § 2.
W.S. § 35-4-138 Introduction of solution in eyes of newborn child by attending physician
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Introduction of solution in eyes of newborn child by attending physician. It shall be the duty of every practicing or licensed physician in the state of Wyoming, when attending the birth of a child, to introduce or cause to be introduced into the eyes of the newborn infant a stab…
W.S. § 35-4-139 Childhood immunizations
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Childhood immunizations. The department of health through rule and regulation shall develop and implement a program to provide vaccines for all children of Wyoming residents who are not federally vaccine eligible children as defined in 42 U.S.C. § 1396s(b)(2) or subsequent simila…
W.S. § 35-4-201 Department of health to cooperate with municipal authorities, corporations and persons as to water, drainage and sewage; definitions of "drainage" and "sewage"
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Department of health to cooperate with municipal authorities, corporations and persons as to water, drainage and sewage; definitions of "drainage" and "sewage". The department shall consult with and advise the authorities of cities and towns and persons having or about to have sy…
W.S. § 35-4-202 Contamination of streams by sawmills, mining operations, or other manufacturing or industrial works prohibited; penalty; exceptions; special permits
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Contamination of streams by sawmills, mining operations, or other manufacturing or industrial works prohibited; penalty; exceptions; special permits. Any owner or owners of any sawmill, reduction works, smelter, milling, refining or concentration works, or other manufacturing or …
W.S. § 35-4-220 Definitions
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Definitions. (a) The following words as used in this act, unless a different meaning is required by the context or is specifically prescribed, shall have the following meaning: (i) "Service connection" shall mean and include any water line or pipe connected to a distribution supp…
W.S. § 35-4-221 required
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required. Periodical bacteriological analysis of water (a) It shall be the duty and responsibility of any public or private utility engaged in the development, storage and distribution of a sanitary public water supply to provide for the safety and purity of such supply to every …