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2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 14 - Protection of Constitutional Rights › Article 1 - Protection of Wyoming Interests › Section 9-14-101 - Second Amendment Defense.

9-14-101. Second amendment defense.
The attorney general may seek to intervene or file an amicus curiae brief in any lawsuit filed in any state or federal court in Wyoming, or filed against any Wyoming citizen or firm in any other jurisdiction for damages for injuries as a result of the use of fire arms that are not defective, if in his judgment, the action endangers the constitutional right of citizens of Wyoming to keep and bear arms. The attorney general is directed to advance arguments that protect the constitutional right to bear arms. Before intervening in any lawsuit pursuant to this section, the attorney general shall obtain the approval of the governor.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 14 - Protection of Constitutional Rights › Article 1 - Protection of Wyoming Interests › Section 9-14-102 - Unauthorized Federal Agency Actions.

9-14-102. Unauthorized federal agency actions.
(a) The legislature finds:
(i) Rules enacted and other actions taken by a federal agency in excess of authority authorized by the United States congress acting within its powers under the United States constitution violate the constitution;
(ii) The federal environmental protection agency has increasingly expanded its rulemaking authority granted by the United States congress;
(iii) Current rulemaking and other actions of the federal environmental protection agency have severely impacted the ability of the state and its citizens to prudently develop the state's natural resources;
(iv) The federal occupational safety and health administration has expanded its regulation of highly hazardous chemicals on questionable authority;
(v) When rulemaking and other actions of the federal environmental protection agency or the federal occupational safety and health administration rest on questionable congressional authority the state is authorized to protect its interests and the interests of its citizens and should challenge those actions, including unlawful rulemaking.
(b) The legislature declares it is the state's policy to vigorously defend its interests and those of its citizens against rulemaking and other actions of the federal environmental protection agency or the federal occupational safety and health administration which are not authorized by the United States congress or which rest upon questionable authority.
(c) The attorney general may seek to take action before the federal environmental protection agency, the federal occupational safety and health administration or in any state or federal court to stop the enforcement, administration or implementation of rulemaking or other actions taken by those agencies if, in his judgment, the rulemaking or other action exceeds the authority granted by the United States congress or otherwise rests on questionable authority. Before intervening in or initiating any lawsuit pursuant to this section, the attorney general shall obtain the approval of the governor.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 14 - Protection of Constitutional Rights › Article 1 - Protection of Wyoming Interests › Section 9-14-103 - Covid-19 Vaccine Mandate; Prohibitions.

9-14-103. COVID-19 vaccine mandate; prohibitions.
(a) As used in this section:
(i) "COVID-19" means as defined by W.S. 1-1-141(a)(ii);
(ii) "COVID-19 vaccination" means any vaccine that is marketed to prevent COVID-19 or any vaccine that is marketed to diminish or decrease the symptoms of COVID-19;
(iii) "Public entity" means as defined by W.S. 16-6-101(a)(viii) except that "public entity" does not include an entity receiving federal funding that by complying with subsection (b) of this section would lose that federal funding.
(b) No public entity shall enforce any mandate or standard of the federal government, whether emergency, temporary or permanent, that requires an employer to ensure or mandate that an employee shall receive a COVID-19 vaccination.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in this section, to the extent that this section conflicts with a federal law, regulation, rule, standard or order, subsection (b) of this section shall not be enforced after the federal law, regulation, rule, standard or order takes legal effect that requires Wyoming employers to comply with a federal COVID-19 vaccine requirement or mandate.
(d) Notwithstanding subsection (c) of this section, subsection (b) of this section shall be enforceable during any period in which the federal law, regulation, rule, standard or order is subject to a federal judicial stay applicable in Wyoming or is otherwise repealed, withdrawn, superseded or declared by a federal court of competent jurisdiction to be unlawful or unenforceable.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 14 - Protection of Constitutional Rights › Article 2 - Second Amendment Protection Act › Section 9-14-202 - Declaration of Authority.

9-14-202. Declaration of authority.
(a) The Second Amendment Protection Act is enacted under the authority of the second and tenth amendments to the United States Constitution, article 1, section 24 of the Wyoming Constitution, Wyoming's agreement with the United States that the state adopted when it joined the Union under the United States Constitution's system of dual sovereignty, and Printz v. United States, 521 U.S. 898 (1997).
(b) The legislature further declares that the authority for W.S. 9-14-201 through 9-14-203 is provided by the findings in W.S. 6-8-406.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 14 - Protection of Constitutional Rights › Article 2 - Second Amendment Protection Act › Section 9-14-203 - Prohibiting the Enforcement of Federal Regulation of Firearms, Firearm Accessories, Magazines and Ammunition; Penalties; Defense of Wyoming Citizens.

9-14-203. Prohibiting the enforcement of federal regulation of firearms, firearm accessories, magazines and ammunition; penalties; defense of Wyoming citizens.
(a) This state and all political subdivisions of this state are prohibited from using any personnel or funds appropriated by the legislature of the state of Wyoming or any other source of funds that originated within the state of Wyoming to enforce, administer or cooperate with any unconstitutional act, law, treaty, executive order, rule or regulation of the United States government that infringes on or impedes the free exercise of individual rights guaranteed under the Second Amendment of the Constitution of the United States.
(b) Nothing in this act shall limit or restrict a public officer, as defined in W.S. 6-5-101(a)(v), from providing assistance to federal authorities for purposes not specifically identified in subsection (a) of this section. Nothing in this act shall be construed to prohibit Wyoming governmental entities from accepting federal funds for law enforcement purposes.
(c) Any public officer, as defined in W.S. 6-5-101(a)(v), who knowingly violates subsection (a) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, a fine of not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00), or both.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 15 - Wildlife and Natural Resource Funding › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 9-15-102 - Definitions.

9-15-102. Definitions.
(a) As used in this chapter:
(i) "Board" means the Wyoming wildlife and natural resource trust account board created by W.S. 9-15-104;
(ii) "Income account" means the Wyoming wildlife and natural resource trust income account created by W.S. 9-15-103(b);
(iii) "Large project" means a project for which the total of all grants sought or previously awarded under this act equals or exceeds four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000.00);
(iv) "Natural resource heritage" means renewable natural resources managed under a balanced stewardship that provides for the optimization of social, economic and cultural benefits for the citizens of Wyoming;
(v) "Select committee" means the select natural resource funding committee created by W.S. 28-11-401;
(vi) "Small project" means a project for which the total of all grants sought or previously awarded under this act is less than four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000.00);
(vii) "Trust account" means the Wyoming wildlife and natural resource trust account created by W.S. 9-15-103(a);
(viii) "This act" means W.S. 9-15-101 through 9-15-107.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 15 - Wildlife and Natural Resource Funding › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 9-15-105 - Grant Applications; Eligible Entities.

9-15-105. Grant applications; eligible entities.
(a) The board may only grant funds to nonprofit and governmental organizations. The board shall award grants to promote, preserve and enhance the wildlife, multiple use, natural resource and environmental heritage of Wyoming and its people. The board shall have the discretion to determine the amount of each grant and any conditions attached to the grant. For the purposes of this act, a grant shall not be used for the acquisition of a fee title interest in real property or any interest in water rights to be held by the state of Wyoming. Grant funds may be used for acquisition of personal property related to the project receiving the grant.
(b) Grants by the board shall not provide a supplement to, or replacement of, the operating budget of any governmental agency or nonprofit organization except as those funds are directly related to the purposes of the grant.
(c) No grants shall be awarded until rules and regulations adopted by the board pursuant to W.S. 9-15-104(f) have become effective.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 15 - Wildlife and Natural Resource Funding › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 9-15-106 - Audits.

9-15-106. Audits.
The director of the department of audit or his designee shall audit the trust account annually. Copies of the audit shall be provided to the governor, the joint appropriations interim committee, the select committee and the joint travel, recreation, wildlife and cultural resources interim committee.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 15 - Wildlife and Natural Resource Funding › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 9-15-107 - Application to Mineral Estates.

9-15-107. Application to mineral estates.
No provision of this act shall be construed to alter the law of Wyoming regarding the primacy of the mineral estate, to limit access to the mineral estate or to limit development of the mineral estate.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 16 - Energy Impacted County Roads Program › Section 9-16-101 - Energy Impacted County Roads Program; Definitions.

9-16-101. Energy impacted county roads program; definitions.
(a) As used in this chapter:
(i) "Board" means the state loan and investment board;
(ii) "Energy impacted counties" means counties which are eligible for funding under this chapter as determined in accordance with W.S. 9-16-102;
(iii) "Energy impacted county road" means a county dedicated and maintained road serving a site or sites, on which energy development has occurred, which requires construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation or expansion as a result of energy development as determined by the board;
(iv) "Road" includes:
(A) Bridges and culverts;
(B) Rights of way; and
(C) Purchase of land to complete a county road and bridge project.
(v) "Program" means the energy impacted county road program created by W.S. 9-16-102.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 16 - Energy Impacted County Roads Program › Section 9-16-102 - Energy Impacted County Roads Program; Creation, Rulemaking.

9-16-102. Energy impacted county roads program; creation, rulemaking.
(a) The board shall establish and administer the energy impacted county roads program as provided by this chapter. Applications for a grant under the program shall be made on forms prescribed by and subject to rules promulgated by the board. Grants may be made by the board for energy impacted county road projects.
(b) The board may award grants to stockpile material for energy impacted county roads.
(c) In awarding grants, the board shall consider the following:
(i) Whether the county's total proposed energy impacted road projects exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the average total annual county expenditures for its road and bridge maintenance and construction expenditures for the preceding five (5) years;
(ii) Whether the county has demonstrated that it has pursued alternative methods of funding including cost sharing from private sources;
(iii) That the funds will not supplant existing funding levels from traditional sources.
(d) After review of the applications the board shall as soon as practical notify the counties of its determination. Energy impacted counties shall remain eligible for grants under the program until the county no longer qualifies under subsection (c) of this section.
(e) Each application submitted to the board under the program shall contain only one (1) proposed energy impacted county road project.
(f) No one county may be eligible to receive an amount in excess of forty percent (40%) of the total funds available at the beginning of the state's fiscal year, without unanimous approval of the board.
(g) Upon completion of the projects, the county shall report the expenditures of all funds.
(h) The legislature may define, specify, authorize or limit the counties or areas within the state eligible for this program and the amounts of distribution.
(j) Funds from this appropriation shall not be used to hire more county employees.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 16 - Energy Impacted County Roads Program › Section 9-16-103 - Energy Impacted County Roads Program Account.

9-16-103. Energy impacted county roads program account.
(a) There is created the energy impacted county roads program account within the office of the treasurer. Funds in the account shall be continually distributed to energy impacted counties to further the purposes of the program at the direction of the board. Funds shall not revert to the general fund until directed by the legislature.
(b) The board shall include within its biennial budget request submitted under W.S. 9-2-1013 a report of the grants awarded and the progress of the program created under this act for each of the immediately preceding two (2) fiscal years.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 17 - Wyoming Lottery › Section 9-17-102 - Legislative Findings and Declarations.

9-17-102. Legislative findings and declarations.
(a) It is found and declared by the legislature:
(i) That lottery games are an entrepreneurial enterprise and that the state shall create a public body, corporate and politic, known as the Wyoming lottery corporation, with comprehensive and extensive powers as generally exercised by corporations engaged in entrepreneurial pursuits;
(ii) That lottery games shall be operated and managed in a manner which provides continuing entertainment to the public, maximizes revenues, including revenues to the state and its counties, cities and towns, and ensures that the lottery is operated with integrity and dignity and free of political influence; and
(iii) That the Wyoming lottery corporation shall be accountable to the legislature and to the public through a system of audits and reports.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 17 - Wyoming Lottery › Section 9-17-103 - Definitions.

9-17-103. Definitions.
(a) As used in this chapter:
(i) Repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 33, 2.
(ii) "Board" means the board of directors of the Wyoming lottery corporation;
(iii) "Central control computer" means a central site computer controlled by the corporation to which all lottery terminals in the state communicate for purposes established by the corporation;
(iv) "Chief executive officer" means the chief executive officer of the Wyoming lottery corporation;
(v) "Corporation" means the Wyoming lottery corporation;
(vi) "Lottery," "lotteries," "lottery game" or "lottery games" means any game of chance approved by the board and operated pursuant to this chapter, specifically limited to a state lottery or multi-state games, and shall not include instant tickets, scratch-off tickets, video lottery terminals or any other electronic game involving direct physical contact between the player and a machine;
(vii) "Major procurement contract" means any gaming product or service costing in excess of seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000.00) in a fiscal year including, but not limited to, advertising contracts, annuity contracts, prize payment agreements, consulting services, equipment, tickets and other products and services unique to the Wyoming lottery, but not including materials, supplies, equipment and services common to the ordinary operation of a corporate entity;
(viii) "Member" or "members" means a director or directors of the board of directors of the Wyoming lottery corporation;
(ix) "Net proceeds" means all revenue less direct, indirect, operating and nonoperating expenses consistent with generally accepted accounting principles;
(x) Repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 33, 2.
(xi) "Retailer" means a person who sells lottery tickets or shares on behalf of the corporation pursuant to a contract;
(xii) "Share" means any intangible evidence of participation in a lottery game;
(xiii) "Ticket" means any tangible evidence issued by the lottery to provide participation in a lottery game;
(xiv) "Vendor" or "retailer" means any person authorized to supply lottery goods or services under this act;
(xv) "Confidential information" includes trade secrets, security measures, systems or procedures, security reports, information concerning bids or other contractual data, the disclosure of which would impair the efforts of the corporation to contract for goods or services on favorable terms, employee personnel information unrelated to compensation, duties, qualifications or responsibilities, information related to agreements under multistate governing organizations and information obtained pursuant to investigations which is otherwise confidential.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 17 - Wyoming Lottery › Section 9-17-105 - General Duties of Board of Directors.

9-17-105. General duties of board of directors.
(a) The board of directors shall provide the chief executive officer with private sector perspectives of a large marketing enterprise. The board shall:
(i) Approve, disapprove, amend or modify the budget recommended by the chief executive officer for the operation of the corporation;
(ii) Approve, disapprove, amend or modify the terms of major lottery procurements recommended by the chief executive officer;
(iii) Hear appeals of hearings required by this chapter;
(iv) Adopt regulations, policies and procedures relating to the conduct of lottery games and as specified in W.S. 9-17-108;
(v) Ensure that lottery games are operated and managed in a manner that maximizes revenues, including revenues to the state and its counties, cities and towns; and
(vi) Perform other functions as specified by this chapter.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 17 - Wyoming Lottery › Section 9-17-106 - Appointment of Chief Executive Officer; Compensation.

9-17-106. Appointment of chief executive officer; compensation.
The board of directors shall appoint and shall provide for the compensation of a chief executive officer who shall be an employee of the corporation and who shall direct the day-to-day operations and management of the corporation and shall be vested with the powers and duties as specified by the board and by law. The chief executive officer shall serve at the pleasure of the board.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 17 - Wyoming Lottery › Section 9-17-108 - Adoption by Board of Procedures Regulating Conduct of Lottery Games.

9-17-108. Adoption by board of procedures regulating conduct of lottery games.
(a) The board may adopt regulations, policies and procedures regulating the conduct of lottery games in general, including, but not limited to, regulations, policies and procedures specifying:
(i) The type of games to be conducted, specifically limited to a state lottery or a multi-state lottery, and shall not include instant-win tickets, scratch-off ticket games, video lottery terminals or any other electronic game involving direct physical contact between the player and a machine;
(ii) The sale price of tickets or shares and the manner of sale, provided, however, that all sales shall be for cash only and payment by checks, debit cards, credit cards, charge cards or any other form of payment is prohibited;
(iii) The number and amount of prizes;
(iv) The method and location of selecting or validating winning tickets or shares;
(v) The manner and time of payment of prizes, which may include lump sum payments or installments over a period of years;
(vi) The manner of payment of prizes to the holders of winning tickets or shares, including without limitation, provision for payment of prizes not exceeding six hundred dollars ($600.00) after deducting the price of the ticket or share and after performing validation procedures appropriate to the game and as specified by the board. The board may provide for a limited number of retailers who can pay prizes of up to five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) after performing validation procedures appropriate to the game and as specified by the board without regard to where the ticket or share was purchased;
(vii) The frequency of games and drawings or selection of winning tickets or shares;
(viii) The means of conducting drawings;
(ix) The method to be used in selling tickets or shares;
(x) The manner and amount of compensation to lottery retailers; and
(xi) Any and all other matters necessary, desirable or convenient toward ensuring the efficient and effective operation of lottery games, the continued entertainment and convenience of the public and the integrity of the lottery.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 17 - Wyoming Lottery › Section 9-17-109 - Duties of Chief Executive Officer.

9-17-109. Duties of chief executive officer.
(a) The chief executive officer of the corporation shall direct and supervise all administrative and technical activities in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and with the regulations, policies and procedures adopted by the board. It shall be the duty of the chief executive officer to:
(i) Facilitate the initiation and supervise and administer the operation of the lottery games in a manner that is consistent with this chapter and maximizes revenues, including revenues to the state and its counties, cities and towns;
(ii) Employ and direct personnel as deemed necessary;
(iii) Employ by contract and compensate persons and firms as deemed necessary;
(iv) Promote or provide for promotion of the lottery and any functions related to the corporation;
(v) Prepare a budget for the approval of the board;
(vi) Require bond from retailers and vendors in amounts as required by the board;
(vii) Report quarterly to the department of audit, the joint revenue interim committee and the board a full and complete statement of lottery revenues and expenses for the preceding quarter; and
(viii) Perform other duties generally associated with a chief executive officer of a corporation of an entrepreneurial nature.
(b) The chief executive officer may for good cause suspend, revoke or refuse to renew any contract entered into in accordance with the provisions of this chapter or the regulations, policies and procedures of the board.
(c) The chief executive officer or his designee may conduct hearings and administer oaths to persons for the purpose of assuring the security or integrity of lottery operations or to determine the qualifications of or compliance by vendors and retailers.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 17 - Wyoming Lottery › Section 9-17-110 - Employees; Compensation; Restrictions; Background Investigations; Bonding.

9-17-110. Employees; compensation; restrictions; background investigations; bonding.
(a) The corporation shall establish and maintain a personnel program for its employees and fix the compensation and terms of compensation of its employees, including, but not limited to, production incentive payments.
(b) No employee of the corporation shall have a financial interest in any vendor doing business or proposing to do business with the corporation.
(c) No employee of the corporation with decision making authority shall participate in any decision involving a retailer with whom the employee has a financial interest.
(d) No employee of the corporation who leaves the employment of the corporation may represent any vendor or lottery retailer before the corporation for a period of two (2) years following termination of employment with the corporation.
(e) A background investigation shall be conducted on each applicant who has reached the final selection process prior to employment by the corporation at the level of division director and above and at any level within any division of security and as otherwise required by the board. The corporation shall be authorized to pay for the actual cost of the investigations and may contract with the division of criminal investigation for the performance of the investigations.
(f) No person who has been convicted of a felony or bookmaking or other forms of illegal gambling or of a crime involving moral turpitude shall be employed by the corporation.
(g) The corporation shall bond corporation employees with access to corporation funds or lottery revenue in an amount as provided by the board and may bond other employees as deemed necessary.
(h) Employees of the corporation shall be covered by the Wyoming Retirement Act and the Wyoming Deferred Compensation Act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 17 - Wyoming Lottery › Section 9-17-111 - Disposition of Lottery Proceeds.

9-17-111. Disposition of lottery proceeds.
(a) As nearly as practical, at least forty-five percent (45%) of the total revenue from the sale of lottery tickets or shares shall be made available as prize money, provided, however, that this subsection shall be deemed not to create any lien, entitlement, cause of action or other private right and any rights of holders of tickets or shares shall be determined by the corporation in setting the terms of its lottery or lotteries.
(b) On or before the fifteenth day of each quarter, the corporation shall transfer to the treasurer's office, for credit to the lottery account which is hereby created, at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the net proceeds from the preceding quarter. Final reconciliation of the transfer to the state under this subsection shall be determined at the end of each fiscal year based on the audited annual financial statements. Upon their deposit into the account, any monies representing a deposit of net proceeds shall then become the unencumbered property of the state of Wyoming and the corporation shall have no power to agree or undertake otherwise. At least once per fiscal year, these monies shall be paid by the treasurer to the treasurers of the counties, cities and towns for payment into their respective general funds. The percentage of the balance that will be distributed to each county and its cities and towns will be determined by computing the percentage that sales of lottery tickets collected by retailers in each county including its cities and towns bear to total sales of lottery tickets collected by retailers in all counties including their cities and towns. This percentage of the monies shall be distributed within each county as follows:
(i) To each county in the proportion that the population of the county situated outside the corporate limits of its cities and towns bears to the total population of the county including cities and towns;
(ii) To each city and town within the county in the proportion the population of the city or town bears to the population of the county.
(c) Repealed by Laws 2017, ch. 158, 2.
(d) No general fund monies or any other state funds or monies in any form shall be used to fund any liability or deficiency in the lottery account under this section. No general fund monies or any other state funds or monies in any form shall be used for any program or project started specifically from lottery proceeds unless specifically appropriated by the legislature.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 17 - Wyoming Lottery › Section 9-17-113 - Bonding Requirements for Vendors; Qualifications of Vendors; Competitive Bid Requirement.

9-17-113. Bonding requirements for vendors; qualifications of vendors; competitive bid requirement.
(a) Each vendor shall, at the execution of the contract with the corporation, post a performance bond or letter of credit from a bank or credit provider acceptable to the corporation in an amount as deemed necessary by the corporation for that particular bid or contract. In lieu of the bond, a vendor may, to assure the faithful performance of its obligations, deposit and maintain with the corporation securities that are interest bearing or accruing and that are rated in one (1) of the three (3) highest classifications by an established nationally recognized investment rating service. Securities eligible under this section are limited to:
(i) Certificates of deposit issued by solvent banks or savings associations approved by the corporation and which are organized and existing under the laws of this state or under the laws of the United States;
(ii) United States bonds, notes and bills for which the full faith and credit of the government of the United States is pledged for the payment of principal and interest; and
(iii) Corporate bonds approved by the corporation. The corporation which issued the bonds shall not be an affiliate or subsidiary of the depositor. The securities shall be held in trust and shall have at all times a market value at least equal to the full amount estimated to be paid annually to the lottery vendor under contract.
(b) Each vendor shall be qualified to do business in this state. All contracts under this chapter shall be governed by the laws of this state.
(c) No contract shall be let with any vendor in which a public official has an ownership interest of ten percent (10%) or more.
(d) All major procurement contracts shall be competitively bid pursuant to policies and procedures approved by the board unless:
(i) There is only one (1) qualified vendor and that vendor has an exclusive right to offer the service or product; or
(ii) The major procurement contract is an amendment, extension or renewal of an existing contract with terms that are not materially different than the terms of the existing contract.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 17 - Wyoming Lottery › Section 9-17-114 - Statewide Network of Retailers; Commissions; Certificate of Authority; Qualifications of Retailers; Fees for Outlets; Review of Activities.

9-17-114. Statewide network of retailers; commissions; certificate of authority; qualifications of retailers; fees for outlets; review of activities.
(a) The legislature recognizes that to conduct a successful lottery, the corporation needs to develop and maintain a statewide network of lottery retailers that will serve the public convenience and promote the sale of tickets or shares and the playing of lottery games while ensuring the integrity of the lottery operations, games and activities.
(b) The corporation shall make every effort to provide small retailers a chance to participate in the sales of lottery tickets or shares.
(c) The corporation shall provide for compensation to lottery retailers in the form of commissions in an amount of not less than six percent (6%) of gross sales and may provide for other forms of compensation for services rendered in the sale or cashing of lottery tickets or shares.
(d) The corporation shall issue a certificate of authority to each person with whom it contracts as a retailer for purposes of display. Every lottery retailer shall post and keep conspicuously displayed in a location on the premises accessible to the public its certificate of authority. No certificate shall be assignable or transferable.
(e) The board shall develop a list of objective criteria upon which the qualification of lottery retailers shall be based. In developing these criteria, the board shall consider factors including the applicant's financial responsibility, security of the applicant's place of business or activity, accessibility to the public, integrity and reputation. The board shall not consider political affiliation, activities or monetary contributions to political organizations or candidates for any public office.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 17 - Wyoming Lottery › Section 9-17-115 - Retailer Contracts Not Transferable or Assignable; Restriction on Contracts and Sales.

9-17-115. Retailer contracts not transferable or assignable; restriction on contracts and sales.
(a) No lottery retailer contract shall be transferable or assignable. No lottery retailer shall contract with any person for lottery goods or services except with the approval of the board.
(b) Lottery tickets and shares shall only be sold by the retailer stated on the lottery retailer certificate.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 17 - Wyoming Lottery › Section 9-17-116 - Fidelity Fund for Retailers; Assessments.

9-17-116. Fidelity fund for retailers; assessments.
(a) The corporation may establish a fidelity fund separate from all other funds and shall assess each retailer a one (1) time fee not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00) per sales location. The corporation is authorized to invest the funds or place the funds in one (1) or more interest bearing accounts. Monies deposited to the fund may be used to cover losses the corporation experiences due to nonfeasance, misfeasance or malfeasance of a lottery retailer. In addition, the funds may be used to purchase blanket bonds covering the Wyoming lottery corporation against losses from all retailers. At the end of each fiscal year, the corporation shall pay to the general lottery fund any amount in the fidelity fund which exceeds two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000.00) and the funds shall be commingled with and treated as net proceeds from the lottery.
(b) A reserve account may be established as a general operating expense to cover amounts deemed uncollectible. The corporation shall establish procedures for minimizing any losses that may be experienced for the foregoing reasons and shall exercise and exhaust all available options in the procedures prior to amounts being written off to this account.
(c) The corporation may require any retailer to post an appropriate bond, as determined by the corporation, using an insurance company acceptable to the corporation. The amount shall not exceed the applicable district sales average of lottery tickets for two (2) billing periods.
(d) In its discretion, the corporation may allow a retailer to deposit and maintain with the corporation securities, held in trust in the name of the Wyoming lottery corporation, that are interest bearing or accruing. Securities eligible under this subsection shall be limited to:
(i) Certificates of deposit issued by solvent banks or savings associations organized and existing under the laws of this state or under the laws of the United States;
(ii) United States bonds, notes and bills for which the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged for the payment of principal and interest;
(iii) Federal agency securities by an agency or instrumentality of the United States government.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 17 - Wyoming Lottery › Section 9-17-117 - Cancellation, Suspension, Revocation or Termination of Retail Contracts.

9-17-117. Cancellation, suspension, revocation or termination of retail contracts.
Any retail contract executed by the corporation pursuant to this chapter shall specify the reasons for which a contract may be cancelled, suspended, revoked or terminated by the corporation.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 17 - Wyoming Lottery › Section 9-17-118 - Restrictions on Sale of Tickets or Shares; Price; Gifts and Promotions.

9-17-118. Restrictions on sale of tickets or shares; price; gifts and promotions.
(a) No person shall sell a ticket or share at a price other than established by the corporation unless authorized in writing by the chief executive officer. No person other than a duly certified lottery retailer shall sell lottery tickets, but this subsection shall not be construed to prevent a person who may lawfully purchase tickets or shares from making a gift of lottery tickets or shares to another. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit the corporation from designating certain of its agents and employees to sell or give lottery tickets or shares directly to the public.
(b) No lottery retailer shall sell a lottery ticket or share except from the locations listed in his contract and as evidenced by his certificate of authorization unless the corporation authorizes in writing any temporary location not listed in his contract.
(c) No lottery tickets or shares shall be sold to persons under eighteen (18) years of age, but this subsection does not prohibit the purchase of a lottery ticket or share by a person eighteen (18) years of age or older for the purpose of making a gift to any person of any age. In that case, the corporation shall direct payment of proceeds of any lottery prize to an adult member of the person's family or a legal representative of the person on behalf of the underage person.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 17 - Wyoming Lottery › Section 9-17-120 - Confidentiality of Information; Investigations; Supervision and Inspections; Reports of Suspected Violations; Assistance in Investigation of Violations.

9-17-120. Confidentiality of information; investigations; supervision and inspections; reports of suspected violations; assistance in investigation of violations.
(a) Except as authorized in this chapter, the corporation is subject to the provisions of W.S. 16-4-201 through 16-4-205 and 16-4-401 through 16-4-408. Confidential information is exempt from the provisions of W.S. 16-4-201 through 16-4-205 and may be discussed during executive session pursuant to W.S. 16-4-405(a). Meetings or portions of meetings devoted to discussing information deemed confidential pursuant to this subsection are exempt from W.S. 16-4-401 through 16-4-408.
(b) The corporation shall perform full criminal background investigations on all potential vendors prior to the execution of any vendor contract. The corporation shall be authorized to pay for the actual cost of the investigations and may contract with the division of criminal investigation for the performance of the investigations.
(c) The corporation or its authorized agent shall:
(i) Conduct criminal background investigations and credit investigations on all potential retailers. The corporation shall be authorized to pay for the actual cost of the investigations and may contract with the division of criminal investigation for the performance of the investigations;
(ii) Supervise ticket or share validation and lottery drawings;
(iii) Inspect at times, determined solely by the corporation, the facilities of any vendor or lottery retailer in order to determine the integrity of the vendor's product or the operations of the retailer in order to determine whether the vendor or the retailer is in compliance with its contract;
(iv) Report any suspected violations of this chapter to the appropriate district attorney or the attorney general and to any law enforcement agencies having jurisdiction over the violation; and
(v) Upon request, provide assistance to any district attorney, the attorney general or a law enforcement agency investigating a violation of this chapter.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 17 - Wyoming Lottery › Section 9-17-121 - Sales to Minors; Penalty; Affirmative Defense.

9-17-121. Sales to minors; penalty; affirmative defense.
Any person who knowingly sells a lottery ticket or share to a person under eighteen (18) years of age or permits a person under eighteen (18) years of age to play any lottery game shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for the first offense and for each subsequent offense not less than two hundred dollars ($200.00) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00). It shall be an affirmative defense to a charge of a violation under this section that the retailer reasonably and in good faith relied upon representation of proof of age in making the sale.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 17 - Wyoming Lottery › Section 9-17-122 - Penalty for Falsely Making, Altering, Forging, Uttering, Passing or Counterfeiting Ticket; Penalty for Attempting to Influence Winning of Prize.

9-17-122. Penalty for falsely making, altering, forging, uttering, passing or counterfeiting ticket; penalty for attempting to influence winning of prize.
(a) Any person who, with intent to defraud, falsely makes, alters, forges, utters, passes or counterfeits a state lottery ticket is guilty of a felony and shall be punished by a fine not to exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00), imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, or both.
(b) Any person who influences or attempts to influence the winning of a prize through the use of coercion, fraud, deception or tampering with lottery equipment or materials is guilty of a felony and shall be punished by a fine not to exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00), imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, or both.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 17 - Wyoming Lottery › Section 9-17-123 - Penalty for Making False Statements or False Entries in Books or Records.

9-17-123. Penalty for making false statements or false entries in books or records.
No person shall knowingly or intentionally make a material false statement in any application for a license or proposal to conduct lottery activities or make a material false entry in any book or record which is compiled or maintained or submitted to the board pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) or the dollar amount of the false entry or statement, whichever is greater, by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, or both.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 17 - Wyoming Lottery › Section 9-17-124 - Agreements With Agencies of Other Jurisdictions; Restriction on Release of Records, Documents and Information.

9-17-124. Agreements with agencies of other jurisdictions; restriction on release of records, documents and information.
(a) The corporation may enter into intelligence sharing, reciprocal use or restricted use agreements with the federal government, law enforcement agencies, lottery regulation agencies and gaming enforcement agencies of other jurisdictions which provide for and regulate the use of information provided and received pursuant to the agreement.
(b) Records, documents and information in the possession of the corporation received pursuant to an intelligence sharing, reciprocal use or restricted use agreement entered into by the corporation with a federal department or agency, any law enforcement agency or the lottery regulation or gaming enforcement agency of any jurisdiction shall be considered investigative records of a law enforcement agency and are not subject to W.S. 16-4-201 through 16-4-205 and shall not be released under any condition without the permission of the person or agency providing the record or information.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 17 - Wyoming Lottery › Section 9-17-125 - Bidding Requirements and Procedures for Contracts.

9-17-125. Bidding requirements and procedures for contracts.
(a) The corporation shall enter into its contracts for procurements after competitive bidding. The requirement for competitive bidding does not apply in the case of a single vendor having exclusive rights to offer a particular service or product. Procedures adopted by the board shall be designed to allow the selection of proposals that provide the greatest long-term benefit to the state, the greatest integrity for the corporation and the best service and products for the public.
(b) In any bidding process, the corporation may administer its own bidding and procurement or may utilize the services of the department of administration and information or other state agency or subdivision thereof.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 17 - Wyoming Lottery › Section 9-17-126 - Appeals From Actions of Board.

9-17-126. Appeals from actions of board.
(a) Any retailer, vendor or applicant for a retailer or vendor contract aggrieved by an action of the board may appeal that decision to the first judicial district court.
(b) The first judicial district court shall hear appeals from decisions of the board and based upon the record of the proceedings before the board may reverse the decision of the board only if the appellant proves the decision to be:
(i) Clearly erroneous;
(ii) Arbitrary and capricious;
(iii) Procured by fraud;
(iv) A result of substantial misconduct by the board; or
(v) Contrary to the United States constitution or the constitution of Wyoming or the provisions of this chapter.
(c) The district court may remand an appeal to the board to conduct further hearings.
(d) Any person who appeals the award of a major procurement contract for the supply of a lottery ticket system, share system or an on-line or other mechanical or electronic system shall be liable for all costs of appeal and defense in the event the appeal is denied or the contract award upheld.