Title 9, Title 9 — Administration Of The Government

(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting or otherwise affecting the state's right to maintain that a brand family constitutes cigarettes of a different tobacco product manufacturer for purposes of calculating payments under the master settlement agreement or for…

Unless otherwise expressly provided, the remedies or penalties provided by this act are cumulative to each other and to the remedies or penalties available under all other laws of this state.

Tobacco settlement funds; reduction of tobacco use. (a) Using a science and experience based approach, the department of health shall develop and implement comprehensive tobacco prevention, cessation and treatment programs for Wyoming. These programs shall include peer reviewed s…

Certifications; directory; tax stamps. (a) Every tobacco product manufacturer whose cigarettes are sold in this state, whether directly or through a distributor, retailer or similar intermediary, shall annually execute and deliver on a form prescribed by the attorney general a ce…

Agent for service of process. (a) Any nonresident or foreign nonparticipating manufacturer who has not registered to do business in the state as a foreign corporation or business entity shall, as a condition precedent to having its brand families listed or retained in the directo…

Reporting of information; escrow installments. (a) No later than twenty (20) days after the end of a calendar quarter, and more frequently if directed by the attorney general, each licensed wholesaler shall submit information the attorney general requires to facilitate compliance…

Penalties and other remedies. (a) In addition to, or in lieu of, any other civil or criminal remedy provided by law, upon a determination that any person has violated subsection W.S. 9-4-1205(k), the department may revoke or suspend the license of any licensed wholesaler in the m…

Rules and regulations. The department and the attorney general may promulgate rules and regulations necessary to effect the purposes of this act.

Definitions. (a) As used in this act: (i) "Brand family" means all styles of cigarettes sold under the same trademark and differentiated by means of additional modifiers or descriptors, including, but not limited to, "menthol," "lights," "kings" and "100s" and includes any brand …

Cigarette rolling machines. Any person who maintains at a retail establishment a machine which enables a person to process tobacco, or any product made or derived from tobacco, into a roll or tube shall be deemed a tobacco product manufacturer and the resulting product shall be d…

Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Wyoming Legal Tender Act."

Definitions. (a) As used in this article: (i) "Legal tender" means a recognized medium of exchange for the payment of debts and taxes; (ii) "Specie" means: (A) Coin having gold or silver content; or (B) Refined gold or silver bullion which is coined, stamped or imprinted with its…

Specie legal tender. (a) Specie legal tender in Wyoming shall consist of: (i) Specie coin issued by the United States government at any time; (ii) Specie coin issued by any foreign government at any time; (iii) Any other specie that a federal court of competent jurisdiction, by f…

Taxation issues related specie and specie legal tender. (a) No specie or specie legal tender shall be characterized as personal property for the purposes of property taxation. (b) The exchange of one (1) type or form of legal tender for another type or form of legal tender shall …

Voluntary use of specie as tender. Unless specifically provided by law or by contract, no person or legal entity shall have the right to compel any other person or legal entity to tender specie or to accept specie as legal tender.

State treasurer duties; consultants; rulemaking authority. (a) The state treasurer shall implement this article by: (i) Holding not less than ten million dollars ($10,000,000.00) in specie and specie legal tender in the permanent Wyoming mineral trust fund for the purpose of dive…

State building commission; composition; general powers and duties; conflicts of interest. (a) The five (5) elected state officers constitute the state building commission. The governor shall be chairman of the commission, but in his absence from any meeting, one (1) of the member…

State building commission; authority to buy and lease property; acceptance of donations, grants and devises. (a) In order to obtain building sites for additional office space and state uses and to insure the proper keeping of valuable state records and provide for the expansion o…

State building commission; supervision and control of governor's residence. The governor's residence and the buildings, grounds and property thereto attached belonging to the state of Wyoming are under the supervision and control of the state building commission.

State building commission; state office buildings; authority to maintain; rental; use of proceeds. (a) The general services division, in accordance with rules of the state building commission, may maintain, operate, lease, manage and equip state office buildings in Wyoming. (b) E…

Purchase or lease of state lands and buildings; state building commission authority. (a) Before purchasing any land for any state purpose, the state agency or board shall, in accordance with rules of the state building commission, determine if any land owned by the state is avail…

State building commission; powers relative to use of state buildings; rules authorized; exceptions. (a) The state building commission is authorized to adopt rules and regulations relative to the operation, management and use of any state leased or owned building. If the operation…

Duties and responsibilities with respect to state property; state capital construction needs assessment and priorities; neglected routine maintenance; supplemental major maintenance funding. (a) The state construction department shall, subject to the direction of the state buildi…

Development of building projects; rehabilitation of building projects. (a) The commission shall, on the basis of a state needs assessment plan or as otherwise directed by the legislature and after consultation with and advice from state agencies and officials, other appropriate a…

Advisory task force on capitol building rehabilitation and restoration; composition; duties; account created. (a) Repealed By Laws 2013, Ch. 150, § 4. (b) Repealed By Laws 2013, Ch. 150, § 4. (c) Repealed By Laws 2013, Ch. 150, § 4. (d) Repealed By Laws 2013, Ch. 150, § 4. (e) Re…

State capitol building rehabilitation and restoration project; definitions. (a) As used in W.S. 9-5-109 through 9-5-113: (i) Repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 197, § 2. (ii) "Department" means the state construction department; (iii) Repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 197, § 2. (iv) "Project" m…

Capitol building rehabilitation and restoration project; components; oversight. (a) The department shall proceed with level III design and construction for renovation, rehabilitation, restoration and addition to the state capitol building, the Herschler state office building and …

Capitol building rehabilitation and restoration project; design and construction execution. (a) Notwithstanding W.S. 9-5-101 through 9-5-108, for all components of the project: (i) The state construction department shall be the primary fiscal and contracting agent; (ii) Level III…

Grants, gifts and devises to state. All grants, gifts and devises that have been or may be made to the state, and not otherwise appropriated by the terms of the grant, gift or devise, shall be accepted as trust funds in the care of the state, and shall be kept for the exclusive b…

Right to property within state. (a) The original and ultimate right of all property, real and personal, within the limits of this state, is in the people thereof. (b) All property, real and personal, within the limits of this state, which does not belong to any person, belongs to…

Recovery of escheated or forfeited property; general procedure; proceedings where estate without known heirs; unclaimed payments; disposition of property obtained. (a) Whenever any property escheats or is forfeited to the state for its use, the legal title vests in the state from…

Will contests; powers and duties of state treasurer and attorney general. (a) The state treasurer and the attorney general shall investigate and examine all contests against any will, grant or gift in which the state is a devisee, legatee, beneficiary or grantee for the purpose o…

Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Wyoming Regulatory Takings Act."

Definitions. (a) As used in this act: (i) "Constitutional implications" means the unconstitutional taking of private property as determined by the attorney general in light of current case law; (ii) "Government agency" means the state of Wyoming and any officer, agency, board, co…

Guidelines and checklist for assessment of takings. (a) The attorney general shall develop guidelines and a checklist by October 1, 1995, to assist government agencies in the identification and evaluation of actions that have constitutional implications that may result in a takin…

Agency responsible to evaluate takings. (a) The agency shall use the guidelines and checklist prepared pursuant to W.S. 9-5-303 to evaluate proposed administrative actions or regulations that may have constitutional implications. (b) In addition to the guidelines prepared under W…

Declaration of purpose. The purpose of this act is to establish an orderly, consistent process that better enables governmental bodies to evaluate whether proposed regulatory or administrative actions may result in a taking of private property or violation of due process. It is n…

Western Interstate Nuclear Compact. The Western Interstate Nuclear Compact, hereinafter called "the compact," is hereby enacted into law and entered into by the state of Wyoming as a party, and is in full force and effect between the state and any other states joining therein in …

Nuclear board; state member; appointment and removal. The member of the western interstate nuclear board representing the state of Wyoming shall be appointed by the governor and may be removed by the governor as provided in W.S. 9-1-202. The member may designate another person as…

Nuclear board; intrastate cooperation. All departments, agencies and officers of this state and its subdivisions are directed to cooperate with the board in the furtherance of any of its activities pursuant to the compact [§ 9-6-101].

Nuclear board; filing of reports, bylaws and amendments. The report required to be transmitted to the legislature under article II(m) of W.S. 9-6-101 shall be transmitted to the joint minerals, business and economic development interim committee of the legislature. Pursuant to ar…

Laws and benefits applicable to persons dispatched to aid other state. The laws of the state of Wyoming and any benefits payable thereunder shall apply and be payable to any person dispatched to another state pursuant to article VI of the compact [§ 9-6-101]. If the aiding person…

Generally. The Northwest Interstate Compact on Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management is hereby enacted into law and entered into by the State of Wyoming as a party, and is in full force and effect between the state and any other states joining therein in accordance with the term…

Appointment of compact committee member. The governor shall appoint one (1) member and an alternate to serve as the Wyoming representative on the committee for the Northwest Interstate Compact on Low-Level Waste Management [§ 9-6-206]. The member and alternate shall serve at the …

Cooperation with the committee. Consistent with applicable law, all departments, agencies and officers of this state and its subdivisions are directed to cooperate with the committee for the Northwest Interstate Compact on Low-Level Waste Management [§ 9-6-206] in furtherance of …

Filing of bylaws. The state representative to the committee for the Northwest Interstate Compact on Low-Level Waste Management [§ 9-6-206] shall file copies of the committee's bylaws and any amendments thereto with the secretary of state of Wyoming.