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 | |
Ordinance codification | WS § 15-1-103(a)(xxxviii) |
Ordinance requirements | |
Ordinance violation and penalty | WS § 15-1-103(a)(xli) |
The statutory references listed below refer the code user to state statutes applicable to Wyoming cities and towns. They are current through February 2026.
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 | |
First class city officers | WS § 15-3-201 et seq. |
Incorporated towns generally | |
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 | |
Public meetings | WS § 16-4-401 et seq. |
Town officers | |
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 | WS § 15-1-103(a)(vii)-(x) |
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 | WS § 15-1-103(a)(xliii) |
Regulatory, tax and licensing powers generally | WS § 15-1-103(a)(xiii) |
Saloons and shooting galleries | WS § 15-1-103(a)(xv) |
Subject | Reference |
|---|---|
Regulatory power generally | WS § 15-1-103(a)(xiv) |
Running at large | WS § 11-31-301 |
Subject | Reference |
|---|---|
Board of health | WS § 15-1-103(a)(xxix) |
Combustibles and explosives | WS § 15-1-103(a)(xxviii) |
Garbage and refuse disposal | WS §§ 15-1-103(a)(xxi) and 35-10-101 et seq. |
Nuisance abatement | WS § 15-1-103(a)(xix) |
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 | WS § 15-1-103(a)(xliv) |
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 | |
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 | WS § 15-1-103(a)(xxxv) |
Local and public improvements | WS § 15-6-101 et seq. |
Public parks | WS §§ 15-1-103(a)(xi), (xii), (xxii) and 15-7-301 et seq. |
Sidewalks | WS § 15-6-501 et seq. |
Streets, alleys and sidewalks | WS § 15-1-103(a)(xi) |
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 | WS § 15-1-103(a)(xxxiii) |
Subject | Reference |
|---|---|
Adoption of codes by reference | WS § 15-1-119 |
Construction regulations generally | |
Fire limits | WS § 15-1-103(a)(xxvii) |
Industrial development projects | WS § 15-1-701 et seq. |
Numbering of buildings | WS § 15-1-103(a)(xxxvi) |
State fire marshal’s duty to assist local enforcement of safety regulations | |
Wyoming Urban Renewal Code |