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2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 12 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 2 - Wyoming Liquor Division › Article 3 - Powers and Duties › Section 12-2-306 - Sales to Licensees Failing to Pay Sales Tax Prohibited; Hearing and Review.

12-2-306. Sales to licensees failing to pay sales tax prohibited; hearing and review.
Upon certification by the department of revenue that any licensee is sixty (60) or more days delinquent in paying sales taxes, the division shall not sell alcoholic beverages to the licensee or its operator until the department of revenue certifies that the licensee has paid all sales taxes owed. Upon receipt of certification, the division shall notify the issuing licensing authority of the delinquency. The licensee shall be allowed a hearing before the state board of equalization as provided by the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act if the licensee feels aggrieved by any action taken under this section.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 12 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 2 - Wyoming Liquor Division › Article 4 - Alcohol Server Training Program › Section 12-2-401 - Definitions.

12-2-401. Definitions.
(a) As used in this article:
(i) "Department" means the department of revenue;
(ii) "Program" means an alcohol server training program and examination administered to servers by providers under the provisions of this article;
(iii) "Provider" means an individual, independent contractor, partnership, corporation, public or private school or any other legal entity certified by the department to provide an alcohol server training program authorized by this article;
(iv) "Server" means a person who physically serves or delivers alcoholic liquor at retail on or off the premises of a business licensed by a local licensing authority under this title.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 12 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 2 - Wyoming Liquor Division › Article 4 - Alcohol Server Training Program › Section 12-2-402 - Powers and Duties of the Department.

12-2-402. Powers and duties of the department.
(a) Not later than December 31, 2003, the department shall promulgate rules establishing an alcohol server training program to train servers to help promote safe and responsible consumption of alcoholic liquor.
(b) The rules shall provide for the certification of providers who shall use curricula developed by the department. The department shall promulgate rules governing the manner in which providers make available program courses and examinations to servers.
(c) The department may suspend, revoke or not renew any certification issued to a provider if, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, the department finds the provider has violated this article or any rule promulgated under this article.
(d) The department may cooperate and enter into agreements with the department of health to implement the purposes of this section. The agreements may provide for the expenditure of funds appropriated to the department of health which are not otherwise restricted.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 12 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3 - Taxation › Section 12-3-101 - Excise Tax to Be Paid; Limitation on Liquor or Malt Beverage Importation; Penalties.

12-3-101. Excise tax to be paid; limitation on liquor or malt beverage importation; penalties.
(a) An excise tax is assessed and shall be collected by the division equal to three-fourths of one cent ($.0075) per one hundred (100) milliliters (3.4 ounces) or fraction thereof on wine, two and one-half cents ($.025) per one hundred (100) milliliters (3.4 ounces) or fraction thereof on spirituous liquors and one-half cent ($.005) per liter (33.8 ounces) or fraction thereof on malt beverages. The appropriate excise tax shall be collected on all alcoholic or malt beverages sold, offered for sale or use in this state.
(b) It is unlawful for any licensee to receive or possess any alcoholic or malt beverage upon which state excise taxes have not been paid.
(c) Any licensee or permittee who violates subsection (b) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00), imprisoned for not more than one (1) year, or both.
(d) No person shall, without authorization from the division or by law, personally transport alcoholic liquor or malt beverages into Wyoming for sale, use or consumption in the state when the applicable state excise tax has not been paid. No person shall import or transport at any given time more than three (3) liters of alcoholic liquor excluding wine, nine (9) liters of wine or five (5) gallons of malt beverage for the personal use of the possessor into Wyoming if the applicable state taxes have not been paid. This subsection shall not apply to a person importing manufactured wine in accordance with the provisions of W.S. 12-2-204.
(e) Any person importing or transporting alcoholic liquor in violation of subsection (d) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor. All alcoholic liquor or malt beverages illegally imported or transported shall be forfeited and delivered to the division for disposition as inventory stock.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 12 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3 - Taxation › Section 12-3-102 - Confiscation Authorized; Disposition; When Seizure Permitted.

12-3-102. Confiscation authorized; disposition; when seizure permitted.
(a) When an authorized inspector discovers alcoholic liquors or malt beverages upon which excise taxes have not been paid in the possession of a licensee, he shall take possession of and hold the alcoholic liquors or malt beverages as evidence against the offender. If the offender is convicted of a violation of W.S. 12-3-101, the court shall order that the untaxed liquor or beverage be delivered to the division, if merchantable, where it will be added to its stock and sold in the usual course of business. If the liquors or beverages are determined to be nonmerchantable, the court shall order their destruction. This subsection shall not apply to homemade beverages that are provided in accordance with an event under W.S. 12-10-102, provided that the beverages shall be removed from the premises within twenty-four (24) hours following the end of the event.
(b) Whenever an inspector, agent or employee of the division or any peace officer of the state lawfully discovers alcoholic liquors or malt beverages which have been unlawfully imported or transported, he may seize the alcoholic liquor or malt beverage and packages in which they are contained for use as evidence and shall not be removed from state control upon writ of replevin or other like process. Nothing in this section shall apply to the transportation of homemade beverages to or from an event held pursuant to W.S. 12-10-102.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 12 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 4 - Local Licenses › Article 1 - Applications › Section 12-4-101 - Authority of Cities, Towns and Counties; Population Figures; Number of Available Licenses and Permits; Assessment of Fees.

12-4-101. Authority of cities, towns and counties; population figures; number of available licenses and permits; assessment of fees.
(a) Incorporated cities, towns and counties within Wyoming shall license and regulate or prohibit the retail sale of alcoholic and malt beverages under this title. Nothing in this title prohibits a licensing authority of an incorporated city, town or county from issuing less than the total number of allowable liquor licenses or from refusing to issue any license or permit authorized by this title.
(b) Population figures are based upon the official ten (10) year federal census preceding the time of application. Population figures based upon the official census shall be periodically revised by a state population estimate no later than five (5) years after the federal census publication date.
(c) Population figures and estimates required by subsection (b) of this section shall be furnished to the appropriate licensing authorities within the state by the department of administration and information using population estimates from the United States bureau of the census. The maximum number of licenses and permits available for issuance by a licensing authority pursuant to the population formula provided by W.S. 12-4-201 and 12-4-413, shall be certified and distributed by the division.
(d) Unless otherwise provided, the licensing authority shall uniformly assess license or permit fees annually for each particular class of license or permit.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 12 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 4 - Local Licenses › Article 1 - Applications › Section 12-4-103 - Restrictions Upon License or Permit Applicants and Holders; License Limitation per Person.

12-4-103. Restrictions upon license or permit applicants and holders; license limitation per person.
(a) A license or permit authorized by this title shall not be held by, issued or transferred to:
(i) Repealed by Laws 2017, ch. 50, 2.
(ii) Repealed by Laws 2017, ch. 50, 2.
(iii) Any person who does not own the building or hold a written lease for the period for which the license will be effective containing an agreement by the lessor that alcoholic or malt beverages may be sold upon the leased premises, except as provided by paragraph (iv) of this subsection. This paragraph shall not be interpreted to prevent the use of a resort liquor license by a contractor or subcontractor as permitted by W.S. 12-4-403(b);
(iv) Any licensee who fails to demonstrate that his licensed alcoholic or malt beverage enterprise will be operational in a planned but not physically functional building within one (1) year after a license or permit has been issued or transferred, or if holding a license, fails to open his business in a functional building within one (1) year after license issuance or transfer and remain operational thereafter. Upon a showing of good cause by the licensee and for an additional period of not to exceed one (1) year, the local licensing authority may extend the time period in which the business or enterprise of the licensee is required to become operational or open for business pursuant to this paragraph. Any license or permit in violation of this paragraph shall not be renewed by the local licensing authority and once the enterprise is operational or open for business, no licensee shall be eligible to repeat the grace periods made available by this paragraph without the consent of the local licensing authority due to extraordinary circumstances. For purposes of this paragraph "remain operational" means operational consecutively, in any license term year, for twelve (12) months or for not less than three (3) months if determined by the local licensing authority to be a seasonal operation;
(v) Repealed By Laws 1996, ch. 122, 3.
(vi) A manufacturer of alcoholic beverages or wholesaler of malt beverages, except as authorized under W.S. 12-2-203(g) or as otherwise provided by law;
(vii) A person under eighteen (18) years of age;
(viii) A college fraternity or organization created by one (1) or more college fraternities;
(ix) A chamber of commerce, except for twenty-four (24) hour malt beverage permits issued pursuant to W.S. 12-4-502;
(x) A corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership, or limited liability partnership which has not qualified to do business in Wyoming;
(xi) An individual who is not a resident; or
(xii) Any general partnership or group of two (2) or more persons unless each person interested, directly or indirectly, is a resident or qualified to do business in this state.
(b) Repealed by Laws 2021, ch. 22, 3.
(c) Repealed by Laws 2021, ch. 22, 3.
(d) Repealed by Laws 2021, ch. 22, 3.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 12 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 4 - Local Licenses › Article 1 - Applications › Section 12-4-105 - Disposition of License Fees; Refunds Prohibited.

12-4-105. Disposition of license fees; refunds prohibited.
All fees for licenses and permits issued by a licensing authority paid under this title shall be deposited into the treasury of the licensing authority. No refund of all or any part of a license fee shall be made at any time following issuance.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 12 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 4 - Local Licenses › Article 1 - Applications › Section 12-4-106 - Term of License and Permit; Exception.

12-4-106. Term of license and permit; exception.
(a) A license or permit is considered a personal privilege to the holder and the term of the license or permit is for one (1) year unless sooner revoked. When a valid license or permit is determined to be part of the estate of a deceased holder, the administrator or executor of the estate may exercise the privilege of the deceased under the license or permit until the expiration of the license or permit.
(b) The term of a license or permit may be less than one (1) year if specified by the licensing authority to coincide with the annual date or dates set by the authority for consideration of license and permit issuance, renewals and transfers. A licensing authority issuing a license or permit for a term less than one (1) year shall pro-rate the annual fee accordingly. Any licensee not attempting to renew a newly issued pro-rated license or permit valid for one (1) year shall not be eligible for any license or permit authorized under this title for a period of two (2) years after the expiration date of the pro-rated license or permit.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 12 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 4 - Local Licenses › Article 3 - Special Club Licenses › Section 12-4-301 - Sales by Clubs; License Fees; Petition; License Restrictions.

12-4-301. Sales by clubs; license fees; petition; license restrictions.
(a) Bona fide clubs as defined by W.S. 12-1-101(a)(iii) may be licensed by the appropriate licensing authority under a limited retail liquor license for which the licensee shall pay a license fee of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00) annually in advance.
(b) At least fifty-one percent (51%) of the membership of a social club as defined by W.S. 12-1-101(a)(iii)(E) shall sign a petition indicating a desire to secure a limited retail liquor license. The form of the petition shall be prescribed by the division and shall include the residence address of each member signing the petition.
(c) Except as otherwise provided by W.S. 12-5-201(f), a club holding a limited retail license may sell alcoholic or malt beverages for consumption anywhere on the licensed premises for consumption by its members and their accompanied guests only as approved by the local licensing authority.
(d) Repealed by Laws 1985, ch. 92, 3.
(e) A political subdivision of the state may hold no more than two (2) club limited retail liquor licenses for golf courses owned, maintained or operated by that political subdivision in addition to any other license held by that political subdivision. For purposes of this subsection, a political subdivision may contract for or otherwise subcontract the operations of a golf course or any food and beverage service associated with the golf course to another individual or entity without transferring the club limited retail liquor license held under this subsection.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 12 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 4 - Local Licenses › Article 4 - Resort and Restaurant Liquor Licenses › Section 12-4-401 - Resort Retail Liquor Licenses; Authorized; Qualifications; Provision for Licenses Issued Prior to January 1, 1980.

12-4-401. Resort retail liquor licenses; authorized; qualifications; provision for licenses issued prior to January 1, 1980.
(a) The appropriate licensing authority in a county, city or town may issue resort retail liquor licenses to applicants who are owners or lessees of a resort complex where the resort complex satisfies the requirements of subsection (b) of this section.
(b) To qualify for a resort retail liquor license, the appropriate licensing authority shall require the resort complex to:
(i) Have an actual valuation of, or the applicant shall have committed or expended on the complex, not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000.00), excluding the value of the land;
(ii) Include a restaurant and a convention facility, which convention facility shall seat no less than one hundred (100) persons; and
(iii) Include motel, hotel or privately owned condominium, town house or home accommodations approved for short term occupancy with a minimum of one hundred (100) sleeping rooms; or
(A) Repealed by Laws 2015, ch. 49, 2.
(B) Repealed by Laws 2015, ch. 49, 2.
(iv) Without being required to meet the standards of paragraph (iii) of this subsection, be a ski resort facility open to the general public in which the applicant shall have committed or expended on the facility not less than ten million dollars ($10,000,000.00).
(c) Nothing contained within this section shall have any effect on resort liquor licenses issued prior to January 1, 1980, or to the right or renewal of a resort liquor license.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 12 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 4 - Local Licenses › Article 4 - Resort and Restaurant Liquor Licenses › Section 12-4-403 - Population Formula Not Applicable; Contracting for Services.

12-4-403. Population formula not applicable; contracting for services.
(a) The provisions authorizing resort liquor licenses have no application to the population formula limiting retail liquor licenses as provided by W.S. 12-4-201.
(b) A resort liquor licensee may contract or subcontract for the provision of food and beverage services on the licensed premises. However, the resort liquor licensee shall remain subject to all applicable laws, rules, regulations and penalties including the provisions of W.S. 12-2-306 and 12-7-103.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 12 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 4 - Local Licenses › Article 4 - Resort and Restaurant Liquor Licenses › Section 12-4-404 - Sale of Beverages for Off-Premises Consumption Prohibited.

12-4-404. Sale of beverages for off-premises consumption prohibited.
Resort liquor licensees shall not sell alcoholic or malt beverages for consumption off the premises owned or leased by the licensee, except pursuant to a catering permit. The dispensing of alcoholic or malt beverages licensed to be sold hereunder shall be controlled by W.S. 12-5-201 and if a catering permit has been issued by W.S. 12-4-502(b).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 12 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 4 - Local Licenses › Article 4 - Resort and Restaurant Liquor Licenses › Section 12-4-405 - Annual Fee.

12-4-405. Annual fee.
The annual fee for a resort liquor license shall be not less than five hundred dollars ($500.00) nor more than three thousand dollars ($3,000.00).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 12 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 4 - Local Licenses › Article 4 - Resort and Restaurant Liquor Licenses › Section 12-4-407 - Restaurant Liquor License; Authorized.

12-4-407. Restaurant liquor license; authorized.
(a) Restaurants as defined by W.S. 12-1-101(a)(xiv) may be licensed by the appropriate licensing authority in counties, cities and towns under a restaurant liquor license. In addition to the application requirements required by this title, the license applicant shall submit a valid food service permit upon application. Population formulas have no application to issuance of restaurant liquor licenses within the county.
(b) Repealed by Laws 1985, ch. 92, 3.
(c) Repealed by Laws 2017, ch. 50, 2.
(d) Repealed by Laws 2021, ch. 22, 3.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 12 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 4 - Local Licenses › Article 4 - Resort and Restaurant Liquor Licenses › Section 12-4-408 - Revenues of Licensee to Be Derived Primarily From Food Services and Not the Sale of Alcoholic Beverages; Annual Report.

12-4-408. Revenues of licensee to be derived primarily from food services and not the sale of alcoholic beverages; annual report.
(a) An applicant for a restaurant liquor license shall satisfy the appropriate licensing authority that the primary source of revenue from the operation of the restaurant to be licensed will be derived from food services and not from the sale of alcoholic or malt beverages.
(b) When renewing a restaurant liquor license, the appropriate licensing authority shall condition renewal upon a requirement that not less than sixty percent (60%) of gross sales from the preceding twelve (12) months operation of a licensed restaurant be derived from food services.
(c) Upon application for license renewal, a license holder shall submit an annual report to the licensing authority on the sales of the licensed restaurant. The report shall contain the annual gross sales figures of the restaurant and shall separate the gross sales figures into two (2) categories:
(i) Food service sales; and
(ii) Alcoholic and malt beverage sales.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 12 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 4 - Local Licenses › Article 4 - Resort and Restaurant Liquor Licenses › Section 12-4-410 - Sale of Alcoholic Beverages for Off-Premises Consumption Prohibited; Location, Regulation and Restrictions on Dispensing of Liquor; Prohibiting Certain Activities.

12-4-410. Sale of alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption prohibited; location, regulation and restrictions on dispensing of liquor; prohibiting certain activities.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, restaurant liquor licensees shall not sell alcoholic or malt beverages for off-premises consumption from the licensed building owned or leased by the licensee. Except as provided in subsections (b) and (e) of this section, alcoholic or malt beverages shall be served for on-premises consumption only in dining areas which are adequately staffed and equipped for all food services offered by the restaurant.
(b) Alcoholic liquor and malt beverages shall be dispensed and prepared for consumption in the licensed building in areas approved by the local licensing authority. No consumption of alcoholic or malt beverages shall be permitted within the dispensing areas nor shall any person other than employees over eighteen (18) years of age be permitted to enter the dispensing areas.
(c) All sales of alcoholic and malt beverages authorized by a restaurant liquor license shall cease at the time food sales and services cease or at the hours set pursuant to W.S. 12-5-101 if food sales and services extend beyond those hours.
(d) No restaurant liquor licensee shall promote or operate the restaurant as a bar and lounge.
(e) A restaurant liquor licensee may permit a patron to remove one (1) unsealed bottle of wine for off-premises consumption provided that the patron has purchased a full course meal and consumed a portion of the bottle of wine with the meal on the restaurant premises. For purposes of this subsection the term "full course meal" shall mean a diversified selection of food which is ordinarily consumed with the use of tableware and cannot conveniently be consumed while standing or walking. A partially consumed bottle of wine that is to be removed from the premises pursuant to this subsection shall be securely sealed by the licensee or an agent of the licensee and placed in a tamper-proof transparent bag which shall also be securely sealed prior to removal from the premises, so that it is visibly apparent that the resealed bottle of wine has not been tampered with. The licensee or agent of the licensee shall provide a dated receipt for the bottle of wine to the patron. Wine which is resealed in accordance with the provisions of this subsection shall not be deemed an open container for purposes of W.S. 31-5-235.
(f) Repealed by Laws 2021, ch. 22, 3.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 12 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 4 - Local Licenses › Article 4 - Resort and Restaurant Liquor Licenses › Section 12-4-411 - License Fee.

12-4-411. License fee.
The annual fee for a restaurant liquor license shall be no more than three thousand dollars ($3,000.00) and no less than five hundred dollars ($500.00).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 12 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 4 - Local Licenses › Article 5 - Special Permits › Section 12-4-501 - Malt Beverage Permit for University of Wyoming; Fee; Rules and Regulations.

12-4-501. Malt beverage permit for University of Wyoming; fee; rules and regulations.
(a) Upon an application to the city of Laramie for a malt beverage permit, the city shall issue a special malt beverage permit to the board of trustees of the University of Wyoming for sale of malt beverages drawn only from kegs at the student union on the campus of the University of Wyoming. The issuance of a malt beverage permit shall not be considered an alcoholic beverage permit issued on the basis of population as provided in W.S. 12-4-201.
(b) The fee for the permit provided by subsection (a) of this section is one hundred dollars ($100.00).
(c) The board of trustees of the University of Wyoming shall provide rules and regulations for the following:
(i) Locations in which malt beverages may be sold;
(ii) Repealed by Laws 2017, ch. 63, 2.
(iii) The hours and days of the operation of the licensed building, which shall be within the following limits:
(A) Monday through Thursday, 3:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.;
(B) Friday, 3:00 p.m. to 12:00 midnight;
(C) Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 midnight.
(iv) Whether food may be sold in the licensed building;
(v) A uniform procedure of age identification for all purchasers;
(vi) Locations within the student union where malt beverages may be consumed; and
(vii) Such other rules and regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.
(d) Repealed By Laws 2001, Ch. 105, 2.
(e) The board of trustees may prohibit dispensing malt beverages by any seller designated under paragraph (c)(iv) of this section, for any period less than ninety (90) days, upon information that violations of state law have occurred.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 12 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 4 - Local Licenses › Article 5 - Special Permits › Section 12-4-502 - Twenty-Four Hour Malt Beverage Permit and Catering Permit; Restrictions; Application Procedure; Fees.

12-4-502. Twenty-four hour malt beverage permit and catering permit; restrictions; application procedure; fees.
(a) A malt beverage permit authorizing the sale of malt beverages only may be issued by the appropriate licensing authority to any responsible person or organization for sales at a picnic, bazaar, fair, rodeo, special holiday or similar public gathering. No person or organization holding the special permit shall sell any alcoholic liquor other than malt beverages on the premises described on the permit, nor shall any malt beverage be sold or consumed off the premises authorized by the permit. Malt beverage permits under this subsection shall not be used to operate a continuing business.
(b) A catering permit authorizing the sale of alcoholic and malt beverages may be issued by the appropriate licensing authority to any person holding a retail or resort retail liquor license authorizing the off-premises sale of both alcoholic and malt beverages, for sales at events not capable of being held within the licensee's licensed premises. No licensee holding a catering permit shall sell or permit consumption of any alcoholic or malt beverage off the premises described in the permit. Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, closed-container items sold at auction for the benefit of a nonprofit organization may be taken off-premises. Catering permits under this subsection shall not be used to operate a continuing business.
(c) The permits authorized by this section shall be issued for one (1) twenty-four (24) hour period, subject to the schedule of operating hours set pursuant to W.S. 12-5-101. No person or organization shall receive more than a total of twelve (12) malt beverage and thirty-six (36) catering permits for sales at the same premises in any one (1) year.
(d) The malt beverage permit and the catering permit shall be issued on application to the appropriate licensing authority without public notice or hearing. An application for a malt beverage permit or catering permit under this section shall be accompanied by a designation of the event for which the application is sought specifying the type of event and the name of the sponsor. Any applicant applying for a permit authorized by this section and having licensed premises located within a jurisdiction other than that jurisdiction to which application is made, shall secure the written approval of the licensing authority of that jurisdiction in which the licensed premises are located prior to filing an application for a permit.
(e) The fee for the malt beverage permit and the catering permit shall be not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00) per twenty-four (24) hour period, payable to the appropriate licensing authority.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 12 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 4 - Local Licenses › Article 5 - Special Permits › Section 12-4-504 - Special Malt Beverage Permit for Public Auditoriums, Civic Centers or Events Centers.

12-4-504. Special malt beverage permit for public auditoriums, civic centers or events centers.
(a) The appropriate licensing authority in a county, city or town may issue a special malt beverage permit to any responsible person or organization for sales of malt beverages at public auditoriums, civic centers or events centers. The licensing authority shall establish an appropriate fee for the permit. Additionally, the licensing authority shall specify the duration of the permit and where malt beverages may be sold and consumed under the permit. The issuing body may provide rules to implement this section.
(b) Repealed by Laws 2017, ch. 50, 2.
(c) Repealed by Laws 2017, ch. 50, 2.
(d) Repealed by Laws 2017, ch. 50, 2.
(e) Repealed by Laws 2017, ch. 50, 2; ch. 63, 2.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 12 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 4 - Local Licenses › Article 5 - Special Permits › Section 12-4-505 - Malt Beverage Permit for Annual State Fair.

12-4-505. Malt beverage permit for annual state fair.
(a) Repealed by Laws 2021, ch. 22, 3.
(b) Repealed by Laws 2021, ch. 22, 3.
(c) Repealed by Laws 2017, ch. 63, 2.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 12 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 4 - Local Licenses › Article 5 - Special Permits › Section 12-4-507 - Malt Beverage Permit for Events Conducted at Rodeo Arenas.

12-4-507. Malt beverage permit for events conducted at rodeo arenas.
(a) Upon application and upon submission of a reasonable malt beverage sales and control plan mutually agreeable to the applicant and the licensing authority, the appropriate licensing authority shall issue a special malt beverage permit for the sale of malt beverages only at events conducted on the grounds of an indoor or outdoor rodeo with a total seating capacity of over seven thousand five hundred (7,500). The permit may be issued without public notice or hearing. An application for a permit under this section shall be accompanied by a designation of the event for which the application is sought specifying the type of event and the name of the sponsor. The malt beverages shall be served only on grounds contiguous or immediately adjacent to the arena in areas specifically designated by the permittee and approved by the licensing authority. Contiguous or adjacent grounds shall be fenced or otherwise enclosed as approved by the licensing authority. The issuance of a malt beverage permit under this subsection shall not be considered an alcoholic beverage permit issued on the basis of population as provided in W.S. 12-4-201. Malt beverages shall only be sold for consumption under a permit issued under this section during the dates of an event. W.S. 12-5-201 shall not apply to this section.
(b) The fee for a permit issued under subsection (a) of this section shall be established by rule of the licensing authority but shall not exceed two (2) times the maximum fee provided for twenty-four (24) hour permits under W.S. 12-4-502(e) for each day of the event.
(c) A licensing authority may adopt rules to implement this section provided:
(i) Permit fees may be graduated based upon expected attendance at the event;
(ii) No permittee shall be assessed any additional fee by a licensing authority for the issuance of a special malt beverage permit under this section. Nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit a licensing authority from:
(A) Negotiating with a permittee for the voluntary payment of costs incurred by the licensing authority related to the permitted event; or
(B) Recouping costs incurred by the licensing authority related to the permitted event to which the licensing authority is otherwise entitled under Wyoming law.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 12 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 4 - Local Licenses › Article 6 - Sale, Assignment and Transfer › Section 12-4-601 - Transfer of License Location; Transfer of Ownership; Fee.

12-4-601. Transfer of license location; transfer of ownership; fee.
(a) After public hearing and with the approval of the licensing authority, a license or permit may be transferred to or renewed on different premises on the same basis as the original application. An additional license fee of not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) is required for the remaining term of the license or permit. A transferred license or permit shall expire on the same date as the original license or permit.
(b) A licensee, or the executor or administrator of the estate of a deceased licensee, may assign and transfer the license or permit by a sale made in good faith. The assignment and transfer shall first have the approval of the licensing authority, which consideration shall be based in part upon a public hearing and an application filed under oath by the assignee or transferee showing the person or entity to be qualified to hold a license or permit under Wyoming law. The approval of the transfer shall not be given by the licensing authority if the transferring licensee is certified by the department as sixty (60) or more days delinquent in paying sales taxes pursuant to W.S. 12-2-306, or if proceedings are pending to suspend, revoke or otherwise penalize the original license or permit holder. A transfer of a license or permit shall require the payment of an additional license fee to the appropriate licensing authority of not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) for the transfer, and upon assignment the assignee may exercise the privilege of continuing the business authorized by the license or permit.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 12 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 4 - Local Licenses › Article 6 - Sale, Assignment and Transfer › Section 12-4-602 - Annexations; Transfer of Licensing Jurisdiction; Licenses Transferred Exempt From Population Formula.

12-4-602. Annexations; transfer of licensing jurisdiction; licenses transferred exempt from population formula.
(a) The licensed premises of a license issued by a county which is located within an area annexed into the corporate limits of a city or town shall be transferred to the licensing jurisdiction of that city or town.
(b) Any transfer of jurisdiction provided within this section shall not require the payment of any additional fee for the transfer.
(c) Repealed by Laws 2021, ch. 22, 3.
(d) A license transferred pursuant to annexation shall be exempt from the population formula restrictions provided by W.S. 12-4-201 and 12-4-413.
(e) As used in this section, "license" includes a county malt beverage permit. A city or town shall charge the same fee for a county malt beverage permit as the county.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 12 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 4 - Local Licenses › Article 6 - Sale, Assignment and Transfer › Section 12-4-603 - Annexation of Retail Liquor License or Malt Beverage Permit Into 5-Mile Zone; Renewal.

12-4-603. Annexation of retail liquor license or malt beverage permit into 5-mile zone; renewal.
(a) A county retail liquor license having licensed premises located within a five (5) mile zone around an incorporated city or town because of annexation of property shall not be denied an application for renewal by reason of annexation alone.
(b) Repealed by Laws 2021, ch. 22, 3.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 12 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 4 - Local Licenses › Article 6 - Sale, Assignment and Transfer › Section 12-4-604 - Transfer or Sale of License or Permit; Attachment, Garnishment or Execution.

12-4-604. Transfer or sale of license or permit; attachment, garnishment or execution.
No license or permit shall be transferred or sold except as provided by W.S. 12-4-601 and 12-4-602, used for any place not described in the license or permit at the time of issuance or subject to attachment, garnishment or execution.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 12 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 4 - Local Licenses › Article 7 - Forms › Section 12-4-701 - Duty to Prepare and Furnish.

12-4-701. Duty to prepare and furnish.
The Wyoming attorney general shall prepare and furnish to each city, town and county a form for liquor licenses and malt beverage permits. A license on a form other than as prescribed by the attorney general is invalid.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 12 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 4 - Local Licenses › Article 7 - Forms › Section 12-4-702 - Signature and Attestation; Contents; Display Required.

12-4-702. Signature and attestation; contents; display required.
(a) Each license issued by a city or town shall be signed by the mayor and attested by the clerk. Each license issued by a county shall be signed by the chairman of the board of county commissioners and attested by the county clerk.
(b) The following shall be shown in each license:
(i) The name of the licensee;
(ii) An address of the licensed building in which alcoholic or malt beverages may be sold;
(iii) The date of issuance;
(iv) The amount of the fee; and
(v) That the fee has been paid.
(c) Each licensee shall display his license in a conspicuous place in the licensed building.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 12 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 5 - Restrictions Upon Licensees › Article 1 - Hours of Operation › Section 12-5-101 - Hours of Sale Generally.

12-5-101. Hours of sale generally.
(a) Repealed by Laws 2017, ch. 50, 2.
(b) Repealed by Laws 2017, ch. 50, 2.
(c) Repealed by Laws 2017, ch. 50, 2.
(d) Local licensing authorities may set hours of operation for alcohol sales provided that the hours of operation are uniformly applied to establishments similarly situated.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 12 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 5 - Restrictions Upon Licensees › Article 2 - Licensed Building › Section 12-5-202 - Storage Outside Licensed Premises Prohibited; Exception.

12-5-202. Storage outside licensed premises prohibited; exception.
A retail licensee shall not store alcoholic liquor or malt beverages outside of the licensed building unless he files with the division a written statement that he stores alcoholic liquors or malt beverages in a place other than his place of business and states the exact location of the storage place.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 12 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 5 - Restrictions Upon Licensees › Article 3 - Drive-in Areas › Section 12-5-301 - Conditions for Operation.

12-5-301. Conditions for operation.
(a) Upon approval of the licensing authority, a drive-in area adjacent or contiguous to the licensed building may be used by the holder of a retail liquor license for taking orders, making delivery of and receiving payment for alcoholic liquor or malt beverages under the following conditions:
(i) The holder of the retail liquor license shall own the area or hold a written lease for the period for which the license was issued;
(ii) Repealed by Laws 2017, ch. 63, 2.
(iii) The area shall be well lighted and subject to inspection by the licensing authority at any and all times;
(iv) No walls or screens shall interfere with observing and checking the part of the area used for orders, delivery and payment;
(v) No order shall be received from nor delivery made to a person under twenty-one (21) years of age or an intoxicated person in the area;
(vi) No part of a publicly owned sidewalk, highway, street or alley shall be used for taking orders or conducting sales; and
(vii) Alcoholic liquor or malt beverages shall be sold and delivered in the drive-in area only in the original, unopened package and consumption of alcoholic liquor or malt beverages in the drive-in area shall not be permitted.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 12 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 5 - Restrictions Upon Licensees › Article 3 - Drive-in Areas › Section 12-5-302 - Determination to Forbid or Restrict.

12-5-302. Determination to forbid or restrict.
The agents and officers of the licensing authority administering the retail liquor license shall determine whether traffic conditions or physical circumstances hindering law enforcement should require a decision forbidding or restricting sales and delivery in any drive-in area. If by resolution of the licensing authority the right of a licensee to use certain drive-in areas is forbidden or restricted that resolution shall be complied with by the licensee.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 12 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 5 - Restrictions Upon Licensees › Article 4 - Industry Representatives › Section 12-5-401 - Interests in Licenses or Permits to Sell.

12-5-401. Interests in licenses or permits to sell.
(a) No industry representative shall hold any interest, stock or ownership directly or indirectly, in any license to sell products of the industry at retail under privileges of a license or permit to sell any beverage or liquor in Wyoming or in any premises so licensed. This section shall not apply to any person holding a microbrewery permit pursuant to W.S. 12-4-415 or a winery permit pursuant to W.S. 12-4-414. This section shall also not apply to a person holding a manufacturer's license under W.S. 12-2-203(a) when the license is held under the complete ownership of a retail business and to the extent he may be permitted two (2) satellite manufacturer's permits pursuant to W.S. 12-2-203(g)(i) or an off-premises permit pursuant to W.S. 12-2-203(g)(ii).
(b) As used in subsection (a) of this section:
(i) "Complete ownership" means that all officers, owners or members are identical for all licenses and permits held;
(ii) "Retail business" means the holder of a microbrewery or winery permit.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 12 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 5 - Restrictions Upon Licensees › Article 4 - Industry Representatives › Section 12-5-402 - Furnishing of Money and Products; Payment in Full for Malt Beverages; Credit for Alcoholic Liquor; Credit Deficiencies.

12-5-402. Furnishing of money and products; payment in full for malt beverages; credit for alcoholic liquor; credit deficiencies.
(a) Except as otherwise authorized in this section or W.S. 12-5-403, industry representatives shall not furnish, give or lend money or other things of value, directly or indirectly, to any person engaged in selling products of the industry at retail under privileges of a license or permit to sell any beverage or liquor in Wyoming. The prohibition shall extend to the giving to any person for the use, benefit or relief of the person engaged in selling the industry's products and to prohibit guaranty by the industry of a loan or other financial obligation of persons engaged at retail in selling these products. With prior approval of the applicable licensing authority, malt beverage industry representatives may furnish, give or lend money or other things of value to a licensee to support annual community events open to the public if the licensee:
(i) Is a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of this state;
(ii) Is qualified as a tax exempt organization under the Internal Revenue Code; and
(iii) Has been in continuous operation for a period of not less than two (2) years.
(b) No sale or delivery of malt beverages shall be made by a wholesaler to any licensee except for payment in full made at the time of or prior to delivery, and a licensee shall not accept or receive delivery of malt beverages except when payment is made at or prior to delivery.
(c) The division may grant credit to retailers when purchasing alcoholic liquor for a period not to exceed four (4) days from date of shipment. Payments by mail for credit shipments shall be postmarked within twenty-four (24) hours of the receipt of the shipment by the retailer. The division may seize and sell all stocks of liquor of the retailer to satisfy any credit balance. Any deficiency constitutes a lien on any proceeds received through transfer of the license or permit. If a retailer defaults in payment for a shipment under this section, no further shipments shall be made to him for a period of one (1) year except on a C.O.D. basis.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 12 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 5 - Restrictions Upon Licensees › Article 4 - Industry Representatives › Section 12-5-403 - Furnishing of Equipment; Advertising Materials; Records to Be Kept.

12-5-403. Furnishing of equipment; advertising materials; records to be kept.
(a) Industry representatives shall not furnish, give, rent, lend or sell at cost or below, either directly or indirectly, any equipment, fixtures or supplies to any person engaged in selling products of the industry under the privileges of a retail liquor license or limited retail liquor license. No person licensed to sell products of the industry shall receive or be the beneficiary of any of the prohibited benefits.
(b) The following materials when furnished free of charge to the wholesaler or an alcoholic beverage supplies representative, are exempt from subsection (a) of this section and may be furnished, given or loaned to any retail liquor licensee or limited retail liquor licensee:
(i) National advertising and promotional materials bearing advertising matter and having no value to the retailer except as advertisements;
(ii) Consumer advertising specialties bearing advertising matter;
(iii) Retailer's advertising specialties bearing advertising matter; and
(iv) Standard brewery or manufacturer's signs.
(c) Repealed by Laws 1995, ch. 99, 2.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 12 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 5 - Restrictions Upon Licensees › Article 4 - Industry Representatives › Section 12-5-405 - Sale of Alcoholic Liquor.

12-5-405. Sale of alcoholic liquor.
Industry representatives shall not sell or attempt to sell any alcoholic liquor within Wyoming, except to the division. Any violation of this section is a misdemeanor.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 12 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 5 - Restrictions Upon Licensees › Article 6 - Delivery › Section 12-5-601 - Delivery of Alcoholic Liquors and Malt Beverages.

12-5-601. Delivery of alcoholic liquors and malt beverages.
(a) Retail liquor licensees, microbrewery permit holders, winery permit holders, winery satellite permit holders and manufacturer licensees with a satellite location may deliver or contract to have delivered alcoholic liquors and malt beverages to customers provided:
(i) All sales of alcoholic liquors and malt beverages under this subsection shall take place in the licensed building. Orders of alcoholic liquors and malt beverages may be placed by phone, online or through a mobile application. All deliveries under this subsection shall be completed during the licensee's remaining operating hours on the same day the alcoholic liquors or malt beverages are removed from the inventory of the licensed premise;
(ii) No order shall be received nor shall any delivery be made to or by a person under the age of twenty-one (21) years. All deliveries shall require the purchaser to provide to the deliverer a valid government issued identification demonstrating the purchaser is twenty-one (21) years of age or older;
(iii) All package sales and deliveries of alcoholic liquors and malt beverages for off-premises consumption shall be sealed. For purposes of this paragraph, "sealed" means a product enclosed:
(A) In its original package and unopened;
(B) In a plastic bag and heat sealed closed; or
(C) In a container that has a breakable seal incorporated in the container cap.
(iv) Any contract delivery service shall adhere to the requirements of this subsection when delivering alcoholic liquors and malt beverages; and
(v) Microbrewery permit holders, winery permit holders, winery satellite permit holders and manufacturer licensees with a satellite location shall only deliver or contract to have delivered their respective manufactured products.