The statutory references listed below refer the code user to state statutes applicable to Wyoming cities and towns. They are current through June 2023.
Subject
Reference
Adoption by reference procedure
WS § 15-1-119
Annexation
WS § 15-1-401 et seq.
Incorporation
WS § 15-1-201 et seq.
General powers of governing bodies
WS § 15-1-103
Municipal corporations generally
Wyo. Const. Art. 13
Municipal elections
WS §§ 15-11-101 to 15-11-302
Ordinance codification
Ordinance requirements
WS §§ 15-1-110 and 15-1-114 to 15-1-118
Ordinance violation and penalty
Subject
Reference
Commission form of government
WS § 15-4-101 et seq.
City manager form of government
WS § 15-4-201 et seq.
Boards of adjustment
WS § 15-1-605 et seq.
Election of officers
WS § 15-11-101 et seq.
Fire and police departments
First class cities generally
WS §§ 15-3-101 to 15-3-403
First class city officers
WS § 15-3-201 et seq.
Incorporated towns generally
WS §§ 15-2-101 to 15-2-204
Mayoral powers generally
WS § 15-1-108
Meetings of governing bodies
WS § 15-1-105 et seq.
Municipal courts
WS § 5-6-101 et seq.
Municipal health department
WS § 35-1-301 et seq.
Planning and zoning commissions
WS §§ 15-1-501 et seq., and 15-1-604
Public meetings
WS § 16-4-401 et seq.
Town officers
WS §§ 15-2-102 and 15-2-103
Wyoming Homeland Security Act
WS § 19-13-107 et seq.
Subject
Reference
Appropriations for advertisement of resources
WS § 15-1-111
City manager government finances
WS § 15-4-302 et seq.
Claims against cities and towns
WS § 15-1-125
Commission government finances
WS § 15-4-109
First class city financial statement
WS § 15-3-306
Financial powers of governing bodies generally
Funding and refunding bonds
WS § 15-8-101 et seq.
Local sales tax
WS § 39-15-201 et seq.
Public and local improvements
Town finances
WS § 15-2-201 et seq.
Town or city financial settlement date
WS § 15-1-126
Uniform Municipal Fiscal Procedures Act
WS § 16-4-101 et seq.
Subject
Reference
Alcoholic beverages
WS § 12-4-101 et seq.
Exhibitions and circuses
WS § 33-6-101 et seq.
Junk and secondhand dealers
WS §§ 15-1-103(a)(xliii) and 33-18-101 et seq.
Pawnbrokers
Regulatory, tax and licensing powers generally
Saloons and shooting galleries
Subject
Reference
Regulatory power generally
Running at large
WS § 11-31-301
Subject
Reference
Board of health
Combustibles and explosives
Garbage and refuse disposal
WS §§ 15-1-103(a)(xxi) and 35-10-101 et seq.
Nuisance abatement
Wyoming Weed and Pest Control Act
WS § 11-5-101 et seq.
Subject
Reference
Regulatory powers generally
WS §§ 15-1-103(a)(xvi) to (xviii) and (xli)
Sale of tobacco to minors
WS § 14-3-301 et seq.
Wyoming Criminal Code
WS § 6-1-101 et seq.
Subject
Reference
Abandoned vehicles
Driving while under the influence
WS § 31-5-233
Lighting restrictions for authorized emergency vehicles
WS § 31-5-928
Local traffic regulations
WS §§ 15-1-119
Motor vehicles
WS §§ 31-1-101 to 31-20-111
Off-street parking
WS § 15-1-801
Snowmobiles
WS § 31-5-801
Transportation network companies and controlling authority
WS § 31-20-111
Subject
Reference
Eminent domain
Local and public improvements
WS § 15-6-101 et seq.
Public parks
Sidewalks
WS § 15-6-501 et seq.
Streets, alleys and sidewalks
Subject
Reference
Emergency Telephone Service Act
WS § 16-9-101 et seq.
Municipal solid waste management
WS § 35-11-501 et seq.
Off-street parking facilities
WS § 15-1-801
Public utilities board
WS § 15-7-401 et seq.
Sewage system
WS §§ 15-1-103(a)(xxx), (xlvi) and 15-7-501 et seq.
Water service systems
WS §§ 15-1-103(a)(xxx) and 15-7-601 et seq.
Utility franchises
Subject
Reference
Adoption of codes by reference
WS § 15-1-119
Construction regulations generally
Fire limits
Industrial development projects
WS § 15-1-701 et seq.
Numbering of buildings
State fire marshal’s duty to assist local enforcement of safety regulations
Wyoming Urban Renewal Code
WS §§ 15-9-101 to 15-9-223
Subject
Reference
Regulations generally
WS §§ 15-1-415, 15-1-510 and 15-1-511
Subject
Reference
City or town regulations generally
WS § 15-1-601 et seq.
Zoning board of adjustment
WS §§ 15-1-605 to 15-1-609