Title 9, Title 9 — Administration Of The Government

Cancellation, suspension, revocation or termination of retail contracts. Any retail contract executed by the corporation pursuant to this chapter shall specify the reasons for which a contract may be cancelled, suspended, revoked or terminated by the corporation.

Restrictions on sale of tickets or shares; price; gifts and promotions. (a) No person shall sell a ticket or share at a price other than established by the corporation unless authorized in writing by the chief executive officer. No person other than a duly certified lottery retai…

Prize proceeds subject to attachments, garnishments or executions; validation of winning tickets; prohibited purchases; money dispensing machines; unclaimed prize money. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, attachments, garnishments, executions or past-due child supp…

Confidentiality of information; investigations; supervision and inspections; reports of suspected violations; assistance in investigation of violations. (a) Except as authorized in this chapter, the corporation is subject to the provisions of W.S. 16-4-201 through 16-4-205 and 16…

Sales to minors; penalty; affirmative defense. Any person who knowingly sells a lottery ticket or share to a person under eighteen (18) years of age or permits a person under eighteen (18) years of age to play any lottery game shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined n…

Penalty for falsely making, altering, forging, uttering, passing or counterfeiting ticket; penalty for attempting to influence winning of prize. (a) Any person who, with intent to defraud, falsely makes, alters, forges, utters, passes or counterfeits a state lottery ticket is gui…

Penalty for making false statements or false entries in books or records. No person shall knowingly or intentionally make a material false statement in any application for a license or proposal to conduct lottery activities or make a material false entry in any book or record whi…

Agreements with agencies of other jurisdictions; restriction on release of records, documents and information. (a) The corporation may enter into intelligence sharing, reciprocal use or restricted use agreements with the federal government, law enforcement agencies, lottery regul…

Bidding requirements and procedures for contracts. (a) The corporation shall enter into its contracts for procurements after competitive bidding. The requirement for competitive bidding does not apply in the case of a single vendor having exclusive rights to offer a particular se…

Appeals from actions of board. (a) Any retailer, vendor or applicant for a retailer or vendor contract aggrieved by an action of the board may appeal that decision to the first judicial district court. (b) The first judicial district court shall hear appeals from decisions of the…

Corporation authorized to borrow money; validation of debt; restriction on use of money in state general fund and other state funds; purchase or release of goods and services. (a) The corporation may borrow, or accept and expend, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter,…

Reports by corporation; audits; budget; fiscal year. (a) To ensure the financial integrity of the lottery, the corporation through its board of directors shall: (i) Submit quarterly and annual reports to the governor, department of audit and the joint revenue interim committee di…

Sunset. W.S. 9-18-101 is repealed effective June 30, 2017.

Sage grouse implementation team created; membership; duties. (a) There is created a sage grouse implementation team that shall consist of members appointed by the governor as provided in this subsection and members of the legislature as provided in subsection (b) of this section.…

Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Wyoming Greater Sage Grouse Compensatory Mitigation Act."

Definitions. (a) As used in this act: (i) "Additionality" means the benefits of a compensatory mitigation measure that improve the baseline conditions of impacted resources and their values, services and functions in a manner that is demonstrably new and would not have occurred w…

Compensatory mitigation; guidelines. (a) The compensatory mitigation credit system required under this act shall be established to allow for development to be conducted in a manner that recognizes and achieves an order of avoidance, minimization and where appropriate and authoriz…

Compensatory mitigation; fees; accounts. (a) The board of land commissioners may create an account exclusively for each mitigation credit provider. The board may accept funds for deposit into each account as part of the financial assurances required under rules adopted by the boa…

Definitions. (a) As used in this article: (i) "Account" means the minerals to value added product program account created pursuant to W.S. 9-20-104(a); (ii) "Minerals to value added products facility" includes a commercial scale mineral to liquid fuels or other value added produc…

Wyoming mineral to value added product program; rulemaking authority. (a) There is created the Wyoming minerals to value added products program. The program is intended to aid economic development of the state by providing mineral product input guarantees to enable the recruitmen…

Criteria and procedures for contracts. (a) In determining whether to recommend or approve a contract under this act, the Wyoming business council and state loan and investment board shall consider if: (i) There are sufficient funds in the account to fully fund the contract and al…

Wyoming mineral to value added product program account; purpose; creation; rulemaking. (a) There is created a minerals to value added products program account. Funds in the account shall be used exclusively to promote minerals to value added products facilities as provided in thi…

Definitions. (a) As used in this article: (i) "Authority" means the Wyoming energy authority; (ii) "Manufactured product" or "value-added manufactured product" means natural gas that undergoes substantial molecular transformation in Wyoming to produce a new product; (iii) "Methan…

Industrial sovereign zones. (a) A board of county commissioners may nominate an area within its jurisdiction as an industrial sovereign zone. Two (2) or more counties may jointly nominate a contiguous or related area as a single sovereign zone. Each county shall adopt a formal re…

Gold standard certification. (a) The authority shall establish standards of certification for any value-added manufactured product that is produced in Wyoming to promote the special attributes of the manufactured product. The authority shall establish a certification for any manu…

Data policies. (a) Every agency shall adopt, enforce and maintain a policy regarding the collection, access, security and use of data. The policy shall, at a minimum, comply with applicable federal and state law, adhere to standards set by the state chief information officer and …

Definitions. (a) As used in this article: (i) "Deidentified data" means data that cannot reasonably be used to infer information about, or otherwise be linked to, an identified or identifiable natural person or personal digital identity or a device linked to a natural person or p…

Limitations on personal data by government entities; conflict of laws. (a) No government entity shall purchase, sell, trade or transfer personal data without the express written consent of the natural person whom the personal data references except as otherwise expressly provided…

Personal data collection and retention by government entities. Note: this section is effective as of 7/1/2027. (a) In addition to the policies required under W.S. 9-21- 101, if applicable, each government entity that collects or retains personal data shall adopt, enforce and main…

Definitions. (a) As used in this chapter: (i) "Article V application" means a joint resolution passed by the Wyoming legislature on the same subject or containing the same proposed amendment text as two-thirds (2/3) of the other states requiring the United States congress to call…

Limitations of authority for delegates to an article V convention. (a) No delegate shall have authority to vote to allow consideration of, or to approve, an unauthorized amendment for ratification to the United States constitution. (b) Any delegate shall be directed to vote for p…

Short title. This act is known and may be cited as the "Professional Architectural, Engineering and Land Surveying Services Procurement Act".

Definitions. (a) As used in this act: (i) "Agency" means any school district, state office, department, board, council, commission, separate operating agency, institution or other instrumentality or operating unit of the state excluding the University of Wyoming, community colleg…

General duties. (a) The department shall: (i) Develop and maintain approved lists of qualified architects, engineers and land surveyors for selection under this act; and (ii) Develop and administer notification procedures for obtaining professional services under this act.

Qualification procedures; notice. (a) Any firm desiring to provide professional services to an agency, shall submit to the department or the agency a detailed statement of qualifications and performance data, and any other information required by the department or the agency. Eac…

Selection procedures; emergency waiver. (a) For each proposed project, the principal representative of the agency for which the project is proposed shall evaluate current statements of qualifications and performance data of firms on file with the department or the agency, togethe…

Contract procedure. (a) After completing the selection process, the principal representative shall negotiate a written contract with the selected firm as determined by W.S. 9-23-105 for the provision of services. The principal representative shall consider the estimated value, sc…

Prohibited acts; civil penalty; initiation of action. (a) No person, including any agency official or employee, shall: (i) In any way be involved in any gratuities, kickbacks, or contingent fees in connection with the selection procedure set forth in this act; (ii) If providing p…

Definitions. (a) As used in this chapter: (i) "Cash equivalent" means an asset that is convertible to cash and approved for use in connection with online sports wagering. Approved cash equivalents include: (A) Travelers checks; (B) Foreign currency and coin; (C) Certified checks,…

Online sports wagering regulation; rulemaking. (a) The commission shall regulate online sports wagering and sports wagering operators and vendors. (b) The commission shall promulgate rules to implement this chapter. The rules the commission promulgates shall establish standards a…

Permits; licenses; fees; application. (a) A sports wagering operator shall possess a permit issued by the commission to accept online sports wagers. No person shall accept online sports wagers without holding a valid permit issued by the commission. (b) A qualified gaming entity …

Distribution of revenue. (a) Not later than the fifteenth day of each month, in accordance with commission rules, a sports wagering operator shall remit ten percent (10%) of online sports wagering revenue from the prior month to the commission, except as provided in subsection (b…

Age to engage in online sports wagering. No person under the age of eighteen (18) years shall engage in online sports wagering.

Penalties; compliance. (a) Any person who knowingly accepts online sports wagers or otherwise operates a business of sports wagering and does not possess a valid permit or license issued by the commission under this chapter shall be subject to the following, in addition to any pe…

Definitions. (a) As used in this chapter: (i) "Executive order" means a directive, order, policy or proclamation that manages the operation of the state government issued by the governor; (ii) "Federal officials" or "federal law enforcement officers" means any person employed by …

Prohibition on immigration sanctuary policies and designations. (a) No governing body of a state agency or a city, town or county, whether acting through its governing body or by an initiative, referendum or other process, shall: (i) Enact, adopt, implement or enforce any policy …