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WY Stat § 35-10-404 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 35 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 10 - Crimes and Offenses|Article 4 - Miscellaneous Offenses|Section 35-10-404 - Life Jackets for Occupants of Boats and Rafts Required.

35-10-404. Life jackets for occupants of boats and rafts required.| Each and every person who shall operate a boat, raft or other navigable vessel shall have available for each occupant on said boat a life jacket of the coast guard approved type during the time the boat, raft or vessel is afloat upon any of the waters of the state of Wyoming.
WY Stat § 35-10-405 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 35 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 10 - Crimes and Offenses|Article 4 - Miscellaneous Offenses|Section 35-10-405 - Life Jackets for Occupants of Boats and Rafts; Penalty.

35-10-405. Life jackets for occupants of boats and rafts; penalty.| Any person violating the provisions of the act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00).
WY Stat § 35-10-406 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 35 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 10 - Crimes and Offenses|Article 4 - Miscellaneous Offenses|Section 35-10-406 - Life Jackets for Occupants of Boats and Rafts; Enforcement.

35-10-406. Life jackets for occupants of boats and rafts; enforcement.| Each and every city, town, county and state law enforcement officer and the game wardens of the Wyoming game and fish commission shall enforce the provisions of this act.
WY Stat § 35-10-407 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 35 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 10 - Crimes and Offenses|Article 4 - Miscellaneous Offenses|Section 35-10-407 - Abandoned Iceboxes or Refrigerators.

35-10-407. Abandoned iceboxes or refrigerators.| Whoever abandons or stores any refrigeration unit or icebox in such a place as to be easily accessible to children without first having made adequate provision to prevent entry into such refrigeration unit or icebox or without having removed all latches, catches, locking devices or the door thereof, so that escape from the interior may be had, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor; and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in a sum of not less than fifteen dollars ($15.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100.00), or be imprisoned for not more than ninety (90) days or both.
WY Stat § 35-10-408 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 35 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 10 - Crimes and Offenses|Article 4 - Miscellaneous Offenses|Section 35-10-408 - Additional Authority of Counties, Cities and Towns to Regulate Nuisances.

35-10-408. Additional authority of counties, cities and towns to regulate nuisances.| (a) Nothing in this act shall be construed as to prevent any city, town or village, incorporated under the laws of this state, or the proper corporate authority thereof, from passing or enforcing any ordinance, bylaw, regulation or rule, regulating, restraining, or prohibiting nuisances of any kind or character, or from enforcing any ordinance, bylaw, rule or regulation thereupon, already passed and in force.  (b) Nothing in this act shall be construed as to prevent any county from passing or enforcing any resolution regulating, restraining, or prohibiting nuisances which the commission determines to be a threat to health or safety pursuant to W.S. 18-2-101(a)(viii), or from enforcing any resolution already passed and in force.
WY Stat § 35-10-409 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 35 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 10 - Crimes and Offenses|Article 4 - Miscellaneous Offenses|Section 35-10-409 - Sale of Metal Beverage Containers Which Are Severable Upon Opening Prohibited; Penalty; Definitions.

35-10-409. Sale of metal beverage containers which are severable upon opening prohibited; penalty; definitions.| (a) No person shall sell or offer for sale in this state any metal beverage container so designed and constructed that a nonbiodegradable part of the container is severed when the container is opened, with the following exceptions:  (i) Metal beverage containers designed and constructed with biodegradable severed parts;  (ii) Metal beverage containers sealed by pressure sensitive adhesive strips; and  (iii) The manufacture of metal beverage containers with or without severable parts in this state for sale outside of Wyoming.  (b) Any person violating this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00).  (c) As used in this section, "beverage" means mineral waters, soda water, carbonated or noncarbonated soft drinks or alcoholic or malt beverages as defined in W.S. 12-1-101(a)(vii) and (x).
WY Stat § 35-11-101 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 35 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 11 - Environmental Quality|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 35-11-101 - Short Title.

35-11-101. Short title.| This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Wyoming Environmental Quality Act".
WY Stat § 35-11-102 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 35 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 11 - Environmental Quality|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 35-11-102 - Policy and Purpose.

35-11-102. Policy and purpose.| Whereas pollution of the air, water and land of this state will imperil public health and welfare, create public or private nuisances, be harmful to wildlife, fish and aquatic life, and impair domestic, agricultural, industrial, recreational and other beneficial uses; it is hereby declared to be the policy and purpose of this act to enable the state to prevent, reduce and eliminate pollution; to preserve, and enhance the air, water and reclaim the land of Wyoming; to plan the development, use, reclamation, preservation and enhancement of the air, land and water resources of the state; to preserve and exercise the primary responsibilities and rights of the state of Wyoming; to retain for the state the control over its air, land and water and to secure cooperation between agencies of the state, agencies of other states, interstate agencies, and the federal government in carrying out these objectives.
WY Stat § 35-11-104 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 35 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 11 - Environmental Quality|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 35-11-104 - Department of Environmental Quality Created.

35-11-104. Department of environmental quality created.| There is created a department within the executive branch entitled "The State Department of Environmental Quality" as provided in W.S. 9-2-2013.
WY Stat § 35-11-105 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 35 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 11 - Environmental Quality|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 35-11-105 - Divisions Enumerated.

35-11-105. Divisions enumerated.| (a) The department shall consist of the following divisions:  (i) Air quality division;  (ii) Water quality division;  (iii) Land quality division;  (iv) Solid and hazardous waste management division;  (v) Abandoned mine land division;  (vi) Industrial siting division.
WY Stat § 35-11-106 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 35 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 11 - Environmental Quality|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 35-11-106 - Powers, Duties, Functions and Regulatory Authority.

35-11-106. Powers, duties, functions and regulatory authority.| (a) All powers, duties, functions and regulatory authority vested in the state office of industrial siting administration are transferred to the department, as of April 1, 1992. The performance of such acts or functions by the industrial siting division of the department shall have the same effect as if done by the former state office of industrial siting administration as referred to or designated by law, contract or other document. The reference or designation to the former state office of industrial siting administration shall now apply to the industrial siting division of the department. The industrial siting council shall retain all powers, duties, functions and regulatory authority but shall be within the department.  (b) All rules, regulations and orders of the former state office of industrial siting administration, the industrial siting council, abandoned mine reclamation program, solid waste management program or any other program or entity transferred to the department by this act which were lawfully adopted prior to April 1, 1992 are adopted as the rules, regulations and orders of the department and shall continue to be effective until revised, amended, repealed or nullified pursuant to law.
WY Stat § 35-11-107 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 35 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 11 - Environmental Quality|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 35-11-107 - Transfer of Funds, Records, Property and Personnel.

35-11-107. Transfer of funds, records, property and personnel.| (a) All records, physical property and personnel including their rights and privileges under the merit system, retirement system and personnel system, and any appropriated or unused funds of the former state office of industrial siting administration and of the industrial siting council shall be transferred to the department as of the effective date of this act. All records, lists or other information which by law are confidential or privileged in nature shall remain as such.  (b) Repealed by Laws 1992, ch. 60, § 4.  (c) Repealed by Laws 1992, ch. 60, § 4.  (d) Repealed by Laws 1992, ch. 60, § 4.  (e) The industrial siting division is the successor to the powers, duties, functions and regulatory authority of the state office of industrial siting administration which is abolished effective April 1, 1992.
WY Stat § 35-11-108 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 35 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 11 - Environmental Quality|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 35-11-108 - Appointment of Director and Division Administrators; Qualifications of Director; Term; Salaries; Employment of Assistants.

35-11-108. Appointment of director and division administrators; qualifications of director; term; salaries; employment of assistants.| The governor with the advice and consent of the senate shall appoint a director of the department who is the department's executive and administrative head. The director shall possess technical qualifications and administrative and other experience sufficient to fulfill the duties of his position. The director shall appoint administrators for each of the divisions of abandoned mine land, industrial siting, solid and hazardous waste management, air quality, water quality and land quality, who are the executive and administrative heads of their respective divisions. The administrators shall serve at the pleasure of the director and are responsible to and under the control and supervision of the director. The salary and qualifications of each administrator shall be determined by the human resources division. The director, with the advice of the respective administrators, may employ professional, technical and other assistants, along with other employees as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this act. The governor may remove the director as provided in W.S. 9-1-202.
WY Stat § 35-11-113 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 35 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 11 - Environmental Quality|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 35-11-113 - Advisory Boards Created; Membership; Removal; Terms; Meetings; Expenses.

35-11-113. Advisory boards created; membership; removal; terms; meetings; expenses.| (a) There is created within the department three (3) advisory boards, one (1) for each of the air quality, land quality and water quality divisions. Each advisory board shall consist of five (5) members appointed by the governor. Each board shall have one (1) member who represents industry, one (1) member who represents agriculture, one (1) member who represents political subdivisions and two (2) members who represent the public interest. The governor may remove any member of any of the advisory boards as provided in W.S. 9-1-202.  (b) For the initial appointments to each board, the governor shall appoint one (1) member for a six (6) year term, two (2) members for four (4) year terms and two (2) members for two (2) year terms. Thereafter all appointments shall be for four (4) year terms. No officer or employee of the state, other than employees of institutions of higher education, may be appointed to a board. A vacancy occurs if any member ceases to represent the interest group or political party for which he was originally appointed, or if any member becomes unable or fails to serve for any reason. The governor shall fill vacancies by appointment for the unexpired portion of the term.  (c) Each advisory board shall meet within sixty (60) days after the effective date of this act to elect from among its members a chairman and a vice-chairman. Such officers shall be elected annually thereafter. Each board shall hold at least four (4) regularly scheduled meetings each year, and special meetings may be called by the chairman at any time. Three (3) members shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of conducting business, but all decisions must be approved by a majority of the total membership of the board. Each board shall keep a written record of its meetings and proceedings. Each board member shall be reimbursed for per diem, mileage and expenses for attending board meetings in the same manner and amount as state employees.
WY Stat § 35-11-114 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 35 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 11 - Environmental Quality|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 35-11-114 - Powers and Duties of the Advisory Boards.

35-11-114. Powers and duties of the advisory boards.| (a) The advisory board shall recommend to the council through the administrator and director, comprehensive plans and programs for the management of solid and hazardous waste, the prevention, control and abatement of air, water and land pollution and the protection of public water supplies.  (b) The advisory board shall consult with and advise the administrator and director on the adoption of rules, regulations and standards to implement and carry out the provisions and purposes of this act which relate to their divisions, and variances therefrom.  (c) The advisory boards shall counsel with and advise the administrator of their respective divisions in the administration and performance of all the duties of the division and shall make an annual written report to the governor.  (d) The advisory board shall counsel with and advise each other, the public, and the director of the department in order to coordinate the policies and activities of their respective divisions and to achieve maximum efficiency and effectiveness in furthering the objectives of the department.  (e) Each administrator and staff shall provide the appropriate board with meeting facilities, secretarial or clerical assistance, supplies and such other assistance as each board may require in the performance of its duties.
WY Stat § 35-11-115 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 35 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 11 - Environmental Quality|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 35-11-115 - Power of Director to Issue Emergency Orders.

35-11-115. Power of director to issue emergency orders.| (a) Any other provisions of law to the contrary notwithstanding, if the director finds that a condition of air, water or land pollution exists and that it creates an emergency requiring immediate action to protect human or animal health or safety, the director, with the concurrence of the governor, shall order any persons causing or contributing to such pollution to reduce or discontinue immediately the actions causing the condition of pollution and such order shall fix a time and place for hearing before the council within forty-eight (48) hours thereafter. The council shall affirm, modify or set aside the director's order within forty-eight (48) hours following the adjournment of the hearing.  (b) If the director has evidence that any pollution source presents an immediate and substantial danger to human or animal health or safety, he may institute, through the attorney general, a civil action for immediate injunctive relief to halt any activity causing the danger. The court may issue an ex-parte order and shall schedule a hearing on the matter within three (3) working days from the date the petition for injunctive relief is filed.  (c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit any power which the governor or any other officer may have to declare an emergency and act on the basis of such declaration, if such power is conferred by statute or constitutional provision or inheres in the office.
WY Stat § 35-11-201 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 35 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 11 - Environmental Quality|Article 2 - Air Quality|Section 35-11-201 - Discharge or Emission of Contaminants; Restrictions.

35-11-201. Discharge or emission of contaminants; restrictions.| No person shall cause, threaten or allow the discharge or emission of any air contaminant in any form so as to cause pollution which violates rules, regulations and standards adopted by the council.
WY Stat § 35-11-202 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 35 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 11 - Environmental Quality|Article 2 - Air Quality|Section 35-11-202 - Establishment of Standards.

35-11-202. Establishment of standards.| (a) Without limiting the authority of the administrator as set out in W.S. 35-11-110, he shall, after consultation with the advisory board, recommend to the director such ambient air standards or emission control requirements by rule or regulation, as may be necessary to prevent, abate, or control pollution. Such standards or requirements may be for the state as a whole or may vary from area to area, as may be appropriate to facilitate accomplishment of the purposes of this act, and in order to take account of varying local conditions.  (b) In recommending such standards or requirements the administrator shall:  (i) Consider all the facts and circumstances bearing upon the reasonableness of the emissions involved, including:  (A) The character and degree of injury to, or interference with the health and physical well being of the people, animals, wildlife and plant life;  (B) The social and economic value of the source of pollution;  (C) The priority of location in the area involved;  (D) The technical practicability and economic reasonableness of reducing or eliminating the pollution; and  (E) The social welfare and aesthetic value.  (ii) Grant such time as he shall find to be reasonable and necessary for owners and operators of air contaminant sources to comply with applicable standards or requirements;  (iii) Recommend to the director, after consultation with the advisory board, regulations to prevent construction, modification or operation of any source at any location where emissions from such source will prevent the attainment or maintenance of a state or national standard.
WY Stat § 35-11-203 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 35 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 11 - Environmental Quality|Article 2 - Air Quality|Section 35-11-203 - Sources Subject to Operating Permit Program.

35-11-203. Sources subject to operating permit program.| (a) The following sources of air contaminants are subject to the provisions of W.S. 35-11-203 through 35-11-212:  (i) Any stationary source, or any group of stationary sources located within a contiguous area and under common control, that:  (A) Has the potential to emit one hundred (100) tons or more per year of any pollutant regulated under the Clean Air Act and is a major stationary source as defined in section 302 of the Clean Air Act;  (B) Has the potential to emit ten (10) tons per year of any single hazardous air pollutant or twenty-five (25) tons per year of any combination of hazardous air pollutants as defined by section 112 of the Clean Air Act. Emissions from any oil or gas exploration or production well (with its associated equipment) and emissions from any pipeline compressor or pump station shall not be aggregated with emissions from other similar units, whether or not such units are in a contiguous area or under common control, to determine whether such units or stations are major sources; or  (C) Is subject to the nonattainment area provisions of title I, part D, of the Clean Air Act.  (ii) Any other source of hazardous air pollutants, including an area source, which the environmental protection agency may designate pursuant to the provisions of section 112 of the Clean Air Act;  (iii) Any source subject to the new source performance standards promulgated by the environmental protection agency pursuant to section 111 of the Clean Air Act;  (iv) Any "affected source" subject to the acid rain provisions of title IV of the Clean Air Act as defined in section 501 of the Clean Air Act;  (v) Any source subject to preconstruction review permits pursuant to the prevention of significant deterioration regulations promulgated by the environmental protection agency pursuant to the Clean Air Act;  (vi) Any other stationary source that the environmental protection agency may designate by regulation pursuant to authority granted under the Clean Air Act.  (b) After the effective date of the operating permit program authorized under W.S. 35-11-203 through 35-11-212, it shall be unlawful for any person to violate any requirement of a permit issued under the operating permit program or to operate any source required to have a permit under this section, without having complied with the provisions of the operating permit program.  (c) The department shall exempt any nonmajor source from the obligation to obtain a permit under this section until the environmental protection agency requires such sources to obtain an operating permit in final regulations promulgated pursuant to title V of the Clean Air Act.
WY Stat § 35-11-204 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 35 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 11 - Environmental Quality|Article 2 - Air Quality|Section 35-11-204 - Department to Establish Requirements for Applications; Certification.

35-11-204. Department to establish requirements for applications; certification.| (a) The department shall promulgate rules for permit applications, including standard application forms to be submitted pursuant to the operating permit program. The rules shall:  (i) Establish specific criteria for defining a complete permit application, including information which identifies a source, its applicable air pollution control requirements, current compliance status, intended operating regime and emissions levels;  (ii) Provide for adequate, streamlined and reasonable procedures for determining when an application is complete and for processing an application; and  (iii) Provide for public notice of the application, and opportunity for public comment and public hearings.  (b) The application, including any information required to be submitted with the application pursuant to this section shall be signed by a responsible official who shall certify the accuracy of the information.  (c) Operating permit applications are not required until after the date that the environmental protection agency has issued approval of the state's permit program, or by November 15, 1995, whichever comes first.