Statutory References for Wyoming Cities and Towns

The statutory references listed below refer the code user to state statutes applicable to Wyoming cities and towns. They are current through June 2023.

General Provisions

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.

WS § 15-1-103(a)(xxxviii)

Ordinance requirements.

WS §§ 15-1-110 and 15-1-114 to 15-1-118

Ordinance violation and penalty.

WS § 15-1-103(a)(xli)

Administration and Personnel

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.

WS §§ 15-1-103(a)(xxxiv) and 15-5-101 to 15-5-422

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.

Revenue and Finance

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.

WS §§ 15-1-113, 15-6-101 to 15-6-609 and 15-7-101 to 15-7-708

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.

Business Licenses, Taxes and Regulations

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)

Animals

Regulatory power generally.

WS § 15-1-103(a)(xiv)

Running at large.

WS § 11-31-301

Health and Safety

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.

Public Peace, Morals and Welfare

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.

Vehicles and Traffic

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.

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

Streets, Sidewalks and Public Property

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)

Public Services

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)

Buildings and Construction

Adoption of codes by reference.

WS § 15-1-119

Construction regulations generally.

WS §§ 15-1-103(a)(xxiv)-(xxvi) and (xlii)

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.

WS § 35-9-107(a)(vi)-(viii)

Wyoming Urban Renewal Code.

WS §§ 15-9-101 to 15-9-223

Subdivisions

Regulations generally.

WS §§ 15-1-415, 15-1-510 and 15-1-511

Zoning

City or town regulations generally.

WS § 15-1-601 et seq.

Zoning board of adjustment.

WS §§ 15-1-605 to 15-1-609